| San Francisco 49ers at Baltimore Colts |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 2, 1956 Location: Baltimore, MD Venue: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 37227 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 42 F Humidty: 47% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| Baltimore ColtsBAL | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SF | BAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Alan Ameche 1 run (Tom Feamster kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Bert Rechichar 34 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Billy Wilson 9 pass from Y.A. Tittle (Gordy Soltau kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Alan Ameche 3 run (Tom Feamster kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Joe Perry 4 run (Gordy Soltau kick) | 14 | 17 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Billy Wilson 77 pass from Y.A. Tittle (Gordy Soltau kick failed) | 20 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | LOE | Gordy Soltau |
| 78 | LOT | Bobby Cross |
| 64 | LOG | Ted Connolly |
| 52 | C | George Morris |
| 74 | ROG | Bob Toneff |
| 79 | ROT | Bob St. Clair |
| 84 | ROE | Billy Wilson |
| 14 | QB | Y.A. Tittle |
| 39 | LOH | Hugh McElhenny |
| 22 | ROH | Joe Arenas |
| 34 | FB | Joe Perry |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Bruce Bosley |
| 73 | LDT | Leo Nomellini |
| 72 | RDT | Bill Herchman |
| 75 | RDE | Ed Henke |
| 50 | LLB | Stan Sheriff |
| 54 | MLB | Ed Beatty |
| 55 | RLB | Matt Hazeltine |
| 23 | LDH | Rex Berry |
| 27 | LS | Bobby Holladay |
| 47 | RS | Dicky Moegle |
| 57 | RDH | Paul Carr |
| Baltimore Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | LOE | Raymond Berry |
| 60 | LOT | George Preas |
| 63 | LOG | Art Spinney |
| 50 | C | Buzz Nutter |
| 68 | ROG | Alex Sandusky |
| 74 | ROT | Ken Jackson |
| 84 | ROE | Jim Mutscheller |
| 19 | QB | Johnny Unitas |
| 21 | LOH | Billy Vessels |
| 24 | ROH | Lenny Moore |
| 35 | FB | Alan Ameche |
| Defense | ||
| 89 | LDE | Gino Marchetti |
| 70 | LDT | Art Donovan |
| 61 | MG | Jack Patera |
| 77 | RDT | Tom Finnin |
| 83 | RDE | Don Joyce |
| 36 | LLB | Bill Pellington |
| 67 | RLB | Doug Eggers |
| 23 | LDH | Carl Taseff |
| 40 | LS | Jesse Thomas |
| 44 | RS | Bert Rechichar |
| 25 | RDH | Don Shula |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF | 16 | 4 | 11 | 1 | / | / | 6 | 40 | 4 | 2 | |
| BAL | 22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | / | / | 2 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Joe Perry | 12 | 43 | 3.6 | 17 | 1 |
| John Henry Johnson | 9 | 29 | 3.2 | 8 | 0 |
| Hugh McElhenny | 9 | 23 | 2.6 | 10 | 0 |
| Y.A. Tittle | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Tom McCormick | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 120 | 3.4 | 17 | 1 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Alan Ameche | 19 | 83 | 4.4 | 23 | 2 |
| Lenny Moore | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 14 | 0 |
| Johnny Unitas | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Royce Womble | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Billy Vessels | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| L.G. Dupre | 4 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bert Rechichar | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 38 | 152 | 4.0 | 27 | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Y.A. Tittle | 18 | 14 | 77.8 | 0 | 284 | 15.8 | 77t | 2 | 44 | 155.8 | |
| Team Totals | 18 | 14 | 77.8 | 0 | 284 | 15.8 | 77t | 2 | 44 | 155.8 | |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||||||
| Johnny Unitas | 30 | 18 | 60.0 | 2 | 179 | 6.0 | 23 | 0 | 29 | 49.2 | |
| Team Totals | 30 | 18 | 60.0 | 2 | 179 | 6.0 | 0 | 29 | 49.2 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Billy Wilson | 5 | 148 | 29.6 | 77t | 2 |
| Clyde Conner | 5 | 97 | 19.4 | 40 | 0 |
| Joe Perry | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Hugh McElhenny | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| John Henry Johnson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 284 | 20.3 | 40 | 2 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Raymond Berry | 6 | 83 | 13.8 | 23 | 0 |
| Jim Mutscheller | 6 | 74 | 12.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Alan Ameche | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 6 | 0 |
| Billy Vessels | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 179 | 9.9 | 23 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Matt Hazeltine | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Rex Berry | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Earl Morrall | 4 | 155 | 38.8 | 46 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 155 | 38.8 | 46 | |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Bert Rechichar | 3 | 121 | 40.3 | 43 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 121 | 40.3 | 43 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Hugh McElhenny | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Carl Taseff | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Bert Rechichar | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Joe Arenas | 3 | 106 | 35.3 | 54 | 0 | |
| Hugh McElhenny | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 125 | 31.3 | 54 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Billy Vessels | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 31 | 0 | |
| Carl Taseff | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 23 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 104 | 26.0 | 31 | 0 | |