| San Francisco 49ers at Baltimore Colts Game Statistics |
| Date: November 29, 1953 Location: Baltimore, MD |
| Venue: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 26005 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 45 F Humidty: 41% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 14 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 38 |
| Baltimore ColtsBAL | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SF | BAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Joe Perry 2 run (Gordy Soltau kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Gordy Soltau 9 pass from Y.A. Tittle (Gordy Soltau kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Gordy Soltau 12 FG | 17 | 0 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Billy Wilson 61 pass from Y.A. Tittle (Gordy Soltau kick) | 24 | 0 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Gordy Soltau 54 pass from Y.A. Tittle (Gordy Soltau kick) | 31 | 0 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Joe Arenas 2 run (Gordy Soltau kick) | 38 | 0 |
| 3 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | John Huzvar 3 run (Buck McPhail kick) | 38 | 7 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Mel Embree 16 pass from George Taliaferro (Buck McPhail kick) | 38 | 14 |
| 4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Danny Edwards 32 pass from George Taliaferro (Buck McPhail kick) | 38 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | LOE | Gordy Soltau |
| 64 | LOT | Doug Hogland |
| 69 | LOG | Jerry Smith |
| 53 | C | Bill Johnson |
| 63 | ROG | Bruno Banducci |
| 79 | ROT | Bob St. Clair |
| 84 | ROE | Billy Wilson |
| 14 | QB | Y.A. Tittle |
| 22 | LOH | Joe Arenas |
| 38 | ROH | Hugh McElhenny |
| 34 | FB | Joe Perry |
| Defense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Clay Matthews |
| 73 | LDT | Leo Nomellini |
| 62 | MG | Art Michalik |
| 75 | RDT | Al Carapella |
| 87 | RDE | Charley Powell |
| 36 | LLB | John Morton |
| 33 | MLB | Hardy Brown |
| 54 | RLB | Joe Manley |
| 23 | LDH | Rex Berry |
| 45 | S | Fred Bruney |
| 42 | RDH | Lowell Wagner |
| 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 |
| 31 | LOH | Buck McPhail |
| 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 |
| 26 | LDH | Ed Mioduszewski |
| 21 | LS | Tom Keane |
| 44 | RS | Bert Rechichar |
| 25 | RDH | Don Shula |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Joe Perry | 19 | 82 | 4.3 | 22 | 1 |
| Hugh McElhenny | 6 | 49 | 8.2 | 22 | 0 |
| Joe Arenas | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 23 | 1 |
| Billy Mixon | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Y.A. Tittle | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| George Taliaferro | 12 | 76 | 6.3 | 34 | 0 |
| John Huzvar | 13 | 40 | 3.1 | 9 | 1 |
| Buddy Young | 10 | 37 | 3.7 | 22 | 0 |
| Jack Del Bello | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Buck McPhail | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Y.A. Tittle | 14 | 10 | 71.4 | 1 | 220 | 15.7 | 61t | 3 | 40 | 123.5 | |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||||||
| George Taliaferro | 16 | 5 | 31.3 | 1 | 80 | 5.0 | 32t | 2 | 0 | 62.5 | |
| Jack Del Bello | 12 | 6 | 50.0 | 2 | 45 | 3.8 | 30 | 0 | 51 | 19.8 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Gordy Soltau | 4 | 123 | 30.8 | 54t | 2 |
| Billy Wilson | 3 | 81 | 27.0 | 61t | 1 |
| Hugh McElhenny | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Harry Babcock | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Danny Edwards | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 32t | 1 |
| Mel Embree | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 16t | 1 |
| George Taliaferro | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Buddy Young | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 11 | 0 |
| John Huzvar | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Lowell Wagner | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Rex Berry | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Hardy Brown | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Ed Mioduszewski | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Jim Powers | 3 | 128 | 42.7 | 45 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| George Taliaferro | 4 | 122 | 30.5 | 49 | 0 |
| Tom Keane | 3 | 125 | 41.7 | 56 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Joe Arenas | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 50 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Larry Coutre | 2 | 11 | 5.5. | 11 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Joe Arenas | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Hugh McElhenny | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Leo Nomellini | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Larry Coutre | 4 | 79 | 19.8 | 22 | 0 | |
| Buddy Young | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Tom Finnin | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
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