Sunday September 26, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 09/26/1976:



Jim Plunkett staked the 49ers to a 31-7 halftime lead on an 11-of-16 passing performance that netted three touchdowns. San Francisco victimized Seahawk punter Rick Engles, blocking his first punt to set up a first quarter field goal and Ralph McGill returned another 50 yards for a touchdown. Hugh McKinnis scored twice for Seattle on short bursts and Jim Zorn threw for 264 yards including a fourth quarter touchdown pass, closing the gap to 10 points before Steve Mike-Mayer ended a perfect day with 45 and 31-yard field goals.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE144.0  (15)108.0  (24)252.0  (22)4
DEFENSE146.0  (15)97.0  (3)243.0  (8)5
OFFENSE87.5  (27)191.0  (7)278.5  (17)6
DEFENSE277.0  (28)165.0  (18)442.0  (26)5

Line: 49ers by 11

Team1234F
San Francisco 49ers (2-1-0)17140637
Seattle Seahawks (0-3-0)707721

( 3- 0) SF Steve Mike-Mayer 45 yard field goal (10- 0) SF Ralph McGill 50 yard punt return (Steve Mike-Mayer kick) (17- 0) SF Gene Washington 38 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Steve Mike-Mayer kick) (17- 7) SEA Hugh McKinnis 1 yard rush (Don Bitterlich kick) (24- 7) SF Gene Washington 15 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Steve Mike-Mayer kick) (31- 7) SF Willie McGee 52 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Steve Mike-Mayer kick) (31-14) SEA Hugh McKinnis 1 yard rush (Don Bitterlich kick) (31-21) SEA Steve Largent 6 yard pass from Jim Zorn (Don Bitterlich kick) (34-21) SF Steve Mike-Mayer 45 yard field goal (37-21) SF Steve Mike-Mayer 31 yard field goal
                     SF              SEA
First Downs:         19              29
Rushes-yards:        32-142          35-130
Yards/rush:          4.4             3.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     16-29-239-1     21-44-305-2
Sacked-yards:        0-0             1-14
Net pass yards:      239             291
Net yards/pass:      8.2             6.5
Total net yards:     381             421
Total plays:         61 (52% run)    80 (43% run)  
Yards/play:          6.2             5.3
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             3-1
Turnovers:           1               3
Penalties-yards:     11-106          4-45

Attendance: 59,108

Passing:
SF: Jim Plunkett, 16 of 29 for 239 yards and 3 TDs (1 int) SEA: Jim Zorn, 20 of 43 for 264 yards and 1 TD (2 int); Bill Munson, 1 of 1 for 41 yards
Rushing:
SF: Delvin Williams, 18 for 87 yards; Wilbur Jackson, 12 for 43 yards; Sammy Johnson, 1 for 12 yards; Jim Plunkett, 1 for 0 yards SEA: Hugh McKinnis, 17 for 43 yards and 2 TDs; Ralph Nelson, 8 for 52 yards; Sherman Smith, 8 for 16 yards; Jim Zorn, 2 for 19 yards
Receiving:
SF: Willie McGee, 5 for 104 yards and 1 TD; Gene Washington, 5 for 93 yards and 2 TDs; Tom Mitchell, 3 for 24 yards; Wilbur Jackson, 3 for 18 yards SEA: Steve Largent, 7 for 128 yards and 1 TD; Ralph Nelson, 4 for 25 yards; Ron Howard, 3 for 58 yards; Hugh McKinnis, 3 for 50 yards; Sherman Smith, 3 for 32 yards; Sam McCullum, 1 for 12 yards
Kick returns:
SF: Tony Leonard, 4 for 107 yards SEA: Andy Bolton, 4 for 79 yards; Steve Largent, 1 for 22 yards
Punt returns:
SF: Ralph McGill, 2 for 50 yards and 1 TD SEA: Dave Brown, 2 for 19 yards; Lyle Blackwood, 2 for 6 yards
Interceptions:
SF: Jimmy Johnson, 1 for 17 yards; Skip Vanderbundt, 1 for 0 yards SEA: Mike Curtis, 1 for 26 yards
Punting:
SF: Tom Wittum, 5 for 153 yards SEA: Rick Engles, 3 for 119 yards
Field Goals:
SF: Steve Mike-Mayer, 3/3 SEA: Don Bitterlich, 0/3


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