| Los Angeles Rams at San Francisco 49ers Game Statistics |
| Date: October 28, 1951 Location: San Francisco, CA |
| Venue: Kezar Stadium Attendance: 51987 |
| Weather: Smoke Haze Temp: 67 F Humidty: 76% Wind: 3 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 10 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 44 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | LARM | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Gordy Soltau 23 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Bob Waterfield 26 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Joe Arenas 2 run (Gordy Soltau kick) | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Gordy Soltau 10 pass from Frankie Albert (Gordy Soltau kick) | 3 | 17 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Elroy Hirsch 79 pass from Norm Van Brocklin (Bob Waterfield kick) | 10 | 17 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Johnny Strzykalski 1 run (Gordy Soltau kick) | 10 | 24 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Leo Nomellini 20 blocked punt recovery (Gordy Soltau kick) | 10 | 31 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Gordy Soltau 13 pass from Y.A. Tittle (Gordy Soltau kick) | 10 | 38 |
| 3 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Dick Hoerner 12 run (Bob Waterfield kick) | 17 | 38 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Gordy Soltau 48 pass from Y.A. Tittle (failed) | 17 | 44 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | LOE | Norb Hecker |
| 76 | LOT | Don Simensen |
| 67 | LOG | Dick Daugherty |
| 50 | C | Leon McLaughlin |
| 26 | ROG | Bill Lange |
| 71 | ROT | Tom Dahms |
| 40 | ROE | Elroy Hirsch |
| 7 | QB | Bob Waterfield |
| 41 | LOH | Glenn Davis |
| 77 | ROH | Vitamin Smith |
| 32 | FB | Dan Towler |
| Defense | ||
| 63 | LDE | Larry Brink |
| 78 | LDT | Jim Winkler |
| 11 | MG | Stan West |
| 73 | RDT | Jack Halliday |
| 56 | RDE | Jack Zilly |
| 13 | LLB | Tank Younger |
| 57 | RLB | Don Paul |
| 33 | LDH | Jerry Williams |
| 88 | LS | Norb Hecker |
| 80 | RS | Bob Boyd |
| 30 | RDH | Woodley Lewis |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 51 | LOE | Gordy Soltau |
| 43 | LOT | Ray Collins |
| 37 | LOG | Nick Feher |
| 23 | C | Bill Johnson |
| 33 | ROG | Bruno Banducci |
| 42 | ROT | Leo Nomellini |
| 58 | ROE | Billy Wilson |
| 63 | QB | Frankie Albert |
| 81 | LOH | Verl Lillywhite |
| 88 | ROH | Pete Schabarum |
| 74 | FB | Joe Perry |
| Defense | ||
| 47 | LDE | Ed Henke |
| 42 | LDT | Leo Nomellini |
| 34 | MG | Visco Grgich |
| 45 | RDT | Al Carapella |
| 54 | RDE | Gail Bruce |
| 62 | LLB | Jim Powers |
| 73 | MLB | Hardy Brown |
| 81 | RLB | Verl Lillywhite |
| 83 | LDH | Rex Berry |
| 93 | S | Jim Cason |
| 92 | RDH | Lowell Wagner |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Dick Hoerner | 10 | 45 | 4.5 | 12t | 1 |
| Dan Towler | 7 | 43 | 6.1 | 20 | 0 |
| Glenn Davis | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 9 | 0 |
| Vitamin Smith | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Tommy Kalmanir | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Jerry Williams | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Pete Schabarum | 7 | 70 | 10.0 | 67 | 0 |
| Joe Perry | 13 | 45 | 3.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Johnny Strzykalski | 12 | 43 | 3.6 | 13 | 1 |
| Joe Arenas | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 6 | 1 |
| Jim Monachino | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Frankie Albert | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Verl Lillywhite | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Y.A. Tittle | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Norm Van Brocklin | 30 | 13 | 43.3 | 5 | 167 | 5.6 | 79t | 1 | 0 | 32.9 | |
| Bob Waterfield | 16 | 7 | 43.8 | 1 | 73 | 4.6 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 31.5 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Frankie Albert | 8 | 6 | 75.0 | 0 | 99 | 12.4 | 43 | 1 | 17 | 155.7 | |
| Y.A. Tittle | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 61 | 15.3 | 48t | 2 | 16 | 135.4 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Elroy Hirsch | 7 | 163 | 23.3 | 79t | 1 |
| Vitamin Smith | 4 | -2 | -0.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Jerry Williams | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Tommy Kalmanir | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Bob Boyd | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Glenn Davis | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Dick Hoerner | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Dan Towler | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Norb Hecker | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Gordy Soltau | 6 | 132 | 22.0 | 48t | 3 |
| Billy Wilson | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Rex Berry | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Jim Powers | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Jim Cason | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Verl Lillywhite | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Rex Berry | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Norm Van Brocklin | 4 | 146 | 36.5 | 53 | 1 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Frankie Albert | 6 | 260 | 43.3 | 58 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Glenn Davis | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Vitamin Smith | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Leo Nomellini | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Jim Cason | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Joe Arenas | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Tommy Kalmanir | 3 | 72 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Woodley Lewis | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 24 | 0 | |
| Don Simensen | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Joe Perry | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Joe Arenas | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Leo Nomellini | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
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