Exhibition Week 4, 1988

played in Houston, TX

62 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

San Francisco 49ers	0	0	14	0	-	14
Houston Titans	7	7	0	14	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:08 HOU - Brian Brennan 10 pass from Will Cureton (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 04:42 HOU - Haywood Jeffires 78 fumble return (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 11:33 SFO - John Settle 37 run (Roger Ruzek extra point)
3Q: 00:19 SFO - Merril Hoge 15 pass from Parnell Dickinson (Roger Ruzek extra point)
4Q: 09:55 HOU - Marc Logan 2 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 05:33 HOU - Herschel Walker 24 pass from John Witkowski (Norm Johnson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:08 HOU - Brian Brennan 10 pass from Will Cureton (Norm Johnson extra point)
2Q: 04:42 HOU - Haywood Jeffires 78 fumble return (Norm Johnson extra point)
3Q: 11:33 SFO - John Settle 37 run (Roger Ruzek extra point)
3Q: 00:19 SFO - Merril Hoge 15 pass from Parnell Dickinson (Roger Ruzek extra point)
4Q: 09:55 HOU - Marc Logan 2 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 05:33 HOU - Herschel Walker 24 pass from John Witkowski (Norm Johnson extra point)

Team Statistics SFO HOU
Record 1-2 3-0
First Downs 18 22
- by Rushing 8 7
- by Passing 10 13
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 316 377
- Offensive Plays 71 59
- Yards per Play 4.45 6.39
Net Rushing Yards 186 94
- Rushing Attempts 34 28
- Yards per Rush 5.47 3.36
Net Passing Yards 130 283
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 17 - 1 31 - 19 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 166 283
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/36 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.51 9.13
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/17 6/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 5.9
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/50 6/37
Punt Returns/Yards 1/6 3/27
Kick Returns/Yards 3/67 2/36
Interception Ret./Yards 3/21 1/7
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 24
Time of Possession 30:45 29:15

Team Statistics	SFO	HOU
Record	1-2	3-0
First Downs	18	22
- by Rushing	8	7
- by Passing	10	13
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	316	377
- Offensive Plays	71	59
- Yards per Play	4.45	6.39
Net Rushing Yards	186	94
- Rushing Attempts	34	28
- Yards per Rush	5.47	3.36
Net Passing Yards	130	283
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 17 - 1	31 - 19 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	166	283
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/36	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.51	9.13
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/17	6/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	5.9
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/50	6/37
Punt Returns/Yards	1/6	3/27
Kick Returns/Yards	3/67	2/36
Interception Ret./Yards	3/21	1/7
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 24
Time of Possession	30:45	29:15

Drive Charts

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:57	4:06	OWN 20	9	50	Interception
1	4:25	2:09	OPP 48	3	-10	Punt
1	0:38	1:34	OWN 35	3	5	Punt
2	7:47	2:02	OWN 26	4	21	Punt
2	4:14	1:15	OWN 27	3	2	Punt
2	1:52	1:40	OWN 21	5	37	Punt
3	15:00	2:33	OWN 18	3	0	Punt
3	12:27	1:13	OPP 43	3	43	Touchdown
3	9:18	0:12	OPP 38	1	-6	Fumble
3	8:14	8:02	OWN 20	16	80	Touchdown
4	9:45	1:47	OWN 24	3	6	Punt
4	5:17	2:44	OWN 29	9	22	Downs
4	2:02	2:02	OWN 20	9	51	Game

Houston Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:03	OWN 31	8	69	Touchdown
1	6:51	2:26	OWN 14	5	26	Interception
1	2:16	1:38	OWN 5	3	8	Punt
2	14:04	6:17	OWN 9	11	53	Interception
2	5:45	1:31	OWN 5	3	95	Touchdown
2	2:59	1:07	OWN 31	3	43	Interception
2	0:12	0:12	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	11:14	1:56	OWN 9	3	4	Punt
3	9:06	0:52	OPP 49	3	3	Punt
3	0:12	5:27	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
4	7:58	2:41	OWN 44	5	56	Touchdown
4	2:33	0:31	OWN 49	3	9	Punt

Game MVP: Simon Fletcher, Houston Titans

Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
John Settle	22	142	6.45	37	5	1
Warren Williams	11	43	3.91	15	1	0
Steve Beuerlein	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Herschel Walker	13	48	3.69	9	0
Marc Logan	12	39	3.25	9	1
John Witkowski	2	1	0.50	2	0
Jewerl Thomas	1	6	6.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Parnell Dickinson	25	14	137	4/24	1	21	0	84.9
Steve Beuerlein	6	3	29	2/12	0	13	1	24.3

