Exhibition Week 2, 1983

played in Birmingham, AL

94 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

San Francisco 49ers	7	3	0	3	-	13
Birmingham Texans	7	3	7	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:23 SFO - Todd Christensen 5 pass from Gary Hogeboom (Eddie Murray extra point)
1Q: 04:54 BIR - Earl Campbell 50 pass from Tony Eason (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
2Q: 07:56 SFO - Eddie Murray 20 field goal
2Q: 01:10 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 36 field goal
3Q: 05:40 BIR - Will Scarpitto 3 run (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
4Q: 08:06 SFO - Eddie Murray 43 field goal
4Q: 02:10 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 44 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:23 SFO - Todd Christensen 5 pass from Gary Hogeboom (Eddie Murray extra point)
1Q: 04:54 BIR - Earl Campbell 50 pass from Tony Eason (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
2Q: 07:56 SFO - Eddie Murray 20 field goal
2Q: 01:10 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 36 field goal
3Q: 05:40 BIR - Will Scarpitto 3 run (Ali Haji-Sheikh extra point)
4Q: 08:06 SFO - Eddie Murray 43 field goal
4Q: 02:10 BIR - Ali Haji-Sheikh 44 field goal

Team Statistics SFO BIR
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 13 19
- by Rushing 10 8
- by Passing 3 10
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 301 298
- Offensive Plays 63 60
- Yards per Play 4.78 4.97
Net Rushing Yards 222 152
- Rushing Attempts 38 34
- Yards per Rush 5.84 4.47
Net Passing Yards 79 146
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 14 - 0 23 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 83 162
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 3/16
- Yards per Pass Play 3.16 5.62
Fumbles/Lost 4/3 3/3
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 9.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/60 3/33
Punt Returns/Yards 1/14 3/41
Kick Returns/Yards 3/84 4/107
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 39 OWN 34
Time of Possession 31:40 28:20

Team Statistics	SFO	BIR
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	13	19
- by Rushing	10	8
- by Passing	3	10
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	301	298
- Offensive Plays	63	60
- Yards per Play	4.78	4.97
Net Rushing Yards	222	152
- Rushing Attempts	38	34
- Yards per Rush	5.84	4.47
Net Passing Yards	79	146
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 14 - 0	23 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	83	162
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	3/16
- Yards per Pass Play	3.16	5.62
Fumbles/Lost	4/3	3/3
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	9.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/60	3/33
Punt Returns/Yards	1/14	3/41
Kick Returns/Yards	3/84	4/107
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 39	OWN 34
Time of Possession	31:40	28:20

Drive Charts

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:05	2:55	OWN 32	5	24	Punt
1	7:45	0:32	OPP 7	2	7	Touchdown
1	4:34	1:46	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
1	1:41	1:50	OPP 33	4	29	Fumble
2	12:18	4:29	OWN 38	9	59	Field Goal
2	5:10	2:12	OWN 37	6	36	Missed FG
2	1:05	1:05	OWN 32	3	2	Punt
3	15:00	4:41	OWN 42	6	16	Punt
3	5:34	0:43	OWN 34	2	17	Fumble
3	3:08	6:36	OWN 20	11	42	Punt
4	9:39	1:38	OPP 33	3	7	Field Goal
4	5:00	1:02	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
4	2:02	1:24	OWN 17	6	28	Fumble

Birmingham Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:55	OWN 45	3	23	Fumble
1	10:10	2:25	OWN 4	7	3	Fumble
1	7:13	2:39	OWN 29	4	71	Touchdown
1	2:48	1:07	OWN 43	3	-10	Interception
2	14:51	2:33	OWN 9	5	16	Punt
2	7:49	2:39	OWN 43	4	20	Fumble
2	2:58	1:53	OWN 34	7	47	Field Goal
3	10:19	4:45	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
3	4:51	1:43	OWN 49	4	15	Punt
4	11:32	1:53	OWN 2	3	7	Punt
4	8:01	3:01	OWN 36	4	16	Punt
4	3:58	1:56	OPP 23	3	-4	Field Goal
4	0:38	0:38	OPP 45	3	-4	Game

Game MVP: Earl Campbell, Birmingham Texans

Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
James Brooks	25	171	6.84	19	6	0
Zachary Dixon	13	51	3.92	15	2	0

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Earl Campbell	19	114	6.00	11	4	0
Will Scarpitto	12	42	3.50	13	2	1
Tony Eason	3	-4	-1.33	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gary Hogeboom	13	10	49	1/4	1	11	0	107.5
Parnell Dickinson	11	4	34	0/0	0	14	0	45.3

