| Chicago Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams Game Statistics |
| Date: December 4, 1949 Location: Los Angeles, CA |
| Venue: Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 74673 |
| Weather: Smoke Haze Temp: 68 F Humidty: 61% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago CardinalsCHIC | 3 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 31 |
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIC | LARM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Bob Shaw 71 pass from Bob Waterfield (Bob Waterfield kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Bob Waterfield 43 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 1 | Chicago CardinalsCHIC | Pat Harder 13 FG | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Bob Waterfield 1 run (Bob Waterfield kick) | 3 | 17 |
| 3 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Vitamin Smith 51 punt return (Bob Waterfield kick) | 3 | 24 |
| 3 | Chicago CardinalsCHIC | Charley Trippi 6 run (Pat Harder kick) | 10 | 24 |
| 4 | Chicago CardinalsCHIC | Bill Blackburn 12 interception return (Pat Harder kick) | 17 | 24 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Bob Waterfield 16 FG | 17 | 27 |
| 4 | Chicago CardinalsCHIC | Babe Dimancheff 50 pass from Paul Christman (Pat Harder kick) | 24 | 27 |
| 4 | Chicago CardinalsCHIC | Billy Dewell 24 pass from Paul Christman (Pat Harder kick) | 31 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 61 | LOE | Bob Ravensberg |
| 72 | LOT | Bill Fischer |
| 18 | LOG | George Petrovich |
| 57 | C | Bill Blackburn |
| 20 | ROG | Buster Ramsey |
| 68 | ROT | Plato Andros |
| 80 | ROE | Mal Kutner |
| 21 | QB | Jim Hardy |
| 62 | LOH | Charley Trippi |
| 7 | ROH | Elmer Angsman |
| 34 | FB | Pat Harder |
| Defense | ||
| 51 | LDE | Tom Wham |
| 72 | LDT | Bill Fischer |
| 57 | MG | Bill Blackburn |
| 82 | RDT | John Goldsberry |
| 43 | RDE | Jim Cain |
| 67 | LLB | Corwin Clatt |
| 32 | MLB | Vince Banonis |
| 20 | RLB | Buster Ramsey |
| 37 | LDH | Clarence Self |
| 98 | S | Bob Nussbaumer |
| 31 | RDH | Jerry Davis |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 55 | LOE | Tom Fears |
| 20 | LOT | Dick Huffman |
| 84 | LOG | Hal Dean |
| 23 | C | Jack Martin |
| 54 | ROG | Ray Yagiello |
| 66 | ROT | Gil Bouley |
| 60 | ROE | Bob Shaw |
| 7 | QB | Bob Waterfield |
| 18 | LOH | Fred Gehrke |
| 77 | ROH | Vitamin Smith |
| 31 | FB | Dick Hoerner |
| Defense | ||
| 46 | LDE | Frank Hubbell |
| 20 | LDT | Dick Huffman |
| 86 | MG | Ed Champagne |
| 79 | RDT | Bill Smyth |
| 56 | RDE | Jack Zilly |
| 9 | LLB | Gerry Cowhig |
| 57 | MLB | Don Paul |
| 22 | RLB | Fred Naumetz |
| 17 | LDH | George Sims |
| 33 | S | Jerry Williams |
| 34 | RDH | Don Currivan |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Charley Trippi | 10 | 42 | 4.2 | 8 | 1 |
| Pat Harder | 11 | 38 | 3.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Elmer Angsman | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Bob Ravensberg | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Mal Kutner | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Babe Dimancheff | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Fred Gehrke | 13 | 67 | 5.2 | 53 | 0 |
| Dick Hoerner | 13 | 45 | 3.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Jerry Williams | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Vitamin Smith | 7 | 13 | 1.9 | 8 | 0 |
| Tank Younger | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Tommy Kalmanir | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Gerry Cowhig | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bob Waterfield | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Jim Hardy | 19 | 4 | 21.1 | 1 | 27 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 17.6 | ||
| Paul Christman | 16 | 6 | 37.5 | 0 | 150 | 9.4 | 2 | 0 | 112.0 | ||
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Bob Waterfield | 28 | 15 | 53.6 | 4 | 222 | 7.9 | 1 | 9 | 52.2 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Mal Kutner | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Pat Harder | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Babe Dimancheff | 1 | 50 | 50.0 | 50t | 1 |
| Billy Dewell | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24t | 1 |
| Charley Trippi | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Tom Fears | 7 | 61 | 8.7 | 30 | 0 |
| Bob Shaw | 3 | 85 | 28.3 | 71t | 1 |
| Vitamin Smith | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Fred Gehrke | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Bill Smyth | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Jerry Davis | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Bill Blackburn | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13t | 1 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| George Sims | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Red Cochran | 7 | 324 | 46.3 | 59 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | ||||||
| Charley Trippi | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Red Cochran | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Vitamin Smith | 4 | 82 | 20.5 | 1 | ||
| Tommy Kalmanir | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | ||||||
| Vic Schwall | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | ||
| Red Cochran | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | ||
| Elmer Angsman | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Vitamin Smith | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 0 | ||
| Tommy Kalmanir | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | ||
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