| Pittsburgh Steelers at Los Angeles Rams Game Statistics |
| Date: December 12, 1948 Location: Los Angeles, CA |
| Venue: Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 27967 |
| Weather: Smoke Haze Temp: 60 F Humidty: 67% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 0 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | LARM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Red Hickey 21 pass from Jim Hardy (Bob Waterfield kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Frank Hubbell 8 pass from Jim Hardy (Bob Waterfield kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | George Papach 1 run (Joe Glamp kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Tom Fears 29 pass from Bob Waterfield (Bob Waterfield kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Bob Waterfield 47 FG | 7 | 24 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Dante Magnani 16 pass from Jim Hardy (Fred Gehrke kick) | 7 | 31 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | George Papach 28 pass from Ray Evans (Joe Glamp kick) | 14 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| 48 | LDH | Joe Gasparella |
| Offense | ||
| 54 | LOE | Val Jansante |
| 65 | LOT | John Mastrangelo |
| 72 | LOG | Bill Moore |
| 21 | C | Chuck Cherundolo |
| 62 | ROG | Steve Suhey |
| 79 | ROT | Frank Wydo |
| 81 | ROE | Elbie Nickel |
| 33 | BB | Charley Seabright |
| 42 | TB | Ray Evans |
| 45 | WB | Bob Cifers |
| 27 | FB | George Papach |
| Defense | ||
| 55 | LDE | Charley Mehelich |
| 75 | LDT | Jack Wiley |
| 73 | LDG | Bill Cregar |
| 65 | RDG | John Mastrangelo |
| 86 | RDT | Carl Samuelson |
| 28 | RDE | Bob Davis |
| 33 | LLB | Charley Seabright |
| 64 | RLB | Bryant Meeks |
| 48 | LDH | Joe Gasparella |
| 44 | RDH | Tony Compagno |
| 16 | S | Gonzalo Morales |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 55 | LOE | Tom Fears |
| 20 | LOT | Dick Huffman |
| 58 | LOG | Jack Finlay |
| 23 | C | Jack Martin |
| 27 | ROG | Mike Lazetich |
| 66 | ROT | Gil Bouley |
| 53 | ROE | Red Hickey |
| 7 | QB | Bob Waterfield |
| 13 | LOH | Kenny Washington |
| 33 | ROH | Jack Banta |
| 16 | FB | Bob Hoffman |
| Defense | ||
| 46 | LDE | Frank Hubbell |
| 20 | LDT | Dick Huffman |
| 43 | MG | Roger Eason |
| 66 | RDT | Gil Bouley |
| 56 | RDE | Jack Zilly |
| 31 | LB | Dick Hoerner |
| 22 | LB | Fred Naumetz |
| 40 | DB | Don Currivan |
| 12 | DB | Les Horvath |
| 13 | DB | Kenny Washington |
| 7 | DB | Bob Waterfield |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| George Papach | 15 | 42 | 2.8 | 9 | 1 |
| Ray Evans | 9 | 31 | 3.4 | 0 | |
| Bob Cifers | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Jerry Shipkey | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Joe Glamp | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 2 | 0 |
| Jerry Nuzum | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Dante Magnani | 11 | 72 | 6.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Kenny Washington | 10 | 54 | 5.4 | 12 | 0 |
| Dick Hoerner | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Fred Gehrke | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Bob Hoffman | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Les Horvath | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Joe Corn | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Jack Banta | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Bruce Smith | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Gerry Cowhig | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Waterfield | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | -10 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Ray Evans | 20 | 13 | 65.0 | 2 | 166 | 8.3 | 1 | 4 | 67.9 | ||
| Joe Gasparella | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Jim Hardy | 12 | 8 | 66.7 | 0 | 84 | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 126.4 | ||
| Bob Waterfield | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | 29 | 5.8 | 29t | 1 | 0 | 90.8 | |
| Kenny Washington | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Val Jansante | 6 | 104 | 17.3 | 47 | 0 |
| George Papach | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 28t | 1 |
| Joe Glamp | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Bob Cifers | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Red Hickey | 5 | 64 | 12.8 | 26 | 1 |
| Tom Fears | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29t | 1 |
| Dante Magnani | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16t | 1 |
| Frank Hubbell | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8t | 1 |
| Dick Hoerner | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Kenny Washington | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Bob Waterfield | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Bob Cifers | 5 | 204 | 40.8 | 44 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Jack Banta | 2 | 102 | 51.0 | 55 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Jerry Nuzum | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Fred Gehrke | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Fred Gehrke | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
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