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Sunday November 4, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 11/04/1979:



Ken Stabler threw two touchdown passes and Mark van Eeghen ran for a score as Oakland defeated its Bay area rival. Oakland had a 9-0 lead, but Ray Wersching's 39-yard field goal and Phil Francis' five-yard run gave the 49ers a 10-9 second-quarter advantage. Van Eeghen's one-yard run capped a 77-yard drive that put the Raiders ahead for good in the closing minutes of the half. The lone score after intermission came in the third quarter on a Stabler-to-Cliff Branch touchdown pass of eight yards.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
San Francisco 49ersOFFENSE114.8  (21)233.8  (2)348.6  (7)21
DEFENSE135.8  (15)221.2  (27)357.0  (25)14
Oakland RaidersOFFENSE105.9  (24)194.8  (11)300.7  (17)17
DEFENSE134.2  (14)206.6  (24)340.8  (21)27

Line: Raiders by 10½

Team1234F
San Francisco 49ers (1-9-0)0100010
Oakland Raiders (6-4-0)977023

( 0- 3) OAK Jim Breech 18 yard field goal
( 0- 9) OAK Cliff Branch 9 yard pass from Ken Stabler (kick failed)
( 3- 9) SF  Ray Wersching 39 yard field goal
(10- 9) SF  Phil Francis 5 yard rush (Ray Wersching kick)
(10-16) OAK Mark van Eeghen 1 yard rush (Jim Breech kick)
(10-23) OAK Cliff Branch 8 yard pass from Ken Stabler (Jim Breech kick)
                     SF              OAK
First Downs:         19              19
Rushes-yards:        25-156          43-134
Yards/rush:          6.2             3.1
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     21-43-207-2     16-24-190-1
Sacked-yards:        0-0             2-15
Net pass yards:      207             175
Net yards/pass:      4.8             6.7
Total net yards:     363             309
Total plays:         68 (36% run)    69 (62% run)  
Yards/play:          5.3             4.5
Fumbles-lost:        5-4             6-4
Turnovers:           6               5
Penalties-yards:     5-74            7-35

Attendance: 52,764
Passing:
SF: Steve DeBerg, 20 of 42 for 195 yards (2 int); Freddie Solomon, 1 of 1 for 12 yards
OAK: Ken Stabler, 16 of 24 for 190 yards and 2 TDs (1 int)

Rushing:
SF: Paul Hofer, 13 for 106 yards; Wilbur Jackson, 5 for 4 yards; O.J. Simpson, 3 for 8 yards; Phil Francis, 2 for 21 yards and 1 TD; Lenvil Elliott, 1 for 12 yards; Freddie Solomon, 1 for 5 yards
OAK: Mark van Eeghen, 27 for 88 yards and 1 TD; Derrick Jensen, 8 for 43 yards; Clarence Hawkins, 4 for -4 yards; Booker Russell, 3 for 9 yards; Ken Stabler, 1 for -2 yards

Receiving:
SF: Paul Hofer, 7 for 64 yards; Freddie Solomon, 5 for 45 yards; Wilbur Jackson, 3 for 44 yards; Phil Francis, 3 for 17 yards; Bob Bruer, 2 for 25 yards; Ken MacAfee, 1 for 12 yards
OAK: Dave Casper, 5 for 65 yards; Raymond Chester, 4 for 55 yards; Mark van Eeghen, 3 for 39 yards; Cliff Branch, 3 for 24 yards and 2 TDs; Larry Brunson, 1 for 7 yards

Kick returns:
SF: James Owens, 3 for 92 yards; Lenvil Elliott, 1 for 17 yards; Phil Francis, 1 for 17 yards
OAK: Larry Brunson, 3 for 82 yards

Punt returns:
SF: Tony Dungy, 2 for 5 yards; Freddie Solomon, 1 for 1 yard
OAK: Ira Matthews, 2 for 21 yards

Interceptions:
SF: Charles Cornelius, 1 for 0 yards
OAK: Jack Tatum, 1 for 13 yards; Lester Hayes, 1 for 2 yards

Punting:
SF: Dan Melville, 3 for 88 yards
OAK: Ray Guy, 4 for 150 yards

Field Goals:
SF: Ray Wersching, 1/2
OAK: Jim Breech, 1/1




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