| Los Angeles Rams at Baltimore Colts Game Statistics |
| Date: November 22, 1953 Location: Baltimore, MD |
| Venue: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 27268 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 62 F Humidty: 90% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| Baltimore ColtsBAL | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | LARM | BAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | John Huzvar 1 run (Buck McPhail kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Dan Towler 73 run (Ben Agajanian kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 3 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | George Taliaferro 43 run (Buck McPhail kick failed) | 7 | 13 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Vitamin Smith 26 pass from Norm Van Brocklin (Ben Agajanian kick) | 14 | 13 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Herb Rich 53 interception return (Ben Agajanian kick) | 21 | 13 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | LOE | Tom Fears |
| 72 | LOT | Bob Fry |
| 61 | LOG | Duane Putnam |
| 50 | C | Leon McLaughlin |
| 67 | ROG | Dick Daugherty |
| 71 | ROT | Tom Dahms |
| 40 | ROE | Elroy Hirsch |
| 11 | QB | Norm Van Brocklin |
| 21 | LOH | Skeet Quinlan |
| 23 | ROH | Tom McCormick |
| 32 | FB | Dan Towler |
| Defense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Larry Brink |
| 70 | LDT | Charley Toogood |
| 64 | MG | Stan West |
| 79 | RDT | Frank Fuller |
| 84 | RDE | Andy Robustelli |
| 65 | LLB | Harland Svare |
| 35 | RLB | Tank Younger |
| 29 | LDH | Jack Dwyer |
| 88 | LS | Norb Hecker |
| 42 | RS | Herb Rich |
| 81 | RDH | Dick Lane |
| Baltimore Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | LOE | Monte Brethauer |
| 75 | LOT | Gino Marchetti |
| 61 | LOG | Dick Barwegen |
| 50 | C | Brad Ecklund |
| 66 | ROG | Bill Lange |
| 73 | ROT | Joe Campanella |
| 82 | ROE | Danny Edwards |
| 20 | QB | George Taliaferro |
| 40 | LOH | Tommy Kalmanir |
| 31 | ROH | Buck McPhail |
| 38 | FB | John Huzvar |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Art Spinney |
| 70 | LDT | Art Donovan |
| 60 | MG | Sisto Averno |
| 77 | RDT | Tom Finnin |
| 84 | RDE | Elmer Wingate |
| 62 | LLB | Alex Agase |
| 64 | RLB | Ed Sharkey |
| 26 | LDH | Ed Mioduszewski |
| 21 | LS | Tom Keane |
| 44 | RS | Bert Rechichar |
| 25 | RDH | Don Shula |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Dan Towler | 14 | 205 | 14.6 | 73t | 1 |
| Skeet Quinlan | 15 | 88 | 5.9 | 28 | 0 |
| Brad Myers | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 8 | 0 |
| Tank Younger | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Norm Van Brocklin | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rudy Bukich | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| George Taliaferro | 16 | 136 | 8.5 | 50 | 1 |
| John Huzvar | 12 | 36 | 3.0 | 13 | 1 |
| Tommy Kalmanir | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 32 | 0 |
| Buck McPhail | 10 | 33 | 3.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Buddy Young | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Norm Van Brocklin | 17 | 11 | 64.7 | 0 | 189 | 11.1 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 121.9 | |
| Rudy Bukich | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | |
| Skeet Quinlan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||||||
| George Taliaferro | 21 | 6 | 28.6 | 2 | 53 | 2.5 | 25 | 0 | 44 | 0.0 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Elroy Hirsch | 6 | 76 | 12.7 | 24 | 0 |
| Bob Boyd | 2 | 63 | 31.5 | 57 | 0 |
| Vitamin Smith | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26t | 1 |
| Tom McCormick | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Dan Towler | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Brad Myers | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Monte Brethauer | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Danny Edwards | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Buck McPhail | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Herb Rich | 1 | 53 | 53.0 | 53t | 1 |
| Dick Lane | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Tom Keane | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Norm Van Brocklin | 4 | 166 | 41.5 | 52 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| George Taliaferro | 8 | 293 | 36.6 | 49 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Woodley Lewis | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 2 | 0 | |
| Vitamin Smith | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| George Taliaferro | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 7 | |
| Tom Keane | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Bert Rechichar | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Buddy Young | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Woodley Lewis | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Vitamin Smith | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Buddy Young | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 | |
| Bert Rechichar | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | |
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