| New York Giants at Washington Redskins |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 11, 1953 Location: Washington, DC Venue: Griffith Stadium Attendance: 26241 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 73 F Humidty: 37% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York GiantsNYG | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYG | WAS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Bill Dudley 16 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Hugh Taylor 38 pass from Jack Scarbath (Bill Dudley kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 1 | New York GiantsNYG | Safety, Don Doll tackled in end zone by Buford Long | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Frank Gifford 16 lateral from Tom Landry 17 interception return (Randy Clay kick) | 9 | 10 |
| 3 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Bill Dudley 16 FG | 9 | 13 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | LOE | Ray Pelfrey |
| 79 | LOT | Rosey Brown |
| 65 | LOG | Chet Lagod |
| 53 | C | John Rapacz |
| 60 | ROG | Bill Austin |
| 72 | ROT | Dick Yelvington |
| 81 | ROE | Bill Stribling |
| 42 | QB | Charley Conerly |
| 24 | LOH | Sonny Grandelius |
| 12 | ROH | Randy Clay |
| 31 | FB | Eddie Price |
| Defense | ||
| 86 | LDE | Jim Duncan |
| 73 | LDT | Arnie Weinmeister |
| 75 | LDG | Bill Albright |
| 63 | RDG | Bob Peviani |
| 70 | RDT | Ray Krouse |
| 21 | RDE | Joe Sulaitis |
| 52 | LB | John Cannady |
| 38 | LDH | Don Menasco |
| 45 | LS | Emlen Tunnell |
| 16 | RS | Frank Gifford |
| 49 | RDH | Tom Landry |
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | LOE | Hugh Taylor |
| 62 | LOT | Don Boll |
| 78 | LOG | Ted Hazelwood |
| 53 | C | Al DeMao |
| 63 | ROG | Cas Witucki |
| 75 | ROT | Don Campora |
| 82 | ROE | Fran Polsfoot |
| 14 | QB | Eddie LeBaron |
| 22 | LOH | Charlie Justice |
| 20 | ROH | Julie Rykovich |
| 32 | FB | Leon Heath |
| Defense | ||
| 80 | LDE | Gene Brito |
| 74 | LDT | Laurie Niemi |
| 55 | MG | Jim Ricca |
| 76 | RDT | Paul Lipscomb |
| 89 | RDE | Joe Tereshinski |
| 36 | LLB | Chuck Drazenovich |
| 68 | RLB | Knox Ramsey |
| 44 | LDH | Harry Dowda |
| 46 | LS | Don Doll |
| 43 | RS | Johnny Williams |
| 42 | RDH | Dick Alban |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYG | 7 | / | / | 4 | 40 | 2 | |||||
| WAS | 12 | / | / | 4 | 40 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Sonny Grandelius | 15 | 70 | 4.7 | 18 | 0 |
| Eddie Price | 11 | 18 | 1.6 | 9 | 0 |
| Randy Clay | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Charley Conerly | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 102 | 3.4 | 18 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Charlie Justice | 10 | 77 | 7.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Leon Heath | 14 | 46 | 3.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Paul Barry | 8 | 35 | 4.4 | 16 | 0 |
| Jack Scarbath | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Julie Rykovich | 7 | 17 | 2.4 | 10 | 0 |
| Chuck Drazenovich | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Eddie LeBaron | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sam Baker | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 46 | 215 | 4.7 | 26 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Charley Conerly | 27 | 12 | 44.4 | 4 | 62 | 2.3 | 12 | 0 | 25 | 12.0 | |
| Bill Mackrides | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Frank Gifford | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 30 | 12 | 40.0 | 5 | 62 | 2.1 | 12 | 0 | 25 | 8.3 | |
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Jack Scarbath | 11 | 4 | 36.4 | 1 | 104 | 9.4 | 50 | 1 | 10 | 64.2 | |
| Eddie LeBaron | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Team Totals | 14 | 4 | 28.6 | 2 | 104 | 7.4 | 50 | 1 | 10 | 42.3 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Eddie Price | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 9 | 0 |
| Sonny Grandelius | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Randy Clay | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Joe Scott | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Buford Long | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 62 | 5.2 | 12 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Fran Polsfoot | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Charlie Justice | 1 | 50 | 50.0 | 50 | 0 |
| Hugh Taylor | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 104 | 26.0 | 50 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Frank Gifford | 1 | 66 | 66.0 | 50 | 1 |
| Tom Landry | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17L | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 83 | 41.5 | 50 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Don Doll | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 28 | 0 |
| Dick Alban | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 28 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Butch Avinger | 4 | 174 | 43.5 | 50 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 174 | 43.5 | 50 | |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Eddie LeBaron | 5 | 186 | 37.2 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 186 | 37.2 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Emlen Tunnell | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 11 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Johnny Williams | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Hall Haynes | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Johnny Williams | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 29 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||