| New York Giants at Baltimore Colts |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 2, 1954 Location: Baltimore, MD Venue: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 27088 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 72 F Humidty: 90% Wind: 2 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York GiantsNYG | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Baltimore ColtsBAL | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYG | BAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York GiantsNYG | Frank Gifford 7 run (Ben Agajanian kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Buddy Young 78 pass from Gary Kerkorian (Gary Kerkorian kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Royce Womble 9 pass from Gary Kerkorian (Gary Kerkorian kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Buddy Young 47 pass from Gary Kerkorian (Gary Kerkorian kick blocked) | 7 | 20 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Frank Gifford 1 run (Ben Agajanian kick) | 14 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | LOE | Bob Schnelker |
| 79 | LOT | Rosey Brown |
| 60 | LOG | Bill Austin |
| 55 | C | Ray Wietecha |
| 66 | ROG | Jack Stroud |
| 72 | ROT | Dick Yelvington |
| 80 | ROE | Ken MacAfee |
| 42 | QB | Charley Conerly |
| 16 | LOH | Frank Gifford |
| 22 | ROH | Buford Long |
| 31 | FB | Eddie Price |
| Defense | ||
| 34 | LDE | Pat Knight |
| 70 | LDT | Ray Krouse |
| 75 | MG | Bill Albright |
| 74 | RDT | Billy Shipp |
| 78 | RDE | Barney Poole |
| 30 | LLB | Bill Svoboda |
| 52 | RLB | John Cannady |
| 24 | LDH | Wayne Berry |
| 45 | LS | Emlen Tunnell |
| 40 | RS | Dick Nolan |
| 49 | RDH | Tom Landry |
| Baltimore Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | LOE | Lloyd Colteryahn |
| 74 | LOT | Ken Jackson |
| 63 | LOG | Art Spinney |
| 50 | C | Buzz Nutter |
| 68 | ROG | Alex Sandusky |
| 72 | ROT | Jack Little |
| 82 | ROE | Danny Edwards |
| 18 | QB | Gary Kerkorian |
| 26 | LOH | Royce Womble |
| 22 | ROH | Buddy Young |
| 38 | FB | Zollie Toth |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Gino Marchetti |
| 70 | LDT | Art Donovan |
| 66 | MG | Charley Robinson |
| 77 | RDT | Tom Finnin |
| 76 | RDE | Don Joyce |
| 65 | LLB | Bill Pellington |
| 67 | RLB | Doug Eggers |
| 23 | LDH | Carl Taseff |
| 21 | LS | Tom Keane |
| 40 | RS | Bob Leberman |
| 25 | RDH | Don Shula |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYG | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | / | / | 5 | 45 | 1 | 0 | |
| BAL | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | / | / | 12 | 98 | 1 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Frank Gifford | 13 | 58 | 4.5 | 17 | 2 |
| Eddie Price | 14 | 51 | 3.6 | 20 | 0 |
| Buford Long | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Bobby Clatterbuck | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Kyle Rote | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Charley Conerly | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 38 | 152 | 4.0 | 20 | 2 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Zollie Toth | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 6 | 0 |
| John Huzvar | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 6 | 0 |
| Royce Womble | 8 | 13 | 1.6 | 7 | 0 |
| Buddy Young | 11 | 11 | 1.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Gary Kerkorian | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 61 | 2.0 | 16 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Charley Conerly | 25 | 10 | 40.0 | 0 | 65 | 2.6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 47.9 | |
| Bobby Clatterbuck | 7 | 4 | 57.1 | 1 | 36 | 5.1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 31.6 | |
| Frank Gifford | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Team Totals | 33 | 14 | 42.4 | 2 | 101 | 3.1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 24.9 | |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||||||
| Gary Kerkorian | 15 | 9 | 60.0 | 0 | 211 | 14.1 | 78t | 3 | 10 | 143.8 | |
| Fred Enke | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 0 | 83 | 20.8 | 42 | 0 | 15 | 118.7 | |
| Team Totals | 19 | 13 | 68.4 | 0 | 294 | 15.5 | 78t | 3 | 25 | 150.8 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Kyle Rote | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Eddie Price | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Frank Gifford | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Dick Wilkins | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Ken MacAfee | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Buford Long | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Bob Schnelker | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 101 | 7.2 | 11 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Danny Edwards | 4 | 77 | 19.3 | 42 | 0 |
| Royce Womble | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 16 | 1 |
| Lloyd Colteryahn | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Buddy Young | 2 | 125 | 62.5 | 78t | 2 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 294 | 22.6 | 78t | 3 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Carl Taseff | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Doug Eggers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 15 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Tom Landry | 4 | 169 | 42.3 | 53 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 169 | 42.3 | 53 | |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Cotton Davidson | 6 | 222 | 37.0 | 45 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 222 | 37.0 | 45 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Don Heinrich | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Emlen Tunnell | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Herb Johnson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Carl Taseff | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Buddy Young | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Bill Svoboda | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Herb Johnson | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Carl Taseff | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Buddy Young | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 24 | 0 | |