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Witkowski	18	10	168	0/0	1	35	2	66.2
Will Cureton	13	9	115	0/0	1	21	1	90.2

Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Tom Mullady	3	3	21	7.00	9	15	0
TE John Frank	3	5	56	18.67	4	21	0
WR John Taylor	3	4	23	7.67	0	13	0
WR Alvin Moore	2	5	15	7.50	5	10	0
RB John Settle	2	2	5	2.50	7	3	0
WR Clint Sampson	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Jo Jo Townsell	1	3	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Bruce Hill	1	5	19	19.00	8	19	0
FB Merril Hoge	1	1	15	15.00	10	15	1

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Henry Ellard	5	6	67	13.40	5	20	0
WR Haywood Jeffires	5	9	97	19.40	50	35	0
WR Brian Brennan	4	6	54	13.50	24	33	1
WR Mike Friede	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE KD Dunn	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Herschel Walker	1	1	24	24.00	14	24	1
RB Marc Logan	1	1	21	21.00	11	21	0
TE Keith McKeller	1	2	8	8.00	2	8	0
FB Jewerl Thomas	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Pat Beach	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	1	0	0.00
OLB Wilber Marshall	1	1	1.00
OLB Kevin Greene	1	20	20.00

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Pepper Johnson	1	7	7.00	0

Fumble Statistics

San Francisco	Fumb	Recov	Force
Parnell Dickinson	1	0	0
Steve Bartalo	0	1	0
Del Rodgers	0	0	1
Terry McDaniel	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Mike Friede	1	0	0	0
KD Dunn	1	0	0	0
Jim Jeffcoat	0	1	1	0
Haywood Jeffires	0	1	0	1

Punting Statistics

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Montgomery	7	313	44.7	38.0	51	3

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	4	163	40.8	29.3	46	0

Kicking Statistics

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Roger Ruzek	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Johnson	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Del Rodgers	1	6	6.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gregg Garrity	2	11	5.5	0
Mike Friede	1	16	16.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Del Rodgers	2	48	24.0	0
Clint Sampson	1	19	19.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gregg Garrity	2	36	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Kevin Greene	6	2	0.0	20	11
CB Terry McDaniel	6	0	0.0	15	24
S Mark Robinson	5	1	0.0	10	14
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	3	2	0.0	19	24
CB Delton Hall	3	1	0.0	16	11
DT Tim Goad	3	1	0.0	22	25
S Anthony Newman	3	1	0.0	18	17
OLB Chris Gaines	3	0	0.0	14	15
CB Kevin Guidry	3	0	0.0	13	15
ILB Michael Green	2	1	0.0	13	22
DT Edmund Nelson	2	0	0.0	24	24
CB Wendell Cason	2	0	0.0	16	16
S Jeff Delaney	1	2	0.0	16	12
OLB Wilber Marshall	1	2	0.0	14	16
WR Jo Jo Townsell	1	0	---	---	---
T Matt Darwin	1	0	---	---	---
S Chris Mandeville	0	1	0.0	10	20

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Simon Fletcher	9	1	3.0	23	18
S Martin Bayless	6	5	0.0	25	30
DE Darryl Sims	5	0	1.0	22	22
ILB Riki Ellison	5	1	0.0	21	21
CB Mike Richardson	5	1	0.0	32	31
ILB Pepper Johnson	5	0	0.0	23	28
DT Mike Golic	3	1	1.0	29	32
OLB Rich Dixon	3	1	0.0	12	15
DE Jim Jeffcoat	2	0	1.0	22	26
S David Greenwood	2	2	0.0	27	29
S Kirk Springs	2	1	0.0	28	31
CB Mickey Sutton	2	0	0.0	24	27
CB James Hasty	2	0	0.0	23	32
ILB Randy McClanahan	1	1	0.0	8	10
DE Dexter Manley	1	1	0.0	18	21
OLB Joel Williams	1	0	0.0	9	8
DT Bill Acker	1	0	0.0	5	5
WR Brian Brennan	1	0	---	---	---
WR Haywood Jeffires	1	0	---	---	---
RB Marc Logan	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Jamie Kimmel	0	1	0.0	17	16
DT San Sileo	0	1	0.0	6	5

Pass Rush Statistics

San Francisco	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Joe Campbell	1	1	1	17
DE Doug Barnett	1	0	0	14
DT Bill Pickel	0	1	0	24

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Simon Fletcher	3.0	0	0	1	18
DE Jim Jeffcoat	1.0	0	2	2	26
DT Mike Golic	1.0	0	0	0	32
DE Darryl Sims	1.0	0	0	0	22
ILB Pepper Johnson	0.0	1	0	2	28
DE Dexter Manley	0.0	0	2	2	21