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Eason	23	16	162	3/16	1	50	1	85.8

Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Brooks Williams	4	6	45	11.25	2	14	0
WR Tinker Owens	3	5	16	5.33	2	9	0
WR Pat Tilley	2	5	6	3.00	5	6	0
TE Todd Christensen	2	2	14	7.00	0	9	1
RB James Brooks	2	2	-3	-1.50	0	-1	0
WR Harold Bailey	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Zachary Dixon	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR John Floyd	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Melvin Carver	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Darrin Baker	5	5	28	5.60	0	11	0
RB Earl Campbell	5	5	76	15.20	55	50	1
WR Nat Moore	2	3	11	5.50	0	8	0
FB John Riggins	2	2	23	11.50	6	13	0
WR Wilbert Montgomery	1	4	14	14.00	0	14	0
TE John Tice	1	2	10	10.00	5	10	0
FB Boobie Clark	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Freddie Scott	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Toby Tucker	1	0	0.00	0

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

San Francisco	Fumb	Recov	Force
James Brooks	2	0	0
Brooks Williams	1	0	0
Harold Bailey	1	0	0
Larry Brooks	0	1	1
Alan Caldwell	0	1	0
Melvin Carver	0	1	0
Andre Tippett	0	1	0
Clyde Powers	0	0	1
Terry Dion	0	0	1

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force
Earl Campbell	1	0	0
Will Scarpitto	1	0	0
Tony Eason	1	0	0
Bruce Clark	0	1	1
Dave Pureifory	0	1	0
Russell Gary	0	1	0
Ken Sawyer	0	0	1
Skip Thomas	0	0	1
Mike Burns	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ray Guy	6	242	40.3	30.2	52	3

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Arnold	4	159	39.8	26.3	48	0

Kicking Statistics

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Eddie Murray	2/3	1/2	0/0	43	1/1

Birmingham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ali Haji-Sheikh	2/2	1/1	0/0	44	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clyde Powers	1	14	14.0	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wilbert Montgomery	2	38	19.0	0
Freddie Scott	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg
Clyde Powers	1	30	30.0
Randy Colbert	1	30	30.0
Gerard Williams	1	24	24.0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darrin Baker	2	57	28.5	0
Wilbert Montgomery	2	50	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Alan Caldwell	7	1	0.0	32	23
DE Richard Dent	6	0	1.0	30	20
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	6	1	0.0	25	21
DT Larry Brooks	5	1	0.0	29	20
S Kenny Easley	4	4	0.0	27	22
CB Gerard Williams	3	2	0.0	21	16
S Donovan Rose	3	0	0.0	26	20
DE Fred Cook	2	1	1.0	24	17
S Clyde Powers	2	1	0.0	18	14
CB Toby Tucker	2	0	0.0	25	18
CB Randy Colbert	2	0	0.0	22	21
DE Terry Dion	1	0	1.0	12	13
DT Stafford Mays	1	2	0.0	12	7
DT Randy Crowder	1	1	0.0	16	17
OLB Andre Tippett	1	1	0.0	25	19
G Randy Cross	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Otis Wilson	1	0	0.0	4	0
OLB Rick Middleton	0	1	0.0	10	6

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Sam Merriman	8	1	0.0	34	17
DE Bruce Clark	6	0	0.5	33	19
CB Steve Haworth	5	2	0.0	15	13
S Mike Burns	3	4	0.0	33	20
ILB Mark Arneson	3	1	0.0	35	22
ILB Ted Washington	3	1	0.0	8	4
DE Bill Neill	3	1	0.0	24	13
CB Ken Sawyer	3	0	0.0	26	20
OLB Ted Choma	3	0	0.0	8	9
ILB Merv Krakau	2	2	0.5	24	15
DE Lee Roy Selmon	2	1	0.0	21	21
CB Jerry Holmes	2	1	0.0	24	18
OLB Gregg Bingham	2	0	0.0	14	11
DT Dave Pureifory	2	0	0.0	15	12
CB Skip Thomas	2	0	0.0	23	12
S Mike Wagner	1	2	0.0	26	20
S Russell Gary	1	1	0.0	10	10
WR Freddie Scott	1	0	---	---	---
CB Bobby Watkins	0	2	0.0	11	4
DE Fletcher Jenkins	0	1	0.0	22	10

Pass Rush Statistics

San Francisco	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Richard Dent	1.0	0	1	20
DE Fred Cook	1.0	0	0	17
DE Terry Dion	1.0	0	0	13
DT Larry Brooks	0.0	1	0	20

