| San Francisco 49ers at Pittsburgh Steelers Game Statistics |
| Date: October 29, 1961 Location: Pittsburgh, PA |
| Venue: Forbes Field Attendance: 21686 |
| Weather: Partly Cloudy Temp: 71 F Humidty: 44% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SF | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | John Henry Johnson 30 run (Lou Michaels kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Tom Tracy 11 pass from Rudy Bukich (Lou Michaels kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Lou Michaels 16 FG | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Monty Stickles 50 pass from John Brodie (Tommy Davis kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Tommy Davis 20 FG | 10 | 17 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Lou Michaels 24 FG | 10 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 30 | SE | Bernie Casey |
| 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 |
| 37 | RCB | Jimmy Johnson |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | SE | Bob Schnelker |
| 77 | LOT | Dan James |
| 62 | LOG | Mike Sandusky |
| 51 | C | Buzz Nutter |
| 65 | ROG | John Nisby |
| 71 | ROT | Charlie Bradshaw |
| 40 | TE | Preston Carpenter |
| 10 | QB | Rudy Bukich |
| 42 | HB | Dick Hoak |
| 84 | FL | Buddy Dial |
| 35 | FB | John Henry Johnson |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Lou Michaels |
| 75 | LDT | Joe Krupa |
| 76 | RDT | Gene Lipscomb |
| 70 | RDE | Ernie Stautner |
| 82 | LLB | George Tarasovic |
| 66 | MLB | Myron Pottios |
| 50 | RLB | John Reger |
| 24 | LCB | Johnny Sample |
| 20 | LS | Bill Butler |
| 44 | RS | Willie Daniel |
| 26 | RCB | Brady Keys |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Bobby Waters | 7 | 27 | 3.9 | 11 | 0 |
| J.D. Smith | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 10 | 0 |
| Billy Kilmer | 7 | 13 | 1.9 | 7 | 0 |
| C.R. Roberts | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Abe Woodson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Brodie | 3 | -14 | -4.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| John Henry Johnson | 15 | 103 | 6.9 | 44 | 1 |
| Tom Tracy | 13 | 44 | 3.4 | 26 | 0 |
| Charley Scales | 7 | 7 | 1.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Dick Hoak | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rudy Bukich | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| John Brodie | 21 | 9 | 42.9 | 0 | 163 | 7.8 | 50t | 1 | 26 | 86.0 | |
| Bobby Waters | 7 | 1 | 14.3 | 1 | 19 | 2.7 | 19 | 0 | 22 | 0.0 | |
| Billy Kilmer | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 30 | 15.0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Rudy Bukich | 11 | 6 | 54.5 | 1 | 56 | 5.1 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 61.2 | |
| Tom Tracy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| R.C. Owens | 6 | 122 | 20.3 | 40 | 0 |
| Monty Stickles | 2 | 85 | 42.5 | 50t | 1 |
| Abe Woodson | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 11 | 0 |
| J.D. Smith | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Preston Carpenter | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Tom Tracy | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 11t | 1 |
| Bob Schnelker | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| John Henry Johnson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Eddie Dove | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Brady Keys | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Tommy Davis | 6 | 323 | 53.8 | 59 | 0 |
| Billy Kilmer | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bobby Joe Green | 7 | 352 | 50.3 | 64 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Abe Woodson | 4 | 1 | 29 | 7.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Eddie Dove | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Brady Keys | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Johnny Sample | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Abe Woodson | 4 | 75 | 18.8 | 29 | 0 | |
| Bill Cooper | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Dick Haley | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 29 | 0 | |
| Johnny Sample | 1 | 51 | 51.0 | 51 | 0 | |
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