1961 San Francisco 49ers Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-6-1
Finishing 5th in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Red Hickey (7-6-1)
Location: San Francisco, California
1961 San Francisco 49ers RosterTeam Record: 7-6-1
Finishing 5th in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Red Hickey (7-6-1)
Location: San Francisco, California
1961 San Francisco 49ers Results
The San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League ended the 1961 season with a record of 7 wins and 6 losses and 1 ties, finishing fifth in the NFL's West Division.
The 49ers racked up 346 points, and the defense allowed 272. John Brodie threw for 2,588 yards. R.C. Owens grabbed 55 passes for 1,032 yards. Monty Stickles contributed to the receiving game also.
J.D. Smith carried the ball for a team-leading 823 yards for San Francisco.
Dave Baker picked off 6 opponent throws.
Red Hickey coached the team.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Brodie | 283 | 155 | 54.8 | 2588 | 9.1 | 14 | 4.9 | 12 | 4.2 | 70 | 84.7 |
| Billy Kilmer | 34 | 19 | 55.9 | 286 | 8.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 11.8 | 28 | 44.1 |
| Bob Waters | 28 | 13 | 46.4 | 183 | 6.5 | 1 | 3.6 | 2 | 7.1 | 26 | 50.1 |
| J.D. Smith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 346 | 187 | 54.0 | 3057 | 8.8 | 15 | 4.3 | 19 | 5.5 | 70 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.D. Smith | 167 | 823 | 4.9 | 33 | 8 |
| Billy Kilmer | 96 | 509 | 5.3 | 31 | 10 |
| C.R. Roberts | 63 | 338 | 5.4 | 54 | 1 |
| Bob Waters | 47 | 233 | 5.0 | 35 | 3 |
| John Brodie | 28 | 90 | 3.2 | 29 | 2 |
| Don McIlhenny | 8 | 30 | 3.8 | 15 | 0 |
| R.C. Owens | 0 | 23 | 23 | 1 | |
| Abe Woodson | 14 | 23 | 1.6 | 14 | 0 |
| J.W. Lockett | 11 | 18 | 1.6 | 9 | 1 |
| Bill Cooper | 8 | 17 | 2.1 | 6 | 1 |
| Dale Messer | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Ray Norton | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Aaron Thomas | 1 | -15 | -15.0 | -15 | 0 |
| Totals | 448 | 2100 | 4.7 | 54 | 27 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R.C. Owens | 55 | 1032 | 18.8 | 54 | 5 |
| Monty Stickles | 43 | 794 | 18.5 | 54 | 5 |
| J.D. Smith | 28 | 343 | 12.2 | 57 | 1 |
| Aaron Thomas | 15 | 301 | 20.1 | 70 | 2 |
| Clyde Conner | 11 | 177 | 16.1 | 45 | 1 |
| Bernie Casey | 10 | 185 | 18.5 | 51 | 1 |
| C.R. Roberts | 10 | 83 | 8.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Abe Woodson | 8 | 74 | 9.2 | 28 | 0 |
| J.W. Lockett | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Messer | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Totals | 187 | 3057 | 16.3 | 70 | 15 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Davis | 50 | 2269 | 45.4 | 67 |
| Billy Kilmer | 9 | 364 | 40.4 | 64 |
| Totals | 59 | 2633 | 44.6 | 67 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abe Woodson | 16 | 172 | 10.8 | 80 | 1 |
| Eddie Dove | 6 | 49 | 8.2 | 20 | 0 |
| Dale Messer | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Totals | 24 | 232 | 9.7 | 80 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abe Woodson | 27 | 782 | 29.0 | 98 | 1 |
| Don McIlhenny | 6 | 189 | 31.5 | 49 | 0 |
| J.D. Smith | 7 | 158 | 22.6 | 33 | 0 |
| Ray Norton | 1 | 60 | 60.0 | 60 | 0 |
| Bill Cooper | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 20 | 0 |
| Dale Messer | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Carl Kammerer | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| J.W. Lockett | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Totals | 49 | 1302 | 26.6 | 98 | 1 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Baker | 6 | 123 | 20.5 | 40 | 0 |
| Jimmy Johnson | 5 | 116 | 23.2 | 63 | 0 |
| Eddie Dove | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 28 | 0 |
| Bob Harrison | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Matt Hazeltine | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Abe Woodson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Gorden Kelley | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 19 | 322 | 16.9 | 63 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Hazeltine | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Baker | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob St. Clair | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Monte Clark | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jimmy Ridlon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Leo Nomellini | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Brodie | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bob Harrison | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Krueger | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bruce Bosley | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Thomas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| R.C. Owens | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| J.W. Lockett | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Lou Cordileone | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Roland Lakes | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bernie Casey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| J.D. Smith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| C.R. Roberts | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Abe Woodson | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Aaron Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Billy Kilmer | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bob Waters | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ray Norton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Tommy Davis | 12 | 44 | 0 | 80 | ||||||||||
| Billy Kilmer | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |||||||||
| J.D. Smith | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |||||||
| R.C. Owens | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| Monty Stickles | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| Bob Waters | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| Abe Woodson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||
| John Brodie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Aaron Thomas | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Bill Cooper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Clyde Conner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| C.R. Roberts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| J.W. Lockett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Bernie Casey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Charlie Krueger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Totals | 27 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 346 |
