| San Francisco 49ers at Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 14, 1951 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Venue: Forbes Field Attendance: 27124 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 67 F Humidty: 34% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 7 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 28 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SF | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Jim Cason 65 interception return (Gordy Soltau kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Elbie Nickel 77 pass from Joe Geri (Joe Geri kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Joe Geri 16 FG | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Jim Monachino 7 run (Gordy Soltau kick) | 14 | 10 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Joe Perry 4 pass from Frankie Albert (Gordy Soltau kick) | 21 | 10 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Pete Schabarum 8 run (Gordy Soltau kick) | 28 | 10 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Lynn Chandnois 7 pass from Ray Mathews (Joe Geri kick) | 28 | 17 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Elbie Nickel 22 pass from Ray Mathews (Joe Geri kick) | 28 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 51 | LOE | Gordy Soltau |
| 42 | LOT | Leo Nomellini |
| 38 | LOG | Don Burke |
| 23 | C | Bill Johnson |
| 33 | ROG | Bruno Banducci |
| 43 | ROT | Ray Collins |
| 53 | ROE | Al Beals |
| 63 | QB | Frankie Albert |
| 81 | LOH | Verl Lillywhite |
| 88 | ROH | Pete Schabarum |
| 74 | FB | Joe Perry |
| Defense | ||
| 47 | LDE | Ed Henke |
| 42 | LDT | Leo Nomellini |
| 34 | MG | Visco Grgich |
| 45 | RDT | Al Carapella |
| 54 | RDE | Gail Bruce |
| 72 | LLB | Norm Standlee |
| 73 | MLB | Hardy Brown |
| 22 | RLB | Pete Wismann |
| 62 | LDH | Jim Powers |
| 93 | S | Jim Cason |
| 92 | RDH | Lowell Wagner |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 54 | LOE | Val Jansante |
| 73 | LOT | Lou Allen |
| 62 | LOG | Dick Tomlinson |
| 56 | C | Bill Walsh |
| 65 | ROG | George Hughes |
| 79 | ROT | Frank Wydo |
| 81 | ROE | Elbie Nickel |
| 23 | QB | Joe Gasparella |
| 35 | LOH | Joe Geri |
| 14 | ROH | Lynn Chandnois |
| 27 | FB | Fran Rogel |
| Defense | ||
| 55 | LDE | Charley Mehelich |
| 75 | LDT | George Hays |
| 60 | MG | Dale Dodrill |
| 70 | RDT | Ernie Stautner |
| 84 | RDE | Bill McPeak |
| 33 | LLB | Jerry Shipkey |
| 63 | MLB | Darrell Hogan |
| 57 | RLB | Frank Sinkovitz |
| 11 | LDH | Howard Hartley |
| 7 | S | Jim Finks |
| 80 | RDH | Jack Butler |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | / | / | 11 | 95 | 2 | 2 | |
| PIT | 20 | 8 | 11 | 1 | / | / | 2 | 20 | 6 | 3 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Joe Perry | 12 | 61 | 5.1 | 26 | 0 |
| Pete Schabarum | 8 | 31 | 3.9 | 11 | 1 |
| Verl Lillywhite | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 9 | 0 |
| Jim Monachino | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 7t | 1 |
| Frankie Albert | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Johnny Strzykalski | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 38 | 158 | 4.2 | 26 | 2 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Lynn Chandnois | 17 | 60 | 3.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Fran Rogel | 10 | 26 | 2.6 | 9 | 0 |
| Joe Geri | 11 | 17 | 1.6 | 7 | 0 |
| Ray Mathews | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Chuck Ortmann | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Jerry Nuzum | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 44 | 134 | 3.0 | 11 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Frankie Albert | 20 | 13 | 65.0 | 2 | 183 | 9.2 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 71.5 | |
| Y.A. Tittle | 10 | 5 | 50.0 | 0 | 40 | 4.0 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 60.4 | |
| Team Totals | 30 | 18 | 60.0 | 2 | 223 | 7.4 | 47 | 1 | 7 | 66.4 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Joe Geri | 9 | 5 | 55.6 | 0 | 128 | 14.2 | 77t | 1 | 12 | 137.5 | |
| Chuck Ortmann | 6 | 1 | 16.7 | 2 | 8 | 1.3 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 0.0 | |
| Ray Mathews | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 0 | 77 | 15.4 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 158.3 | |
| Lynn Chandnois | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 11 | 5.5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 | |
| Team Totals | 22 | 12 | 54.5 | 2 | 224 | 10.2 | 77t | 3 | 32 | 91.7 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Gordy Soltau | 6 | 120 | 20.0 | 47 | 0 |
| Joe Perry | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 27 | 1 |
| Al Beals | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Billy Jessup | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Verl Lillywhite | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Pete Schabarum | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Johnny Strzykalski | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 223 | 12.4 | 47 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Elbie Nickel | 5 | 149 | 29.8 | 77t | 2 |
| Val Jansante | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Lynn Chandnois | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7t | 1 |
| Hank Minarik | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 224 | 18.7 | 77t | 3 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Jim Cason | 1 | 65 | 65.0 | 65t | 1 |
| Lowell Wagner | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 72 | 36.0 | 65t | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Chuck Ortmann | 1 | 62 | 62.0 | 62 | 0 |
| Frank Sinkovitz | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 68 | 34.0 | 62 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Frankie Albert | 2 | 100 | 50.0 | 50 | 0 |
| Verl Lillywhite | 1 | 55 | 55.0 | 55 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 155 | 51.7 | 55 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Joe Geri | 5 | 179 | 35.8 | 45 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 179 | 35.8 | 45 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Jim Cason | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Joe Arenas | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Ray Mathews | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Joe Arenas | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 35 | 0 | |
| Jim Cason | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Bruno Banducci | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 73 | 18.3 | 35 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Ray Mathews | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 27 | 0 | |
| Lynn Chandnois | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 43 | 0 | |
| Bill McPeak | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 121 | 24.2 | 43 | 0 | |