| Buffalo Bills at San Francisco 49ers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 16, 1949 Location: San Francisco, CA Venue: Kezar Stadium Attendance: 35476 |
| Weather: Haze Temp: 59 F Humidty: 67% Wind: mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 14 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 51 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Joe Perry 14 run (Joe Vetrano kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Joe Perry 1 run (Joe Vetrano kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Joe Sutton 21 pass from George Ratterman (Chet Adams kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Al Beals 33 pass from Frankie Albert (Joe Vetrano kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Paul Salata 20 pass from Frankie Albert (Joe Vetrano kick) | 7 | 28 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Safety, Alex Wizbicki tackled in end zone by John Woudenberg | 7 | 30 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Joe Perry 24 run (Joe Vetrano kick) | 7 | 37 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Paul Salata 17 pass from Frankie Albert (Joe Vetrano kick) | 7 | 44 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Bev Wallace 1 run (Joe Vetrano kick) | 7 | 51 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 86 | LOH | Joe Sutton |
| 85 | ROH | Alex Wizbicki |
| 74 | FB | Lou Tomasetti |
| Defense | ||
| 58 | LDE | Vince Mazza |
| 47 | LDT | John Kissell |
| 32 | MG | Odell Stautzenberger |
| 42 | RDT | Chet Adams |
| 53 | RDE | Bill Stanton |
| 72 | LLB | Bill Schroll |
| 36 | MLB | Ed Hirsch |
| 23 | RLB | Carl Schuette |
| 52 | LDH | Paul Gibson |
| 85 | RDH | Alex Wizbicki |
| 86 | S | Joe Sutton |
| 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 |
| 72 | FB | Norm Standlee |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | / | / | 4 | 28 | 6 | 4 | |
| SF | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | / | / | 3 | 34 | 4 | 3 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Lou Tomasetti | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Veto Kissell | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 0 | |
| Al Baldwin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Sutton | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| George Ratterman | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | 0 | |
| Alex Wizbicki | 3 | -6 | -2.0 | 0 | |
| Tommy Colella | 5 | -10 | -2.0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 24 | 11 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Joe Perry | 13 | 88 | 6.8 | 3 | |
| Len Eshmont | 6 | 47 | 7.8 | 0 | |
| Norm Standlee | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 0 | |
| Johnny Strzykalski | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 0 | |
| Joe Vetrano | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Verl Lillywhite | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 0 | |
| Don Garlin | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Lowell Wagner | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Sam Cathcart | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Jim Cason | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Eddie Carr | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Frankie Albert | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bev Wallace | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 51 | 310 | 6.1 | 4 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| George Ratterman | 36 | 21 | 58.3 | 0 | 167 | 4.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 79.3 | |
| Team Totals | 36 | 21 | 58.3 | 0 | 167 | 4.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 79.3 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Frankie Albert | 20 | 9 | 45.0 | 0 | 149 | 7.5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 110.2 | |
| Bev Wallace | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team Totals | 23 | 9 | 39.1 | 0 | 140 | 6.1 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 99.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Al Baldwin | 6 | 52 | 8.7 | 0 | |
| Lou Tomasetti | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Veto Kissell | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | |
| Joe Sutton | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 21t | 1 |
| Jim Lukens | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Tommy Colella | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Bob Oristaglio | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Wilbur Volz | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 167 | 8.0 | 1 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Paul Salata | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 2 | |
| Al Beals | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33t | 1 |
| Johnny Strzykalski | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Joe Perry | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Don Garlin | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Sam Cathcart | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Jim Cason | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 140 | 15.6 | 3 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Tommy Colella | 6 | 163 | 27.2 | 0 | |
| Jim Still | 2 | 98 | 49.0 | 53 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 261 | 32.6 | ||
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Frankie Albert | 2 | 99 | 49.6 | 52 | 0 |
| Norm Standlee | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 136 | 45.3 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Lou Tomasetti | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Jim Cason | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 0 | ||
| Sam Cathcart | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | ||
| Norm Maloney | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 73 | 14.6 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| John Kissell | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Sutton | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | ||
| Tommy Colella | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | ||
| Wilbur Volz | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | ||
| Alex Wizbicki | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Lou Tomasetti | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 8 | 148 | 18.5 | 0 | ||
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Jim Cason | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Joe Perry | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 26 | 0 | |