| Brooklyn-New York Yankees at Los Angeles Dons Game Statistics |
| Date: November 24, 1949 Location: Los Angeles, CA |
| Venue: Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 20096 |
| Weather: Smoke Haze Temp: 67 F Humidty: 59% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn-New York YankeesBNY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 |
| Los Angeles DonsLA | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 16 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BNY | LA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | LS | Duke Iversen | ||
| 1 | Los Angeles DonsLA | George Taliaferro 44 run (Bob Nelson kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Brooklyn-New York YankeesB-NY | Bob Kennedy 1 run (Harvey Johnson kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Brooklyn-New York YankeesB-NY | Harvey Johnson 16 FG | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | Los Angeles DonsLA | Bob Nelson 26 FG | 10 | 10 |
| 2 | Brooklyn-New York YankeesB-NY | Bob Kennedy 1 run (Harvey Johnson kick) | 17 | 10 |
| 2 | Los Angeles DonsLA | George Taliaferro 52 punt return (Bob Nelson kick blocked) | 17 | 16 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn-New York Yankees | ||
| Offense | ||
| 53 | LOE | Jack Russell |
| 40 | LOT | Martin Ruby |
| 35 | LOG | John Wozniak |
| 23 | C | Brad Ecklund |
| 31 | ROG | Joe Signaigo |
| 44 | ROT | Arnie Weinmeister |
| 51 | ROE | Bruce Alford |
| 60 | QB | Don Panciera |
| 80 | LOH | Buddy Young |
| 76 | ROH | Sherman Howard |
| 70 | FB | Bob Kennedy |
| Defense | ||
| 55 | LDE | Van Davis |
| 46 | LDT | Paul Mitchell |
| 30 | MG | Ed Sharkey |
| 44 | RDT | Arnie Weinmeister |
| 58 | RDE | Barney Poole |
| 32 | LLB | John Mastrangelo |
| 20 | LB | Frank Perantoni |
| 62 | LDH | Pete Layden |
| 82 | LS | Duke Iversen |
| 56 | S | Otto Schnellbacher |
| 85 | RDH | Tom Landry |
| Los Angeles Dons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 56 | LOE | Lew Holder |
| 45 | LOT | Bob Reinhard |
| 33 | LOG | Bob Dobelstein |
| 22 | C | Bob Nelson |
| 32 | ROG | Knox Ramsey |
| 48 | ROT | Buddy Tinsley |
| 50 | ROE | Len Ford |
| 60 | BB | George Murphy |
| 85 | HB | Billy Joe Grimes |
| 93 | TB | George Taliaferro |
| 73 | FB | Hosea Rodgers |
| Defense | ||
| 63 | LDE | Joyce Pipkin |
| 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn-New York Yankees | |||||
| Buddy Young | 8 | 47 | 5.9 | 0 | |
| Lou Kusserow | 9 | 27 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Mickey Colmer | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 | |
| Sherman Howard | 11 | 18 | 1.6 | 0 | |
| Eddie Prokop | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | |
| Bob Kennedy | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 2 | |
| Duke Iversen | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Pete Layden | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Tom Landry | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gil Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Panciera | 1 | -19 | -19.0 | -19 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Dons | |||||
| George Taliaferro | 14 | 112 | 8.0 | 1 | |
| Billy Joe Grimes | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 0 | |
| Hosea Rodgers | 8 | 14 | 1.8 | 0 | |
| Harper Davis | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lew Holder | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn-New York Yankees | |||||||||||
| Don Panciera | 11 | 4 | 36.4 | 1 | 60 | 5.5 | 0 | 17.2 | |||
| Pete Layden | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 1 | 10 | 3.3 | 10 | 0 | 4.2 | ||
| Gil Johnson | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 | 64.6 | ||
| Bob Kennedy | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | 118.8 | ||
| Los Angeles Dons | |||||||||||
| George Taliaferro | 22 | 8 | 36.4 | 2 | 95 | 4.3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 12.5 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn-New York Yankees | |||||
| Bruce Alford | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | |
| Buddy Young | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | |
| Barney Poole | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Mickey Colmer | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Dan Garza | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Dons | |||||
| Len Ford | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Billy Joe Grimes | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | |
| Hosea Rodgers | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Lew Holder | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Ab Wimberly | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn-New York Yankees | |||||
| Bob Kennedy | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Los Angeles Dons | |||||
| Paul Crowe | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Jim Spavital | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn-New York Yankees | |||||
| Tom Landry | 5 | 215 | 43.0 | 63 | 0 |
| Mickey Colmer | 3 | 133 | 44.3 | 50 | 0 |
| Pete Layden | 1 | 52 | 52.0 | 52 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Dons | |||||
| George Taliaferro | 8 | 272 | 34.0 | 56 | 1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn-New York Yankees | ||||||
| Buddy Young | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Los Angeles Dons | ||||||
| Billy Joe Grimes | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | ||
| Shorty McWilliams | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | ||
| George Taliaferro | 1 | 52 | 52.0 | 52t | 1 | |
| Jim Spavital | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn-New York Yankees | ||||||
| Tom Landry | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Buddy Young | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Mickey Colmer | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Bruce Alford | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Los Angeles Dons | ||||||
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