| Baltimore Colts at Los Angeles Dons Game Statistics |
| Date: September 2, 1949 Location: Los Angeles, CA |
| Venue: Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 20211 |
| Weather: Smoke Haze Temp: 63 F Humidty: 84% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore ColtsBAL | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Los Angeles DonsLA | 14 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 49 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BAL | LA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles DonsLA | Earl Howell 8 run (Bob Nelson kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Los Angeles DonsLA | Glenn Dobbs 7 run (Bob Nelson kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Bus Mertes 18 pass from Y.A. Tittle (Rex Grossman kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Billy Stone 66 pass from Y.A. Tittle (Rex Grossman kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Rex Grossman 37 FG | 17 | 14 |
| 2 | Los Angeles DonsLA | Hosea Rodgers 1 run (Bob Nelson kick) | 17 | 21 |
| 3 | Los Angeles DonsLA | Dick Wilkins 7 pass from George Taliaferro (Bob Nelson kick) | 17 | 28 |
| 4 | Los Angeles DonsLA | Harper Davis 4 run (Bob Nelson kick) | 17 | 35 |
| 4 | Los Angeles DonsLA | Billy Joe Grimes 29 pass from George Taliaferro (Bob Nelson kick) | 17 | 42 |
| 4 | Los Angeles DonsLA | Billy Joe Grimes 9 run (Bob Nelson kick) | 17 | 49 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 51 | LOE | Lamar Davis |
| 41 | LOT | Ernie Blandin |
| 31 | LOG | Dick Barwegen |
| 22 | C | Al Tillman |
| 30 | ROG | Bill Garrett |
| 46 | ROT | Jim Spruill |
| 53 | ROE | Win Williams |
| 63 | QB | Y.A. Tittle |
| 82 | LOH | Billy Stone |
| 85 | ROH | Bob Pfohl |
| 73 | FB | Bus Mertes |
| Defense | ||
| 52 | LDE | Bob Nowaskey |
| 48 | LDT | John Mellus |
| 35 | MG | Barry French |
| 44 | RDT | Al Sidorik |
| 55 | RDE | John North |
| 76 | LLB | Harry Jagade |
| 22 | MLB | Al Tillman |
| 67 | RLB | Sammy Vacanti |
| 81 | LDH | Jake Leicht |
| 80 | S | Wayne Kingery |
| 88 | RDH | Paul Page |
| Los Angeles Dons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 54 | LOE | Dick Wilkins |
| 45 | LOT | Bob Reinhard |
| 30 | LOG | Al Lolotai |
| 22 | C | Bob Nelson |
| 32 | ROG | Knox Ramsey |
| 48 | ROT | Buddy Tinsley |
| 50 | ROE | Len Ford |
| 60 | BB | George Murphy |
| 95 | TB | Glenn Dobbs |
| 97 | HB | Earl Howell |
| 73 | FB | Hosea Rodgers |
| Defense | ||
| 52 | LDE | Burr Baldwin |
| 45 | LDT | Bob Reinhard |
| 47 | MG | Mike Perrotti |
| 42 | RDT | Ernie Williamson |
| 55 | RDE | Ab Wimberly |
| 65 | LLB | Dan Dworsky |
| 27 | RLB | Dick Woodard |
| 97 | LDH | Earl Howell |
| 92 | RDH | Shorty McWilliams |
| 82 | S | Bob Kennedy |
| 77 | S | Jim Spavital |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Bob Pfohl | 13 | 41 | 3.2 | 0 | |
| Herman Wedemeyer | 6 | 38 | 6.3 | 0 | |
| Billy Stone | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Bus Mertes | 9 | 14 | 1.6 | 0 | |
| Paul Page | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Lu Gambino | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Jake Leicht | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Dons | |||||
| Hosea Rodgers | 15 | 94 | 6.3 | 1 | |
| George Taliaferro | 7 | 76 | 10.9 | 0 | |
| Earl Howell | 9 | 53 | 5.9 | 1 | |
| Billy Joe Grimes | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 1 | |
| Glenn Dobbs | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 1 | |
| Harper Davis | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4t | 1 |
| Jim Spavital | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Johnny Donaldson | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||||||
| Y.A. Tittle | 25 | 12 | 48.0 | 3 | 207 | 8.3 | 2 | 4 | 41 | 63.7 | |
| Charlie O'Rourke | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 12 | 3.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Los Angeles Dons | |||||||||||
| Glenn Dobbs | 11 | 7 | 63.6 | 0 | 123 | 11.2 | 0 | 101.7 | |||
| George Taliaferro | 8 | 5 | 62.5 | 0 | 101 | 12.6 | 2 | 145.8 | |||
| Johnny Donaldson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| Hosea Rodgers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Billy Stone | 4 | 132 | 33.0 | 1 | |
| Lamar Davis | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 0 | |
| Win Williams | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| Bus Mertes | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 18t | 1 |
| Wayne Kingery | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Dons | |||||
| Dick Wilkins | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 1 | |
| Len Ford | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 0 | |
| Billy Joe Grimes | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29t | 1 |
| Lew Holder | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| George Murphy | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Bob Hoffman | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Ab Wimberly | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Harper Davis | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Earl Howell | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Los Angeles Dons | |||||
| Shorty McWilliams | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Burr Baldwin | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Jim Spavital | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Charlie O'Rourke | 5 | 99 | 19.8 | 51 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Dons | |||||
| Glenn Dobbs | 4 | 177 | 44.3 | 59 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Jake Leicht | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | ||
| Los Angeles Dons | ||||||
| Shorty McWilliams | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | ||
| Jim Spavital | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Bob Pfohl | 3 | 76 | 25.3 | 0 | ||
| Harry Jagade | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 0 | ||
| Jake Leicht | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 | |
| Paul Page | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Los Angeles Dons | ||||||
| George Taliaferro | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Johnny Donaldson | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
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