Oakland Raiders

Vs.

San Francisco 49ers

September 1, 1968

 

Raiders Down 49ers, 26-19

 

 

SAN FRANCISCO (AP)- Two quick Oakland touchdowns in the third quarter broke open a tight game and gave the Raiders a 26-19 exhibition victory Sunday over San Francisco of the National Football League.

The Raiders' triumph, before a near sellout crowd of 57,593 in Kezar Stadium, gave the American Football League the preseason's interleague series. The AFL leads 11-9 with the NFL Philadelphia-AFL Boston game at Cambridge Mass. tonight, one of three remaining games.

The Raiders-49ers series is even at 1-1. S.F. won 13-10 at Oakland in the 1967 inaugural before 53,000.

Oakland is 3-1 in preseason games, San Francisco 1-4.

San Francisco scored first with the game 7:48 old. John David Crow took George Mira's screen pass and raced 50 yards to a touchdown.

The teams never were closer than 13-12 again.

Two passes from Raiders quarterback Daryle Lamonica to flanker Fred Biletnikoff- the latter was 28 yards and a touchdown- featured the third quarter pressure.

Four minutes later, Lamonica passed 18 yards to Billy Cannon, who went 35 more to a touchdown.

Kermit Alexander gave the 49ers brief hope when he returned a punt 57 yards to a fourth quarter touchdown.

The 49ers' second touchdown came as rookie Dwight Lee of Michigan State plunged one yard after Jim Johnson intercepted a Lamonica pass in the second period.

The Raiders' second quarter scores were on a Lamonica pass to Hewitt Dixon for 36 yards and on Dixon's seven-yard plunge after Oakland was given the ball on the seven on Alexander's pass interference penalty. 

 

An Oakland linebacker, Bill Laskey, snapped his left Achilles tendon. The Raiders said he probably would be out for the season.

 

 

Halfback Clem Daniels of Oakland runs behind the blocking of guard Gene Upshaw at Kezar Stadium.

 

Kermit Alexander completes 57-yard punt return.

 

49ers defensive end Stan Hindman in action against Raiders.

 

Hewitt Dixon carries against the 49ers.

 

  1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Raiders 0 13 13 0 26
49ers 6 6 0 7 19

 

Scoring Summary

 

First Quarter

SF- Crow 50 yard pass from Mira (pass failed)

 

Second Quarter

OAK- Dixon 36 yard pass from Lamonica (pass failed)

OAK- Dixon 7 yard run (Kocourek pass from Lamonica)

SF- Lee 1 run (pass failed)

 

Third Quarter

OAK- Biletnikoff 28 pass from Daniels (Dixon pass from Lamonica)

OAK- Cannon 53 yard pass from Lamonica (pass failed)

 

Fourth Quarter

SF- Alexander 57 yard punt return (Lewis run)

 

Att-57,593

 

RETURN