The St. Louis Cardinals couldn't keep up with the San Francisco 49ers, 26 to 14, on October 24, 1971.
2nd quarter
SF
STL
Bruce Gossett 12-yard field goal
3
0
Tommy Hart 63-yard fumble return (Bruce Gossett kick)
10
0
Jackie Smith 61-yard pass from Pete Beathard (Jim Bakken kick)
10
7
3rd quarter
SF
STL
Bruce Gossett 19-yard field goal
13
7
4th quarter
SF
STL
Bruce Gossett 34-yard field goal
16
7
John Gilliam 49-yard pass from Pete Beathard (Jim Bakken kick)
16
14
Dick Witcher 50-yard pass from John Brodie (Bruce Gossett kick)
23
14
Bruce Gossett 40-yard field goal
26
14
49ers
Cardinals
1st Downs
16
15
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
69
55
Total Yards
366
284
Yards per play
5.3
5.2
Passing
226
176
Comp - Att
16 - 32
11 - 26
Yards per pass
7.1
5.7
Interceptions thrown
0
1
Sacks - Yards lost
0 - 0
5 - 36
Rushing
140
108
Rushing Attempts
37
24
Yards per rush
3.8
4.5
Penalties
13
6
Turnovers
0
3
Fumbles lost
0
2
Interceptions
0
1
Possession
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Brodie | 16 | 32 | 226 | 7.1 | 1 | 0 | 83.6 | |
| Team | 16 | 32 | 226 | 7.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 83.6 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vic Washington | 16 | 62 | 3.9 | 0 |
| Ken Willard | 14 | 58 | 4.1 | 0 |
| Doug Cunningham | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Ted Kwalick | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 |
| John Brodie | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 |
| Team | 37 | 140 | 3.8 | 0 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted Kwalick | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 0 | |
| Dick Witcher | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 1 | |
| Doug Cunningham | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Vic Washington | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | |
| Gene Washington | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | |
| Ken Willard | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 16 | 226 | 7.1 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 5.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Gossett | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | |
| Team | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim McCann | 5 | 207 | 41.4 | |
| Team | 5 | 207 | 41.4 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vic Washington | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 0 | |
| Team | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Taylor | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 |
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Beathard | 11 | 25 | 212 | 8.5 | 2 | 1 | 84.1 | |
| Roy Shivers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team | 11 | 26 | 176 | 8.2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 80.9 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MacArthur Lane | 13 | 67 | 5.2 | 0 |
| Roy Shivers | 10 | 41 | 4.1 | 0 |
| Cid Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Team | 24 | 108 | 4.5 | 0 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackie Smith | 3 | 103 | 34.3 | 1 | |
| John Gilliam | 2 | 68 | 34.0 | 1 | |
| Mel Gray | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 0 | |
| MacArthur Lane | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | |
| Bob Reynolds | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 11 | 212 | 8.2 | 2 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 0.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Bakken | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Team | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Latourette | 4 | 144 | 36.0 | |
| Team | 4 | 144 | 36.0 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Gray | 5 | 160 | 32.0 | 0 | |
| Larry Willingham | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 6 | 173 | 28.8 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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