Week 15, 1980

played in St. Louis, MO

49 degrees, rain, 13 mph wind

San Francisco 49ers73770-24
St. Louis Cardinals73776-30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:18 STL - Roosevelt Leaks 44 pass from Joe Montana (Toni Linhart extra point)
1Q: 06:06 SFO - James Betterson 7 run (Eddie Murray extra point)
2Q: 07:01 SFO - Eddie Murray 48 field goal
2Q: 02:17 STL - Toni Linhart 42 field goal
3Q: 12:59 SFO - James Betterson 15 run (Eddie Murray extra point)
3Q: 04:50 STL - Sherman Smith 17 run (Toni Linhart extra point)
4Q: 15:00 STL - Frank Pollard 1 run (Toni Linhart extra point)
4Q: 00:06 SFO - Norm Bulaich 48 pass from Gary Hogeboom (Eddie Murray extra point)
OT: 14:23 STL - Roosevelt Leaks 3 pass from Joe Montana

Team StatisticsSFOSTL
Record4-107-7
First Downs2416
- by Rushing83
- by Passing1611
- by Penalty02
Total Net Yards491264
- Offensive Plays8656
- Yards per Play5.714.71
Net Rushing Yards18450
- Rushing Attempts2818
- Yards per Rush6.572.78
Net Passing Yards307214
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt55 - 31 - 233 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards339242
- Sacks/Yards Lost3/325/28
- Yards per Pass Play5.295.63
Fumbles/Lost3/34/3
3rd Down Conversions7/172/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.18.3
4th Down Conversions1/20/0
Penalties/Yards10/495/44
Punt Returns/Yards3/352/22
Kick Returns/Yards4/822/41
Interception Ret./Yards1/02/26
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits22
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/02/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 32OWN 35
Time of Possession36:3724:10

Drive Charts

San Francisco 49ers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:220:16OWN 47139Fumble
111:595:59OWN 301270Touchdown
13:071:48OPP 4032Punt
213:462:15OWN 5549Punt
210:411:26OPP 2832Missed FG
28:562:02OPP 4039Field Goal
22:092:09OWN 29844Half
315:002:10OWN 20580Touchdown
310:452:1750419Missed FG
37:361:34OWN 432Punt
34:322:04OWN 26516Interception
31:130:08OWN 2710Interception
414:532:30OWN 293-11Punt
411:291:51OWN 4436Punt
48:070:10OWN 37110Fumble
47:224:37OWN 31244Downs
42:132:13OWN 31297Touchdown
OT115:000:37OWN 202-11Fumble
St. Louis Cardinals
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:38OWN 1130Punt
113:061:07OWN 14286Touchdown
16:002:53OWN 30420Fumble
11:192:33OWN 4742Punt
211:310:50OWN 203-5Interception
29:150:19OWN 3317Fumble
26:544:45OWN 35940Field Goal
312:502:05OWN 223-5Punt
38:280:52OWN 4045Punt
36:021:30OPP 28328Touchdown
32:281:15OWN 2639Punt
31:051:12OPP 22322Touchdown
412:230:54OWN 49211Fumble
49:381:31OWN 2031Punt
47:570:35OPP 3830Punt
42:450:32OPP 4735Punt
OT114:230:10OPP 313Touchdown

Game MVP: Bob Breunig, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

San FranciscoAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Zachary Dixon161247.753930
James Betterson9475.221522
Gary Hogeboom3134.33700
St. LouisAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Frank Pollard11100.91301
Sherman Smith5346.801711
Joe Montana263.00300

Passing Statistics

San FranciscoAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Gary Hogeboom55313393/32148265.6
St. LouisAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Joe Montana33162425/28244180.6

Receiving Statistics

San FranciscoCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Bob Pickard612406.67290
WR James Carlson612508.334150
WR Billy Ryckman6118113.5027430
FB Norm Bulaich335618.6739481
TE Ted Kwalick353110.3313150
WR Rickey Watts34217.000100
WR Fred Willis245427.000460
RB James Betterson1144.00040
TE Brandon Bush1222.00420
St. LouisCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Roy Green598416.808420
TE Al Chandler33248.00090
WR Alfred Jenkins396521.6742400
WR Freddie Scott252211.008120
FB Roosevelt Leaks224723.5038442
RB Frank Pollard1200.00000
WR Melvin Wilber0200.00000
RB Sherman Smith0100.00000

Interception Statistics

San FranciscoIntsYardsAvgTD
S Burgess Owens100.000
St. LouisIntsYardsAvgTD
S Bernie Jackson100.000
OLB Bob Breunig12626.000

