Week 3, 1979

played in San Francisco, CA

72 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	6	0	0	-	6
San Francisco 49ers	0	14	7	10	-	31

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:13 SFO - Alonzo Becker 6 run (Ross Robertson extra point)
2Q: 10:44 TBY - Garo Yepremian 26 field goal
2Q: 05:36 SFO - Kevin Long 8 run (Ross Robertson extra point)
2Q: 03:43 TBY - Garo Yepremian 29 field goal
3Q: 07:33 SFO - Dennis Franklin 4 pass from Joe Ferguson (Ross Robertson extra point)
4Q: 10:42 SFO - Zachary Dixon 3 run (Ross Robertson extra point)
4Q: 02:54 SFO - Ross Robertson 26 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:13 SFO - Alonzo Becker 6 run (Ross Robertson extra point)
2Q: 10:44 TBY - Garo Yepremian 26 field goal
2Q: 05:36 SFO - Kevin Long 8 run (Ross Robertson extra point)
2Q: 03:43 TBY - Garo Yepremian 29 field goal
3Q: 07:33 SFO - Dennis Franklin 4 pass from Joe Ferguson (Ross Robertson extra point)
4Q: 10:42 SFO - Zachary Dixon 3 run (Ross Robertson extra point)
4Q: 02:54 SFO - Ross Robertson 26 field goal

Team Statistics TBY SFO
Record 2-1 3-0
First Downs 10 21
- by Rushing 2 7
- by Passing 8 13
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 231 365
- Offensive Plays 50 70
- Yards per Play 4.62 5.21
Net Rushing Yards 67 119
- Rushing Attempts 16 38
- Yards per Rush 4.19 3.13
Net Passing Yards 164 246
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 19 - 1 32 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 184 246
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/20 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.82 7.69
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 8/65 8/50
Punt Returns/Yards 2/10 4/20
Kick Returns/Yards 4/100 3/66
Interception Ret./Yards 1/17 1/3
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 4/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 35
Time of Possession 23:36 36:24

Team Statistics	TBY	SFO
Record	2-1	3-0
First Downs	10	21
- by Rushing	2	7
- by Passing	8	13
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	231	365
- Offensive Plays	50	70
- Yards per Play	4.62	5.21
Net Rushing Yards	67	119
- Rushing Attempts	16	38
- Yards per Rush	4.19	3.13
Net Passing Yards	164	246
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 19 - 1	32 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	184	246
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/20	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.82	7.69
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	1/1
Penalties/Yards	8/65	8/50
Punt Returns/Yards	2/10	4/20
Kick Returns/Yards	4/100	3/66
Interception Ret./Yards	1/17	1/3
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	4/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 35
Time of Possession	23:36	36:24

Drive Charts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:41	OWN 34	5	15	Punt
1	10:20	2:05	OPP 46	3	5	Punt
1	7:39	0:07	OWN 41	1	5	Fumble
1	5:07	2:09	OWN 36	3	-12	Punt
2	13:07	2:29	OWN 43	5	48	Field Goal
2	5:28	1:51	OWN 44	5	44	Field Goal
2	2:02	1:58	OWN 6	7	57	Missed FG
3	12:46	1:25	OWN 33	3	1	Punt
3	9:07	0:15	OWN 21	1	-10	Interception
3	7:25	2:48	OWN 25	4	22	Punt
3	1:08	1:47	OWN 5	3	1	Punt
4	10:33	2:29	OWN 20	7	10	Downs
4	2:48	1:04	OWN 20	3	5	Punt

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:19	0:59	OWN 20	2	4	Interception
1	8:15	0:36	OWN 16	3	-5	Punt
1	7:32	2:25	OPP 46	6	17	Missed FG
1	2:58	4:51	OWN 41	9	59	Touchdown
2	10:38	5:10	OWN 28	9	72	Touchdown
2	3:37	1:35	OWN 39	3	2	Punt
2	0:04	0:04	OWN 44	1	0	Half
3	15:00	2:14	OWN 21	3	8	Punt
3	11:21	2:14	OWN 23	4	28	Punt
3	8:52	1:27	OPP 34	4	34	Touchdown
3	4:37	3:29	OWN 11	8	33	Punt
4	14:21	3:48	OWN 29	9	71	Touchdown
4	8:04	5:16	OPP 30	7	21	Field Goal
4	1:44	1:44	OWN 36	3	6	Game

Game MVP: Joe Ferguson, San Francisco 49ers

Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Wayne Mosley	9	50	5.56	13	2
Deacon Turner	6	15	2.50	5	0
Steve Owens	1	2	2.00	2	0

