Baltimore Colts at Los Angeles Rams Game Statistics |
Date: December 5, 1953 Location: Los Angeles, CA |
Venue: Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 26696 |
Weather: Mostly Clear Temp: 65 F Humidty: 18% Wind: 5 mph |
Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
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Baltimore ColtsBAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Los Angeles RamsLARM | 14 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 45 |
Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BAL | LARM |
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1 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Vitamin Smith 13 pass from Norm Van Brocklin (Tom Fears kick) | 0 | 7 |
1 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Dan Towler 1 run (Tom Fears kick) | 0 | 14 |
2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Tom Fears 10 FG | 0 | 17 |
2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Tank Younger 1 run (Tom Fears kick) | 0 | 24 |
2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Tom Fears 5 pass from Norm Van Brocklin (Elroy Hirsch kick) | 0 | 31 |
3 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Dan Towler 2 run (Elroy Hirsch kick) | 0 | 38 |
3 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Dan Towler 14 pass from Norm Van Brocklin (Elroy Hirsch kick) | 0 | 45 |
4 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Safety, John Hock tackled in end zone by Art Donovan | 2 | 45 |
LINEUPS | ||
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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 |
22 | LOH | Buddy Young |
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 |
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 |
Los Angeles Rams | ||
Offense | ||
80 | LOE | Tom Fears |
72 | LOT | Bob Fry |
67 | LOG | Dick Daugherty |
50 | C | Leon McLaughlin |
62 | ROG | Bud McFadin |
71 | ROT | Tom Dahms |
40 | ROE | Elroy Hirsch |
11 | QB | Norm Van Brocklin |
21 | LOH | Skeet Quinlan |
47 | ROH | Vitamin Smith |
32 | FB | Dan Towler |
Defense | ||
83 | LDE | Larry Brink |
70 | LDT | Charley Toogood |
64 | MG | Stan West |
74 | RDT | Len Teeuws |
84 | RDE | Andy Robustelli |
58 | LLB | Bob Griffin |
57 | RLB | Don Paul |
29 | LDH | Jack Dwyer |
88 | LS | Norb Hecker |
42 | RS | Herb Rich |
81 | RDH | Dick Lane |
RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
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Baltimore Colts | |||||
George Taliaferro | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 14 | 0 |
John Huzvar | 7 | 7 | 1.0 | 6 | 0 |
Buck McPhail | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 4 | 0 |
Jack Del Bello | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 9 | 0 |
Buddy Young | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 |
Los Angeles Rams | |||||
Skeet Quinlan | 6 | 76 | 12.7 | 56 | 0 |
Dan Towler | 12 | 53 | 4.4 | 21 | 2 |
Tank Younger | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 10 | 1 |
Rudy Bukich | 4 | -12 | -3.0 | 8 | 0 |
Brad Myers | 2 | -13 | -6.5 | 1 | 0 |
PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
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Baltimore Colts | |||||||||||
Jack Del Bello | 19 | 9 | 47.4 | 0 | 37 | 1.9 | 11 | 0 | 22 | 54.1 | |
Ed Mioduszewski | 7 | 2 | 28.6 | 1 | 24 | 3.4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | |
George Taliaferro | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
Norm Van Brocklin | 19 | 13 | 68.4 | 1 | 239 | 12.6 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 128.8 | |
Rudy Bukich | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 9 | 2.3 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 56.2 | |
Vitamin Smith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baltimore Colts | |||||
Danny Edwards | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 11 | 0 |
John Huzvar | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 |
George Taliaferro | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 11 | 0 |
Buck McPhail | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 1 | 0 |
Tom Keane | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
Mel Embree | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
Los Angeles Rams | |||||
Tom Fears | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 20 | 1 |
Elroy Hirsch | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 14 | 0 |
Vitamin Smith | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 22 | 1 |
Tank Younger | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 21 | 0 |
Skeet Quinlan | 1 | 50 | 50.0 | 50 | 0 |
Bob Boyd | 1 | 46 | 46.0 | 46 | 0 |
Dan Towler | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14t | 1 |
Brad Myers | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baltimore Colts | |||||
Monte Brethauer | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
Los Angeles Rams | |||||
Don Paul | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baltimore Colts | |||||
Tom Keane | 5 | 182 | 36.4 | 44 | 0 |
George Taliaferro | 4 | 150 | 37.5 | 53 | 0 |
Los Angeles Rams | |||||
Norm Van Brocklin | 6 | 270 | 45.0 | 55 | 0 |
PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baltimore Colts | ||||||
Buddy Young | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 9 | 0 | |
Larry Coutre | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 25 | 0 | |
Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
Woodley Lewis | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 11 | 0 | |
Vitamin Smith | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 21 | 0 |
KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baltimore Colts | ||||||
Larry Coutre | 4 | 109 | 27.3 | 35 | 0 | |
Buddy Young | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 25 | 0 | |
Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
Vitamin Smith | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
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