| San Francisco 49ers at Chicago Rockets Game Statistics |
| Date: September 29, 1946 Location: Chicago, IL |
| Venue: Soldier Field Attendance: 28675 |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Chicago RocketsCHI | 0 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SF | CHI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72/74 | LLB | Norm Standlee | ||
| 2 | Chicago RocketsCHI | Steve Nemeth 19 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Chicago RocketsCHI | Elroy Hirsch 7 pass from Bob Hoernschemeyer (Steve Nemeth kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | Chicago RocketsCHI | Bill Kellagher 2 run (Steve Nemeth kick) | 0 | 17 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Len Eshmont 2 run (Joe Vetrano kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 4 | Chicago RocketsCHI | Ralph Heywood 15 pass from Bob Hoernschemeyer (Steve Nemeth kick) | 7 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 56 | LOE | Bill Fisk |
| 45 | LOT | John Mellus |
| 36 | LOG | Dick Bassi |
| 21 | C | Art Elston |
| 33 | ROG | Bruno Banducci |
| 41 | ROT | John Woudenberg |
| 51 | ROE | Bob Titchenal |
| 63 | QB | Frankie Albert |
| 81 | LOH | Len Eshmont |
| 91 | ROH | Johnny Strzykalski |
| 72/74 | FB | Norm Standlee |
| Defense | ||
| 56 | LDE | Bill Fisk |
| 45 | LDT | John Mellus |
| 33 | LDG | Bruno Banducci |
| 36 | RDG | Dick Bassi |
| 41 | RDT | John Woudenberg |
| 51 | RDE | Bob Titchenal |
| 72/74 | LLB | Norm Standlee |
| 21 | RLB | Art Elston |
| 81 | LDH | Len Eshmont |
| 91 | RDH | Johnny Strzykalski |
| 83 | S | Ken Casanega |
| Chicago Rockets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 57 | LOE | Ralph Heywood |
| 46 | LOT | Willie Wilkin |
| 31 | LOG | Evan Vogds |
| 25 | C | Herb Coleman |
| 34 | ROG | Tony Sumpter |
| 47 | ROT | Quentin Klenk |
| 50 | ROE | Pat Lahey |
| 80 | HB | Elroy Hirsch |
| 64 | TB | Bob Hoernschemeyer |
| 49 | WB | Don Griffin |
| 73 | FB | Ernie Lewis |
| Defense | ||
| 55 | LDE | Bob Dove |
| 33 | LDT | Joe Ruetz |
| 34 | MG | Tony Sumpter |
| 45 | RDT | Chuck Huneke |
| 52 | RDE | Frank Quillen |
| 74 | LLB | Bill Kellagher |
| 31 | MLB | Evan Vogds |
| 27 | RLB | Mickey Parks |
| 80 | LDH | Elroy Hirsch |
| 97 | RDH | Ned Mathews |
| 85 | S | Walt Clay |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Len Eshmont | 11 | 57 | 5.2 | 1 | |
| Johnny Strzykalski | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | |
| Norm Standlee | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 | |
| Don Durdan | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Ken Roskie | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Joe Vetrano | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ken Casanega | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Frankie Albert | 3 | -14 | -4.7 | 0 | |
| Chicago Rockets | |||||
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 8 | 65 | 8.1 | 57 | 0 |
| Ernie Lewis | 7 | 43 | 6.1 | 0 | |
| Bill Kellagher | 9 | 21 | 2.3 | 1 | |
| Elroy Hirsch | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | |
| Walt Clay | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | |
| Billy Hillenbrand | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| Bill Schroeder | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Walt Williams | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Don Griffin | 5 | -6 | -1.2 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Frankie Albert | 20 | 10 | 50.0 | 3 | 158 | 7.9 | 46 | 0 | 37.1 | ||
| Jesse Freitas | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 0 | 35 | 7.0 | 0 | 81.2 | |||
| Chicago Rockets | |||||||||||
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 13 | 10 | 76.9 | 0 | 72 | 5.5 | 2 | 128.8 | |||
| Walt Williams | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 8 | 2.7 | 8 | 0 | 42.4 | ||
| Walt Clay | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| Ernie Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| Billy Hillenbrand | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Al Beals | 5 | 65 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Strzykalski | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | |
| Nick Susoeff | 2 | 62 | 31.0 | 46 | 0 |
| Bill Fisk | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| Len Eshmont | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Chicago Rockets | |||||
| Billy Hillenbrand | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Elroy Hirsch | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 1 | |
| Ralph Heywood | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15t | 1 |
| Pat Lahey | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Frank Quillen | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Dick Bassi | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Chicago Rockets | |||||
| Frank Quillen | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Elroy Hirsch | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Frankie Albert | 4 | 158 | 39.5 | 50 | 0 |
| Don Durdan | 1 | 50 | 50.0 | 50 | 0 |
| Chicago Rockets | |||||
| Walt Williams | 4 | 150 | 37.5 | 0 | |
| Ernie Lewis | 2 | 68 | 34.0 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Ken Casanega | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | ||
| Johnny Strzykalski | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Frankie Albert | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Chicago Rockets | ||||||
| Elroy Hirsch | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Billy Hillenbrand | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Johnny Strzykalski | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 29 | 0 | |
| Frankie Albert | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Joe Vetrano | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Chicago Rockets | ||||||
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 1 | 71 | 71.0 | 71 | 0 | |
| Bill Kellagher | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
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