Pass Defense Statistics

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Terry McDaniel	6	0	0	24
CB Kevin Guidry	3	0	0	15
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	2	1	1	24
CB Wendell Cason	2	1	0	16
OLB Kevin Greene	1	0	1	11
S Jeff Delaney	1	0	0	12
S Mark Robinson	1	0	0	14
CB Delton Hall	1	0	0	11
OLB Chris Gaines	1	0	0	15
DT Tim Goad	1	0	0	25
OLB Wilber Marshall	0	1	1	16

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Martin Bayless	3	0	0	30
OLB Simon Fletcher	3	0	0	18
OLB Rich Dixon	2	0	0	15
CB Mike Richardson	2	0	0	31
S Kirk Springs	1	2	0	31
CB James Hasty	1	2	0	32
S David Greenwood	1	1	0	29
ILB Pepper Johnson	1	0	1	28
ILB Riki Ellison	1	0	0	21
DE Jim Jeffcoat	1	0	0	26
DE Darryl Sims	1	0	0	22

Blocking Statistics

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Matt Darwin	4	6	29	0	30
Sean Lee	2	6	28	2	25
Mark Slater	1	7	33	3	34
Bob Jozwiak	1	4	17	0	23
Ralph Perretta	1	2	29	0	36
John Frank	1	2	21	0	19
Merril Hoge	1	2	14	0	12
Tom Mullady	1	1	20	0	25
John Jackson	0	3	34	1	37

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Dennis McKnight	3	4	1	21	14
George Lilja	2	4	0	13	16
Dave Studdard	2	2	0	16	22
Jeff Bostic	1	4	0	19	20
Ralph Williams	1	4	0	19	26
Ken Kaplan	1	4	0	16	20
John Alt	0	2	0	17	21
Jewerl Thomas	0	1	0	10	12
Jessie Clark	0	1	0	9	7

Special Teams Tackles

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Del Rodgers	4	19
Alvin Moore	1	11

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Marc Logan	1	15
Kirk Springs	1	12
Jessie Clark	1	11
David Greenwood	1	8
Keith McKeller	1	7

