| Cleveland Rams at Detroit Lions |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 29, 1940 Location: Detroit, MI Venue: University of Detroit Stadium Attendance: 15347 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 71 F Humidty: 44% Wind: 3 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland RamsCLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CLE | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Whizzer White 20 run (Whizzer White kick failed) | 0 | 6 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Rams | ||
| 2 | LOE/DE | Maury Patt |
| 34 | LOT/DT | Chet Adams |
| 30 | LOG/DG | Barney McGarry |
| 37 | C/LB | Bill Conkright |
| 31 | ROG/DG | Ted Livingston |
| 21 | ROT/DT | Boyd Clay |
| 12 | ROE/DE | Johnny Wilson |
| 10 | WB/DB | Gaylon Smith |
| 32 | TB/DB | Parker Hall |
| 1 | HB/DB | Olie Cordill |
| 14 | FB/LB | Johnny Drake |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| 35 | LOE/DE | Stillman Rouse |
| 38 | LOT/DT | Tony Furst |
| 48 | LOG/DG | John Wiethe |
| 30 | C/LB | Alex Wojciechowicz |
| 28 | ROG/DG | Bill Feldhaus |
| 25 | ROT/DT | Johnny Hackenbruck |
| 57 | ROE/DE | Glenn Morris |
| 24 | TB/DB | Whizzer White |
| 22 | BB/DB | Fred Vanzo |
| 9 | WB/DB | Bill Shepherd |
| 6 | FB/LB | Kent Ryan |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Rams | |||||
| Parker Hall | 8 | 18 | 2.3 | 0 | |
| Johnny Drake | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| Dante Magnani | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Paul McDonough | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Whizzer White | 15 | 94 | 6.3 | 1 | |
| Howie Weiss | 13 | 39 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Dwight Sloan | 9 | 28 | 3.1 | 0 | |
| Bill Shepherd | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | |
| Kent Ryan | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | |
| Stillman Rouse | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Cotton Price | 5 | -10 | -2.0 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Rams | |||||||||||
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Rams | |||||
| Jim Benton | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Wilson | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Drake | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Bill Shepherd | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Whizzer White | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Bill Fisk | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Dave Diehl | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Kent Ryan | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Rams | |||||
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Whizzer White | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Rams | |||||
| Olie Cordill | 1 | 47 | 47.0 | 47 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Whizzer White | 3 | 105 | 35.0 | 60 | 0 |
| Kent Ryan | 2 | 95 | 47.5 | 53 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Rams | ||||||
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Rams | ||||||
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
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