| San Francisco 49ers at Minnesota Vikings Game Statistics |
| Date: December 2, 1962 Location: Bloomington, MN |
| Venue: Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 33076 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 50 F Humidty: 68% Wind: 2 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 35 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SF | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Jimmy Johnson 46 pass from John Brodie (Tommy Davis kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Jim Christopherson 27 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Mel Triplett 3 pass from Fran Tarkenton (Jim Christopherson kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Bernie Casey 20 pass from John Brodie (Tommy Davis kick) | 14 | 10 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Safety, J.D. Smith tackled in end zone by Rip Hawkins | 14 | 12 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Bernie Casey 48 pass from John Brodie (Tommy Davis kick) | 21 | 12 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Bernie Casey 40 pass from John Brodie (Tommy Davis kick) | 28 | 12 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | J.D. Smith 17 run (Tommy Davis kick) | 35 | 12 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | SE | Monty Stickles |
| 78 | LOT | John Thomas |
| 62 | LOG | Mike Magac |
| 52 | C | Karl Rubke |
| 64 | ROG | Ted Connolly |
| 76 | ROT | Len Rohde |
| 30 | TE | Bernie Casey |
| 12 | QB | John Brodie |
| 17 | HB | Billy Kilmer |
| 37 | FL | Jimmy Johnson |
| 24 | FB | J.D. Smith |
| Defense | ||
| 86 | LDE | Dan Colchico |
| 73 | LDT | Leo Nomellini |
| 70 | RDT | Charlie Krueger |
| 60 | RDE | Roland Lakes |
| 54 | LLB | Ed Pine |
| 66 | MLB | Carl Kammerer |
| 55 | RLB | Matt Hazeltine |
| 80 | LCB | Jerry Mertens |
| 45 | LS | Elbert Kimbrough |
| 29 | RS | Dale Messer |
| 40 | RCB | Abe Woodson |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | SE | Jerry Reichow |
| 67 | LOT | Grady Alderman |
| 65 | LOG | Gerry Huth |
| 53 | C | Mick Tingelhoff |
| 64 | ROG | Mike Rabold |
| 72 | ROT | Frank Youso |
| 87 | TE | Gordon Smith |
| 10 | QB | Fran Tarkenton |
| 20 | HB | Tommy Mason |
| 88 | FL | Charley Ferguson |
| 30 | FB | Bill Brown |
| Defense | ||
| 51 | LDE | Jim Leo |
| 79 | LDT | Jim Prestel |
| 76 | RDT | Paul Dickson |
| 70 | RDE | Jim Marshall |
| 55 | LLB | Cliff Livingston |
| 58 | MLB | Rip Hawkins |
| 31 | RLB | Clancy Osborne |
| 25 | LCB | Dean Derby |
| 40 | LS | Tom Franckhauser |
| 21 | RS | Chuck Lamson |
| 45 | RCB | Ed Sharockman |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| J.D. Smith | 16 | 51 | 3.2 | 17 | 1 |
| Billy Kilmer | 7 | 30 | 4.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Jim Vollenweider | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 9 | 0 |
| John Brodie | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 5 | 50 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Tommy Mason | 17 | 47 | 2.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 6 | 0 |
| Mel Triplett | 6 | 5 | 0.8 | 3 | 0 |
| Hugh McElhenny | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| John Brodie | 21 | 12 | 57.1 | 0 | 272 | 13.0 | 48t | 4 | 30 | 141.4 | |
| Billy Kilmer | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Fran Tarkenton | 25 | 15 | 60.0 | 0 | 254 | 10.2 | 40 | 1 | 20 | 107.7 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Bernie Casey | 4 | 123 | 30.8 | 48t | 3 |
| J.D. Smith | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Jimmy Johnson | 2 | 84 | 42.0 | 46t | 1 |
| Billy Kilmer | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Monty Stickles | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Gordon Smith | 4 | 98 | 24.5 | 40 | 0 |
| Jerry Reichow | 4 | 75 | 18.8 | 27 | 0 |
| Hugh McElhenny | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Bill Brown | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Mel Triplett | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Tommy Davis | 4 | 158 | 39.5 | 40 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| John McCormick | 6 | 261 | 43.5 | 53 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Eddie Dove | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Abe Woodson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Hugh McElhenny | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Jim Vollenweider | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 45 | 0 | |
| Abe Woodson | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 | 0 | |
| Bob Gaiters | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Bill Butler | 4 | 87 | 21.8 | 26 | 0 | |
| Tommy Mason | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 | |
| Hugh McElhenny | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | |
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