1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Total | |
| 1971 San Diego | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| 1971 Cleveland | 14 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 38 |
| Scoring Plays | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qtr | Clock | Poss | Scoring Description(Extra Point) | Score | ||
| 1 | 11:06 | 1971 San Diego | S.DeLong 87 yd. intercept (D.Partee kick) | 7-0 SDA | ||
| 1 | 8:24 | 1971 Cleveland | F.Pitts 10 yd. pass from B.Nelsen (D.Cockroft kick) | 7-7 CLA | ||
| 1 | 0:18 | 1971 Cleveland | B.Scott 1 yd. run (D.Cockroft kick) | 14-7 CLA | ||
| 2 | 3:00 | 1971 Cleveland | D.Cockroft 22 yd. field goal | 17-7 CLA | ||
| 2 | 0:30 | 1971 San Diego | D.Partee 47 yd. field goal | 17-10 CLA | ||
| 3 | 8:42 | 1971 Cleveland | M.Morin 7 yd. pass from B.Nelsen (D.Cockroft kick) | 24-10 CLA | ||
| 3 | 6:54 | 1971 Cleveland | L.Kelly 25 yd. run (D.Cockroft kick) | 31-10 CLA | ||
| 3 | 2:24 | 1971 San Diego | M.Garrett 3 yd. run (D.Partee kick) | 31-17 CLA | ||
| 4 | 9:54 | 1971 San Diego | M.Montgomery 5 yd. run (D.Partee kick) | 31-24 CLA | ||
| 4 | 6:36 | 1971 Cleveland | B.Scott 9 yd. pass from B.Nelsen (D.Cockroft kick) | 38-24 CLA | ||
Team Statistics | ||
| 1971 San Diego | 1971 Cleveland | |
| First Downs by Rush-Pass-Pen-Total | 12-7-0-19 | 9-16-2-27 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 5-13-38% | 3-7-43% |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 2-6-33% | 0-0-0% |
| Red Zone Efficiency (pts-poss-pct) | 14-21-67% | 31-42-74% |
| Total Offense-Plays-Avg Yards Per Play | 356-68-5.2 | 401-63-6.4 |
| Total Net Yards Rushing | 199 | 206 |
| Total Rushes | 35 | 39 |
| Average Per Rush | 5.7 | 5.3 |
| Passes Completed/Attempted | 14/33 (42.4%) | 19/23 (82.6%) |
| Net Yards Passing | 157 | 195 |
| Avg Yards Per Pass | 4.8 | 8.6 |
| Sacked/Yards Lost | 0/0 | 1/2 |
| Punts/Average | 1/52.0 | 3/42.0 |
| Punts Received/Return Yardage | 1/12 | 1/18 |
| Kickoffs/Returns | 6/114 | 4/99 |
| Interceptions/Returns | 1/87 | 1/10 |
| Penalties/Yards | 8/74 | 3/21 |
| Total Fumbles/Fumbles Lost | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Time of Possession | 28 mins 27 secs | 31 mins 33 secs |
| Average Drive Start | SDA 32 | CLA 33 |
Passing Stats | ||||||||||||
| Att | Comp | Yds | Comp % | Yds/Att | TD | TD % | INT | INT % | Long | Sack | Rating | |
| John Hadl | 33 | 14 | 157 | 42.4 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.0 | 34 | 0/0 | 44.6 |
| Bill Nelsen | 23 | 19 | 197 | 82.6 | 8.6 | 3 | 13.0 | 1 | 4.3 | 16 | 1/2 | 123.8 |
Rushing Stats | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | 2 Pt Conv | Fumbles/Lost | |||||
| Mike Garrett | 19 | 116 | 6.1 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Mike Montgomery | 9 | 67 | 7.4 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Leon Burns | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Jeff Queen | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| John Hadl | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Leroy Kelly | 19 | 119 | 6.3 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Bo Scott | 15 | 90 | 6.0 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | ||||
| Bill Nelsen | 5 | -3 | -0.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
Receiving Stats | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | 2 Pt Conv | ||||||
| Billy Parks | 4 | 77 | 19.3 | 34 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Mike Garrett | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Pettis Norman | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Gary Garrison | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Mike Montgomery | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Leon Burns | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Jeff Queen | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Fair Hooker | 5 | 62 | 12.4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Bo Scott | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Milt Morin | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Frank Pitts | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Leroy Kelly | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Field Goals | |||||||||||
| 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | Totals | % Made | |||||
| Dennis Partee | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 50.0 | ||||
| Don Cockroft | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 100 | ||||
Punting | |||||||||||
| No | Avg | Net | Tb | Inside 20 | Long | Blocked | |||||
| Dennis Partee | 1 | 52.0 | 34.0 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 0 | ||||
| Don Cockroft | 3 | 42.0 | 38.0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | ||||
Kickoff Returns | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |||||||
| Chris Fletcher | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 22 | 0 | ||||||
| Jerry LeVias | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | ||||||
| Reece Morrison | 3 | 80 | 26.7 | 29 | 0 | ||||||
| Ken Brown | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | ||||||
Punt Returns | |||||||||||
| Ret | FC | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | ||||||
| Jerry LeVias | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |||||
| Leroy Kelly | 1 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |||||
Individual Defense | |||||||||||
| Tackles | Sacks | Fum Rec | |||||||||
| Rick Redman | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Bob Babich | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Bob Howard | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Pete Barnes | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Ron East | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Bryant Salter | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Joe Beauchamp | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Steve DeLong | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Chris Fletcher | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Kevin T. Hardy | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Tom Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Jim Houston | 8 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Dale Lindsey | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Ben Davis | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Walt Sumner | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Billy Andrews | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Clarence R. Scott | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Ron Snidow | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Jerry Sherk | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Mike Howell | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Jack Gregory | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Walter Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
Interceptions | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |||||||
| Steve DeLong | 1 | 87 | 87.0 | 87 | 1 | ||||||
| Mike Howell | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
Game Story | |||||
| Leroy Kelly was locked in as Cleveland defeated San Diego by the score of 38 to 24. Kelly rushed for 119 yards and added a touchdown. Bill Nelsen passed 23 times for 197 yards and 3 touchdowns. Cleveland got out to an early lead outscoring San Diego 14 to 7 in the first quarter. They took the lead into the locker room at the half 17 to 10. Cleveland led after three quarters 31 to 17. | |||||