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San Francisco 49ers 38 at Minnesota Vikings 24

Sunday, October 15, 1961

San Francisco 49ers 38, Minnesota Vikings 24

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San Francisco 49ers (4-1-0)77101438
Minnesota Vikings (1-4-0)7107024

Scoring

SFOMIN
1stSFOBob Waters 6 yard rush (Tommy Davis kick)70
MINHugh McElhenny 13 yard rush (Mike Mercer kick)77
2ndMINJerry Reichow 42 yard pass from George Shaw (Mike Mercer kick)714
MINMike Mercer 24 yard field goal717
SFOBilly Kilmer 1 yard rush (Tommy Davis kick)1417
3rdSFOBilly Kilmer 2 yard rush (Tommy Davis kick)2117
MINHugh McElhenny 32 yard rush (Mike Mercer kick)2124
SFOTommy Davis 12 yard field goal2424
4thSFOBilly Kilmer 5 yard rush (Tommy Davis kick)3124
SFOBilly Kilmer 20 yard rush (Tommy Davis kick)3824

Team Stats

SFOMIN
First downs3112
Rush-yards-TDs51-324-524-118-2
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT13-16-243-0-213-29-133-1-0
Sacked-yards1-125-49
Net pass yards23184
Total yards555202
Fumbles-lost6-61-1
Turnovers81
Penalties-yards5-491-5

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
J.D. Smith SFO 11 73 0 0 4 100 0 0
Billy Kilmer SFO 20 115 4 0
John Brodie SFO 11 14 209 0 2 0 2 1 0 0
Monty Stickles SFO 5 102 0 0
Bob Waters SFO 2 2 34 0 0 0 9 60 1 0
C.R. Roberts SFO 7 63 0 0
Abe Woodson SFO 2 12 0 0 4 41 0 0
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Hugh McElhenny MIN 10 81 2 0 2 7 0 0
Jerry Reichow MIN 2 54 1 0
George Shaw MIN 7 17 85 1 0 0 2 -6 0 0
Ray Hayes MIN 4 17 0 0 3 19 0 0
Fran Tarkenton MIN 6 11 48 0 0 0 2 12 0 0
Tommy Mason MIN 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 2 16 0 0
Bob Schnelker MIN 2 20 0 0
Mel Triplett MIN 4 8 0 0 1 6 0 0
A.D. Williams MIN 1 11 0 0

Defense & Returns

Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
J.D. Smith SFO 0 0 0 0 3 97 32.3 0 0
Abe Woodson SFO 0 0 0 0 2 18 9.0 0 0
Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Jamie Caleb MIN 0 0 0 0 3 72 24.0 0 0
Tommy Mason MIN 0 0 0 0 2 24 12.0 0 0
Rich Mostardi MIN 2 22 0 0