| Chicago Rockets at Buffalo Bisons Game Statistics |
| Date: October 27, 1946 Location: Buffalo, NY |
| Venue: Civic Stadium Attendance: 15738 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 73 F Humidty: 35% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Rockets | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Buffalo Bisons | 0 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHI | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85 | S | Walt Clay | ||
| 2 | Chicago Rockets | Steve Nemeth 19 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Buffalo Bisons | Jim Thibaut 2 run (Lou Zontini kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Buffalo Bisons | Preston Johnston 1 run (Lou Zontini kick) | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | Buffalo Bisons | Marty Comer 50 fumble recovery (Lou Zontini kick) | 3 | 21 |
| 2 | Buffalo Bisons | Steve Juzwik 48 lateral from Chet Mutryn interception return (Lou Zontini kick) | 3 | 28 |
| 3 | Buffalo Bisons | Steve Juzwik 22 run (Lou Zontini kick) | 3 | 35 |
| 3 | Chicago Rockets | Elroy Hirsch 88 kickoff return (Steve Nemeth kick) | 10 | 35 |
| 3 | Buffalo Bisons | Chet Mutryn 60 lateral from Hal Lahar fumble recovery (Lou Zontini kick) | 10 | 42 |
| 4 | Chicago Rockets | Walt Williams 1 run (Steve Nemeth kick) | 17 | 42 |
| 4 | Buffalo Bisons | Jack Dugger 20 fumble recovery (Lou Zontini kick) | 17 | 49 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Rockets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 57 | LOE | Ralph Heywood |
| 46 | LOT | Willie Wilkin |
| 31 | LOG | Evan Vogds |
| 27 | C | Mickey Parks |
| 30 | ROG | Jim Pearcy |
| 47 | ROT | Quentin Klenk |
| 50 | ROE | Pat Lahey |
| 80 | HB | Elroy Hirsch |
| 64 | TB | Bob Hoernschemeyer |
| 97 | WB | Ned Mathews |
| 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 |
| 88 | RDH | Bill Boedeker |
| 85 | S | Walt Clay |
| Buffalo Bisons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 53 | LOE | Ray Ebli |
| 36 | LOT | Al Klug |
| 37/33 | LOG | John Perko |
| 21 | C | Felto Prewitt |
| 35/30 | ROG | Rocco Pirro |
| 44 | ROT | George Doherty |
| 52/55 | ROE | Herb Nelson |
| 60 | QB | Al Dekdebrun |
| 84 | LOH | Preston Johnston |
| 87 | ROH | Lou Tomasetti |
| 71 | FB | Lou Zontini |
| Defense | ||
| 56 | LDE | Nick Klutka |
| 41 | LDT | John Matisi |
| 31 | LDG | Hal Lahar |
| 35/30 | RDG | Rocco Pirro |
| 44 | RDT | George Doherty |
| 52/55 | RDE | Herb Nelson |
| 72 | LLB | Vic Kulbitski |
| 21 | RLB | Felto Prewitt |
| 84 | LDH | Preston Johnston |
| 60 | RDH | Al Dekdebrun |
| 88 | S | Steve Juzwik |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Rockets | |||||
| Walt Williams | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 1 | |
| Ned Mathews | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Ernie Lewis | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 0 | |
| Bill Kellagher | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | |
| Elroy Hirsch | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| Walt Clay | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bill Schroeder | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Billy Hillenbrand | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 6 | -7 | -1.2 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bisons | |||||
| Preston Johnston | 6 | 69 | 11.5 | 1 | |
| Steve Juzwik | 6 | 67 | 11.2 | 1 | |
| Jim Thibaut | 8 | 44 | 5.5 | 1 | |
| Lou Tomasetti | 8 | 18 | 2.3 | 0 | |
| Harry Hopp | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| Curt Sandig | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| George Terlep | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Chet Mutryn | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Vic Kulbitski | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ken Stofer | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Al Dekdebrun | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | -10 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Rockets | |||||||||||
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 14 | 7 | 50.0 | 1 | 81 | 5.8 | 0 | 38.1 | |||
| Walt Williams | 11 | 4 | 36.4 | 3 | 29 | 2.6 | 0 | 5.3 | |||
| Steve Nemeth | 10 | 2 | 20.0 | 0 | 22 | 2.2 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| Buffalo Bisons | |||||||||||
| Al Dekdebrun | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 0 | 36 | 7.2 | 0 | 65.4 | |||
| George Terlep | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 18.7 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Rockets | |||||
| Elroy Hirsch | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 0 | |
| Pat Lahey | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 0 | |
| Ralph Heywood | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | |
| Bill Kellagher | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Bob Motl | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Bill Boedeker | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Ned Mathews | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bisons | |||||
| Steve Juzwik | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | |
| Chet Mutryn | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Rockets | |||||
| Don Griffin | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Elroy Hirsch | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bisons | |||||
| Sam Brazinsky | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Steve Juzwik | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 45t | 1 |
| Felto Prewitt | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Rockets | |||||
| Walt Williams | 2 | 96 | 48.0 | 0 | |
| Steve Nemeth | 2 | 92 | 46.0 | 0 | |
| Bill Kellagher | 1 | 56 | 56.0 | 56 | 0 |
| Ernie Lewis | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 43 | 0 |
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bisons | |||||
| Harry Hopp | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Curt Sandig | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Preston Johnston | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Lou Zontini | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Rockets | ||||||
| Bill Boedeker | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Billy Hillenbrand | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bisons | ||||||
| Lou Tomasetti | 3 | 84 | 28.0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Juzwik | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Andy Dudish | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Rockets | ||||||
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 0 | ||
| Billy Hillenbrand | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | ||
| Elroy Hirsch | 1 | 88 | 88.0 | 88t | 1 | |
| Ernie Lewis | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bisons | ||||||
| Lou Tomasetti | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Vic Kulbitski | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Al Dekdebrun | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Chet Mutryn | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
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