| Chicago Rockets at Buffalo Bills |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 6, 1948 Location: Buffalo, NY Venue: Civic Stadium Attendance: 25816 |
| Weather: Light Rain Temp: 74 F Humidty: 71% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago RocketsCHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 42 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHI | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Chet Mutryn 1 run (Graham Armstrong kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Julie Rykovich 8 run (Graham Armstrong kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Carl Schuette 26 interception return (Graham Armstrong kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Julie Rykovich 7 run (Graham Armstrong kick) | 0 | 28 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Lou Tomasetti 1 run (Graham Armstrong kick) | 0 | 35 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Julie Rykovich 1 run (Graham Armstrong kick) | 0 | 42 |
| 4 | Chicago RocketsCHI | Dewey Proctor 1 run (Steve Juzwik kick) | 7 | 42 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Rockets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 57 | LOE | Bob Jensen |
| 42 | LOT | Jim Brutz |
| 30 | LOG | Jim Pearcy |
| 20 | C | John Rapacz |
| 31 | ROG | Herb Coleman |
| 43 | ROT | Nate Johnson |
| 55 | ROE | Fay King |
| 66 | QB | Angelo Bertelli |
| 80 | LOH | Elroy Hirsch |
| 70 | ROH | Eddie Prokop |
| 77 | FB | Dewey Proctor |
| Defense | ||
| 56 | LDE | Ray Kuffel |
| 45 | LDT | Ziggy Czarobski |
| 30 | MG | Jim Pearcy |
| 43 | RDT | Nate Johnson |
| 51 | RDE | Ike Owens |
| 34 | LLB | Joe Ruetz |
| 22 | MLB | Peter Lamana |
| 28 | RLB | Fred Negus |
| 84 | LDH | Bob Perina |
| 81 | RDH | Steve Juzwik |
| 80 | S | Elroy Hirsch |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 57 | LOE | Al Baldwin |
| 43 | LOT | Graham Armstrong |
| 32 | LOG | Hal Lahar |
| 21 | C | Felto Prewitt |
| 35 | ROG | Rocco Pirro |
| 46 | ROT | John Kerns |
| 52 | ROE | Paul Gibson |
| 61 | QB | George Ratterman |
| 83 | LOH | Chet Mutryn |
| 88 | ROH | Bill Gompers |
| 75 | FB | Vic Kulbitski |
| Defense | ||
| 58 | LDE | Vince Mazza |
| 47 | LDT | John Kissell |
| 37 | MG | Vince Scott |
| 45 | RDT | Jack Carpenter |
| 53 | RDE | Marty Comer |
| 25 | LLB | Ed Hirsch |
| 33 | MLB | John Wyhonic |
| 23 | RLB | Bob Callahan |
| 82 | LDH | Rex Bumgardner |
| 74 | S | Carl Schuette |
| 85 | RDH | Bob Smith |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI | 17 | 4 | 11 | 2 | / | / | 9 | 81 | 6 | 5 | |
| BUF | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | / | / | 14 | 102 | 4 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Rockets | |||||
| Sammy Vacanti | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Eddie Prokop | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | |
| Dewey Proctor | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 1 | |
| Elroy Hirsch | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | |
| Bill Kellagher | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| Bob Perina | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Tom Farris | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Livingstone | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ray Ramsey | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Chuck Fenenbock | 1 | -12 | -12.0 | -12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 32 | 1.5 | 1 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Lou Tomasetti | 6 | 39 | 6.5 | 1 | |
| Chet Mutryn | 10 | 34 | 3.4 | 1 | |
| Bill Gompers | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 0 | |
| Don Schneider | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | |
| Rex Bumgardner | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Bob Smith | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Vic Kulbitski | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 0 | |
| Jim Still | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | -10 | 0 |
| Julie Rykovich | 3 | ||||
| Team Totals | 43 | 199 | 4.6 | 5 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Rockets | |||||||||||
| Sammy Vacanti | 42 | 20 | 47.6 | 3 | 241 | 5.7 | 0 | 35.9 | |||
| Angelo Bertelli | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| Tom Farris | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 17 | 8.5 | 17 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 49 | 21 | 42.9 | 4 | 258 | 5.3 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 25.7 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| George Ratterman | 14 | 10 | 71.4 | 0 | 185 | 13.2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 113.7 | |
| George Terlep | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Team Totals | 16 | 10 | 62.5 | 1 | 185 | 11.6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 76.3 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Rockets | |||||
| Fay King | 7 | 54 | 7.7 | 0 | |
| Ray Kuffel | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 0 | |
| Bobby Livingstone | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 0 | |
| Bob Jensen | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | |
| Dewey Proctor | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Ray Ramsey | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Elroy Hirsch | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 258 | 12.3 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Al Baldwin | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 0 | |
| Paul Gibson | 4 | 102 | 25.5 | 0 | |
| Lou Tomasetti | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 185 | 18.5 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Rockets | |||||
| Fred Negus | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Bill Gompers | 1 | 58 | 58.0 | 58 | 0 |
| Jim Still | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Carl Schuette | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26t | 1 |
| Bob Smith | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 139 | 34.8 | 1 | |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Rockets | |||||
| Ernie Lewis | 4 | 180 | 45.0 | 50 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 180 | 45.0 | ||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Bob Smith | 4 | 162 | 40.5 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 162 | 40.5 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Rockets | ||||||
| Eddie Prokop | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Elroy Hirsch | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Chuck Fenenbock | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 27 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Bill Gompers | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Chet Mutryn | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Don Schneider | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Bob Smith | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Rockets | ||||||
| Eddie Prokop | 3 | 79 | 26.3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chuck Fenenbock | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | ||
| Bobby Livingstone | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Elroy Hirsch | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 7 | 149 | 21.3 | 0 | ||
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Chet Mutryn | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| John Kerns | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 21 | 0 | |