| Los Angeles Dons at Chicago Rockets Game Statistics |
| Date: October 5, 1946 Location: Chicago, IL |
| Venue: Soldier Field Attendance: 31076 |
| Weather: Smoke Haze Clear Temp: F Humidty: % Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles DonsLA | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| Chicago RocketsCHI | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | LA | CHI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84 | DB | Paul Vinnola | ||
| 1 | Chicago RocketsCHI | Billy Hillenbrand 88 kickoff return (Elroy Hirsch kick failed) | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Chicago RocketsCHI | Steve Nemeth 28 FG | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | Los Angeles DonsLA | Dale Gentry 14 blocked punt recovery (Joe Aguirre kick) | 7 | 9 |
| 4 | Los Angeles DonsLA | Andy Marefos 2 run (Joe Aguirre kick) | 14 | 9 |
| 4 | Los Angeles DonsLA | Jack Morton 19 pass from Charlie O'Rourke (Joe Aguirre kick) | 21 | 9 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 58/57 | LOE | Joe Aguirre |
| 45 | LOT | Bob Reinhard |
| 30 | LOG | Al Lolotai |
| 20 | C | Don Nolander |
| 33 | ROG | Bill Radovich |
| 44 | ROT | Lee Artoe |
| 53 | ROE | Dale Gentry |
| 66 | QB | Charlie O'Rourke |
| 83 | LOH | Bob Seymour |
| 90 | ROH | Bus Mertes |
| 77 | FB | John Kimbrough |
| Defense | ||
| 53 | DE | Dale Gentry |
| 55 | DE | Bob Nowaskey |
| 44 | DT | Lee Artoe |
| 45 | DT | Bob Reinhard |
| 30 | DG | Al Lolotai |
| 33 | DG | Bill Radovich |
| 82 | LB | Harry Clarke |
| 20 | LB | Don Nolander |
| 94 | DB | Earl Elsey |
| 83 | DB | Bob Seymour |
| 84 | DB | Paul Vinnola |
| 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 |
| 64 | TB | Bob Hoernschemeyer |
| 66 | WB | Billy Hillenbrand |
| 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 |
| 27 | RLB | Mickey Parks |
| 80 | LDH | Elroy Hirsch |
| 97 | RDH | Ned Mathews |
| 85 | S | Walt Clay |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dons | |||||
| Chuck Fenenbock | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 0 | |
| Bus Mertes | 8 | 23 | 2.9 | 0 | |
| Harry Clarke | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Paul Vinnola | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| John Kimbrough | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Earl Elsey | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Andy Marefos | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 1 | |
| Bob Seymour | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Frank Trigilio | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bob Sneddon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernie Nygren | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Bob Mitchell | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Chicago Rockets | |||||
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 0 | |
| Walt Clay | 11 | 22 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Bill Kellagher | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Ernie Lewis | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 0 | |
| Don Griffin | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Bill Schroeder | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Walt Williams | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Ned Mathews | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| Elroy Hirsch | 8 | -8 | -1.0 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dons | |||||||||||
| Charlie O'Rourke | 17 | 11 | 64.7 | 1 | 94 | 5.5 | 1 | 74.1 | |||
| Angelo Bertelli | 11 | 6 | 54.5 | 2 | 92 | 8.4 | 38 | 0 | 42.8 | ||
| Chicago Rockets | |||||||||||
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 14 | 6 | 42.9 | 1 | 98 | 7.0 | 42 | 0 | 37.2 | ||
| Walt Williams | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 1 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 33.3 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dons | |||||
| Jack Morton | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 1 | |
| Earl Elsey | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 38 | 0 |
| Joe Aguirre | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | |
| Bob Nowaskey | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | |
| Al Krueger | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | |
| Harry Clarke | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| Chuck Fenenbock | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Bob Seymour | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Bus Mertes | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| John Kimbrough | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
| Bob Mitchell | 0 | -1 | -1L | 0 | |
| Chicago Rockets | |||||
| Elroy Hirsch | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | |
| Billy Hillenbrand | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Max Morris | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 42 | 0 |
| Bill Kellagher | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Bob Motl | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Ned Mathews | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dons | |||||
| Bus Mertes | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Don Nolander | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Chicago Rockets | |||||
| Walt Clay | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Ned Mathews | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Bill Schroeder | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dons | |||||
| Bob Reinhard | 3 | 96 | 32.0 | 0 | |
| Chicago Rockets | |||||
| Walt Williams | 6 | 221 | 36.8 | 56 | 1 |
| Ernie Lewis | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dons | ||||||
| Chuck Fenenbock | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | ||
| Dale Gentry | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Chicago Rockets | ||||||
| Elroy Hirsch | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dons | ||||||
| John Kimbrough | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 26 | 0 | |
| Earl Elsey | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Chicago Rockets | ||||||
| Ned Mathews | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | ||
| Billy Hillenbrand | 1 | 88 | 88.0 | 88t | 1 | |
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