Participation

San Francisco	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Jackson	34	37	---	---	7	78
Mark Slater	33	34	---	---	4	71
Ralph Perretta	29	36	---	---	3	68
Tom Mullady	20	25	---	---	15	60
Matt Darwin	29	30	---	---	1	60
Sean Lee	28	25	---	---	7	60
Alvin Moore	20	22	---	---	11	53
John Frank	21	19	---	---	12	52
Chris Gaines	---	---	14	15	23	52
Tim Goad	---	---	22	25	4	51
Bill Pickel	---	---	21	24	4	49
Edmund Nelson	---	---	24	24	---	48
Parnell Dickinson	18	29	---	---	---	47
John Settle	23	24	---	---	---	47
Bob Jozwiak	17	23	---	---	6	46
John Taylor	26	20	---	---	---	46
Terry McDaniel	---	---	15	24	7	46
Kevin Guidry	---	---	13	15	16	44
Michael Green	---	---	13	22	8	43
Karl Mecklenburg	---	---	19	24	---	43
Bruce Hill	13	26	---	---	---	39
Leon Seals	---	---	18	20	---	38
Anthony Newman	---	---	18	17	---	35
Joe Campbell	---	---	16	17	---	33
Wendell Cason	---	---	16	16	---	32
Kevin Greene	---	---	20	11	---	31
Chris Mandeville	---	---	10	20	1	31
Wilber Marshall	---	---	14	16	---	30
Jeff Delaney	---	---	16	12	1	29
Merril Hoge	14	12	---	---	3	29
Doug Barnett	---	---	13	14	---	27
Mark Robinson	---	---	10	14	3	27
Jo Jo Townsell	10	13	---	---	4	27
Delton Hall	---	---	16	11	---	27
Warren Williams	11	13	---	---	3	27
Steve Beuerlein	16	8	---	---	---	24
Wayne Wilson	5	6	---	---	12	23
Clint Sampson	7	5	---	---	8	20
Del Rodgers	0	0	---	---	19	19
Steve Bartalo	0	0	---	---	17	17
Greg Montgomery	0	0	---	---	7	7
Roger Ruzek	0	0	---	---	3	3
Mike Nott	0	0	---	---	---	0
Wes Phillips	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dennis Gentry	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ray Criswell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kirk Springs	---	---	28	31	12	71
Mike Richardson	---	---	32	31	8	71
Mike Golic	---	---	29	32	6	67
Mickey Sutton	---	---	24	27	14	65
David Greenwood	---	---	27	29	8	64
Martin Bayless	---	---	25	30	---	55
James Hasty	---	---	23	32	---	55
Pepper Johnson	---	---	23	28	3	54
Haywood Jeffires	20	24	---	---	10	54
Darryl Sims	---	---	22	22	7	51
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	22	26	---	48
Jamie Kimmel	---	---	17	16	15	48
Marc Logan	13	19	---	---	15	47
Ralph Williams	19	26	---	---	1	46
Jeff Bostic	19	20	---	---	4	43
Riki Ellison	---	---	21	21	1	43
Simon Fletcher	---	---	23	18	2	43
Dave Studdard	16	22	---	---	4	42
Gregg Garrity	12	15	---	---	13	40
Ken Kaplan	16	20	---	---	4	40
Dexter Manley	---	---	18	21	---	39
Rob Taylor	19	16	---	---	4	39
Brian Brennan	16	20	---	---	3	39
John Witkowski	21	18	---	---	---	39
John Alt	17	21	---	---	---	38
Dennis McKnight	21	14	---	---	---	35
Keith McKeller	16	11	---	---	7	34
George Lilja	13	16	---	---	3	32
Henry Ellard	14	18	---	---	---	32
Jewerl Thomas	10	12	---	---	5	27
Jessie Clark	9	7	---	---	11	27
Rich Dixon	---	---	12	15	---	27
Randy McClanahan	---	---	8	10	8	26
Pat Beach	5	9	---	---	12	26
Herschel Walker	15	8	---	---	1	24
Will Cureton	7	13	---	---	---	20
Joel Williams	---	---	9	8	---	17
KD Dunn	5	4	---	---	5	14
Mike Friede	1	2	---	---	10	13
Bill Acker	---	---	5	5	1	11
San Sileo	---	---	6	5	---	11
Louis Lipps	4	6	---	---	---	10
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	4	4
Frank Manumaleuga	---	---	0	0	3	3
Jay Schroeder	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	33	5.5
Middle	13	108	8.3
Right	15	45	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	44	3.7
Middle	3	4	1.3
Right	12	47	3.9
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Parnell Dickinson	25	14	2	0	1	5	3	6	0
Steve Beuerlein	6	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
John Witkowski	18	10	4	0	1	2	1	0	2
Will Cureton	13	9	2	1	0	1	1	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	23	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	37	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	65	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	41	10.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	8	104	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	10	166	13.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	13	6.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alvin Moore	5	2	0	15	0	22
TE John Frank	5	3	1	56	2	19
WR Bruce Hill	5	1	0	19	0	26
WR John Taylor	4	3	0	23	0	20
TE Tom Mullady	3	3	0	21	0	25
WR Jo Jo Townsell	3	1	0	6	0	13
RB John Settle	2	2	0	5	0	24
WR Clint Sampson	1	1	0	6	0	5
FB Merril Hoge	1	1	0	15	0	12

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Haywood Jeffires	9	5	0	97	2	24
WR Henry Ellard	6	5	0	67	1	18
WR Brian Brennan	6	4	0	54	1	20
WR Mike Friede	2	1	0	5	0	2
TE Pat Beach	2	0	0	0	0	9
TE Keith McKeller	2	1	0	8	0	11
FB Jewerl Thomas	1	0	1	0	0	12
TE KD Dunn	1	1	0	7	0	4
RB Herschel Walker	1	1	0	24	1	8
RB Marc Logan	1	1	0	21	1	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marc Logan	2	11	5.50	3.25
Herschel Walker	1	1	1.00	3.69

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Parnell Dickinson	1	1	15	15.00	5.48

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Will Cureton	3	1	10	3.33	8.85
John Witkowski	2	0	0	0.00	9.33

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Merril Hoge	1	1	15	15.00	15.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brian Brennan	2	1	10	5.00	9.00
WR Haywood Jeffires	2	0	0	0.00	10.78
WR Mike Friede	1	0	0	0.00	2.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
John Settle	3	1
Warren Williams	3	1
Steve Beuerlein	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Marc Logan	4	2
Jewerl Thomas	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Parnell Dickinson	6	5	3
Steve Beuerlein	3	1	1

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
John Witkowski	4	3	2
Will Cureton	1	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bruce Hill	2	1	0
TE Tom Mullady	1	1	1
WR Alvin Moore	1	0	0
WR Clint Sampson	1	1	1
TE John Frank	1	1	1
WR Jo Jo Townsell	1	0	0
FB Merril Hoge	1	1	1
RB John Settle	1	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brian Brennan	3	3	2
TE Pat Beach	1	0	0
WR Haywood Jeffires	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 44,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,300 (21,400)
End Zone 10,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	44,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,300 (21,400)
End Zone	10,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	200 (3,300)