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1961 San Francisco 49ers
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Record: 7-6-1, Finished 5th in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 346 points (24.7/g), 4th of 14 in the NFL.
Allowed 272 points (19.4/g), 6th.
Differential of 74 points (5.3/g), 3rd.
Expected W-L: 8.9-5.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -5 (-0.4/g), 10th.
Coached by Red Hickey (7-6-1)
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1961 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | John Brodie | 26 | 4 | 14 | 155 for 283, 2,588 yards, 14 td, 12 int, & 28 rushes for 90 yards and 2 td | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1957 |
| FB | C.R. Roberts | 25 | 2 | 10 | 63 rushes for 338 yards, 1 td, & 10 catches for 83 yards and 0 td | New York Giants / 14th / 166th pick / 1958 |
| LH | J.D. Smith | 29 | 5 | 12 | 167 rushes for 823 yards, 8 td, & 28 catches for 343 yards and 1 td | Chicago Bears / 15th / 179th pick / 1955 |
| RH | R.C. Owens | 28 | 4 | 14 | 0 rushes for 23 yards, 1 td, & 55 catches for 1,032 yards and 5 td | San Francisco 49ers / 14th / 160th pick / 1956 |
| SE | Aaron Thomas | 24 | Rook | 7 | 15 catches for 301 yards, 2 td, & 1 rush for -15 yards and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 47th pick / 1961 |
| SE | Clyde Conner | 28 | 5 | 5 | 11 catches for 177 yards, 1 td | |
| TE | Monty Stickles | 23 | 1 | 12 | 43 catches for 794 yards, 5 td | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 11th pick / 1960 |
| LT | John Thomas | 26 | 3 | 12 | 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 23rd / 272nd pick / 1957 |
| LG | Bruce Bosley | 28 | 5 | 12 | 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1956 |
| C | Frank Morze | 28 | 4 | 12 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 21st pick / 1955 |
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| RG | Ted Connolly* | 30 | 7 | 12 | San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 107th pick / 1954 |
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| RT | Bob St. Clair* | 30 | 8 | 11 | 2 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1953 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Daniel Colchico | 26 | 1 | 14 | San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 78th pick / 1959 |
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| LDT | Leo Nomellini* | 37 | 11 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 11th pick / 1950 |
| RDT | Monte Clark | 24 | 2 | 8 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 41st pick / 1959 |
| RDT | Charlie Krueger | 24 | 2 | 13 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 9th pick / 1958 |
| RDE | Charlie Krueger | 24 | 2 | 13 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 9th pick / 1958 |
| RDE | Roland Lakes | 22 | Rook | 5 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 24th pick / 1961 |
| LLB | Gorden Kelley | 23 | 1 | 14 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| MLB | Bob L. Harrison | 24 | 2 | 10 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 17th pick / 1959 |
| RLB | Matt Hazeltine | 28 | 6 | 14 | 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 45th pick / 1955 |
| LCB | Jerry Mertens | 27 | 3 | 9 | San Francisco 49ers / 20th / 239th pick / 1958 |
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| LCB | Abe Woodson* | 27 | 3 | 11 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1957 |
| RCB | Abe Woodson* | 27 | 3 | 11 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1957 |
| RCB | Jimmy Johnson | 23 | Rook | 7 | 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 6th pick / 1961 |
| LS | Dave Baker | 24 | 2 | 14 | 6 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 5th pick / 1959 |
| RS | Eddie Dove* | 24 | 2 | 14 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 29th pick / 1959 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Tommy Davis | 27 | 2 | 0 | 12 of 22 field goals & 44 of 44 extra points | San Francisco 49ers / 11th / 128th pick / 1957 |
| P | Tommy Davis | 27 | 2 | 0 | 50 punts for a 45.4 average, 0 blocked | San Francisco 49ers / 11th / 128th pick / 1957 |
| PR | Abe Woodson* | 27 | 3 | 11 | 16 punt returns for a 10.8 average and 1 td | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1957 |
| KR | Abe Woodson* | 27 | 3 | 11 | 27 kick returns for a 29.0 average and 1 td | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1957 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Dave Baker | 24 | DB | 14 | 14 | 192 | 6-0 | Oklahoma | 7/30/1937 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 5th pick / 1959 |
| 77 | Bruce Bosley | 28 | C-G-DE | 12 | 12 | 241 | 6-2 | West Virginia | 11/5/1933 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1956 |
| 12 | John Brodie | 26 | QB | 14 | 14 | 198 | 6-1 | Stanford | 8/14/1935 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1957 |
| 30 | Bernie Casey | 22 | HB-FL-TE-WR | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-4 | Bowling Green | 6/8/1939 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 9th pick / 1961 |
| 63 | Monte Clark | 24 | T-DT-DE | 12 | 8 | 265 | 6-6 | USC | 1/24/1937 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 41st pick / 1959 |