Birmingham	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bruce Clark	0.5	0	0	1	19
ILB Merv Krakau	0.5	0	0	0	15
DE Bill Neill	0.0	1	0	0	13
OLB Gregg Bingham	0.0	0	1	0	11
ILB Mark Arneson	0.0	0	0	1	22

Pass Defense Statistics

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Alan Caldwell	5	0	0	23
S Kenny Easley	3	0	0	22
S Clyde Powers	2	1	0	14
CB Gerard Williams	2	0	0	16
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	1	1	0	21
CB Toby Tucker	1	0	1	18
CB Randy Colbert	1	0	0	21
OLB Andre Tippett	1	0	0	19

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Sam Merriman	4	0	17
CB Skip Thomas	2	0	12
CB Steve Haworth	2	0	13
CB Ken Sawyer	1	2	20
S Mike Burns	1	1	20
CB Jerry Holmes	1	1	18
OLB Gregg Bingham	1	0	11
ILB Ted Washington	1	0	4
OLB Ted Choma	1	0	9
S Russell Gary	0	1	10

Blocking Statistics

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Todd Watkins	3	5	0	26	0	17
Ralph Perretta	3	5	0	31	0	16
Emmanuel Zanders	2	6	1	24	1	16
Gerald Taylor	2	5	0	19	0	17
Randy Cross	1	6	0	26	0	19
Mike Wilson	1	5	0	28	0	15
Greg Roberts	1	2	0	13	0	11
Melvin Carver	1	1	0	19	0	12
Todd Christensen	0	2	0	24	0	18
Aaron Buchanan	0	1	0	23	0	14

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Stan Walters	9	14	1	33	2	25
Jim Sexton	5	7	1	34	0	26
Rich Coady	2	2	0	9	0	11
Aaron Meyer	1	2	0	31	1	19
Kris Wheeler	0	3	0	34	0	26
Billy Ard	0	3	0	28	0	23

Special Teams Tackles

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
James Betterson	3	22
Brooks Williams	1	16
Rick Middleton	1	15
Ken Bailey	1	13
Hugh McKinnis	1	12

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Gregg Bingham	1	20
Steve Haworth	1	17
Russell Gary	1	8
Rich Coady	1	6

Participation

San Francisco	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Alan Caldwell	---	---	32	23	15	70
Ralph Perretta	31	16	---	---	9	56
Randy Colbert	---	---	22	21	10	53
Richard Dent	---	---	30	20	2	52
Brooks Williams	22	13	---	---	16	51
Donovan Rose	---	---	26	20	5	51
Kenny Easley	---	---	27	22	2	51
Larry Brooks	---	---	29	20	1	50
Pat Tilley	31	19	---	---	---	50
Emmanuel Zanders	24	16	---	---	9	49
Karl Mecklenburg	---	---	25	21	3	49
Todd Christensen	24	18	---	---	6	48
Gerard Williams	---	---	21	16	9	46
Andre Tippett	---	---	25	19	2	46
Aaron Buchanan	23	14	---	---	8	45
Toby Tucker	---	---	25	18	2	45
Todd Watkins	26	17	---	---	2	45
Randy Cross	26	19	---	---	---	45
Gerald Taylor	19	17	---	---	8	44
Mike Wilson	28	15	---	---	---	43
Fred Cook	---	---	24	17	1	42
Clyde Powers	---	---	18	14	10	42
James Brooks	25	16	---	---	1	42
Gary Hogeboom	24	14	---	---	---	38
Randy Crowder	---	---	16	17	4	37
Melvin Carver	19	12	---	---	6	37
Hugh McKinnis	13	10	---	---	12	35
Kevin McLain	---	---	9	8	17	34
Harold Bailey	14	8	---	---	12	34
Greg Roberts	13	11	---	---	9	33
Zachary Dixon	13	9	---	---	10	32
Rick Middleton	---	---	10	6	15	31
Terry Dion	---	---	12	13	4	29
Parnell Dickinson	14	11	---	---	---	25
Tinker Owens	14	10	---	---	---	24
James Betterson	0	0	---	---	22	22
John Floyd	15	7	---	---	---	22
Stafford Mays	---	---	12	7	2	21
Ken Bailey	0	3	---	---	13	16
Fred Nolan	---	---	5	2	1	8
Eddie Murray	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ray Guy	0	0	---	---	6	6
Greg Boyd	---	---	2	2	---	4
Otis Wilson	---	---	4	0	---	4
Tim Gray	0	0	---	---	3	3
Bill Cowher	---	---	0	0	---	0

