1968 San Francisco 49ers Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-6-1
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Coastal Division
Coach: Dick Nolan (7-6-1)
Location: San Francisco, California
1968 San Francisco 49ers RosterTeam Record: 7-6-1
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Coastal Division
Coach: Dick Nolan (7-6-1)
Location: San Francisco, California
1968 San Francisco 49ers Results
The San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League ended the 1968 season with a record of 7 wins and 6 losses and 1 ties, finishing third in the NFL's Coastal Division.
The 49ers scored 303 points, but the defense allowed 310. John Brodie tossed for 3,020 yards. Clifton McNeil topped pass catchers, grabbing 71 passes for 994 yards.
Ken Willard carried the ball for a team-leading 967 yards for San Francisco.
Kermit Alexander snatched 9 opponent throws.
Dick Nolan coached the team.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Brodie | 404 | 234 | 57.9 | 3020 | 7.5 | 22 | 5.4 | 21 | 5.2 | 65 | 78.0 |
| George Mira | 11 | 4 | 36.4 | 44 | 4.0 | 1 | 9.1 | 1 | 9.1 | 43 | 41.5 |
| Clifton McNeil | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 43 | 21.5 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 43 | 95.8 |
| Totals | 417 | 239 | 57.3 | 3107 | 7.5 | 24 | 5.8 | 23 | 5.5 | 65 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Willard | 227 | 967 | 4.3 | 69 | 7 |
| Gary Lewis | 141 | 573 | 4.1 | 22 | 1 |
| Bill Tucker | 30 | 135 | 4.5 | 18 | 3 |
| John Brodie | 18 | 71 | 3.9 | 15 | 0 |
| Clem Daniels | 12 | 37 | 3.1 | 11 | 0 |
| Doug Cunningham | 6 | 7 | 1.2 | 5 | 0 |
| George Mira | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| John Crow | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Dwight Lee | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Clifton McNeil | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Steve Spurrier | 1 | -15 | -15.0 | -15 | 0 |
| Totals | 443 | 1784 | 4.0 | 69 | 11 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifton McNeil | 71 | 994 | 14.0 | 65 | 7 |
| Dick Witcher | 39 | 531 | 13.6 | 59 | 1 |
| Ken Willard | 36 | 232 | 6.4 | 20 | 0 |
| John Crow | 31 | 531 | 17.1 | 54 | 5 |
| Gary Lewis | 27 | 244 | 9.0 | 33 | 3 |
| Bill Tucker | 15 | 197 | 13.1 | 43 | 4 |
| Bob Windsor | 8 | 146 | 18.2 | 62 | 2 |
| Kay McFarland | 5 | 140 | 28.0 | 65 | 1 |
| Sonny Randle | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 29 | 1 |
| Doug Cunningham | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Clem Daniels | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Totals | 239 | 3107 | 13.0 | 65 | 24 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Davis | 26 | 26 | 100.0 | 16 | 9 | 56.2 | 53 |
| Dennis Patera | 13 | 10 | 76.9 | 8 | 2 | 25.0 | 16 |
| Totals | 39 | 36 | 92.3 | 24 | 11 | 45.8 | 69 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Spurrier | 68 | 2651 | 39.0 | 54 |
| Totals | 68 | 2651 | 39.0 | 54 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kermit Alexander | 24 | 87 | 3.6 | 26 | 0 |
| Johnny Fuller | 12 | 33 | 2.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 120 | 3.3 | 26 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kermit Alexander | 20 | 360 | 18.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Doug Cunningham | 14 | 286 | 20.4 | 38 | 0 |
| Clem Daniels | 10 | 206 | 20.6 | 29 | 0 |
| Bill Tucker | 5 | 103 | 20.6 | 30 | 0 |
| Dwight Lee | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Johnny Fuller | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Harold Hays | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Cas Banaszek | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Dave Olerich | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Tommy Hart | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Woody Peoples | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Nunley | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 60 | 1064 | 17.7 | 38 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kermit Alexander | 9 | 155 | 17.2 | 66 | 1 |
| Al Randolph | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Ed Beard | 2 | 93 | 46.5 | 69 | 0 |
| Johnny Fuller | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Stan Hindman | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 1 |
| Jimmy Johnson | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Bill Belk | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 1 |
| Totals | 20 | 367 | 18.4 | 69 | 3 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Brodie | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Clark Miller | 0 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Johnny Fuller | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Doug Cunningham | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Roland Lakes | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kermit Alexander | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cas Banaszek | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Charlie Krueger | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Windsor | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Al Randolph | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Matt Hazeltine | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Spurrier | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Belk | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dick Witcher | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Gary Lewis | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| George Mira | 1 | 1 | -7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Woitt | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Clifton McNeil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ken Willard | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bill Tucker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Frank Nunley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 26 | 23 | 60 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Tommy Davis | 9 | 26 | 0 | 53 | ||||||||||
| Bill Tucker | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||
| Ken Willard | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| Clifton McNeil | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| John Crow | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| Gary Lewis | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| Dennis Patera | 2 | 10 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||
| Dick Witcher | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Bob Windsor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Stan Hindman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Kay McFarland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Bill Belk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Kermit Alexander | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Sonny Randle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 11 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 303 |
