| Los Angeles Rams at Detroit Lions |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 10, 1954 Location: Detroit, MI Venue: Briggs Stadium Attendance: 55008 |
| Weather: Fog Temp: 65 F Humidty: 90% Wind: 3 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | LARM | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Tom Dublinski 1 run (Doak Walker kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Les Richter 31 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Carl Karilivacz 30 lateral from Bill Stits 5 interception return (Doak Walker kick) | 3 | 14 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Lew Carpenter 60 run (Doak Walker kick) | 3 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 40 | LOE | Elroy Hirsch |
| 73 | LOT | Bobby Cross |
| 61 | LOG | Duane Putnam |
| 50 | C | Leon McLaughlin |
| 61 | ROG | Les Richter |
| 71 | ROT | Tom Dahms |
| 82 | ROE | Bob Boyd |
| 11 | QB | Norm Van Brocklin |
| 21 | LOH | Skeet Quinlan |
| 35 | ROH | Tank Younger |
| 32 | FB | Dan Towler |
| Defense | ||
| 89 | LDE | Duane Wardlow |
| 62 | LDT | Bud McFadin |
| 64 | MG | Stan West |
| 78 | RDT | Gene Lipscomb |
| 84 | RDE | Andy Robustelli |
| 76 | LLB | Harland Svare |
| 57 | RLB | Don Paul |
| 48 | LDH | Don Doll |
| 29 | LS | Jack Dwyer |
| 43 | RS | Will Sherman |
| 49 | RDH | Ed Hughes |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | LOE | Leon Hart |
| 73 | LOT | Thurman McGraw |
| 66 | LOG | Harley Sewell |
| 52 | C | Andy Miketa |
| 76 | ROG | Lou Creekmur |
| 50 | ROT | Charlie Ane |
| 87 | ROE | Dorne Dibble |
| 49 | QB | Tom Dublinski |
| 37 | LOH | Doak Walker |
| 34 | ROH | Lew Carpenter |
| 33 | FB | Bill Bowman |
| Defense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Sonny Gandee |
| 73 | LDT | Thurman McGraw |
| 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 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LARM | 20 | 3 | 15 | 2 | / | / | 5 | 55 | 2 | 0 | |
| DET | 21 | 15 | 5 | 1 | / | / | 6 | 83 | 2 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Dan Towler | 11 | 29 | 2.6 | 4 | 0 |
| Tank Younger | 8 | 26 | 3.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Billy Wade | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Skeet Quinlan | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Norm Van Brocklin | 3 | -9 | -3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 61 | 2.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Lew Carpenter | 14 | 119 | 8.5 | 60t | 1 |
| Bill Bowman | 13 | 70 | 5.4 | 22 | 0 |
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Tom Dublinski | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 13 | 1 |
| Jug Girard | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Doak Walker | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 42 | 250 | 6.0 | 60t | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Norm Van Brocklin | 37 | 16 | 43.2 | 4 | 256 | 6.9 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 27.4 | |
| Billy Wade | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 0 | 41 | 8.2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 69.6 | |
| Team Totals | 42 | 18 | 42.9 | 4 | 297 | 7.1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 27.7 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Tom Dublinski | 9 | 7 | 77.8 | 1 | 92 | 10.2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 69.7 | |
| Bobby Layne | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 1 | 32 | 6.4 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22.5 | |
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Doak Walker | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 16 | 9 | 56.3 | 2 | 124 | 7.8 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 41.7 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Bob Boyd | 8 | 128 | 16.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Elroy Hirsch | 6 | 105 | 17.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Dan Towler | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 26 | 0 |
| Tank Younger | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Skeet Quinlan | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 297 | 16.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Doak Walker | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Bill Bowman | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Leon Hart | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Dorne Dibble | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Lew Carpenter | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 124 | 13.8 | 26 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Jack Dwyer | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Charley Toogood | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Bill Stits | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Jimmy David | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Carl Karilivacz | 0 | 30 | 30Lt | 1 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 35t | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Norm Van Brocklin | 2 | 103 | 51.5 | 59 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 103 | 51.5 | 59 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jug Girard | 5 | 279 | 55.8 | 61 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 279 | 55.8 | 61 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Woodley Lewis | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 | ||
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Jack Christiansen | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Woodley Lewis | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 28 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 93 | 18.6 | 0 | ||
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Bill Bowman | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Harley Sewell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 30 | 0 | |