| 86 | Daniel Colchico | 26 | DE | 14 | 14 | 245 | 6-5 | San Jose State | 5/27/1935 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 78th pick / 1959 |
| 88 | Clyde Conner | 28 | E | 5 | 5 | 193 | 6-2 | Pacific | 5/18/1933 | 5 | |
| 64 | Ted Connolly* | 30 | G | 14 | 12 | 240 | 6-3 | Santa Clara,Tulsa | 12/5/1931 | 7 | San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 107th pick / 1954 |
| 34 | Bill Cooper | 22 | FB-LB | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-3 | Muskingum | 7/12/1939 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 37th pick / 1961 |
| 74 | Lou Cordileone | 24 | DT-DE-G | 12 | 0 | 250 | 6-1 | Clemson | 8/4/1937 | 1 | New York Giants / 1st / 12th pick / 1960 |
| 36 | Tommy Davis | 27 | K-P | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-0 | LSU | 10/13/1934 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 11th / 128th pick / 1957 |
| 44 | Eddie Dove* | 24 | DB | 14 | 14 | 181 | 6-2 | Colorado | 4/4/1937 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 29th pick / 1959 |
| 54 | Bob L. Harrison | 24 | LB | 14 | 10 | 225 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 8/8/1937 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 17th pick / 1959 |
| 55 | Matt Hazeltine | 28 | LB | 14 | 14 | 220 | 6-1 | California | 8/2/1933 | 6 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 45th pick / 1955 |
| 37 | Jimmy Johnson | 23 | DB-HB | 12 | 7 | 187 | 6-2 | UCLA | 3/31/1938 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 6th pick / 1961 |
| 66 | Carl Kammerer | 24 | DE-LB | 14 | 0 | 243 | 6-3 | Pacific,San Francisco State | 3/20/1937 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1960 |
| 83 | Gorden Kelley | 23 | LB | 14 | 14 | 231 | 6-3 | Georgia | 6/11/1938 | 1 | |
| 17 | Billy Kilmer | 22 | QB-HB | 11 | 0 | 204 | 6-0 | UCLA | 9/5/1939 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 11th pick / 1961 |
| 70 | Charlie Krueger | 24 | DT-DE | 14 | 13 | 256 | 6-4 | Texas A&M | 1/28/1937 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 9th pick / 1958 |
| 60 | Roland Lakes | 22 | DT-DE-T-DT | 14 | 5 | 279 | 6-4 | Wichita State | 12/25/1939 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 24th pick / 1961 |
| 35 | J.W. Lockett | 24 | FB | 2 | 0 | 226 | 6-2 | Central Oklahoma | 3/23/1937 | Rook | |
| 57 | Bill Lopasky | 24 | G | 10 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | West Virginia | 1/29/1937 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 13th / 150th pick / 1959 |
| 62 | Mike Magac | 23 | G | 6 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Missouri | 5/25/1938 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 16th pick / 1960 |
| 35 | Don McIlhenny | 27 | HB | 5 | 0 | 197 | 6-0 | SMU | 11/22/1934 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 27th pick / 1956 |
| 80 | Jerry Mertens | 27 | DB | 14 | 9 | 184 | 6-0 | Drake | 11/12/1934 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 20th / 239th pick / 1958 |
| 29 | Dale Messer | 24 | HB-WR-DB | 4 | 0 | 175 | 5-10 | Fresno State | 8/6/1937 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 52nd pick / 1961 |
| 53 | Frank Morze | 28 | C-T | 14 | 12 | 270 | 6-4 | Boston College | 3/21/1933 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 21st pick / 1955 |
| 73 | Leo Nomellini* | 37 | DT-T | 14 | 14 | 259 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 6/19/1924 | 11 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 11th pick / 1950 |
| 23 | Ray Norton | 24 | HB | 6 | 0 | 184 | 6-2 | San Jose State | 9/22/1937 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 46th pick / 1960 |
| 27 | R.C. Owens | 28 | HB-E | 14 | 14 | 197 | 6-3 | College of Idaho | 11/12/1933 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 14th / 160th pick / 1956 |
| 42 | Jimmy Ridlon | 27 | DB | 11 | 0 | 181 | 6-1 | Syracuse | 7/11/1934 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 39th pick / 1957 |
| 32 | C.R. Roberts | 25 | FB | 12 | 10 | 202 | 6-3 | USC | 2/29/1936 | 2 | New York Giants / 14th / 166th pick / 1958 |
| 76 | Len Rohde | 23 | T | 14 | 0 | 247 | 6-4 | Utah State | 4/16/1938 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 59th pick / 1960 |
| 24 | J.D. Smith | 29 | FB-HB-DB | 14 | 12 | 205 | 6-1 | North Carolina A&T | 7/19/1932 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 15th / 179th pick / 1955 |
| 79 | Bob St. Clair* | 30 | T | 12 | 11 | 263 | 6-9 | San Francisco,Tulsa | 2/18/1931 | 8 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1953 |
| 85 | Monty Stickles | 23 | TE-SE | 14 | 12 | 235 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 8/16/1938 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 11th pick / 1960 |
| 89 | Aaron Thomas | 24 | TE-SE | 14 | 7 | 210 | 6-3 | Oregon State | 11/7/1937 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 47th pick / 1961 |
| 78 | John Thomas | 26 | G-T-LB | 14 | 12 | 246 | 6-4 | Pacific | 1/25/1935 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 23rd / 272nd pick / 1957 |
| 11 | Bob Waters | 23 | QB | 8 | 0 | 184 | 6-2 | Presbyterian | 6/22/1938 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 83rd pick / 1960 |
| 40 | Abe Woodson* | 27 | DB-HB | 14 | 11 | 188 | 5-11 | Illinois | 2/15/1934 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1957 |
| Team Total | 25.5 | 14 | 220.6 | 6-2.4 | 2.5 |