| Baltimore Colts at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: November 7, 1953 Location: Detroit, MI |
| Venue: Briggs Stadium Attendance: 46508 |
| Weather: Light Rain Temp: 40 F Humidty: 59% Wind: 24 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore ColtsBAL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BAL | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Carl Taseff 1 run (Buck McPhail kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Bob Hoernschemeyer 10 pass from Bobby Layne (Doak Walker kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Doak Walker 14 FG | 7 | 10 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Leon Hart 8 pass from Bobby Layne (Doak Walker kick) | 7 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | LOE | Mel Embree |
| 75 | LOT | Gino Marchetti |
| 61 | LOG | Dick Barwegen |
| 50 | C | Brad Ecklund |
| 66 | ROG | Bill Lange |
| 73 | ROT | Joe Campanella |
| 82 | ROE | Danny Edwards |
| 17 | QB | Fred Enke |
| 20 | LOH | George Taliaferro |
| 22 | ROH | Buddy Young |
| 38 | FB | John Huzvar |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Art Spinney |
| 70 | LDT | Art Donovan |
| 60 | MG | Sisto Averno |
| 77 | RDT | Tom Finnin |
| 83 | RDE | Barney Poole |
| 62 | LLB | Alex Agase |
| 64 | RLB | Ed Sharkey |
| 23 | LDH | Carl Taseff |
| 21 | LS | Tom Keane |
| 44 | RS | Bert Rechichar |
| 25 | RDH | Don Shula |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | LOE | Dorne Dibble |
| 76 | LOT | Lou Creekmur |
| 66 | LOG | Harley Sewell |
| 50 | C | Charlie Ane |
| 63 | ROG | Dick Stanfel |
| 78 | ROT | Ollie Spencer |
| 82 | ROE | Leon Hart |
| 19 | QB | Tom Dublinski |
| 37 | LOH | Doak Walker |
| 14 | ROH | Bob Hoernschemeyer |
| 26 | FB | Gene Gedman |
| Defense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Sonny Gandee |
| 73 | LDT | Thurman McGraw |
| 65 | MG | Les Bingaman |
| 75 | RDT | John Prchlik |
| 88 | RDE | Jim Cain |
| 56 | LLB | Joe Schmidt |
| 53 | RLB | LaVern Torgeson |
| 25 | LDH | Jimmy David |
| 24 | LS | Jack Christiansen |
| 28 | RS | Yale Lary |
| 40 | RDH | Bob Smith |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| John Huzvar | 19 | 117 | 6.2 | 20 | 0 |
| George Taliaferro | 9 | 32 | 3.6 | 9 | 0 |
| Fred Enke | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Buddy Young | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Carl Taseff | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Tommy Kalmanir | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Ollie Cline | 9 | 61 | 6.8 | 31 | 0 |
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 8 | 53 | 6.6 | 37 | 0 |
| Gene Gedman | 9 | 35 | 3.9 | 10 | 0 |
| Doak Walker | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Bobby Layne | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 7 | 0 |
| Jug Girard | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Tom Dublinski | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||||||
| Fred Enke | 15 | 4 | 26.7 | 5 | 69 | 4.6 | 36 | 0 | 15 | 6.7 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Bobby Layne | 21 | 10 | 47.6 | 0 | 140 | 6.7 | 35 | 2 | 11 | 101.3 | |
| Tom Dublinski | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 9 | 2.3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Buddy Young | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Tommy Kalmanir | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Mel Embree | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 4 | 79 | 19.8 | 35 | 1 |
| Dorne Dibble | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Doak Walker | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Leon Hart | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 10 | 1 |
| Gene Gedman | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jack Christiansen | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Yale Lary | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| LaVern Torgeson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| George Taliaferro | 4 | 181 | 45.3 | 60 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Yale Lary | 5 | 209 | 41.8 | 55 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| George Taliaferro | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Buddy Young | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Yale Lary | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| George Taliaferro | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Ken Jackson | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Joe Campanella | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
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