| Los Angeles Dons at Buffalo Bills |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 23, 1949 Location: Buffalo, NY Venue: Civic Stadium Attendance: 21310 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 57 F Humidty: 72% Wind: 20 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles DonsLA | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | LA | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Lou Tomasetti 1 run (Chet Adams kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Al Baldwin 17 pass from George Ratterman (Chet Adams kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Chet Adams 11 FG | 0 | 17 |
| 3 | Los Angeles DonsLA | Paul Crowe 56 fumble recovery (Bob Nelson kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 4 | Los Angeles DonsLA | Hosea Rodgers 1 run (Bob Nelson kick) | 14 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 54 | LOE | Dick Wilkins |
| 45 | LOT | Bob Reinhard |
| 47 | LOG | Mike Perrotti |
| 22 | C | Bob Nelson |
| 32 | ROG | Knox Ramsey |
| 48 | ROT | Buddy Tinsley |
| 50 | ROE | Len Ford |
| 66 | BB | Bob Hoffman |
| 95 | TB | Glenn Dobbs |
| 85 | HB | Billy Joe Grimes |
| 73 | FB | Hosea Rodgers |
| 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 |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 57 | LOE | Al Baldwin |
| 40 | LOT | Abe Gibron |
| 32 | LOG | Odell Stautzenberger |
| 22 | C | Art Statuto |
| 35 | ROG | Rocco Pirro |
| 46 | ROT | John Kerns |
| 52 | ROE | Paul Gibson |
| 61 | QB | George Ratterman |
| 83 | LOH | Chet Mutryn |
| 74 | ROH | Lou Tomasetti |
| 70 | FB | Ollie Cline |
| Defense | ||
| 58 | LDE | Vince Mazza |
| 47 | LDT | John Kissell |
| 49 | MG | John Maskas |
| 42 | RDT | Chet Adams |
| 53 | RDE | Bill Stanton |
| 72 | LLB | Bill Schroll |
| 26 | MLB | Hal Herring |
| 23 | RLB | Carl Schuette |
| 52 | LDH | Paul Gibson |
| 80 | S | Bobby Livingstone |
| 85 | RDH | Alex Wizbicki |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | / | / | 2 | 20 | 3 | 1 | |
| BUF | 23 | 16 | 6 | 1 | / | / | 6 | 70 | 3 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dons | |||||
| Billy Joe Grimes | 11 | 74 | 6.7 | 74 | 0 |
| Hosea Rodgers | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 1 | |
| George Taliaferro | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| Jim Spavital | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Glenn Dobbs | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 24 | 110 | 4.6 | 1 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Lou Tomasetti | 19 | 118 | 6.2 | 1 | |
| Chet Mutryn | 13 | 107 | 8.2 | 0 | |
| Ollie Cline | 20 | 81 | 4.1 | 0 | |
| George Ratterman | 7 | 18 | 2.6 | 0 | |
| Al Baldwin | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Veto Kissell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 61 | 325 | 5.3 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dons | |||||||||||
| Glenn Dobbs | 11 | 3 | 27.3 | 1 | 48 | 4.4 | 0 | 12.7 | |||
| George Taliaferro | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | 3 | 0.6 | 3 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Billy Joe Grimes | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | 118.8 | ||
| Team Totals | 17 | 6 | 35.3 | 1 | 78 | 4.6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 26.1 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| George Ratterman | 19 | 14 | 73.7 | 0 | 138 | 7.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 111.3 | |
| Team Totals | 19 | 14 | 73.7 | 0 | 138 | 7.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 111.3 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dons | |||||
| Dick Wilkins | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| Len Ford | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | |
| Harper Davis | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 78 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Al Baldwin | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 1 | |
| Chet Mutryn | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 0 | |
| Ollie Cline | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 14 | 138 | 9.9 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dons | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Alex Wizbicki | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dons | |||||
| Glenn Dobbs | 3 | 114 | 38.0 | 0 | |
| George Taliaferro | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 137 | 34.2 | ||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Jim Still | 2 | 73 | 36.5 | 0 | |
| Tommy Colella | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 104 | 34.6 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dons | ||||||
| Paul Crowe | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Chet Mutryn | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dons | ||||||
| Billy Joe Grimes | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 | |
| George Taliaferro | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 0 | ||
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Veto Kissell | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |