| Detroit Lions at Los Angeles Rams |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 29, 1961 Location: Los Angeles, CA Venue: Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 49123 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 65 F Humidty: 34% Wind: 16 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | LARM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Danny Lewis 6 run (Jim Martin kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Jon Arnett 105 kickoff return (Danny Villanueva kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Jim Ninowski 4 run (Jim Martin kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 3 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Danny Villanueva 29 FG | 14 | 10 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Danny Lewis 7 run (Jim Martin kick) | 21 | 10 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Ken Webb 1 run (Jim Martin kick) | 28 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | SE | Gail Cogdill |
| 79 | LOT | John Gonzaga |
| 66 | LOG | Harley Sewell |
| 50 | C | Bob Scholtz |
| 75 | ROG | John Gordy |
| 77 | ROT | Danny LaRose |
| 80 | TE | Jim Gibbons |
| 15 | QB | Jim Ninowski |
| 45 | HB | Danny Lewis |
| 41 | FL | Terry Barr |
| 33 | FB | Nick Pietrosante |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Darris McCord |
| 71 | LDT | Alex Karras |
| 76 | RDT | Roger Brown |
| 53 | RDE | Bill Glass |
| 57 | LLB | Carl Brettschneider |
| 56 | MLB | Joe Schmidt |
| 55 | RLB | Wayne Walker |
| 81 | LCB | Dick Lane |
| 43 | LS | Gary Lowe |
| 28 | RS | Yale Lary |
| 44 | RCB | Dick LeBeau |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 91 | SE | Carroll Dale |
| 78 | LOT | Jim Boeke |
| 73 | LOG | Charlie Cowan |
| 56 | C | Art Hunter |
| 71 | ROG | Joe Scibelli |
| 70 | ROT | Frank Varrichione |
| 82 | TE | Jim Phillips |
| 15 | QB | Frank Ryan |
| 26 | HB | Jon Arnett |
| 33 | FL | Ollie Matson |
| 22 | FB | Dick Bass |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Deacon Jones |
| 67 | LDT | Urban Henry |
| 77 | RDT | George Strugar |
| 85 | RDE | Lamar Lundy |
| 32 | LLB | Jack Pardee |
| 48 | MLB | Les Richter |
| 57 | RLB | Bill Jobko |
| 21 | LCB | Eddie Meador |
| 41 | LS | Lindon Crow |
| 35 | RS | Clendon Thomas |
| 46 | RCB | Alvin Hall |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 23 | 12 | 11 | 0 | / | / | 6 | 84 | 2 | 0 | |
| LARM | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | / | / | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Nick Pietrosante | 21 | 112 | 5.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Danny Lewis | 7 | 29 | 4.1 | 7t | 2 |
| Jim Ninowski | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 13 | 1 |
| Ken Webb | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 168 | 4.9 | 15 | 4 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Jon Arnett | 11 | 40 | 3.6 | 16 | 0 |
| Dick Bass | 8 | 36 | 4.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Ollie Matson | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Frank Ryan | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 6 | 0 |
| Pervis Atkins | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 28 | 109 | 3.9 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Jim Ninowski | 23 | 11 | 47.8 | 0 | 249 | 10.8 | 48 | 0 | 8 | 87.0 | |
| Team Totals | 23 | 11 | 47.8 | 0 | 249 | 10.8 | 48 | 0 | 8 | 87.0 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Frank Ryan | 25 | 14 | 56.0 | 1 | 172 | 6.9 | 0 | 23 | 60.7 | ||
| Team Totals | 25 | 14 | 56.0 | 1 | 172 | 6.9 | 0 | 23 | 60.8 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Glenn Davis | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Gail Cogdill | 3 | 103 | 34.3 | 44 | 0 |
| Jim Gibbons | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 18 | 0 |
| Terry Barr | 1 | 48 | 48.0 | 48 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 249 | 22.6 | 48 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Jim Phillips | 8 | 117 | 14.6 | 26 | 0 |
| Carroll Dale | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 26 | 0 |
| Jon Arnett | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Dick Bass | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 172 | 12.3 | 26 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Gary Lowe | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Yale Lary | 2 | 100 | 50.0 | 57 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 100 | 50.0 | 57 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Danny Villanueva | 4 | 168 | 42.0 | 49 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 168 | 42.0 | 49 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Howard Cassady | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 13 | 0 | |
| Jim Steffen | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 13 | 0 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Dick Bass | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Jim Steffen | 2 | 62 | 31.0 | 36 | 0 | |
| Pat Studstill | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 90 | 30.0 | 36 | 0 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Dick Bass | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 20 | 0 | |
| Jon Arnett | 2 | 117 | 58.5 | 105t | 1 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 164 | 32.8 | 105t | 1 | |