| Detroit Lions at San Francisco 49ers Game Statistics |
| Date: October 24, 1954 Location: San Francisco, CA |
| Venue: Kezar Stadium Attendance: 58891 |
| Weather: Mostly Clear Temp: 69 F Humidty: 21% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 17 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 37 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Hugh McElhenny 60 run (Gordy Soltau kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Gordy Soltau 20 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | John Henry Johnson 11 run (Gordy Soltau kick) | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Jim Doran 7 pass from Bobby Layne (Doak Walker kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Billy Wilson 8 pass from Y.A. Tittle (Gordy Soltau kick) | 7 | 24 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Doak Walker 36 FG | 10 | 24 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Jim Doran 3 pass from Tom Dublinski (Doak Walker kick) | 17 | 24 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | John Henry Johnson 1 run (Gordy Soltau kick) | 17 | 31 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Billy Wilson 37 pass from Y.A. Tittle (Gordy Soltau kick failed) | 17 | 37 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Bob Hoernschemeyer 1 run (Doak Walker kick) | 24 | 37 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Doak Walker 12 pass from Tom Dublinski (Doak Walker kick) | 31 | 37 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | LOE | Dorne Dibble |
| 76 | LOT | Lou Creekmur |
| 66 | LOG | Harley Sewell |
| 52 | C | Andy Miketa |
| 62 | ROG | Jim Martin |
| 50 | ROT | Charlie Ane |
| 82 | ROE | Leon Hart |
| 22 | QB | Bobby Layne |
| 37 | LOH | Doak Walker |
| 14 | ROH | Bob Hoernschemeyer |
| 33 | FB | Bill Bowman |
| Defense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Sonny Gandee |
| 70 | LDT | Gerry Perry |
| 65 | MG | Les Bingaman |
| 74 | RDT | Bob Miller |
| 88 | RDE | Jim Cain |
| 56 | LLB | Joe Schmidt |
| 53 | RLB | LaVern Torgeson |
| 25 | LDH | Jimmy David |
| 24 | LS | Jack Christiansen |
| 21 | RS | Carl Karilivacz |
| 20 | RDH | Bill Stits |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | LOE | Billy Jessup |
| 64 | LOT | Doug Hogland |
| 67 | LOG | Nick Feher |
| 53 | C | Bill Johnson |
| 63 | ROG | Bruno Banducci |
| 78 | ROT | Bob St. Clair |
| 84 | ROE | Billy Wilson |
| 14 | QB | Y.A. Tittle |
| 35 | LOH | John Henry Johnson |
| 39 | ROH | Hugh McElhenny |
| 34 | FB | Joe Perry |
| Defense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Clay Matthews |
| 73 | LDT | Leo Nomellini |
| 69 | MG | Bob Hantla |
| 75 | RDT | Al Carapella |
| 86 | RDE | Jack Brumfield |
| 33 | LLB | Hardy Brown |
| 48 | RLB | Billy Mixon |
| 23 | LDH | Rex Berry |
| 25 | LS | Johnny Williams |
| 43 | RS | Jim Cason |
| 22 | RDH | Joe Arenas |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Lew Carpenter | 11 | 56 | 5.1 | 20 | 0 |
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 8 | 24 | 3.0 | 12 | 1 |
| Bill Bowman | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 4 | 0 |
| Tom Dublinski | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Doak Walker | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Layne | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Hugh McElhenny | 7 | 126 | 18.0 | 60t | 1 |
| John Henry Johnson | 11 | 83 | 7.5 | 31 | 2 |
| Joe Perry | 13 | 51 | 3.9 | 14 | 0 |
| Y.A. Tittle | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 7 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Bobby Layne | 29 | 17 | 58.6 | 0 | 212 | 7.3 | 55 | 1 | 26 | 92.9 | |
| Tom Dublinski | 24 | 14 | 58.3 | 0 | 167 | 7.0 | 28 | 2 | 14 | 107.5 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Y.A. Tittle | 25 | 12 | 48.0 | 0 | 154 | 6.2 | 37t | 2 | 0 | 0 | 94.4 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Doak Walker | 7 | 125 | 17.9 | 55 | 1 |
| Dorne Dibble | 5 | 91 | 18.2 | 27 | 0 |
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 15 | 0 |
| Jug Girard | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 26 | 0 |
| Bill Bowman | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Jim Doran | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 11 | 2 |
| Lew Carpenter | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Leon Hart | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Billy Wilson | 4 | 74 | 18.5 | 37t | 2 |
| John Henry Johnson | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Billy Jessup | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Joe Perry | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Hugh McElhenny | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jug Girard | 3 | 126 | 42.0 | 48 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Hardy Brown | 4 | 183 | 45.8 | 58 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Jack Christiansen | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 47 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Bill Bowman | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Bob Toneff | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
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