| San Francisco 49ers at Buffalo Bills |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 25, 1949 Location: Buffalo, NY Venue: Civic Stadium Attendance: 32097 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 61 F Humidty: 60% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SF | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Joe Vetrano 23 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Rex Bumgardner 39 pass from George Ratterman (Chet Adams kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Al Baldwin 6 pass from George Ratterman (Chet Adams kick) | 3 | 14 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Lou Tomasetti 1 run (Chet Adams kick) | 3 | 21 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Joe Perry 23 pass from Frankie Albert (Joe Vetrano kick) | 10 | 21 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Eddie Carr 35 fumble recovery (Joe Vetrano kick) | 17 | 21 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Ollie Cline 2 run (Chet Adams kick) | 17 | 28 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 55 | LOE | Paul Salata |
| 47 | LOT | Bob Mike |
| 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 |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 57 | LOE | Al Baldwin |
| 45 | LOT | Jack Carpenter |
| 40 | LOG | Abe Gibron |
| 22 | C | Art Statuto |
| 35 | ROG | Rocco Pirro |
| 46 | ROT | John Kerns |
| 59 | ROE | Jim Lukens |
| 61 | QB | George Ratterman |
| 83 | LOH | Chet Mutryn |
| 82 | ROH | Rex Bumgardner |
| 70 | FB | Ollie Cline |
| Defense | ||
| 58 | LDE | Vince Mazza |
| 47 | LDT | John Kissell |
| 49 | MG | John Maskas |
| 42 | RDT | Chet Adams |
| 53 | RDE | Bill Stanton |
| 72 | LLB | Bill Schroll |
| 34 | MLB | Vic Vasicek |
| 23 | RLB | Carl Schuette |
| 88 | LDH | Tommy Colella |
| 86 | S | Joe Sutton |
| 85 | RDH | Alex Wizbicki |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | / | / | 4 | 30 | 1 | 0 | |
| BUF | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | / | / | 6 | 39 | 1 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Joe Perry | 8 | 70 | 8.8 | 0 | |
| Al Beals | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Jim Cason | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Strzykalski | 7 | 10 | 1.4 | 0 | |
| Norm Standlee | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Frankie Albert | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Sam Cathcart | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Eddie Carr | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | |
| Joe Morgan | 0 | -1 | -1L | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 25 | 133 | 5.3 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Chet Mutryn | 16 | 84 | 5.3 | 84 | 0 |
| Rex Bumgardner | 16 | 71 | 4.4 | 0 | |
| Ollie Cline | 14 | 57 | 4.1 | 1 | |
| Lou Tomasetti | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 1 | |
| George Ratterman | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 50 | 221 | 4.4 | 2 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Frankie Albert | 22 | 9 | 40.9 | 0 | 97 | 4.4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 69.7 | |
| Team Totals | 22 | 9 | 40.9 | 0 | 97 | 4.4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 69.7 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| George Ratterman | 20 | 15 | 75.0 | 0 | 224 | 11.2 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 144.6 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 15 | 75.0 | 0 | 224 | 11.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 144.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Joe Perry | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 23t | 1 |
| Paul Salata | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | |
| Al Beals | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| Eddie Carr | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Jim Cason | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Hal Shoener | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Len Eshmont | 0 | 8 | 8L | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 9 | 97 | 10.8 | 1 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Al Baldwin | 6 | 106 | 17.7 | 50 | 1 |
| Chet Mutryn | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | |
| Rex Bumgardner | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 39t | 1 |
| Ollie Cline | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Jim Lukens | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Lou Tomasetti | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Jack Carpenter | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 224 | 14.9 | 2 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Frankie Albert | 6 | 300 | 50.0 | 58 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 300 | 50.0 | ||
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Tommy Colella | 4 | 178 | 44.5 | 66 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 178 | 44.5 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Johnny Strzykalski | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | ||
| Sam Cathcart | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 0 | ||
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Chet Mutryn | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | ||
| Tommy Colella | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | ||
| Rex Bumgardner | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Jim Cason | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | ||
| Johnny Strzykalski | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 0 | ||
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Chet Mutryn | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | ||
| Rex Bumgardner | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Ollie Cline | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 79 | 19.8 | 0 | ||