| San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Rams Game Statistics |
| Date: September 16, 1979 Location: Los Angeles, CA |
| Venue: Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 44303 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 94 F Humidty: 22% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 10 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 0 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SF | LARM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Wilbur Jackson 2 run (Ray Wersching kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Ray Wersching 32 FG | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Charle Young 4 pass from Pat Haden (Frank Corral kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Cullen Bryant 1 run (Frank Corral kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 3 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Terry Nelson 10 pass from Pat Haden (Frank Corral kick) | 10 | 21 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Frank Corral 49 FG | 10 | 24 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Mike Shumann 5 pass from Steve DeBerg (Ray Wersching kick) | 17 | 24 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Frank Corral 43 FG | 17 | 27 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Mike Shumann 11 pass from Steve DeBerg (Ray Wersching kick) | 24 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Mike Shumann |
| 88 | WR | Freddie Solomon |
| 67 | LOT | Ron Singleton |
| 68 | LOG | John Ayers |
| 56 | C | Fred Quillan |
| 51 | ROG | Randy Cross |
| 71 | ROT | Keith Fahnhorst |
| 85 | TE | Paul Seal |
| 17 | QB | Steve DeBerg |
| 32 | HB | O.J. Simpson |
| 40 | FB | Wilbur Jackson |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Archie Reese |
| 75 | LDT | Ted Vincent |
| 74 | RDT | Jimmy Webb |
| 86 | RDE | Cedrick Hardman |
| 55 | LLB | Scott Hilton |
| 57 | MLB | Dan Bunz |
| 59 | RLB | Willie Harper |
| 28 | LCB | Charles Cornelius |
| 30 | SS | Tim Gray |
| 27 | FS | Tony Dungy |
| 29 | RCB | Gerard Williams |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Ron Jessie |
| 82 | WR | Willie Miller |
| 77 | LOT | Doug France |
| 75 | LOG | John Williams |
| 61 | C | Rich Saul |
| 60 | ROG | Dennis Harrah |
| 78 | ROT | Jackie Slater |
| 83 | TE | Terry Nelson |
| 11 | QB | Pat Haden |
| 30 | RB | Lawrence McCutcheon |
| 32 | FB | Cullen Bryant |
| Offense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Jack Youngblood |
| 79 | LDT | Mike Fanning |
| 90 | RDT | Larry Brooks |
| 89 | RDE | Fred Dryer |
| 53 | LLB | Jim Youngblood |
| 64 | MLB | Jack Reynolds |
| 59 | RLB | Bob Brudzinski |
| 27 | LCB | Pat Thomas |
| 42 | SS | Dave Elmendorf |
| 21 | FS | Nolan Cromwell |
| 49 | RCB | Rod Perry |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| O.J. Simpson | 18 | 73 | 4.1 | 15 | 0 |
| Wilbur Jackson | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 1 | |
| Mike Shumann | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Lenvil Elliott | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Phil Francis | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Cullen Bryant | 23 | 106 | 4.6 | 1 | |
| Elvis Peacock | 7 | 37 | 5.3 | 0 | |
| Pat Haden | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Wendell Tyler | 9 | 27 | 3.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Eddie Hill | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Steve DeBerg | 29 | 15 | 51.7 | 0 | 138 | 4.8 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 88.0 |
| Joe Montana | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Pat Haden | 29 | 17 | 58.6 | 1 | 200 | 6.9 | 38 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 88.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Freddie Solomon | 6 | 66 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Mike Shumann | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 2 | |
| Lenvil Elliott | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| James Owens | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Phil Francis | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Elvis Peacock | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 0 | |
| Charle Young | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 1 | |
| Billy Waddy | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | |
| Ron Jessie | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Wendell Tyler | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Cullen Bryant | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Preston Dennard | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Terry Nelson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11t | 1 |
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Willie Miller | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Gerard Williams | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Dan Melville | 7 | 274 | 39.1 | 0 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Ken Clark | 6 | 233 | 38.8 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Freddie Solomon | 6 | 55 | 9.2 | 0 | ||
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Eddie Brown | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | ||
| Sid Justin | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| James Owens | 2 | 60 | 30.0 | 0 | ||
| Bobby Ferrell | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Lenvil Elliott | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Drew Hill | 5 | 73 | 14.6 | 0 | ||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |
| Dwaine Board | 1.0 |
| Willie Harper | 1.0 |
| Ron Shumon | 1.0 |
| Jimmy Webb | 1.0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |
| Jack Youngblood | 1.0 |
| Reggie Doss | 1.0 |
| Dave Elmendorf | 1.0 |
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