The San Francisco 49ers came up just a bit short against the Baltimore Colts, 27 to 24, on December 16, 1961.
1st quarter
BAL
SF
Steve Myhra 20-yard field goal
3
0
Tommy Davis 45-yard field goal
3
3
R.C. Owens 35-yard pass from John Brodie (Tommy Davis kick)
3
10
2nd quarter
BAL
SF
Mark Smolinski 19-yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Steve Myhra kick)
10
10
Jim Mutscheller 25-yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Steve Myhra kick)
17
10
Steve Myhra 28-yard field goal
20
10
3rd quarter
BAL
SF
John Brodie 8-yard run (Tommy Davis kick)
20
17
Jimmy Orr 20-yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Steve Myhra kick)
27
17
4th quarter
BAL
SF
R.C. Owens 20-yard pass from John Brodie (Tommy Davis kick)
27
24
Colts
49ers
1st Downs
21
25
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
67
68
Total Yards
366
355
Yards per play
5.5
5.2
Passing
269
262
Comp - Att
19 - 34
16 - 39
Yards per pass
6.9
6.2
Interceptions thrown
0
2
Sacks - Yards lost
5 - 45
3 - 30
Rushing
97
93
Rushing Attempts
28
26
Yards per rush
3.5
3.6
Penalties
5
5
Turnovers
1
2
Fumbles lost
1
0
Interceptions
0
2
Possession
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Unitas | 19 | 34 | 314 | 9.2 | 3 | 0 | 116.5 | |
| Team | 19 | 34 | 269 | 9.2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 116.5 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Smolinski | 11 | 38 | 3.5 | 0 |
| Alex Hawkins | 11 | 29 | 2.6 | 0 |
| Johnny Unitas | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 0 |
| Jerry Hill | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Team | 28 | 97 | 3.5 | 0 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Orr | 4 | 105 | 26.3 | 1 | |
| Mark Smolinski | 6 | 80 | 13.3 | 1 | |
| Raymond Berry | 4 | 68 | 17.0 | 0 | |
| Jim Mutscheller | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 1 | |
| Alex Hawkins | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 19 | 314 | 9.2 | 3 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 3.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Myhra | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| Team | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Gilburg | 4 | 176 | 44.0 | |
| Team | 4 | 176 | 44.0 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Welch | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | |
| Marv Matuszak | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Boyd | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 0 | |
| Alex Hawkins | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 |
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Brodie | 16 | 38 | 292 | 7.7 | 2 | 1 | 75.8 | |
| J.D. Smith | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Team | 16 | 39 | 262 | 7.5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 63.2 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.D. Smith | 21 | 93 | 4.4 | 0 |
| John Brodie | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 1 |
| Don McIlhenny | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Ray Norton | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Aaron Thomas | 1 | -15 | -15.0 | 0 |
| Team | 26 | 93 | 3.6 | 1 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monty Stickles | 7 | 143 | 20.4 | 0 | |
| R.C. Owens | 6 | 100 | 16.7 | 2 | |
| Aaron Thomas | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | |
| J.D. Smith | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 16 | 292 | 7.5 | 2 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 5.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Davis | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| Team | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Davis | 3 | 114 | 38.0 | |
| Team | 3 | 114 | 38.0 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don McIlhenny | 2 | 62 | 31.0 | 0 | |
| Abe Woodson | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | |
| Ray Norton | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
| Team | 4 | 148 | 37.0 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abe Woodson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
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