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Zachary Dixon	20	76	3.80	19	1	1
Alonzo Becker	16	33	2.06	8	0	1
Kevin Long	2	10	5.00	8	0	1

Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dennis McKenzie	31	19	184	3/20	0	30	1	64.4

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Ferguson	32	19	246	0/0	1	42	1	81.0

Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Pat Tilley	5	6	34	6.80	3	16
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	4	5	60	15.00	28	25
RB Wayne Mosley	3	4	1	0.33	0	3
WR John Gilliam	2	5	40	20.00	16	30
TE Larry Brown	1	3	15	15.00	6	15
TE Jim Mitchell	1	1	22	22.00	2	22
FB Barty Smith	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
WR Ken Bailey	1	2	2	2.00	0	2
RB Deacon Turner	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
RB Ricky Baker	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Larry Mucker	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Billy Ryckman	6	11	107	17.83	66	42	0
WR Dennis Franklin	4	5	33	8.25	1	16	1
WR Andrew Rozanski	3	5	40	13.33	8	24	0
TE Greg Latta	2	2	31	15.50	0	22	0
RB Alonzo Becker	2	2	3	1.50	0	5	0
FB Kevin Long	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Rickey Watts	1	2	32	32.00	0	32	0
TE Ted Kwalick	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Randy Burks	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Burgess Owens	1	17	17.00	0

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Charles Romes	1	3	3.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Deacon Turner	1	0	0	0

San Francisco	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Charles Romes	0	1	0	0
Greg Boyd	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Max Runager	7	299	42.7	39.9	59	3

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Russell Fabian	5	228	45.6	43.6	53	3

Kicking Statistics

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Garo Yepremian	2/3	0/1	0/1	29	0/0

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ross Robertson	1/2	0/1	0/0	26	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Doug Jones	1	1	1.0	0
Virgil Livers	1	9	9.0	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Louie Giammona	3	26	8.7	0
Stanley Doebert	1	-6	-6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Virgil Livers	4	100	25.0	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg
Stanley Doebert	1	18	18.0
Andrew Rozanski	1	23	23.0
Louie Giammona	1	25	25.0

Defensive Statistics

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Burgess Owens	6	2	0.0	33	26
CB Mario Clark	6	1	0.0	28	25
ILB Mark Arneson	5	3	0.0	33	30
DE Fred Anderson	5	1	0.0	26	17
CB Jim Stienke	4	0	0.0	21	25
S Ed Jones	3	5	0.0	26	25
OLB Louie Walker	3	2	0.0	27	24
OLB Rick Kingrea	3	1	0.0	17	6
OLB Mike McGraw	3	1	0.0	17	12
DT Dave Pureifory	3	0	0.0	23	19
DT Bill Windauer	3	0	0.0	23	14
CB Virgil Livers	2	2	0.0	27	27
S Doug Jones	2	0	0.0	7	7
S Robert Giblin	2	0	0.0	12	9
DT Steve George	1	0	0.0	14	16
WR John Gilliam	1	0	---	---	---
DT Andy Buffone	1	0	0.0	15	13
CB Everett Allen	1	0	0.0	14	8
DE Julius Adams	0	2	0.0	17	15
ILB James Harrell	0	1	0.0	5	2

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Donnie Shell	7	2	0.0	16	30
OLB Richie Minter	4	0	1.0	9	17
ILB Merv Krakau	3	2	0.0	9	24
CB Stanley Doebert	3	2	0.0	10	27
CB Joe Lavender	3	1	0.0	16	33
S Charles Romes	3	1	0.0	16	31
DE Mike Hartenstine	3	0	0.0	12	26
DE Fred Cook	2	0	1.0	12	22
DT Greg Wojcik	2	0	0.5	12	20
S Clyde Powers	2	0	0.0	12	20
CB Chris Golub	2	0	0.0	4	17
DE Randy White	1	2	0.0	15	28
S Emmanuel Hearron	1	0	0.0	4	19
DE Greg Boyd	1	0	0.0	4	14
WR Randy Burks	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Mike Woods	1	0	0.0	1	13
DT Fred Nolan	0	1	0.5	5	10
ILB Rod Rhodes	0	3	0.0	7	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Tampa Bay	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Dave Pureifory	2	1	19
DE Tom Beasley	2	0	15
ILB Mark Arneson	1	0	30
DE Ben Williams	1	0	17

San Francisco	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Fred Cook	1.0	0	22
OLB Richie Minter	1.0	0	17
DT Greg Wojcik	0.5	0	20
DT Fred Nolan	0.5	0	10
DE Randy White	0.0	2	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jim Stienke	4	0	0	25
S Ed Jones	3	0	0	25
CB Mario Clark	3	0	0	25
OLB Louie Walker	2	1	0	24
S Burgess Owens	2	0	1	26
ILB Mark Arneson	1	3	0	30
DT Steve George	1	0	0	16
CB Everett Allen	1	0	0	8
S Robert Giblin	1	0	0	9
OLB Mike McGraw	1	0	0	12
ILB James Harrell	0	1	0	2

