| Chicago Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams Game Statistics |
| Date: November 11, 1951 Location: Los Angeles, CA |
| Venue: Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 29995 |
| Weather: Drizzle Temp: 66 F Humidty: 61% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago CardinalsCHIC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 0 | 7 | 28 | 10 | 45 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIC | LARM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago CardinalsCHIC | Billy Cross 80 pass from Jim Hardy (Cliff Patton kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Dick Hoerner 11 run (Bob Waterfield kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 3 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Bob Waterfield 1 run (Bob Waterfield kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Tommy Kalmanir 67 punt return (Bob Waterfield kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 3 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Dick Hoerner 3 run (Bob Waterfield kick) | 7 | 28 |
| 3 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Elroy Hirsch 53 pass from Bob Waterfield (Bob Waterfield kick) | 7 | 35 |
| 4 | Chicago CardinalsCHIC | Charley Trippi 3 run (Cliff Patton kick) | 14 | 35 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Elroy Hirsch 54 pass from Norm Van Brocklin (Bob Waterfield kick) | 14 | 42 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Bob Waterfield 26 FG | 14 | 45 |
| 4 | Chicago CardinalsCHIC | Fran Polsfoot 80 pass from Charley Trippi (Cliff Patton kick) | 21 | 45 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 41 | LOE | Fran Polsfoot |
| 72 | LOT | Bill Fischer |
| 55 | LOG | Eddie Bagdon |
| 32 | C | Jack Simmons |
| 70 | ROG | Knox Ramsey |
| 50 | ROT | Jack Jennings |
| 80 | ROE | Don Stonesifer |
| 22 | QB | Jim Hardy |
| 89 | LOH | Billy Cross |
| 7 | ROH | Elmer Angsman |
| 34 | FB | John Panelli |
| Defense | ||
| 42 | LDE | Bob Dove |
| 82 | LDT | Lou Ferry |
| 68 | MG | Cliff Patton |
| 64 | RDT | Lloyd McDermott |
| 51 | RDE | Tom Wham |
| 18 | LLB | Fred Wallner |
| 57 | RLB | Jerry Groom |
| 53 | LDH | Tony Klimek |
| 21 | LS | S.J. Whitman |
| 87 | RS | Ray Ramsey |
| 37 | RDH | Don Paul |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 10 | LOE | Tom Keane |
| 76 | LOT | Don Simensen |
| 67 | LOG | Dick Daugherty |
| 50 | C | Leon McLaughlin |
| 26 | ROG | Bill Lange |
| 71 | ROT | Tom Dahms |
| 40 | ROE | Elroy Hirsch |
| 7 | QB | Bob Waterfield |
| 41 | LOH | Glenn Davis |
| 77 | ROH | Vitamin Smith |
| 31 | FB | Dick Hoerner |
| Defense | ||
| 63 | LDE | Larry Brink |
| 78 | LDT | Jim Winkler |
| 11 | MG | Stan West |
| 73 | RDT | Jack Halliday |
| 84 | RDE | Andy Robustelli |
| 13 | LLB | Tank Younger |
| 57 | RLB | Don Paul |
| 33 | LDH | Jerry Williams |
| 88 | LS | Norb Hecker |
| 42 | RS | Herb Rich |
| 30 | RDH | Woodley Lewis |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Billy Cross | 11 | 43 | 3.9 | 15 | 0 |
| Elmer Angsman | 6 | 36 | 6.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Charley Trippi | 8 | 29 | 3.6 | 15 | 0 |
| Emil Sitko | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 8 | 0 |
| Ralph Pasquariello | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Don Paul | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| John Panelli | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jim Hardy | 1 | -12 | -12.0 | -12 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Dan Towler | 11 | 109 | 9.9 | 31 | 0 |
| Dick Hoerner | 9 | 47 | 5.2 | 15 | 2 |
| Bob Waterfield | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 25 | 1 |
| Jerry Williams | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Glenn Davis | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Tank Younger | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Norm Van Brocklin | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Vitamin Smith | 7 | -19 | -2.7 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Charley Trippi | 17 | 6 | 35.3 | 3 | 135 | 7.9 | 80t | 1 | 12 | 44.6 | |
| Jim Hardy | 7 | 3 | 42.9 | 0 | 104 | 14.9 | 80t | 1 | 13 | 129.5 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Norm Van Brocklin | 16 | 8 | 50.0 | 1 | 165 | 10.3 | 54t | 1 | 0 | 81.5 | |
| Bob Waterfield | 9 | 5 | 55.6 | 0 | 116 | 12.9 | 53t | 1 | 0 | 137.5 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Fran Polsfoot | 2 | 94 | 47.0 | 80t | 1 |
| Billy Cross | 2 | 90 | 45.0 | 80t | 1 |
| Don Paul | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Ray Ramsey | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Don Stonesifer | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Bill Svoboda | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Elroy Hirsch | 6 | 195 | 32.5 | 54t | 2 |
| Vitamin Smith | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Marv Johnson | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Bob Boyd | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Tom Keane | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Dan Towler | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Dick Hoerner | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Fred Wallner | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Norb Hecker | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Jerry Williams | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Woodley Lewis | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | |||||
| Fran Polsfoot | 8 | 352 | 44.0 | 44 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Norm Van Brocklin | 4 | 166 | 41.5 | 49 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | ||||||
| Don Paul | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 8 | 0 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Tommy Kalmanir | 1 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cardinals | ||||||
| Don Paul | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 40 | 0 | |
| John Panelli | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 | |
| Tom Bienemann | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
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