| Dallas Cowboys at San Francisco 49ers Game Statistics |
| Date: September 9, 1979 Location: San Francisco, CA |
| Venue: Candlestick Park Attendance: 56728 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 81 F Humidty: 38% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 21 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DAL | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco 49ers | Ray Wersching 30 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Dallas Cowboys | Rafael Septien 23 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Dallas Cowboys | Rafael Septien 51 FG | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ers | O.J. Simpson 1 run (Ray Wersching kick) | 6 | 10 |
| 3 | Dallas Cowboys | Drew Pearson 22 pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick) | 13 | 10 |
| 4 | Dallas Cowboys | Billy Joe DuPree 13 pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick failed) | 19 | 10 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ers | Ray Wersching 44 FG | 19 | 13 |
| 4 | Dallas Cowboys | Safety, Steve DeBerg tackled in end zone by Harvey Martin | 21 | 13 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Tony Dorsett | 19 | 54 | 2.8 | 15 | 0 |
| Robert Newhouse | 13 | 39 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Scott Laidlaw | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | |
| Roger Staubach | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| O.J. Simpson | 14 | 43 | 3.1 | 7 | 1 |
| Mike Hogan | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 3 | 0 |
| Wilbur Jackson | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 6 | 0 |
| Lenvil Elliott | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| James Owens | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Roger Staubach | 34 | 20 | 58.8 | 0 | 259 | 7.6 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 102.5 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Steve DeBerg | 33 | 19 | 57.6 | 1 | 239 | 7.2 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 67.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Tony Hill | 6 | 96 | 16.0 | 0 | |
| Drew Pearson | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 1 | |
| Billy Joe DuPree | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 1 | |
| Preston Pearson | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | |
| Tony Dorsett | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Doug Cosbie | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Robert Newhouse | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Mike Shumann | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Freddie Solomon | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 0 | |
| Lenvil Elliott | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | |
| Phil Francis | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | |
| Mike Hogan | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| Wilbur Jackson | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| Bob Bruer | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| O.J. Simpson | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| D.D. Lewis | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Danny White | 6 | 244 | 40.7 | 52 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Dan Melville | 5 | 183 | 36.6 | 44 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Wade Manning | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Tony Hill | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Tony Dungy | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Freddie Solomon | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Ron Springs | 3 | 84 | 28.0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Wade Manning | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Bruce Huther | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| James Owens | 4 | 80 | 20.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Phil Francis | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Harvey Martin | 1.0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |
| Dwaine Board | 1.0 |
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