| Los Angeles Dons at Cleveland Browns |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 2, 1949 Location: Cleveland, OH Venue: Cleveland Stadium Attendance: 30466 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 77 F Humidty: 29% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles DonsLA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | LA | CLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Bill Boedeker 74 pass from Otto Graham (Lou Groza kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Marion Motley 2 run (Lou Groza kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Lou Saban 25 interception return (Lou Groza kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Marion Motley 33 run (Lou Groza kick) | 0 | 28 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Mac Speedie 3 pass from Otto Graham (Lou Groza kick) | 0 | 35 |
| 4 | Los Angeles DonsLA | John Brown 1 fumble recovery (Bob Nelson kick) | 7 | 35 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Ed Susteric 39 run (Lou Groza kick) | 7 | 42 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 54 | LOE | Dick Wilkins |
| 45 | LOT | Bob Reinhard |
| 30 | LOG | Al Lolotai |
| 22 | C | Bob Nelson |
| 29 | ROG | John Brown |
| 48 | ROT | Buddy Tinsley |
| 50 | ROE | Len Ford |
| 60 | BB | George Murphy |
| 95 | TB | Glenn Dobbs |
| 97 | HB | Earl Howell |
| 76 | FB | Walt Clay |
| Defense | ||
| 52 | LDE | Burr Baldwin |
| 45 | LDT | Bob Reinhard |
| 47 | MG | Mike Perrotti |
| 42 | RDT | Ernie Williamson |
| 55 | RDE | Ab Wimberly |
| 65 | LLB | Dan Dworsky |
| 27 | RLB | Dick Woodard |
| 97 | LDH | Earl Howell |
| 92 | RDH | Shorty McWilliams |
| 82 | S | Bob Kennedy |
| 77 | S | Jim Spavital |
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 58 | LOE | Mac Speedie |
| 46 | LOT | Lou Groza |
| 38 | LOG | Weldon Humble |
| 33 | C | Frank Gatski |
| 32 | ROG | Lin Houston |
| 44 | ROT | Lou Rymkus |
| 56 | ROE | Dante Lavelli |
| 60 | QB | Otto Graham |
| 99 | LOH | Bill Boedeker |
| 86 | ROH | Dub Jones |
| 76 | FB | Marion Motley |
| Defense | ||
| 53 | LDE | Bill O'Connor |
| 42 | LDT | Derrell Palmer |
| 45 | MG | Bill Willis |
| 48 | RDT | Forrest Grigg |
| 50 | RDE | John Yonakor |
| 74 | LLB | Tony Adamle |
| 35 | MLB | Alex Agase |
| 20 | RLB | Lou Saban |
| 80 | LDH | Warren Lahr |
| 61 | S | Cliff Lewis |
| 82 | RDH | Tommy James |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | / | / | 4 | 30 | 4 | 1 | |
| CLE | 22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | / | / | 7 | 55 | 1 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dons | |||||
| Billy Joe Grimes | 9 | 66 | 7.3 | 51 | 0 |
| Glenn Dobbs | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 0 | |
| Earl Howell | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 0 | |
| George Taliaferro | 7 | 30 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| Jim Spavital | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Hosea Rodgers | 6 | 2 | 0.3 | 0 | |
| Ed Kelley | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 179 | 5.6 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Marion Motley | 17 | 139 | 8.2 | 2 | |
| Ed Susteric | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 39t | 1 |
| Bill Boedeker | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Dub Jones | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Otto Graham | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Edgar Jones | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Warren Lahr | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bob Gaudio | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Cliff Lewis | 4 | -15 | -3.8 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 42 | 242 | 5.8 | 3 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dons | |||||||||||
| Glenn Dobbs | 23 | 7 | 30.4 | 0 | 93 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 44.3 | |
| George Taliaferro | 11 | 3 | 27.3 | 1 | 33 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | |
| Shorty McWilliams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team Totals | 35 | 10 | 28.6 | 1 | 126 | 3.6 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 30.2 | |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Otto Graham | 28 | 17 | 60.7 | 1 | 279 | 10.0 | 74t | 2 | 103.1 | ||
| Cliff Lewis | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 97.9 | |||
| Team Totals | 31 | 19 | 61.3 | 1 | 308 | 9.9 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 102.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dons | |||||
| Dick Wilkins | 4 | 72 | 18.0 | 0 | |
| Earl Howell | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| Len Ford | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Billy Joe Grimes | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Hosea Rodgers | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Bob Reinhard | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 126 | 12.6 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Mac Speedie | 9 | 135 | 15.0 | 1 | |
| Dante Lavelli | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Bill Boedeker | 2 | 86 | 43.0 | 74t | 1 |
| Warren Lahr | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Dub Jones | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Horace Gillom | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Marion Motley | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Forrest Grigg | 0 | 2 | 2L | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 19 | 308 | 16.2 | 2 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dons | |||||
| Shorty McWilliams | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Lou Saban | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dons | |||||
| George Taliaferro | 3 | 122 | 40.7 | 54 | 0 |
| Glenn Dobbs | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 154 | 38.5 | ||
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Horace Gillom | 2 | 70 | 35.0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 70 | 35.0 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dons | ||||||
| Harper Davis | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Bob Reinhard | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dons | ||||||
| Billy Joe Grimes | 1 | 50 | 50.0 | 50 | 0 | |
| George Taliaferro | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Earl Howell | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 87 | 29.0 | 50 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Marion Motley | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Bill Boedeker | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 28 | 0 | |