| San Francisco 49ers at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: October 12, 1952 Location: Detroit, MI |
| Venue: Briggs Stadium Attendance: 48842 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 69 F Humidty: 41% Wind: 15 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SF | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Billy Wilson 3 pass from Y.A. Tittle (Gordy Soltau kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Hugh McElhenny 6 run (Gordy Soltau kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Frankie Albert 1 run (Gordy Soltau kick) | 21 | 0 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Don Burke 35 interception return (Gordy Soltau kick) | 28 | 0 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | LOE | Gordy Soltau |
| 62 | LOT | Bob Toneff |
| 69 | LOG | Jerry Smith |
| 53 | C | Bill Johnson |
| 63 | ROG | Bruno Banducci |
| 73 | ROT | Leo Nomellini |
| 84 | ROE | Billy Wilson |
| 13 | QB | Frankie Albert |
| 24 | LOH | J.R. Boone |
| 39 | ROH | Hugh McElhenny |
| 34 | FB | Joe Perry |
| Defense | ||
| 89 | LDE | Ed Henke |
| 73 | LDT | Leo Nomellini |
| 68 | MG | Bob Momsen |
| 75 | RDT | Al Carapella |
| 87 | RDE | Charley Powell |
| 15 | LLB | Jim Powers |
| 33 | MLB | Hardy Brown |
| 32 | RLB | Don Burke |
| 23 | LDH | Rex Berry |
| 43 | S | Jim Cason |
| 42 | RDH | Lowell Wagner |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | LOE | Cloyce Box |
| 76 | LOT | Lou Creekmur |
| 62 | LOG | Jim Martin |
| 51 | C | Vince Banonis |
| 63 | ROG | Dick Stanfel |
| 70 | ROT | Gus Cifelli |
| 80 | ROE | Leon Hart |
| 22 | QB | Bobby Layne |
| 23 | LOH | Jug Girard |
| 42 | ROH | Lindy Pearson |
| 14 | FB | Bob Hoernschemeyer |
| Defense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Jim Doran |
| 73 | LDT | Thurman McGraw |
| 65 | MG | Les Bingaman |
| 75 | RDT | John Prchlik |
| 86 | RDE | Blaine Earon |
| 60 | LLB | Dick Flanagan |
| 53 | MLB | LaVern Torgeson |
| 40 | RLB | Bob Smith |
| 25 | LDH | Jimmy David |
| 44 | S | Don Doll |
| 28 | RDH | Yale Lary |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Joe Perry | 20 | 86 | 4.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Hugh McElhenny | 12 | 50 | 4.2 | 12 | 1 |
| Joe Arenas | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Sam Cathcart | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 7 | 0 |
| J.R. Boone | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Johnny Strzykalski | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Frankie Albert | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 2 | 1 |
| Bennie Aldridge | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Y.A. Tittle | 3 | -8 | -2.7 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby White | 1 | -11 | -11.0 | -11 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Bobby Layne | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Jug Girard | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 4 | 0 |
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Pete D'Alonzo | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Tom Dublinski | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Lindy Pearson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Y.A. Tittle | 18 | 13 | 72.2 | 0 | 90 | 5.0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 101.6 | |
| Frankie Albert | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 0 | 15 | 2.5 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 56.2 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Bobby Layne | 15 | 5 | 33.3 | 1 | 43 | 2.9 | 16 | 0 | 19 | 14.6 | |
| Tom Dublinski | 6 | 1 | 16.7 | 1 | 39 | 6.5 | 39 | 0 | 20 | 14.6 | |
| Jim Hardy | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | -8 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 | 10 | 56.2 | |
| Jug Girard | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Gordy Soltau | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 17 | 0 |
| Bobby White | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Billy Wilson | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 8 | 1 |
| Bennie Aldridge | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Joe Arenas | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Joe Perry | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| J.R. Boone | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruno Banducci | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jug Girard | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 39 | 0 |
| Bill Swiacki | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Doran | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Pete D'Alonzo | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Don Burke | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35t | 1 |
| Lowell Wagner | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Frankie Albert | 6 | 245 | 40.8 | 63 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Bob Smith | 9 | 452 | 50.2 | 66 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Hugh McElhenny | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 26 | 0 | |
| Joe Arenas | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Sam Cathcart | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Jack Christiansen | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 5 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Joe Arenas | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Yale Lary | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 25 | 0 | |
| Jack Christiansen | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 40 | 0 | |
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