| San Francisco 49ers at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: October 1, 1961 Location: Detroit, MI |
| Venue: Tiger Stadium Attendance: 53155 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 61 F Humidty: 60% Wind: 15 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 14 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 49 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SF | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | J.D. Smith 5 run (Tommy Davis kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Bobby Waters 10 run (Tommy Davis kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Billy Kilmer 1 run (Tommy Davis kick) | 21 | 0 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Abe Woodson 98 kickoff return (Tommy Davis kick) | 28 | 0 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Billy Kilmer 7 run (Tommy Davis kick) | 35 | 0 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | J.D. Smith 1 run (Tommy Davis kick) | 42 | 0 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Bill Cooper 1 run (Tommy Davis kick) | 49 | 0 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | SE | Clyde Conner |
| 78 | LOT | John Thomas |
| 77 | LOG | Bruce Bosley |
| 53 | C | Frank Morze |
| 64 | ROG | Ted Connolly |
| 79 | ROT | Bob St. Clair |
| 85 | TE | Monty Stickles |
| 12 | QB | John Brodie |
| 24 | HB | J.D. Smith |
| 27 | FL | R.C. Owens |
| 32 | FB | C.R. Roberts |
| Defense | ||
| 86 | LDE | Dan Colchico |
| 73 | LDT | Leo Nomellini |
| 63 | RDT | Monte Clark |
| 70 | RDE | Charlie Krueger |
| 83 | LLB | Gorden Kelley |
| 54 | MLB | Bob Harrison |
| 55 | RLB | Matt Hazeltine |
| 80 | LCB | Jerry Mertens |
| 25 | LS | Dave Baker |
| 44 | RS | Eddie Dove |
| 40 | RCB | Abe Woodson |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | SE | Gail Cogdill |
| 73 | LOT | Ollie Spencer |
| 66 | LOG | Harley Sewell |
| 50 | C | Bob Scholtz |
| 75 | ROG | John Gordy |
| 70 | ROT | Willie McClung |
| 80 | TE | Jim Gibbons |
| 14 | QB | Earl Morrall |
| 45 | HB | Danny Lewis |
| 41 | FL | Terry Barr |
| 33 | FB | Nick Pietrosante |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Darris McCord |
| 71 | LDT | Alex Karras |
| 76 | RDT | Roger Brown |
| 53 | RDE | Bill Glass |
| 57 | LLB | Carl Brettschneider |
| 56 | MLB | Joe Schmidt |
| 55 | RLB | Wayne Walker |
| 81 | LCB | Dick Lane |
| 43 | LS | Gary Lowe |
| 28 | RS | Yale Lary |
| 44 | RCB | Dick LeBeau |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Billy Kilmer | 16 | 103 | 6.4 | 31 | 2 |
| Bobby Waters | 8 | 38 | 4.8 | 18 | 1 |
| J.D. Smith | 9 | 28 | 3.1 | 12 | 2 |
| Dale Messer | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 6 | 0 |
| John Brodie | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bill Cooper | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| C.R. Roberts | 3 | -7 | -2.3 | 1 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Nick Pietrosante | 12 | 34 | 2.8 | 17 | 0 |
| Howard Cassady | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 14 | 0 |
| Danny Lewis | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Johnny Olszewski | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Earl Morrall | 3 | -15 | -5.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| John Brodie | 12 | 5 | 41.7 | 1 | 108 | 9.0 | 45 | 0 | 12 | 39.6 | |
| Billy Kilmer | 7 | 3 | 42.9 | 0 | 43 | 6.1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 63.4 | |
| Bobby Waters | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Earl Morrall | 23 | 9 | 39.1 | 1 | 130 | 5.7 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 40.1 | |
| Jim Ninowski | 20 | 9 | 45.0 | 3 | 124 | 6.2 | 48 | 0 | 10 | 25.8 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Clyde Conner | 4 | 81 | 20.3 | 45 | 0 |
| Monty Stickles | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 30 | 0 |
| J.D. Smith | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jim Gibbons | 7 | 96 | 13.7 | 22 | 0 |
| Pat Studstill | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Gail Cogdill | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Nick Pietrosante | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Terry Barr | 1 | 48 | 48.0 | 48 | 0 |
| Glenn Davis | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Johnny Olszewski | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Dave Baker | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Jimmy Johnson | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Abe Woodson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Dick Lane | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Tommy Davis | 4 | 176 | 44.0 | 56 | 0 |
| Billy Kilmer | 2 | 121 | 60.5 | 64 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Yale Lary | 5 | 245 | 49.0 | 59 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Abe Woodson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Messer | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Jim Steffen | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Yale Lary | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Dick Lane | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Howard Cassady | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Abe Woodson | 1 | 98 | 98.0 | 98t | 1 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Jim Steffen | 5 | 125 | 25.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Bruce Maher | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Sam Williams | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
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