| San Francisco 49ers at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: December 2, 1951 Location: Detroit, MI |
| Venue: Briggs Stadium Attendance: 45757 |
| Weather: Smoke Haze Temp: 57 F Humidty: 53% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SF | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Johnny Strzykalski 1 run (Gordy Soltau kick blocked) | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Doak Walker 23 FG | 6 | 3 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Billy Jessup 23 pass from Y.A. Tittle (Gordy Soltau kick) | 13 | 3 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Dorne Dibble 30 pass from Bobby Layne (Doak Walker kick) | 13 | 10 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Joe Arenas 12 pass from Y.A. Tittle (Gordy Soltau kick) | 20 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 51 | LOE | Gordy Soltau |
| 43 | LOT | Ray Collins |
| 37 | LOG | Nick Feher |
| 23 | C | Bill Johnson |
| 33 | ROG | Bruno Banducci |
| 42 | ROT | Leo Nomellini |
| 58 | ROE | Billy Wilson |
| 63 | QB | Frankie Albert |
| 81 | LOH | Verl Lillywhite |
| 91 | ROH | Johnny Strzykalski |
| 74 | FB | Joe Perry |
| Defense | ||
| 47 | LDE | Ed Henke |
| 42 | LDT | Leo Nomellini |
| 34 | MG | Visco Grgich |
| 45 | RDT | Al Carapella |
| 54 | RDE | Gail Bruce |
| 62 | LLB | Jim Powers |
| 73 | MLB | Hardy Brown |
| 72 | RLB | Norm Standlee |
| 83 | LDH | Rex Berry |
| 93 | S | Jim Cason |
| 92 | RDH | Lowell Wagner |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | LOE | Dorne Dibble |
| 89 | LOT | Jim Martin |
| 76 | LOG | Lou Creekmur |
| 65 | C | Les Bingaman |
| 64 | ROG | Dan Rogas |
| 70 | ROT | Gus Cifelli |
| 82 | ROE | Leon Hart |
| 22 | QB | Bobby Layne |
| 37 | LOH | Doak Walker |
| 14 | ROH | Bob Hoernschemeyer |
| 34 | FB | Pat Harder |
| Defense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Ed Berrang |
| 72 | LDT | Floyd Jaszewski |
| 63 | MG | Bob Momsen |
| 75 | RDT | John Prchlik |
| 83 | RDE | Jim Doran |
| 74 | LLB | Dick Flanagan |
| 53 | RLB | LaVern Torgeson |
| 84 | LDH | Dorne Dibble |
| 44 | LS | Don Doll |
| 19 | RS | Jack Christiansen |
| 40 | RDH | Bob Smith |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Joe Perry | 22 | 126 | 5.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Pete Schabarum | 9 | 30 | 3.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Johnny Strzykalski | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 13 | 1 |
| Joe Arenas | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Frankie Albert | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Y.A. Tittle | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Verl Lillywhite | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 1 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Pat Harder | 7 | 31 | 4.4 | 10 | 0 |
| Lindy Pearson | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 10 | 0 |
| Bobby Layne | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Doak Walker | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Frankie Albert | 12 | 7 | 58.3 | 1 | 97 | 8.1 | 38 | 0 | 8 | 49.6 | |
| Y.A. Tittle | 10 | 5 | 50.0 | 0 | 77 | 7.7 | 31 | 2 | 8 | 115.4 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Bobby Layne | 32 | 11 | 34.4 | 1 | 112 | 3.5 | 30t | 1 | 22 | 42.7 | |
| Fred Enke | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 1 | 12 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | |
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Gordy Soltau | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Billy Jessup | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 31 | 1 |
| Joe Perry | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Wilson | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Pete Schabarum | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Verl Lillywhite | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Joe Arenas | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12t | 1 |
| Johnny Strzykalski | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Lindy Pearson | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Dorne Dibble | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 30t | 1 |
| Doak Walker | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Leon Hart | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 13 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Jim Powers | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Verl Lillywhite | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jim Doran | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Verl Lillywhite | 6 | 286 | 47.7 | 68 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Bob Smith | 6 | 269 | 44.8 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Joe Arenas | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Jim Cason | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Jack Christiansen | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Doak Walker | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Jim Cason | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Doak Walker | 3 | 113 | 37.7 | 63 | 0 | |
| Ollie Cline | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
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