1968 Week 11: Los Angeles Rams at San Francisco 49ers at Kezar Stadium.
1968 Week 11: Los Angeles Rams at San Francisco 49ers at Kezar Stadium. This is a regular-season game that earned its place on a curated list, which means the matchup itself carried some weight beyond a generic Sunday. Some regular-season games stick in the memory more than the playoff games of the same era. The names attached to Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers in 1968, the implications for division standing, or just the moment one play crystallized the season, made this one of those. Watch the early possessions for the read. Coaches treat curated-list games as their best stretches of preparation; the answers come quickly when the stakes are tangible.
1968 Week 11: Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers meet at a midpoint in the season, with the rest of the 1968 field watching to see how the result reshapes the conference standings. Around the league, the scouting departments take careful notes on regular-season games featuring contenders. The film here will be reviewed long after the final whistle by staffs who plan to face one or both of these teams later in the year.
1968 Week 11: Los Angeles Rams versus San Francisco 49ers. Midseason analytics shift around what matters most on any given Sunday: takeaway differential and red-zone conversion lead the indicator list for both contenders and the teams hunting them. The on-screen scoreboard tells one story; the underlying drive efficiency tells the more durable one. Both staffs know which numbers travel through December and which evaporate after a hot start.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | 12-2 | W5 |
| New York Giants | 7-7 | L4 |
| Washington Redskins | 5-9 | W1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 2-12 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | 10-4 | L1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 9-4-1 | W4 |
| New Orleans Saints | 4-9-1 | W1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 2-11-1 | L5 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | 13-1 | W8 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 10-3-1 | L2 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 7-6-1 | W1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 2-12 | L4 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | 8-6 | W2 |
| Chicago Bears | 7-7 | L1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 6-7-1 | W1 |
| Detroit Lions | 4-8-2 | L1 |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 710102020 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 713132020 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Ken Willard 1 yard rush ( Tommy Davis kick) | 0-7 |
| Rams | Billy Truax 6 yard pass from Roman Gabriel ( Bruce Gossett kick) | 7-7 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Rams | Bruce Gossett 15 yard field goal | 10-7 |
| 49ers | Tommy Davis 30 yard field goal | 10-10 |
| 49ers | Tommy Davis 35 yard field goal | 10-13 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| No scoring this quarter. | ||
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Bill Tucker 5 yard rush ( Tommy Davis kick) | 10-20 |
| Rams | Billy Truax 10 yard pass from Roman Gabriel ( Bruce Gossett kick) | 17-20 |
| Rams | Bruce Gossett 20 yard field goal | 20-20 |
| Rams | 49ers | |
|---|---|---|
| Team totals | ||
| First Downs | 22 | 18 |
| Total Yards | 399 | 338 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 4 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp/Att | 21/44 | 10/24 |
| Pass yards | 284 | 174 |
| Pass TD | 2 | 0 |
| Interceptions | 2 | 1 |
| Sacks taken | 1 | 1 |
| Sack yards lost | 14 | 3 |
| Net pass yards | 270 | 171 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes | 30 | 33 |
| Rush yards | 129 | 167 |
| Rush TD | 0 | 2 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fumbles | 1 | 4 |
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 3 |
| Penalties | 9 | 8 |
| Penalty yards | 86 | 70 |
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | |||||
| John Brodie | 10/24 | 174 | 0 | 1 | |
| RAM | |||||
| Roman Gabriel | 21/44 | 284 | 2 | 2 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Ken Willard | 24 | 128 | 1 | 28 |
| Bill Tucker | 4 | 16 | 1 | 5 |
| John Brodie | 2 | 15 | 0 | 12 |
| Doug Cunningham | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| John David Crow | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Gary Lewis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| RAM | ||||
| Dick Bass | 17 | 91 | 0 | 11 |
| Willie Ellison | 11 | 39 | 0 | 11 |
| Roman Gabriel | 2 | -1 | 0 | 1 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Kay McFarland | 3 | 90 | 0 | 65 |
| Dick Witcher | 3 | 51 | 0 | 28 |
| Clifton McNeil | 2 | 19 | 0 | 10 |
| Bob Windsor | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Ken Willard | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| RAM | ||||
| Bernie Casey | 6 | 109 | 0 | 42 |
| Jack Snow | 4 | 81 | 0 | 54 |
| Billy Truax | 5 | 37 | 2 | 10 |
| Tommy Mason | 2 | 19 | 0 | 11 |
| Willie Ellison | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Pat Studstill | 1 | 15 | 0 | 13 |
| Wendell Tucker | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Dick Bass | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 |
San Francisco 49ers defeated Los Angeles Rams 20-20 at Kezar Stadium in Week 11. The final scoring play was Rams: Bruce Gossett 20 yard field goal. The result came down to the final possession; San Francisco 49ers won by 0. Top line of the day: Roman Gabriel: 284 pass yards on 21-of-44, 2 TD, 2 INT.
San Francisco 49ers walked out of Kezar Stadium with a 20-20 Week 11 result Los Angeles Rams will replay all the way to the offseason. The game stayed within 0 points throughout, the kind of contest where every drive felt like a referendum and every defensive stop carried twice its usual weight. The final scoring play came from Rams: Bruce Gossett 20 yard field goal. Whether it was the game-decider or just the period at the end of the sentence depends on what the camera caught earlier.
San Francisco 49ers 20, Los Angeles Rams 20. Game: 1968 Week 11. Q1: 2 scoring plays. Q2: 3 scoring plays. Q4: 3 scoring plays. Top performers: - Roman Gabriel: 284 pass yards on 21-of-44, 2 TD, 2 INT - Ken Willard: 128 rush yards on 24 carries - Bernie Casey: 6 catches for 109 yards
Week 11, played at Kezar Stadium. Final: Los Angeles Rams 20, San Francisco 49ers 20, with San Francisco 49ers taking the result by 0. **First quarter**
- 49ers: Ken Willard 1 yard rush ( Tommy Davis kick) - Rams: Billy Truax 6 yard pass from Roman Gabriel ( Bruce Gossett kick)
**Second quarter**
- Rams: Bruce Gossett 15 yard field goal - 49ers: Tommy Davis 30 yard field goal - 49ers: Tommy Davis 35 yard field goal
**Fourth quarter**
- 49ers: Bill Tucker 5 yard rush ( Tommy Davis kick) - Rams: Billy Truax 10 yard pass from Roman Gabriel ( Bruce Gossett kick) - Rams: Bruce Gossett 20 yard field goal
**Top performers**
- Roman Gabriel: 284 pass yards on 21-of-44, 2 TD, 2 INT - Ken Willard: 128 rush yards on 24 carries - Bernie Casey: 6 catches for 109 yards
A 0-point margin in Week 11 is the kind of result that defines reputations on both sidelines.