| New York Jets at San Francisco 49ers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 3, 1976 Location: San Francisco, CA Venue: Candlestick Park Attendance: 42961 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 69 F Humidty: 63% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York JetsNYJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYJ | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Steve Mike-Mayer 31 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Cleveland Elam 31 opponents fumble recovery (Steve Mike-Mayer kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Sammy Johnson 1 run (Steve Mike-Mayer kick) | 0 | 17 |
| 4 | New York JetsNYJ | Ed Marinaro 1 run (Pat Leahy kick blocked) | 6 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | David Knight |
| 89 | WR | Lou Piccone |
| 61 | LOT | John Roman |
| 66 | LOG | Randy Rasmussen |
| 67 | C | Darrell Austin |
| 78 | ROG | Garry Puetz |
| 75 | ROT | Winston Hill |
| 88 | TE | Rich Caster |
| 12 | QB | Joe Namath |
| 25 | RB | Steve Davis |
| 49 | RB | Ed Marinaro |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Lawrence Pillers |
| 74 | LDT | Abdul Salaam |
| 85 | RDT | Ed Galigher |
| 81 | RDE | Richard Neal |
| 51 | LLB | Greg Buttle |
| 55 | MLB | John Ebersole |
| 59 | RLB | Bob Martin |
| 23 | LCB | Shafer Suggs |
| 27 | LS | Phil Wise |
| 22 | RS | Burgess Owens |
| 38 | RCB | Ed Taylor |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Willie McGee |
| 18 | WR | Gene Washington |
| 77 | LOT | Jean Barrett |
| 65 | LOG | Steve Lawson |
| 62 | C | Randy Cross |
| 61 | ROG | Andy Maurer |
| 79 | ROT | Cas Banaszek |
| 84 | TE | Tom Mitchell |
| 16 | QB | Jim Plunkett |
| 40 | RB | Wilbur Jackson |
| 24 | RB | Delvin Williams |
| Offense | ||
| 53 | LDE | Tommy Hart |
| 74 | LDT | Jimmy Webb |
| 72 | RDT | Cleveland Elam |
| 86 | RDE | Cedrick Hardman |
| 52 | LLB | Skip Vanderbundt |
| 57 | MLB | Frank Nunley |
| 50 | RLB | Dave Washington |
| 37 | LCB | Jimmy Johnson |
| 32 | LS | Mel Phillips |
| 49 | RS | Ralph McGill |
| 33 | RCB | Bruce Taylor |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Ed Marinaro | 21 | 111 | 5.3 | 1 | |
| Steve Davis | 12 | 47 | 3.9 | 0 | |
| Bob Gresham | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Joe Namath | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Delvin Williams | 18 | 62 | 3.4 | 8 | 0 |
| Wilbur Jackson | 11 | 41 | 3.7 | 0 | |
| Sammy Johnson | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 1 | |
| Jim Plunkett | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Kermit Johnson | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| Willie McGee | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Joe Namath | 17 | 8 | 47.1 | 0 | 70 | 4.1 | 0 | 58.5 | |||
| Richard Todd | 9 | 6 | 66.7 | 0 | 94 | 10.4 | 0 | 101.2 | |||
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Jim Plunkett | 22 | 12 | 54.5 | 1 | 121 | 5.5 | 0 | 51.5 | |||
| Scott Bull | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Ed Marinaro | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 0 | |
| Rich Caster | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 0 | |
| David Knight | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | |
| Howard Satterwhite | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| Steve Davis | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Delvin Williams | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Gene Washington | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | |
| Wilbur Jackson | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Tom Mitchell | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Sammy Johnson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Greg Buttle | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Bob Martin | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Duane Carrell | 6 | 247 | 41.2 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Tom Wittum | 5 | 216 | 43.2 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Louie Giammona | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Ralph McGill | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | ||
| Bruce Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Louie Giammona | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | ||
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Tony Leonard | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 0 | ||
| SACKS | NO |
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