Fumble Statistics

San FranciscoFumbRecovForceTD
Ted Kwalick1000
Zachary Dixon1000
Gary Hogeboom1000
James White0200
Greg Boyd0100
Terry Dion0020
Rick Middleton0010
Donnie Shell0010
St. LouisFumbRecovForceTD
Joe Montana3000
Frank Pollard1000
Wayne Smith0200
Dan Dierdorf0100
John Sanders0100
Mark Cooney0010
Ron Rydalich0010
Bob Breunig0010

Punting Statistics

San FranciscoPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Montrae Jones520841.629.2501
St. LouisPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Bucky Dilts836445.541.1615

Kicking Statistics

San FranciscoFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Eddie Murray1/31/30/0483/3
St. LouisFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Toni Linhart1/11/10/0423/3

Punt Return Statistics

San FranciscoRetYardsAvgTD
Clyde Powers22814.00
Gary Davis177.00
St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
Bernie Jackson22211.00

Kick Return Statistics

San FranciscoRetYardsAvgTD
Gary Davis36020.00
Clyde Powers12222.00
St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
Bernie Jackson24120.50

Defensive Statistics

San FranciscoTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Otis Wilson411.01125
S Donnie Shell420.01733
OLB Rick Middleton311.01013
ILB Merv Krakau320.01329
DT Fred Nolan300.0915
DE Terry Dion202.0617
DE Mike Hartenstine201.01221
CB Joe Lavender220.01730
S Clyde Powers210.01632
WR James Carlson20---------
ILB Rod Rhodes200.0610
CB LeRoy Irvin200.01426
CB Randy Colbert110.0928
DE Randy White110.0923
DT Randy Crowder100.01019
G Emmanuel Zanders10---------
T Gerald Taylor10---------
DE Greg Boyd100.0610
DT James White100.0816
OLB Mike Woods010.0719
St. LouisTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Tony Peters610.01219
CB Wayne Smith610.02046
OLB Bob Breunig521.02647
S Bernie Jackson520.02046
ILB Mark Cooney510.02641
S Mike Jolly420.02448
S John Sanders400.01843
CB Rufus Bess400.01534
CB Hugh Rodgers310.01939
ILB Richard Wood310.0426
S Marvin Switzer310.01024
DT Kent Kremer310.01320
DE Ron Rydalich201.01837
DE Stan Lewis200.01943
DT Dave Pear111.01121
WR Freddie Scott10---------
DT Gary Johnson100.01119
WR Roy Green10---------
RB Frank Pollard10---------
OLB Kervin Wyatt100.0510
DT John Grant010.01737
DE Kenyon Hill010.01021
DE Elvis Franks010.0915

Pass Rush Statistics

San FranciscoSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Terry Dion2.002017
DE Mike Hartenstine1.002121
ILB Otis Wilson1.001025
OLB Rick Middleton1.000013
DE Randy White0.003323
DE Fred Cook0.002229
DT James White0.000116
St. LouisSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Ron Rydalich1.001037
DT Dave Pear1.001021
OLB Bob Breunig1.000047
DE Stan Lewis0.002043
DT Gary Johnson0.001019

Pass Defense Statistics

San FranciscoCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Otis Wilson30025
OLB Rick Middleton21013
S Donnie Shell21033
CB Joe Lavender20030
CB LeRoy Irvin20026
ILB Merv Krakau10029
ILB Rod Rhodes10010
CB Randy Colbert10028
DE Greg Boyd10010
OLB Mike Woods10019
S Clyde Powers01032
S Burgess Owens00113
St. LouisCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Tony Peters50019
S Bernie Jackson41146
S Mike Jolly31048
CB Wayne Smith31046
ILB Mark Cooney30041
CB Rufus Bess30034
CB Hugh Rodgers22039
OLB Bob Breunig20147
S John Sanders11043
S Marvin Switzer11024
DE Ron Rydalich10037
DE Stan Lewis10043
ILB Richard Wood10026
OLB Kervin Wyatt10010

Blocking Statistics

San FranciscoKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Ralph Perretta25023041
Greg Roberts24012028
Emmanuel Zanders14120050
John Jackson13025142
Gerald Taylor13020043
Randy Cross13020042
Jordan Gibson1104111
Korey Benoot110607
Ted Kwalick01022040
Dave Anders00010126
St. LouisKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Larry McCarren28018034
Ron Coder13015131
Dan Dierdorf12013232
Aaron Meyer01016133
Walt Downing0106113
Ron Mikolajczyk01013029

Special Teams Tackles

San FranciscoTacklesSTPlays
Burgess Owens124
Norm Bulaich116
Rick Middleton19
Chris Golub16
St. LouisTacklesSTPlays
Sherman Smith224
Larry Dorsey119
Al Chandler115
Billy Taylor114
Roy Green110
Rufus Bess110

