| Los Angeles Dons at Cleveland Browns |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 3, 1948 Location: Cleveland, OH Venue: Cleveland Stadium Attendance: 60193 |
| Weather: Drizzle Temp: 72 F Humidty: 68% Wind: mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles DonsLA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 3 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 19 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | LA | CLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Lou Groza 51 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Ara Parseghian 17 pass from Otto Graham (Lou Groza kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Safety, Glenn Dobbs ran out of end zone | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Bill Boedeker 6 run (Lou Groza kick) | 0 | 19 |
| 4 | Los Angeles DonsLA | John Kimbrough 1 run (Ben Agajanian kick) | 7 | 19 |
| 4 | Los Angeles DonsLA | Joe Aguirre 9 pass from Glenn Dobbs (Ben Agajanian kick) | 14 | 19 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 52 | LOE | Burr Baldwin |
| 45 | LOT | Bob Reinhard |
| 35 | LOG | Len Levy |
| 22 | C | Bob Nelson |
| 33 | ROG | Hank Rockwell |
| 42 | ROT | Earle Audet |
| 53 | ROE | Dale Gentry |
| 66 | BB | Walt Heap |
| 82 | HB | Harry Clarke |
| 95 | TB | Glenn Dobbs |
| 77 | FB | John Kimbrough |
| Defense | ||
| 52 | LDE | Burr Baldwin |
| 45 | LDT | Bob Reinhard |
| 35 | MG | Len Levy |
| 42 | RDT | Earle Audet |
| 50 | RDE | Len Ford |
| 76 | LB | Walt Clay |
| 22 | LB | Bob Nelson |
| 32 | LB | Knox Ramsey |
| 75 | LDH | Bob Kelly |
| 60 | DB | Bob Mitchell |
| 88 | DB | Billy Reinhard |
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 58 | LOE | Mac Speedie |
| 46 | LOT | Lou Groza |
| 36 | LOG | Eddie Ulinski |
| 22 | C | Frank Gatski |
| 34 | ROG | Bob Gaudio |
| 44 | ROT | Lou Rymkus |
| 59 | ROE | Horace Gillom |
| 60 | QB | Otto Graham |
| 90 | LOH | Edgar Jones |
| 80 | ROH | Bob Cowan |
| 76 | FB | Marion Motley |
| Defense | ||
| 52 | LDE | George Young |
| 42 | LDT | Chet Adams |
| 30 | MG | Bill Willis |
| 48 | RDT | Forrest Grigg |
| 50 | RDE | John Yonakor |
| 74 | LLB | Tony Adamle |
| 38 | MLB | Weldon Humble |
| 20 | RLB | Lou Saban |
| 82 | LDH | Tommy James |
| 62 | S | Cliff Lewis |
| 86 | RDH | Dub Jones |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | / | / | 5 | 60 | 4 | 2 | |
| CLE | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | / | / | 9 | 125 | 2 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dons | |||||
| John Kimbrough | 7 | 28 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Glenn Dobbs | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | |
| Herman Wedemeyer | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | |
| Harry Clarke | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | |
| Walt Clay | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Bob Kelly | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 69 | 3.1 | 1 | |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Marion Motley | 11 | 57 | 5.2 | 0 | |
| Bill Boedeker | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 1 | |
| Edgar Jones | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 0 | |
| Ollie Cline | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Bob Cowan | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Otto Graham | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Dean Sensanbaugher | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Tony Adamle | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | |
| Ara Parseghian | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 37 | 141 | 3.8 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dons | |||||||||||
| Glenn Dobbs | 24 | 15 | 62.5 | 1 | 134 | 5.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 87.8 | |
| Herman Wedemeyer | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 1 | 11 | 2.8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Totals | 28 | 16 | 57.1 | 2 | 145 | 5.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 53.4 | |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Otto Graham | 17 | 9 | 52.9 | 2 | 122 | 7.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 56.1 | |
| Team Totals | 17 | 9 | 52.9 | 2 | 122 | 7.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 56.1 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dons | |||||
| Burr Baldwin | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 0 | |
| Herman Wedemeyer | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | |
| John Kimbrough | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | |
| Dale Gentry | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| Harry Clarke | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | |
| Jeff Durkota | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | 0 | |
| Lou Mihajlovich | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Joe Aguirre | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9t | 1 |
| Len Ford | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 16 | 145 | 9.1 | 1 | |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Mac Speedie | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Bob Cowan | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | |
| Horace Gillom | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Marion Motley | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Ara Parseghian | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 122 | 13.6 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dons | |||||
| Bob Mitchell | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Len Ford | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Cliff Lewis | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Otto Graham | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dons | |||||
| Glenn Dobbs | 3 | 99 | 33.0 | 1 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 99 | 33.0 | ||
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Horace Gillom | 2 | 79 | 39.5 | 0 | |
| Cliff Lewis | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 97 | 32.3 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dons | ||||||
| Herman Wedemeyer | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Tommy James | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dons | ||||||
| Herman Wedemeyer | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | ||
| Harry Clarke | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 83 | 20.8 | 0 | ||
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Marion Motley | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Mac Speedie | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Horace Gillom | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 30 | 0 | |