| Minnesota Vikings at San Francisco 49ers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 14, 1973 Location: San Francisco, CA Venue: Candlestick Park Attendance: 56438 |
| Weather: Haze Temp: 74 F Humidty: 53% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | John Gilliam 12 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Bruce Gossett 28 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Chuck Foreman 1 run (Fred Cox kick) | 14 | 3 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Bruce Gossett 41 FG | 14 | 6 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Ken Willard 7 pass from Steve Spurrier (Bruce Gossett kick) | 14 | 13 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 22 FG | 17 | 13 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Carroll Dale |
| 42 | WR | John Gilliam |
| 67 | LOT | Grady Alderman |
| 62 | LOG | Ed White |
| 53 | C | Mick Tingelhoff |
| 64 | ROG | Milt Sunde |
| 73 | ROT | Ron Yary |
| 87 | TE | John Beasley |
| 10 | QB | Fran Tarkenton |
| 44 | RB | Chuck Foreman |
| 49 | RB | Ed Marinaro |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Carl Eller |
| 77 | LDT | Gary Larsen |
| 88 | RDT | Alan Page |
| 70 | RDE | Jim Marshall |
| 60 | LLB | Roy Winston |
| 50 | MLB | Jeff Siemon |
| 58 | RLB | Wally Hilgenberg |
| 43 | LCB | Nate Wright |
| 23 | LS | Jeff Wright |
| 22 | RS | Paul Krause |
| 20 | RCB | Bobby Bryant |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 46 | WR | Danny Abramowicz |
| 18 | WR | Gene Washington |
| 76 | LOT | Len Rohde |
| 65 | LOG | Randy Beisler |
| 75 | C | Forrest Blue |
| 69 | ROG | Woody Peoples |
| 79 | ROT | Cas Banaszek |
| 82 | TE | Ted Kwalick |
| 11 | QB | Steve Spurrier |
| 22 | RB | Vic Washington |
| 40 | RB | Ken Willard |
| Offense | ||
| 53 | LDE | Tommy Hart |
| 70 | LDT | Charlie Krueger |
| 56 | RDT | Bob Hoskins |
| 72 | RDE | Bill Belk |
| 64 | LLB | Dave Wilcox |
| 58 | MLB | Jim Sniadecki |
| 59 | RLB | Willie Harper |
| 37 | LCB | Jimmy Johnson |
| 32 | LS | Mel Phillips |
| 38 | RS | Mike Simpson |
| 49 | RCB | Ralph McGill |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 3/11 | / | 7 | 71 | 0 | 0 | |
| SF | 28 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 9/14 | / | 7 | 85 | 5 | 3 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Chuck Foreman | 22 | 71 | 3.2 | 14 | 1 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| Ed Marinaro | 6 | 12 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 30 | 96 | 3.2 | 1 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Ken Willard | 10 | 52 | 5.2 | 33 | 0 |
| Doug Cunningham | 10 | 33 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Vic Washington | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 0 | |
| Ted Kwalick | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 28 | 110 | 3.9 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 22 | 10 | 45.5 | 1 | 136 | 6.2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 61.9 | |
| Team Totals | 22 | 10 | 45.5 | 1 | 136 | 6.2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 61.9 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Steve Spurrier | 48 | 31 | 64.6 | 2 | 320 | 6.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 73.3 | |
| Team Totals | 48 | 31 | 64.6 | 2 | 320 | 6.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 73.3 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| John Gilliam | 7 | 107 | 15.3 | 1 | |
| Ed Marinaro | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Carroll Dale | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Chuck Foreman | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 136 | 13.6 | 1 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Gene Washington | 8 | 118 | 14.8 | 0 | |
| Ken Willard | 8 | 41 | 5.1 | 12 | 1 |
| Danny Abramowicz | 7 | 87 | 12.4 | 0 | |
| Ted Kwalick | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 0 | |
| Doug Cunningham | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Vic Washington | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 31 | 320 | 10.3 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Paul Krause | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Bruce Taylor | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Mike Eischeid | 6 | 250 | 41.7 | 46 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 250 | 41.7 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Tom Wittum | 1 | 47 | 47.0 | 47 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 47 | 47.0 | 47 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Bobby Bryant | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Bruce Taylor | 2 | 0 | 29 | 14.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Ralph McGill | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Brent McClanahan | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 29 | 0 | |
| John Gilliam | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Doug Cunningham | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 22 | 0 | |
| Vic Washington | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |