| Los Angeles Rams at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: October 24, 1948 Location: Detroit, MI |
| Venue: Briggs Stadium Attendance: 17444 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 53 F Humidty: 71% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 0 | 0 | 13 | 21 | 34 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | LARM | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | DB | Les Horvath | ||
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Bill Dudley 14 pass from Clyde LeForce (Merv Pregulman kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | John Greene 27 pass from Clyde LeForce (Merv Pregulman kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Bob Mann 42 pass from Clyde LeForce (Merv Pregulman kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 3 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Gerry Cowhig 10 run (Bob Waterfield kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 3 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Tom Keane 16 pass from Jim Hardy (Bob Waterfield kick failed) | 13 | 21 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Tom Keane 10 pass from Jim Hardy (Bob Waterfield kick) | 20 | 21 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Gerry Cowhig 2 run (Bob Waterfield kick) | 27 | 21 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | George Grimes 17 pass from Fred Enke (George Grimes kick blocked) | 27 | 27 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Bob Hoffman 1 run (Bob Waterfield kick) | 34 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| 7 | DB | Bob Waterfield |
| Offense | ||
| 55 | LOE | Tom Fears |
| 20 | LOT | Dick Huffman |
| 84 | LOG | Hal Dean |
| 23 | C | Jack Martin |
| 43 | ROG | Roger Eason |
| 66 | ROT | Gil Bouley |
| 56 | ROE | Jack Zilly |
| 7 | QB | Bob Waterfield |
| 18 | LOH | Fred Gehrke |
| 33 | ROH | Jack Banta |
| 31 | FB | Dick Hoerner |
| Defense | ||
| 46 | LDE | Frank Hubbell |
| 20 | LDT | Dick Huffman |
| 43 | MG | Roger Eason |
| 66 | RDT | Gil Bouley |
| 79 | RDE | Bill Smyth |
| 31 | LB | Dick Hoerner |
| 22 | LB | Fred Naumetz |
| 40 | DB | Don Currivan |
| 12 | DB | Les Horvath |
| 13 | DB | Kenny Washington |
| 7 | DB | Bob Waterfield |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | LOE | Kelley Mote |
| 71 | LOT | Russ Thomas |
| 64 | LOG | Howie Brown |
| 57 | C | Merv Pregulman |
| 67 | ROG | Bill Ward |
| 74 | ROT | Jack Dugger |
| 81 | ROE | John Greene |
| 24 | QB | Fred Enke |
| 44/35 | LOH | Bill Dudley |
| 17 | ROH | Mel Groomes |
| 35/16 | FB | Camp Wilson |
| Defense | ||
| 88 | LDE | Ivan Schottel |
| 71 | LDT | Russ Thomas |
| 65 | MG | Les Bingaman |
| 70 | RDT | George Hekkers |
| 82 | RDE | Cecil Souders |
| 60 | LB | Chuck DeShane |
| 57 | LB | Merv Pregulman |
| 38 | LB | Bob Wiese |
| 42 | LDH | George Grimes |
| 17 | RDH | Mel Groomes |
| 14 | S | Joe Watt |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Gerry Cowhig | 10 | 70 | 7.0 | 17 | 2 |
| Fred Gehrke | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 15 | 0 |
| Dick Hoerner | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 5 | 0 |
| Bob Hoffman | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 6 | 1 |
| Les Horvath | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Kenny Washington | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jack Banta | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Hardy | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Bill Dudley | 7 | 27 | 3.9 | 11 | 0 |
| Paul Sarringhaus | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 4 | 0 |
| Camp Wilson | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 3 | 0 |
| Fred Enke | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | |
| Joe Watt | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Clyde LeForce | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | |
| Joe Margucci | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Jim Hardy | 34 | 21 | 61.8 | 0 | 241 | 7.1 | 2 | 0 | 102.7 | ||
| Bob Waterfield | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 1 | 23 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | 20.1 | ||
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Clyde LeForce | 12 | 7 | 58.3 | 2 | 154 | 12.8 | 3 | 0 | 102.8 | ||
| Fred Enke | 10 | 8 | 80.0 | 0 | 70 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 129.2 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Tom Fears | 8 | 65 | 8.1 | 14 | 0 |
| Tom Keane | 7 | 137 | 19.6 | 2 | |
| Red Hickey | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Fred Gehrke | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Jack Zilly | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Gerry Cowhig | 2 | 9 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Don Currivan | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Bob Mann | 4 | 73 | 18.3 | 1 | |
| Joe Margucci | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Kelley Mote | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Bill Dudley | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 14 | 1 |
| John Greene | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27t | 1 |
| Joe Watt | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| George Grimes | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17t | 1 |
| Cecil Souders | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Gerry Cowhig | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Fred Naumetz | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jim Gillette | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Jack Banta | 2 | 69 | 34.5 | 38 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| George Grimes | 4 | 170 | 42.5 | 53 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Fred Gehrke | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Bill Dudley | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Joe Watt | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Jim Gillette | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Fred Gehrke | 2 | 69 | 34.5 | 0 | ||
| Kenny Washington | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 | |
| Jack Banta | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Dick Hoerner | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Paul Sarringhaus | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Joe Margucci | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Joe Watt | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Kelley Mote | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Fred Enke | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
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