| Buffalo Bisons at Chicago Rockets Game Statistics |
| Date: September 25, 1946 Location: Chicago, IL |
| Venue: Soldier Field Attendance: 20678 |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bisons | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| Chicago Rockets | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 38 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | CHI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89 | LDH | Chet Mutryn | ||
| 72 | LLB | Vic Kulbitski | ||
| 1 | Buffalo Bisons | Vic Kulbitski 47 run (Lou Zontini kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Chicago Rockets | Elroy Hirsch 68 pass from Bob Hoernschemeyer (Steve Nemeth kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Chicago Rockets | Billy Hillenbrand 51 pass from Bob Hoernschemeyer (Steve Nemeth kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Buffalo Bisons | Lou Tomasetti 28 pass from George Terlep (Lou Zontini kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 3 | Chicago Rockets | Billy Hillenbrand 34 run (Steve Nemeth kick) | 14 | 21 |
| 3 | Buffalo Bisons | Fay King 52 pass from Al Dekdebrun (Lou Zontini kick) | 21 | 21 |
| 3 | Buffalo Bisons | Steve Juzwik 40 pass from George Terlep (Lou Zontini kick) | 28 | 21 |
| 4 | Buffalo Bisons | Steve Juzwik 24 pass from George Terlep (Lou Zontini kick) | 35 | 21 |
| 4 | Chicago Rockets | Billy Hillenbrand 68 punt return (Steve Nemeth kick) | 35 | 28 |
| 4 | Chicago Rockets | Ralph Heywood 5 pass from Bob Hoernschemeyer (Steve Nemeth kick) | 35 | 35 |
| 4 | Chicago Rockets | Steve Nemeth 13 FG | 35 | 38 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bisons | ||
| 60 | RDH | Al Dekdebrun |
| Offense | ||
| 54 | LOE | John Batorski |
| 46 | LOT | C.B. Stanley |
| 37/33 | LOG | John Perko |
| 25 | C | Al Wukits |
| 35/30 | ROG | Rocco Pirro |
| 43 | ROT | Jack Kramer |
| 52/55 | ROE | Herb Nelson |
| 62 | QB | George Terlep |
| 89 | LOH | Chet Mutryn |
| 88 | ROH | Steve Juzwik |
| 72 | FB | Vic Kulbitski |
| Defense | ||
| 54 | LDE | John Batorski |
| 46 | LDT | C.B. Stanley |
| 31 | LDG | Hal Lahar |
| 34 | RDG | Elmer Jones |
| 44 | RDT | George Doherty |
| 52/55 | RDE | Herb Nelson |
| 72 | LLB | Vic Kulbitski |
| 21 | RLB | Felto Prewitt |
| 89 | LDH | Chet Mutryn |
| 60 | RDH | Al Dekdebrun |
| 87 | S | Lou Tomasetti |
| Chicago Rockets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 57 | LOE | Ralph Heywood |
| 46 | LOT | Willie Wilkin |
| 31 | LOG | Evan Vogds |
| 25 | C | Herb Coleman |
| 34 | ROG | Tony Sumpter |
| 45 | ROT | Chuck Huneke |
| 50 | ROE | Pat Lahey |
| 80 | HB | Elroy Hirsch |
| 69 | TB | Steve Nemeth |
| 49 | WB | Don Griffin |
| 73 | FB | Ernie Lewis |
| Defense | ||
| 55 | LDE | Bob Dove |
| 33 | LDT | Joe Ruetz |
| 34 | MG | Tony Sumpter |
| 45 | RDT | Chuck Huneke |
| 52 | RDE | Frank Quillen |
| 74 | LLB | Bill Kellagher |
| 31 | MLB | Evan Vogds |
| 73 | RLB | Ernie Lewis |
| 80 | LDH | Elroy Hirsch |
| 97 | RDH | Ned Mathews |
| 85 | S | Walt Clay |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bisons | |||||
| Vic Kulbitski | 12 | 92 | 7.7 | 1 | |
| Chet Mutryn | 8 | 87 | 10.9 | 0 | |
| Ken Stofer | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | |
| Lou Tomasetti | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | |
| George Terlep | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| Curt Sandig | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Steve Juzwik | 7 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | |
| Chicago Rockets | |||||
| Billy Hillenbrand | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 1 | |
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 0 | |
| Elroy Hirsch | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Bill Schroeder | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Walt Clay | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Ned Mathews | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Ernie Lewis | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Bill Kellagher | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Don Griffin | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Walt Williams | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bisons | |||||||||||
| George Terlep | 12 | 4 | 33.3 | 2 | 92 | 7.7 | 40t | 3 | 61.8 | ||
| Al Dekdebrun | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 69 | 34.5 | 52t | 1 | 158.3 | ||
| Chicago Rockets | |||||||||||
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 21 | 13 | 61.9 | 0 | 183 | 8.7 | 68t | 2 | 121.7 | ||
| Walt Clay | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 77.1 | |||
| Walt Williams | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 50 | 16.7 | 50 | 0 | 81.9 | ||
| Ernie Lewis | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 13 | 6.5 | 13 | 0 | 70.8 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bisons | |||||
| Steve Juzwik | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 40t | 2 |
| Lou Tomasetti | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 30t | 1 |
| Fay King | 1 | 52 | 52.0 | 52t | 1 |
| Chicago Rockets | |||||
| Elroy Hirsch | 5 | 136 | 27.2 | 68t | 0 |
| Billy Hillenbrand | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 1 | |
| Ralph Heywood | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| Pat Lahey | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| Bob Motl | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Ned Mathews | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Don Griffin | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Frank Quillen | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bisons | |||||
| Chicago Rockets | |||||
| Walt Clay | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bisons | |||||
| Lou Zontini | 4 | 140 | 35.0 | 0 | |
| Ken Stofer | 1 | 48 | 48.0 | 48 | 0 |
| Chicago Rockets | |||||
| Ernie Lewis | 4 | 169 | 42.3 | 54 | 0 |
| Ralph Heywood | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bisons | ||||||
| Lou Tomasetti | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Chicago Rockets | ||||||
| Billy Hillenbrand | 1 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bisons | ||||||
| Chicago Rockets | ||||||
| Bill Kellagher | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
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