| Tampa Bay Buccaneers at San Francisco 49ers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 10, 1978 Location: San Francisco, CA Venue: Candlestick Park Attendance: 30931 |
| Weather: Haze Temp: 53 F Humidty: 50% Wind: 5 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | TB | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Ray Wersching 28 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Dave Green 35 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Ray Wersching 30 FG | 3 | 6 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Frank Grant |
| 87 | WR | Larry Mucker |
| 75 | LOT | Dave Reavis |
| 64 | LOG | Greg Horton |
| 79 | C | Steve Wilson |
| 72 | ROG | Garry Puetz |
| 70 | ROT | Darryl Carlton |
| 88 | TE | Jimmie Giles |
| 15 | QB | Mike Rae |
| 32 | TB | Louis Carter |
| 28 | FB | Charlie White |
| Defense | ||
| 73 | LDE | Charley Hannah |
| 76 | NT | Dave Pear |
| 77 | RDE | Bill Kollar |
| 57 | OLB | Dave Lewis |
| 61 | LILB | Dewey Selmon |
| 54 | RILB | Richard Wood |
| 56 | ROLB | Cecil Johnson |
| 45 | LCB | Jeris White |
| 33 | SS | Mark Cotney |
| 34 | FS | Cedric Brown |
| 40 | RCB | Mike Washington |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Kenny Harrison |
| 88 | WR | Freddie Solomon |
| 68 | LOT | John Ayers |
| 65 | LOG | Ernie Hughes |
| 56 | C | Fred Quillan |
| 62 | ROG | Walt Downing |
| 71 | ROT | Keith Fahnhorst |
| 85 | TE | Paul Seal |
| 19 | QB | Scott Bull |
| 36 | RB | Paul Hofer |
| 38 | FB | Bobby Ferrell |
| Offense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Archie Reese |
| 74 | LDT | Jimmy Webb |
| 75 | RDT | Ed Galigher |
| 86 | RDE | Cedrick Hardman |
| 50 | LLB | Joe Harris |
| 57 | MLB | Dan Bunz |
| 54 | RLB | Ed Bradley |
| 42 | LCB | Ricky Odom |
| 26 | SS | Bob Jury |
| 24 | FS | Chuck Crist |
| 22 | RCB | Eddie Lewis |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB | 29:09 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4/15 | / | 8 | 45 | 4 | 2 |
| SF | 30:51 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 8/16 | / | 7 | 62 | 6 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Louis Carter | 15 | 60 | 4.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Johnny Davis | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 11 | 0 |
| Mike Rae | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Larry Mucker | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Charlie White | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 28 | 113 | 4.0 | 11 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Paul Hofer | 17 | 56 | 3.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Bobby Ferrell | 9 | 15 | 1.7 | 4 | 0 |
| Scott Bull | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Steve DeBerg | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Dave Williams | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Greg Boykin | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 90 | 2.8 | 14 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
| Mike Rae | 27 | 13 | 48.1 | 1 | 140 | 5.2 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 57 | 48.4 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 13 | 48.1 | 1 | 140 | 5.2 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 57 | 48.4 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Scott Bull | 17 | 10 | 58.8 | 2 | 98 | 5.8 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 35.5 |
| Steve DeBerg | 15 | 11 | 73.3 | 2 | 89 | 5.9 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 48.3 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 21 | 65.6 | 4 | 187 | 5.8 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 38 | 41.5 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Louis Carter | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Frank Grant | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 20 | 0 |
| Jim Obradovich | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Jimmie Giles | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Larry Mucker | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Morris Owens | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 140 | 10.8 | 20 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Paul Hofer | 7 | 65 | 9.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Kenny Harrison | 6 | 78 | 13.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Greg Boykin | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Dave Williams | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Jack Steptoe | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Bobby Ferrell | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 187 | 8.9 | 21 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Mark Cotney | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Aaron Brown | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Cedric Brown | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Jeris White | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 28 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Chuck Crist | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||
| Dave Green | 8 | 299 | 37.4 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 299 | 37.4 | 47 | 1 | 1 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||
| Mike Connell | 5 | 176 | 35.2 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 176 | 35.2 | 42 | 2 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Danny Reece | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5.5 | 9 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Jack Steptoe | 6 | 0 | 73 | 12.2 | 25 | 0 |
| Mike Shumann | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 81 | 11.6 | 25 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Danny Reece | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Louis Carter | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Paul Hofer | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Walt Downing | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Williams | 0 | 4 | 4L | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 2 | 6 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Dave Pear | 3.0 |
| Charley Hannah | 2.0 |
| Team Totals | 5.0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |
| Jimmy Webb | 2.0 |
| Cedrick Hardman | 1.0 |
| Mark Nichols | 1.0 |
| Archie Reese | 1.0 |
| Ed Bradley | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 6.0 |