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Charles Romes	3	1	1	31
CB Joe Lavender	2	1	0	33
ILB Merv Krakau	2	0	0	24
S Clyde Powers	2	0	0	20
CB Stanley Doebert	2	0	0	27
DE Mike Hartenstine	2	0	0	26
CB Chris Golub	2	0	0	17
S Emmanuel Hearron	1	2	0	19
S Donnie Shell	1	1	0	30
DE Fred Cook	1	0	0	22
OLB Richie Minter	1	0	0	17

Blocking Statistics

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Charles Goodrum	2	4	14	2	28
Kyle Davis	1	3	13	1	22
Revie Sorey	0	5	14	0	27
Ken Mendenhall	0	2	5	0	17
Jim Mitchell	0	1	8	0	14
Kenny Frame	0	1	15	0	26

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Ralph Perretta	4	11	31	26
Ronnie Carroll	3	6	32	23
Randy Cross	2	7	35	28
Gerald Taylor	1	3	28	25
Rufus Mayes	1	1	13	13
Sam Rohde	0	5	28	23
Kevin Long	0	2	27	13
Carl Garrett	0	1	1	7
Bob Willis	0	1	6	9
Fred Quillan	0	1	7	6

Special Teams Tackles

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Deacon Turner	2	23
Doug Jones	2	19
James Harrell	2	16
Robert Giblin	1	8

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Loaird McCreary	2	16
Stanley Doebert	1	28
Greg Latta	1	19
Louie Giammona	1	17
Rickey Watts	1	10

Participation

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Louie Walker	---	---	27	24	19	70
Virgil Livers	---	---	27	27	11	65
Mark Arneson	---	---	33	30	1	64
Burgess Owens	---	---	33	26	1	60
Jim Stienke	---	---	21	25	12	58
Mario Clark	---	---	28	25	1	54
Ed Jones	---	---	26	25	2	53
Dennis McKenzie	16	34	---	---	---	50
Revie Sorey	14	27	---	---	9	50
Fred Anderson	---	---	26	17	3	46
Greg Koch	13	32	---	---	---	45
Dave Pureifory	---	---	23	19	1	43
Ronald Fitzgerald	14	23	---	---	6	43
Deacon Turner	6	14	---	---	23	43
Charles Goodrum	14	28	---	---	---	42
Kenny Frame	15	26	---	---	1	42
Kyle Davis	13	22	---	---	7	42
Larry Brown	9	15	---	---	16	40
Bill Windauer	---	---	23	14	2	39
Ben Williams	---	---	21	17	1	39
Pat Tilley	13	23	---	---	2	38
Steve Owens	10	12	---	---	13	35
Julius Adams	---	---	17	15	2	34
Doug Jones	---	---	7	7	19	33
Andy Buffone	---	---	15	13	5	33
Ken Mendenhall	5	17	---	---	10	32
Everett Allen	---	---	14	8	10	32
Tom Beasley	---	---	12	15	5	32
Steve George	---	---	14	16	---	30
Mike McGraw	---	---	17	12	1	30
Jim Mitchell	8	14	---	---	7	29
Robert Giblin	---	---	12	9	8	29
Larry Mucker	1	14	---	---	12	27
Barty Smith	5	12	---	---	9	26
Bill Ellenbogen	5	10	---	---	10	25
John Gilliam	4	20	---	---	---	24
Rick Kingrea	---	---	17	6	1	24
Wayne Mosley	10	12	---	---	1	23
James Harrell	---	---	5	2	16	23
Buddy Hardaway	1	8	---	---	10	19
Ken Bailey	0	6	---	---	12	18
Max Runager	0	0	---	---	7	7
Garo Yepremian	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ricky Baker	0	5	---	---	1	6
Vince Ferragamo	0	0	---	---	3	3
Chuck Fusina	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Francisco	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Stanley Doebert	---	---	10	27	28	65
Joe Ferguson	32	32	---	---	---	64
Randy Cross	35	28	---	---	1	64
Ralph Perretta	31	26	---	---	2	59
Ronnie Carroll	32	23	---	---	---	55
Donnie Shell	---	---	16	30	9	55
Sam Rohde	28	23	---	---	4	55
Gerald Taylor	28	25	---	---	---	53
Joe Lavender	---	---	16	33	3	52
Randy White	---	---	15	28	9	52
Andrew Rozanski	17	17	---	---	16	50
Charles Romes	---	---	16	31	3	50
Ted Kwalick	23	19	---	---	6	48
Kevin Long	27	13	---	---	8	48
Greg Latta	18	9	---	---	19	46
Alonzo Becker	17	13	---	---	16	46
Billy Ryckman	25	20	---	---	---	45
Dennis Franklin	18	20	---	---	5	43
Greg Wojcik	---	---	12	20	8	40
Mike Hartenstine	---	---	12	26	2	40
Fred Cook	---	---	12	22	3	37
Zachary Dixon	21	16	---	---	---	37
Merv Krakau	---	---	9	24	3	36
Randy Burks	20	16	---	---	---	36
Clyde Powers	---	---	12	20	3	35
Rufus Mayes	13	13	---	---	7	33
Emmanuel Hearron	---	---	4	19	10	33
Mike Woods	---	---	1	13	18	32
Richie Minter	---	---	9	17	1	27
Rod Rhodes	---	---	7	11	9	27
Rick Middleton	---	---	12	12	1	25
Korey Benoot	10	7	---	---	7	24
Chris Golub	---	---	4	17	2	23
Bob Willis	6	9	---	---	7	22
Rickey Watts	2	8	---	---	10	20
Carl Garrett	1	7	---	---	11	19
Loaird McCreary	1	2	---	---	16	19
Fred Nolan	---	---	5	10	3	18
Greg Boyd	---	---	4	14	---	18
Louie Giammona	0	0	---	---	17	17
Fred Quillan	7	6	---	---	4	17
Joe Danelo	0	0	---	---	6	6
Cliff Olander	6	0	---	---	---	6
Russell Fabian	0	0	---	---	5	5
Greg Landry	0	0	---	---	2	2
Ross Robertson	0	0	---	---	2	2

