| Los Angeles Dons at Baltimore Colts Game Statistics |
| Date: November 20, 1949 Location: Baltimore, MD |
| Venue: Muncipal Stadium Attendance: 19503 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 65 F Humidty: 34% Wind: 20 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles DonsLA | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Baltimore ColtsBAL | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | LA | BAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97 | LDH | Earl Howell | ||
| 1 | Los Angeles DonsLA | George Taliaferro 14 run (Bob Nelson kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Billy Stone 33 run (Rex Grossman kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 1 | Los Angeles DonsLA | George Taliaferro 42 lateral from Dick WilkinsBilly Joe Grimes (Bob Nelson kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | Los Angeles DonsLA | Hosea Rodgers 1 run (Bob Nelson kick) | 21 | 7 |
| 2 | Baltimore ColtsBAL | Rex Grossman 44 FG | 21 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 54 | LOE | Dick Wilkins |
| 45 | LOT | Bob Reinhard |
| 47 | LOG | Mike Perrotti |
| 22 | C | Bob Nelson |
| 32 | ROG | Knox Ramsey |
| 48 | ROT | Buddy Tinsley |
| 50 | ROE | Len Ford |
| 66 | BB | Bob Hoffman |
| 85 | HB | Billy Joe Grimes |
| 93 | TB | George Taliaferro |
| 77 | FB | Jim Spavital |
| Defense | ||
| 44 | LDE | Ed Henke |
| 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 |
| 63 | S | Joyce Pipkin |
| 92 | RDH | Tom McWilliams |
| 77 | S | Jim Spavital |
| Baltimore Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 51 | LOE | Lamar Davis |
| 41 | LOT | Ernie Blandin |
| 31 | LOG | Dick Barwegen |
| 20 | C | Felto Prewitt |
| 33 | ROG | Ken Cooper |
| 46 | ROT | Jim Spruill |
| 55 | ROE | John North |
| 67 | QB | Sammy Vacanti |
| 87 | LOH | Herman Wedemeyer |
| 88 | ROH | Paul Page |
| 77 | FB | Lu Gambino |
| Defense | ||
| 57 | LDE | Hub Bechtol |
| 48 | LDT | John Mellus |
| 47 | MG | Jon Jenkins |
| 35 | RDT | Barry French |
| 54 | RDE | Bill Leonard |
| 52 | LLB | Bob Nowaskey |
| 22 | MLB | Al Tillman |
| 89 | RLB | Bob Kelly |
| 81 | LDH | Jake Leicht |
| 84 | S | Ralph Ruthstrom |
| 83 | RDH | Bob Cowan |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dons | |||||
| George Taliaferro | 15 | 46 | 3.1 | 1 | |
| Billy Joe Grimes | 10 | 45 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Hosea Rodgers | 11 | 31 | 2.8 | 1 | |
| Harper Davis | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Earl Howell | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dick Wilkins | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Billy Stone | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 1 | |
| Paul Page | 8 | 21 | 2.6 | 0 | |
| Sammy Vacanti | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| Herman Wedemeyer | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Lu Gambino | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | |
| Bob Kelly | 8 | 8 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Bob Pfohl | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | |
| Jake Leicht | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Y.A. Tittle | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dons | |||||||||||
| George Taliaferro | 8 | 2 | 25.0 | 0 | 32 | 4.0 | 0 | 43.7 | |||
| Billy Joe Grimes | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 67 | 67.0 | 67t | 1 | 158.3 | ||
| Glenn Dobbs | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | |||
| Baltimore Colts | |||||||||||
| Y.A. Tittle | 29 | 15 | 51.7 | 1 | 180 | 6.2 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 56.7 | |
| Sammy Vacanti | 7 | 2 | 28.6 | 0 | 13 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dons | |||||
| Len Ford | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | |
| Dick Wilkins | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| George Taliaferro | 0 | 42 | 42Lt | 1 | |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| John North | 5 | 66 | 13.2 | 0 | |
| Win Williams | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | |
| Bob Kelly | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | |
| Lu Gambino | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| Bob Pfohl | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| Lamar Davis | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| Herman Wedemeyer | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Billy Stone | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dons | |||||
| Len Ford | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 45 | 0 |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dons | |||||
| George Taliaferro | 6 | 259 | 43.2 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | |||||
| Herman Wedemeyer | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 0 | |
| Lamar Davis | 2 | 87 | 43.5 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dons | ||||||
| Shorty McWilliams | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Herman Wedemeyer | 5 | 50 | 10.0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dons | ||||||
| Billy Joe Grimes | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | ||
| George Taliaferro | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Colts | ||||||
| Herman Wedemeyer | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | ||
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