| Los Angeles Rams at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: October 16, 1949 Location: Detroit, MI |
| Venue: Briggs Stadium Attendance: 19839 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 65 F Humidty: 52% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | LARM | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Bill Dudley 28 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | John Greene 7 pass from Clyde LeForce (Bill Dudley kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Elroy Hirsch 48 pass from Bob Waterfield (Bob Waterfield kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Fred Gehrke 22 run (Bob Waterfield kick) | 14 | 10 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Jerry Williams 25 interception return (Bob Waterfield kick) | 21 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 55 | LOE | Tom Fears |
| 20 | LOT | Dick Huffman |
| 84 | LOG | Hal Dean |
| 23 | C | Jack Martin |
| 27 | ROG | Mike Lazetich |
| 86 | ROT | Ed Champagne |
| 60 | ROE | Bob Shaw |
| 7 | QB | Bob Waterfield |
| 40 | LOH | Elroy Hirsch |
| 13 | ROH | Tank Younger |
| 31 | FB | Dick Hoerner |
| Defense | ||
| 46 | LDE | Frank Hubbell |
| 20 | LDT | Dick Huffman |
| 27 | MG | Mike Lazetich |
| 66 | RDT | Gil Bouley |
| 56 | RDE | Jack Zilly |
| 9 | LLB | Gerry Cowhig |
| 57 | MLB | Don Paul |
| 22 | RLB | Fred Naumetz |
| 17 | LDH | George Sims |
| 33 | S | Jerry Williams |
| 34 | RDH | Don Currivan |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | LOE | Bob Mann |
| 82 | LOT | Cecil Souders |
| 63 | LOG | Mario DeMarco |
| 73 | C | Jack Simmons |
| 67 | ROG | Bill Ward |
| 64 | ROT | Howie Brown |
| 81 | ROE | John Greene |
| 24 | QB | Fred Enke |
| 35 | LOH | Bill Dudley |
| 11 | ROH | Cloyce Box |
| 36 | FB | John Hollar |
| Defense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Kelley Mote |
| 71 | LDT | Russ Thomas |
| 65 | MG | Les Bingaman |
| 75 | RDT | John Prchlik |
| 86 | RDE | Al Russas |
| 60 | LLB | Chuck DeShane |
| 38 | MLB | Jim Mello |
| 53 | RLB | Bob Pifferini |
| 19 | LDH | Chick Maggioli |
| 40 | RDH | Bob Smith |
| 44 | S | Don Doll |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Fred Gehrke | 7 | 37 | 5.3 | 22t | 1 |
| Dick Hoerner | 15 | 35 | 2.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Elroy Hirsch | 12 | 24 | 2.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Tommy Kalmanir | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Bill Dudley | 12 | 39 | 3.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Wally Triplett | 8 | 36 | 4.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Bob Smith | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Cloyce Box | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Fred Enke | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| John Hollar | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Clyde LeForce | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 2 | 0 |
| Camp Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Bob Waterfield | 31 | 14 | 45.2 | 3 | 208 | 6.7 | 1 | 0 | 38.8 | ||
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Clyde LeForce | 24 | 12 | 50.0 | 3 | 143 | 6.0 | 1 | 28 | 42.9 | ||
| Fred Enke | 12 | 4 | 33.3 | 0 | 37 | 3.1 | 0 | 34 | 42.7 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Tom Fears | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 13 | 0 |
| Elroy Hirsch | 4 | 85 | 21.3 | 48t | 1 |
| Bob Shaw | 4 | 69 | 17.3 | 22 | 0 |
| Dick Hoerner | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| John Greene | 8 | 92 | 11.5 | 15 | 1 |
| Bob Mann | 4 | 82 | 20.5 | 0 | |
| Bill Dudley | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Cloyce Box | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Jerry Williams | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 25 | 1 |
| George Sims | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Bob Smith | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Don Doll | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Pifferini | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Bill Dudley | 7 | 271 | 38.7 | 49 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Tommy Kalmanir | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | ||
| Vitamin Smith | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | ||
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Wally Triplett | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | ||
| Bill Dudley | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Don Paul | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | ||
| Tommy Kalmanir | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Don Doll | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 0 | ||
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