| Detroit Lions at Los Angeles Rams |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 23, 1955 Location: Los Angeles, CA Venue: Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 68690 |
| Weather: Smoke Haze Temp: 67 F Humidty: 73% Wind: 15 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | LARM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Doak Walker 32 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Bob Boyd 68 pass from Norm Van Brocklin (Les Richter kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Les Richter 15 FG | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Lew Carpenter 26 run (Doak Walker kick) | 10 | 10 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Doak Walker 41 FG | 13 | 10 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Elroy Hirsch 46 pass from Norm Van Brocklin (Les Richter kick) | 13 | 17 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Ron Waller 21 run (Les Richter kick) | 13 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | LOE | Jim Doran |
| 78 | LOT | Darris McCord |
| 66 | LOG | Harley Sewell |
| 52 | C | Andy Miketa |
| 76 | ROG | Lou Creekmur |
| 50 | ROT | Charlie Ane |
| 87 | ROE | Dorne Dibble |
| 12 | QB | Harry Gilmer |
| 23 | LOH | Jug Girard |
| 28 | ROH | Dave Middleton |
| 34 | FB | Lew Carpenter |
| Defense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Sonny Gandee |
| 72 | LDT | Gil Mains |
| 60 | MG | Jim Salsbury |
| 74 | RDT | Bob Miller |
| 88 | RDE | Jim Cain |
| 56 | LLB | Joe Schmidt |
| 57 | RLB | Leon Cunningham |
| 25 | LDH | Jimmy David |
| 24 | LS | Jack Christiansen |
| 21 | RS | Carl Karilivacz |
| 20 | RDH | Bill Stits |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | LOE | Tom Fears |
| 73 | LOT | Bobby Cross |
| 61 | LOG | Duane Putnam |
| 50 | C | Leon McLaughlin |
| 63 | ROG | John Hock |
| 79 | ROT | Glenn Holtzman |
| 82 | ROE | Bob Boyd |
| 11 | QB | Norm Van Brocklin |
| 27 | LOH | Ron Waller |
| 40 | ROH | Elroy Hirsch |
| 56 | FB | Larry Morris |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Paul Miller |
| 62 | LDT | Bud McFadin |
| 57 | MG | Don Paul |
| 78 | RDT | Gene Lipscomb |
| 84 | RDE | Andy Robustelli |
| 67 | LLB | Les Richter |
| 58 | RLB | Bob Griffin |
| 41 | LDH | Jim Cason |
| 25 | LS | Don Burroughs |
| 43 | RS | Will Sherman |
| 49 | RDH | Ed Hughes |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 20 | 7 | 12 | 1 | / | / | 3 | 19 | 3 | 3 | |
| LARM | 19 | 6 | 13 | 0 | / | / | 3 | 35 | 1 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Lew Carpenter | 14 | 51 | 3.6 | 26t | 1 |
| Harry Gilmer | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Doak Walker | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Dave Middleton | 8 | 18 | 2.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 28 | 130 | 4.6 | 26t | 1 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Ron Waller | 16 | 127 | 7.9 | 32 | 1 |
| Larry Morris | 10 | 34 | 3.4 | 8 | 0 |
| Dan Towler | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 162 | 6.0 | 32 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Harry Gilmer | 35 | 21 | 60.0 | 2 | 237 | 6.8 | 34 | 0 | 18 | 56.5 | |
| Team Totals | 35 | 21 | 60.0 | 2 | 237 | 6.8 | 34 | 0 | 18 | 56.5 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Norm Van Brocklin | 26 | 17 | 65.4 | 1 | 265 | 10.2 | 68t | 2 | 0 | 108.6 | |
| Billy Wade | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 1 | 21 | 4.2 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 13.3 | |
| Ron Waller | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 32 | 19 | 59.4 | 2 | 286 | 8.9 | 68t | 2 | 12 | 83.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jim Doran | 7 | 85 | 12.1 | 21 | 0 |
| Jug Girard | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Dorne Dibble | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Dave Middleton | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Lew Carpenter | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Leon Hart | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Doak Walker | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 237 | 11.3 | 34 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Tom Fears | 8 | 87 | 10.9 | 31 | 0 |
| Bob Boyd | 7 | 111 | 15.9 | 68t | 0 |
| Elroy Hirsch | 2 | 64 | 32.0 | 46t | 0 |
| Ron Waller | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 286 | 15.1 | 68t | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Lee Riley | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Don Burroughs | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Will Sherman | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 34 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jug Girard | 6 | 290 | 48.3 | 61 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 290 | 48.3 | 61 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Norm Van Brocklin | 5 | 257 | 51.4 | 60 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 257 | 51.4 | 60 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Lee Riley | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 10 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | ||
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Woodley Lewis | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 2 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 2 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Dave Middleton | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 25 | 0 | |
| Sonny Gandee | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 0 | ||
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Woodley Lewis | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 26 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 96 | 24.0 | 0 | ||