Super Bowl XV|Super Bowl XVII
January 24, 1982
Thanks to "The Catch", San Francisco earned its first Super Bowl appearance on the way to becoming the dynasty team of the 80s, winning 26-21 over Ickey Woods and the Cincinnati Bengals.
Despite having a 20-0 lead over the Bengals at halftime, it took the 49ers special teams, namely kicker Ray Wersching's 4 field goals to keep that lead as the Bengals roared back in the second half. They eventually ran out of time, however, sending the 49ers home with the trophy.
Legendary 49ers quarterback Joe Montana was named MVP for the game. Attendance at the Silverdome was 81,270. Bill Walsh was the head coach for SF, while Forrest Gregg led the Bengals.
Statistics (from www.superbowl.com):
SCORING
San Francisco 7 13 0 6 -- 26
Cincinnati 0 0 7 14 -- 21
SF- Montana 1 run (Wersching kick), 9:08 1st
SF- E. Cooper 11 pass from Montana (Wersching kick),
8:07 2nd
SF- FG Wersching 22, 14:45 2nd
SF- FG Wersching 26, 14:58 2nd
CIN- Anderson 5 run (Breech kick), 3:35 3rd
CIN- Ross 4 pass from Anderson (Breech kick),
4:54 4th
SF- FG Wersching 40, 9:35 4th
SF- FG Wersching 23, 13:03 4th
CIN- Ross 3 pass from Anderson (Breech kick),
14:44 4th
TEAM STATISTICS S.F. Cin.
Total First Downs 20 24
Rushing 9 7
Passing 9 13
Penalty 2 4
Total Net Yardage 275 356
Total Offensive Plays 63 63
Avg. Gain per Off. Play 4.4 5.7
Rushes 40 24
Yards Gained Rushing (Net) 127 72
Average Yards per Rush 3.2 3.0
Passes Attempted 22 34
Passes Completed 14 25
Had Intercepted 0 2
Tackled Attempting to Pass 1 5
Yards Lost Attempting to Pass 9 16
Yards Gained Passing (Net) 148 284
Punts 4 3
Average Distance 46.3 43.7
Punt Returns 1 4
Punt Return Yardage 6 35
Kickoff Returns 2 7
Kickoff Return Yardage 40 52
Interception Return Yardage 52 0
Fumbles 2 2
Own Fumbles Recovered 1 0
Opponent Fumbles Recovered 2 1
Penalties 8 8
Yards Penalized 65 57
Total Points Scored 26 21
Touchdowns 2 3
Rushing 1 1
Passing 1 2
Returns 0 0
Extra Points 2 3
Field Goals 4 0
Field Goals Attempted 4 0
Safeties 0 0
Third-Down Efficiency 8/15 6/12
Fourth-Down Efficiency 0/0 1/2
Time of Possession 30:34 29:26
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing
San Francisco No. Yds. LG TD
Patton 17 55 10 0
E. Cooper 9 34 14 0
Montana 6 18 8 1
Ring 5 17 7 0
Davis 2 5 4 0
Clark 1 -2 2 0
Cincinnati No. Yds. LG TD
Johnson 14 36 5 0
Alexander 5 17 13 0
Anderson 4 15 6 1
A. Griffin 1 4 4 0
Passing
San Francisco Att. Comp. Yds. TD Int.
Montana 22 14 157 1 0
Cincinnati Att. Comp. Yds. TD Int.
Anderson 34 25 300 2 2
Receiving
San Francisco No. Yds. LG TD
Solomon 4 52 20 0
Clark 4 45 17 0
E. Cooper 2 15 11t 1
Wilson 1 22 22 0
Young 1 14 14 0
Patton 1 6 6 0
Ring 1 3 3 0
Cincinnati No. Yds. LG TD
Ross 11 104 16 2
Collinsworth 5 107 49 0
Curtis 3 42 21 0
Kreider 2 36 19 0
Johnson 2 8 5 0
Alexander 2 3 3 0
Interceptions
San Francisco No. Yds. LG TD
Hicks 1 27 27 0
Wright 1 25 25 0
Cincinnati No. Yds. LG TD
None -- -- -- --
Punting
San Francisco No. Avg. LG Blk.
Miller 4 46.3 50 0
Cincinnati No. Avg. LG Blk.
McInally 3 43.7 53 0
Punt Returns
San Francisco No. FC Yds. LG TD
Hicks 1 0 6 6 0
Solomon 0 1 0 ** 0
Cincinnati No. FC Yds. LG TD
Fuller 4 0 35 17 0
Kickoff Returns
San Francisco No. Yds. LG TD
Hicks 1 23 23 0
Lawrence 1 17 17 0
Cincinnati No. Yds. LG TD
Verser 5 52 16 0
Frazier 1 0 0 0
A. Griffin 1 0 0 0
San Francisco 49ers Cincinnati Bengals
== Offense ==
Quillan, Fred C Bush, Blair C
Ayers, John G Lapham, Dave G
Cross, Randy G Montoya, Max G
Audick, Dan T Munoz, Anthony T
Fahnhorst, Keith T Wilson, Mike T
Young, Charle TE Ross, Dan TE
Clark, Dwight WR Collinsworth, Cris WR
Solomon, Freddie WR Curtis, Isaac WR
Patton, Ricky RB Alexander, Charles RB
Cooper, Earl FB Johnson, Pete FB
Montana, Joe QB Anderson, Ken QB
== Defense ==
Board, Dwaine DT Whitley, Wilson NT
Reese, Archie DT Browner, Ross DE
Dean, Fred DE Edwards, Eddie DE
Stuckey, Jim DE Harris, Bo OLB
Reynolds, Jack OLB Williams, Reggie OLB
Turner, Keena OLB Cameron, Glenn ILB
Leopold, Bobby MLB LeClair, Jim ILB
Lott, Ronnie CB Breeden, Louis CB
Wright, Eric C. CB Riley, Ken CB
Williamson, Car. SS Hicks, Bryan FS
Hicks, Dwight FS Kemp, Bobby SS
== Substitute ==
Bunz, Dan Bass, Don
Choma, John Breech, Jim
Davis, Johnny Burley, Gary
Downing, Walt Davis, Oliver
Gervais, Rick Dinkel, Tom
Harper, Willie Frazier, Guy
Harty, John Fuller, Mike
Kennedy, Allan Griffin, Archie
Lawrence, Amos Griffin, Ray
McColl, Milt Hargrove, Jim
Miller, Jim G. Harris, M. L.
Pillers, Larry Horn, Rod
Puki, Craig Kreider, Steve
Ramson, Eason McInally, Pat
Ring, Bill Moore, Blake
Shumann, Mike Obrovac, Mike
Thomas, Ronald Razzano, Rick
Wersching, Ray Simmons, John
Wilson, Mike R. St. Clair, Mike
Verser, David
== Did Not Play ==
Benjamin, Guy Bujnoch, Glenn
Easley, Walt Schonert, Turk
Elliott, Lenvil Thompson, Jack
Martin, Saladin