Participation

San FranciscoRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Gary Hogeboom2858---------86
Ted Kwalick2240------1678
Emmanuel Zanders2050------474
Ralph Perretta2341------872
Billy Ryckman1935------1872
John Jackson2542---------67
Norm Bulaich1534------1665
James Betterson1227------2665
Randy Colbert------9282764
Gerald Taylor2043---------63
Randy Cross2042---------62
Clyde Powers------1632957
Donnie Shell------1733151
Merv Krakau------1329850
Joe Lavender------1730148
Greg Roberts1228------848
Bob Pickard1235---------47
Zachary Dixon1631---------47
James Carlson1332---------45
Dave Anders1026------743
Fred Cook------1229142
Burgess Owens------5132442
Mike Woods------7191642
LeRoy Irvin------1426141
Rickey Watts717------1337
Mike Hartenstine------1221336
Otis Wilson------1125---36
Randy White------923335
Randy Crowder------1019534
Rick Middleton------1013932
Fred Willis1219---------31
James White------816630
Brandon Bush614------1030
Fred Nolan------915---24
Greg Boyd------610824
Terry Dion------617124
Gary Davis66------1123
Korey Benoot67------821
Jordan Gibson411------520
Chris Golub------110617
Rod Rhodes------610---16
Eddie Murray00------77
Montrae Jones00------55
Tim Gray00------33
Marty Smith------0033
Cliff Olander00---------0
St. LouisRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Mike Jolly------24481284
Mark Cooney------26411077
Bernie Jackson------20461177
Bob Breunig------2647376
Wayne Smith------2046268
Stan Lewis------1943365
John Sanders------1843162
Hugh Rodgers------1939462
Ron Rydalich------1837661
Roy Green1534------1059
Rufus Bess------15341059
John Grant------1737357
Joe Montana1838---------56
Larry McCarren1834------153
Ron Mikolajczyk1329------951
Aaron Meyer1633---------49
Ron Coder1531---------46
Al Chandler1119------1545
Dan Dierdorf1332---------45
Alfred Jenkins1628---------44
Tony Peters------12191243
Frank Pollard1329---------42
John Sawyer1013------1740
Freddie Scott715------1537
Marvin Switzer------1024337
Roosevelt Leaks917------1036
Sherman Smith57------2436
Kent Kremer------1320336
Dave Pear------1121234
Richard Wood------426434
Gary Johnson------1119333
Jim Pietrzak914------932
Kenyon Hill------1021---31
Elvis Franks------915630
Walt Downing613------928
Larry Dorsey15------1925
Melvin Wilber316---------19
Kervin Wyatt------510217
Randy Love07------916
Marv Kellum------121114
Billy Taylor00------1414
Tommie Ginn04------913
Bucky Dilts00------99
Toni Linhart00------77
Bobby Scott00---------0
Matt Robinson00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left11746.7
Middle8232.9
Right9879.7
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left7213.0
Middle10121.2
Right11717.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San FranciscoAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Gary Hogeboom55313547502
St. LouisAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Joe Montana331641231071

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen2263.0
Short (0-8 Yds)25181164.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)20101718.6
Long (19+ Yds)71466.6
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen535511.0
Short (0-8 Yds)149997.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)72365.1
Long (19+ Yds)72527.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San FranciscoTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Bob Pickard126040035
WR James Carlson126150032
WR Billy Ryckman116181135
TE Ted Kwalick53131040
WR Fred Willis42054119
WR Rickey Watts43121017
FB Norm Bulaich33056134
TE Brandon Bush2102014
RB James Betterson1104027
St. LouisTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Alfred Jenkins93165128
WR Roy Green95084234
WR Freddie Scott52022015
TE Al Chandler33024019
WR Melvin Wilber2010016
FB Roosevelt Leaks22047117
RB Frank Pollard2100029
RB Sherman Smith100007

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San FranciscoAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
James Betterson22211.005.22
Zachary Dixon263.007.75
St. LouisAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Sherman Smith22412.006.80
Frank Pollard111.000.91

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San FranciscoAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Gary Hogeboom2184.006.16
St. LouisAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Joe Montana1133.007.33

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San FranciscoTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Bob Pickard1000.003.33
WR Fred Willis1188.0013.50
St. LouisTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
FB Roosevelt Leaks1133.0023.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San FranciscoRushesConversions
James Betterson41
Zachary Dixon42
Gary Hogeboom21
St. LouisRushesConversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

San FranciscoAttCompConversions
Gary Hogeboom643
St. LouisAttCompConversions
Joe Montana1132

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San FranciscoTargCatchConversions
WR Bob Pickard310
WR Rickey Watts222
WR James Carlson111
St. LouisTargCatchConversions
WR Roy Green522
WR Freddie Scott300
WR Melvin Wilber100
RB Sherman Smith100
RB Frank Pollard110

SectionAttendance
Stadium52,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck16,600 (21,400)
End Zone11,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats9,500 (13,600)
Club Seats6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes2,900 (3,300)