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Stan Walters	33	25	---	---	6	64
Kris Wheeler	34	26	---	---	4	64
Mark Arneson	---	---	35	22	4	61
Jim Sexton	34	26	---	---	---	60
Tony Eason	34	26	---	---	---	60
Ken Sawyer	---	---	26	20	11	57
Mike Burns	---	---	33	20	4	57
Sam Merriman	---	---	34	17	6	57
Billy Ard	28	23	---	---	5	56
John Tice	27	14	---	---	15	56
Bruce Clark	---	---	33	19	2	54
Aaron Meyer	31	19	---	---	1	51
Mike Wagner	---	---	26	20	4	50
Freddie Scott	15	18	---	---	14	47
Lee Roy Selmon	---	---	21	21	5	47
Wilbert Montgomery	24	16	---	---	6	46
Gregg Bingham	---	---	14	11	20	45
Jerry Holmes	---	---	24	18	3	45
Steve Haworth	---	---	15	13	17	45
Merv Krakau	---	---	24	15	5	44
Will Scarpitto	17	10	---	---	15	42
John Riggins	16	10	---	---	15	41
Earl Campbell	22	19	---	---	---	41
Fletcher Jenkins	---	---	22	10	8	40
Bill Neill	---	---	24	13	2	39
Boobie Clark	13	11	---	---	14	38
Skip Thomas	---	---	23	12	1	36
Darrin Baker	15	10	---	---	8	33
Nat Moore	14	16	---	---	1	31
Dave Pureifory	---	---	15	12	1	28
Russell Gary	---	---	10	10	8	28
Rich Coady	9	11	---	---	6	26
Mike Siani	7	6	---	---	11	24
Ted Choma	---	---	8	9	4	21
Ted Washington	---	---	8	4	8	20
Jack Mildren	---	---	11	5	2	18
Bobby Watkins	---	---	11	4	1	16
Tom De Paso	---	---	1	0	5	6
Jim Arnold	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tremain Rogers	1	0	---	---	5	6
Steve Mike-Mayer	0	0	---	---	5	5
Rickey McBeal	---	---	0	0	4	4
Ali Haji-Sheikh	0	0	---	---	2	2
Pete Adams	0	0	---	---	---	0
J.J. Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rich Campbell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	83	5.5
Middle	13	52	4.0
Right	10	87	8.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	44	3.7
Middle	16	89	5.6
Right	3	23	7.7
None	3	-4	-1.3

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gary Hogeboom	13	10	0	0	0	1	1	2	0
Parnell Dickinson	11	4	0	1	2	4	0	0	0

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Eason	23	16	1	2	1	2	1	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	10	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	3	10	1.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	63	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	58	19.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	47	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	57	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
TE Brooks Williams	6	4	0	45	13
WR Tinker Owens	5	3	0	16	10
WR Pat Tilley	5	2	1	6	19
TE Todd Christensen	2	2	0	14	18
RB James Brooks	2	2	0	-3	16
RB Zachary Dixon	1	0	0	0	9
WR John Floyd	1	0	1	0	7
WR Harold Bailey	1	1	0	5	8
FB Melvin Carver	1	0	0	0	12

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darrin Baker	5	5	0	28	0	10
RB Earl Campbell	5	5	0	76	1	19
WR Wilbert Montgomery	4	1	1	14	0	16
WR Nat Moore	3	2	0	11	0	16
FB John Riggins	2	2	0	23	0	10
TE John Tice	2	1	0	10	0	14
FB Boobie Clark	1	0	0	0	0	11
WR Freddie Scott	1	0	0	0	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
James Brooks	4	12	3.00	6.84
Zachary Dixon	1	1	1.00	3.92

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Will Scarpitto	1	3	3.00	3.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gary Hogeboom	2	1	5	2.50	3.77

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Eason	1	1	10	10.00	7.04

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Todd Christensen	1	1	5	5.00	7.00
FB Melvin Carver	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB John Riggins	1	1	10	10.00	11.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
Zachary Dixon	4	0
James Brooks	4	3

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Will Scarpitto	2	1
Earl Campbell	1	0
Tony Eason	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Parnell Dickinson	3	2	1
Gary Hogeboom	2	1	0

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Eason	7	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Brooks Williams	2	2	1
WR Pat Tilley	1	0	0
WR Harold Bailey	1	1	0
FB Melvin Carver	1	0	0

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Nat Moore	2	1	0
FB Boobie Clark	1	0	0
WR Freddie Scott	1	0	0
WR Darrin Baker	1	1	1
WR Wilbert Montgomery	1	0	0
RB Earl Campbell	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,900 (21,400)
End Zone 12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,900 (21,400)
End Zone	12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,300 (3,300)