| Los Angeles Dons at Chicago Hornets Game Statistics |
| Date: October 28, 1949 Location: Chicago, IL |
| Venue: Soldier Field Attendance: 11249 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 52 F Humidty: 77% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles DonsLA | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
| Chicago HornetsCHI | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | LA | CHI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles DonsLA | Ab Wimberly 16 interception return (Bob Nelson kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Chicago HornetsCHI | Johnny Clement 1 run (Jim McCarthy kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Los Angeles DonsLA | George Taliaferro 2 run (Bob Nelson kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 3 | Los Angeles DonsLA | Bob Nelson 18 FG | 17 | 7 |
| 3 | Chicago HornetsCHI | Danny Edwards 2 pass from Johnny Clement (Jim McCarthy kick) | 17 | 14 |
| 3 | Los Angeles DonsLA | George Taliaferro 10 run (Bob Nelson kick) | 24 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 54 | LOE | Dick Wilkins |
| 45 | LOT | Bob Reinhard |
| 29 | LOG | John Brown |
| 22 | C | Bob Nelson |
| 33 | ROG | Bob Dobelstein |
| 48 | ROT | Buddy Tinsley |
| 50 | ROE | Len Ford |
| 66 | BB | Bob Hoffman |
| 85 | HB | Billy Joe Grimes |
| 93 | TB | George Taliaferro |
| 73 | FB | Hosea Rodgers |
| Defense | ||
| 44 | LDE | Ed Henke |
| 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 | Tom McWilliams |
| 82 | S | Bob Kennedy |
| 77 | S | Jim Spavital |
| Chicago Hornets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 50 | LOE | Hank Foldberg |
| 40 | LOT | Homer Paine |
| 34 | LOG | Herb St. John |
| 28 | C | Fred Negus |
| 30 | ROG | Jim Pearcy |
| 45 | ROT | Ziggy Czarobski |
| 51 | ROE | Danny Edwards |
| 80 | QB | Bob Sweiger |
| 90 | LOH | Bob Hoernschemeyer |
| 71 | ROH | Rip Collins |
| 81 | FB | Ray Ramsey |
| Defense | ||
| 53 | LDE | Paul Cleary |
| 46 | LDT | Johnny Clowes |
| 32 | MG | Ray Richeson |
| 43 | RDT | Nate Johnson |
| 57 | RDE | Bob Jensen |
| 28 | LB | Fred Negus |
| 20 | LB | John Rapacz |
| 25 | LB | George Strohmeyer |
| 82 | DH | Johnny Donaldson |
| 83 | DH | Paul Patterson |
| 60 | S | Hardy Brown |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dons | |||||
| George Taliaferro | 15 | 48 | 3.2 | 2 | |
| Billy Joe Grimes | 10 | 42 | 4.2 | 0 | |
| Hosea Rodgers | 15 | 38 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Dick Wilkins | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Harper Davis | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Walt Clay | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Chicago Hornets | |||||
| Johnny Clement | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 1 | |
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 9 | 25 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| Rip Collins | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 8 | 0 |
| George Buksar | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | |
| Bob Sweiger | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ray Ramsey | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dons | |||||||||||
| George Taliaferro | 24 | 12 | 50.0 | 1 | 216 | 9.0 | 0 | 63.7 | |||
| Billy Joe Grimes | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | 112.5 | ||
| Chicago Hornets | |||||||||||
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 16 | 6 | 37.5 | 2 | 62 | 3.9 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 9.9 | |
| Johnny Clement | 7 | 4 | 57.1 | 1 | 76 | 10.9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 94.9 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dons | |||||
| Len Ford | 8 | 126 | 15.8 | 0 | |
| Dick Wilkins | 5 | 100 | 20.0 | 0 | |
| Chicago Hornets | |||||
| Danny Edwards | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 1 | |
| Hank Foldberg | 3 | 76 | 25.3 | 0 | |
| Fay King | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Ray Ramsey | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Bob Sweiger | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dons | |||||
| Jim Spavital | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Ab Wimberly | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16t | 1 |
| Bob Hoffman | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Chicago Hornets | |||||
| George Strohmeyer | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dons | |||||
| George Taliaferro | 3 | 81 | 27.0 | 1 | |
| Chicago Hornets | |||||
| Rip Collins | 4 | 185 | 46.3 | 55 | 0 |
| Hardy Brown | 2 | 74 | 37.0 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dons | ||||||
| Paul Crowe | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | ||
| Earl Howell | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Chicago Hornets | ||||||
| Ray Ramsey | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dons | ||||||
| Billy Joe Grimes | 2 | 70 | 35.0 | 0 | ||
| George Taliaferro | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Chicago Hornets | ||||||
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | ||
| Danny Edwards | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
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