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	24	8.0
Middle	13	43	3.3
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	32	3.2
Middle	22	61	2.8
Right	6	26	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dennis McKenzie	31	19	3	2	2	5	2	0	1

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Ferguson	32	19	6	0	1	5	6	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	20	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	28	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	114	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	22	7.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	23	4.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	103	7.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	42	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	78	13.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Pat Tilley	6	5	1	34	0	23
WR John Gilliam	5	2	0	40	1	20
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	5	4	0	60	1	23
RB Wayne Mosley	4	3	0	1	0	12
TE Larry Brown	3	1	0	15	0	15
WR Ken Bailey	2	1	0	2	0	6
WR Larry Mucker	2	0	1	0	0	14
TE Jim Mitchell	1	1	0	22	1	14
FB Barty Smith	1	1	0	5	0	12
RB Ricky Baker	1	0	0	0	0	5
RB Deacon Turner	1	1	0	5	0	14

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Billy Ryckman	11	6	1	107	3	20
WR Andrew Rozanski	5	3	0	40	1	17
WR Dennis Franklin	5	4	0	33	0	20
WR Randy Burks	3	0	0	0	0	16
TE Greg Latta	2	2	0	31	1	9
RB Alonzo Becker	2	2	0	3	0	13
WR Rickey Watts	2	1	0	32	1	8
TE Ted Kwalick	1	0	0	0	0	19
FB Kevin Long	1	1	0	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Zachary Dixon	7	20	2.86	3.80
Alonzo Becker	4	10	2.50	2.06
Kevin Long	1	8	8.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dennis McKenzie	5	1	5	1.00	5.94

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Ferguson	3	2	20	6.67	7.69

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR John Gilliam	1	0	0	0.00	8.00
RB Wayne Mosley	1	0	0	0.00	0.25
FB Barty Smith	1	1	5	5.00	5.00
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	1	0	0	0.00	12.00
WR Ken Bailey	1	0	0	0.00	1.00

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dennis Franklin	2	2	20	10.00	6.60
WR Billy Ryckman	1	0	0	0.00	9.73

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Deacon Turner	1	0

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
Alonzo Becker	4	0
Zachary Dixon	2	2
Kevin Long	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dennis McKenzie	11	5	3

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Ferguson	10	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR John Gilliam	2	0	0
WR Ken Bailey	2	1	0
TE Larry Brown	1	0	0
RB Wayne Mosley	1	1	1
RB Ricky Baker	1	0	0
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	1	1	1
WR Pat Tilley	1	1	0
WR Larry Mucker	1	0	0
RB Deacon Turner	1	1	1

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Billy Ryckman	4	3	3
RB Alonzo Becker	2	2	1
WR Andrew Rozanski	1	1	1
WR Dennis Franklin	1	1	0
WR Randy Burks	1	0	0
WR Rickey Watts	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,400 (21,400)
End Zone 13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,400 (21,400)
End Zone	13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)