| Los Angeles Dons at San Francisco 49ers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 18, 1949 Location: San Francisco, CA Venue: Kezar Stadium Attendance: 31960 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 82 F Humidty: 43% Wind: mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles DonsLA | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 42 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | LA | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles DonsLA | Dick Woodard 35 interception return (Bob Nelson kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Frankie Albert 7 run (Joe Vetrano kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Joe Perry 59 run (Joe Vetrano kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Eddie Carr 75 pass from Frankie Albert (Joe Vetrano kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Norm Standlee 23 run (Joe Vetrano kick) | 7 | 28 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Verl Lillywhite 24 run (Joe Vetrano kick) | 7 | 35 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Al Beals 39 pass from Frankie Albert (Joe Vetrano kick) | 7 | 42 |
| 4 | Los Angeles DonsLA | Joe Aguirre 7 pass from Glenn Dobbs (Bob Nelson kick) | 14 | 42 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 82 | HB | Bob Kennedy |
| 77 | FB | Jim Spavital |
| 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 |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 55 | LOE | Paul Salata |
| 42 | LOT | Bob Bryant |
| 31 | LOG | Don Clark |
| 23 | C | Bill Johnson |
| 34 | ROG | Visco Grgich |
| 41 | ROT | John Woudenberg |
| 53 | ROE | Al Beals |
| 63 | QB | Frankie Albert |
| 81 | LOH | Len Eshmont |
| 91 | ROH | Johnny Strzykalski |
| 74 | FB | Joe Perry |
| Defense | ||
| 52 | LDE | Hal Shoener |
| 47 | LDT | Bob Mike |
| 34 | MG | Visco Grgich |
| 41 | RDT | John Woudenberg |
| 54 | RDE | Gail Bruce |
| 72 | LLB | Norm Standlee |
| 31 | MLB | Don Clark |
| 22 | RLB | Pete Wismann |
| 85 | LDH | Eddie Carr |
| 92 | RDH | Lowell Wagner |
| 93 | S | Jim Cason |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | / | / | 2 | 20 | 2 | 1 | |
| SF | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | / | / | 8 | 71 | 4 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dons | |||||
| Hosea Rodgers | 10 | 48 | 4.8 | 0 | |
| Glenn Dobbs | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| George Taliaferro | 9 | 16 | 1.8 | 0 | |
| Dick Wilkins | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Earl Howell | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | |
| Burr Baldwin | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Billy Joe Grimes | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 34 | 95 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Joe Perry | 7 | 85 | 12.1 | 59t | 1 |
| Verl Lillywhite | 9 | 61 | 6.8 | 1 | |
| Norm Standlee | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 1 | |
| Sam Cathcart | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | |
| Johnny Strzykalski | 8 | 19 | 2.4 | 0 | |
| Jim Cason | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Len Eshmont | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Joe Vetrano | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Frankie Albert | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 4t | 1 |
| Bev Wallace | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Don Garlin | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 40 | 244 | 6.1 | 4 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dons | |||||||||||
| Glenn Dobbs | 36 | 15 | 41.7 | 3 | 159 | 4.4 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 29.7 | |
| George Taliaferro | 8 | 1 | 12.5 | 2 | 16 | 2.0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0.0 |
| Team Totals | 44 | 16 | 36.4 | 5 | 175 | 4.0 | 1 | 4 | 55 | 17.0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Frankie Albert | 12 | 4 | 33.3 | 2 | 164 | 13.7 | 75t | 2 | 81.9 | ||
| Bev Wallace | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| Team Totals | 14 | 4 | 28.6 | 4 | 164 | 11.7 | 2 | 75.9 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dons | |||||
| Dick Wilkins | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 0 | |
| Joe Aguirre | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 1 | |
| Len Ford | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | |
| Bob Kennedy | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Billy Joe Grimes | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Hosea Rodgers | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Burr Baldwin | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Ab Wimberly | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 175 | 10.9 | 1 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Al Beals | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 39t | 1 |
| Eddie Carr | 1 | 75 | 75.0 | 75t | 1 |
| Johnny Strzykalski | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 164 | 41.0 | 2 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dons | |||||
| Harper Davis | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Dick Woodard | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35t | 1 |
| Bob Kennedy | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 73 | 18.3 | 1 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Jim Cason | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | |
| Eddie Carr | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Pete Wismann | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Sam Cathcart | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 77 | 15.4 | 0 | |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dons | |||||
| Glenn Dobbs | 6 | 243 | 40.5 | 50 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 243 | 40.5 | ||
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Norm Standlee | 2 | 78 | 39.0 | 0 | |
| Frankie Albert | 1 | 47 | 47.0 | 47 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 125 | 41.6 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dons | ||||||
| Harper Davis | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Shorty McWilliams | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Billy Joe Grimes | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 27 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Jim Cason | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 0 | ||
| Sam Cathcart | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dons | ||||||
| Billy Joe Grimes | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 0 | ||
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Sam Cathcart | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | ||
| Joe Perry | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 0 | ||