| Chicago Bears at San Francisco 49ers Game Statistics |
| Date: November 1, 1953 Location: San Francisco, CA |
| Venue: Kezar Stadium Attendance: 26308 |
| Weather: Haze Temp: 60 F Humidty: 84% Wind: 2 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Joe Arenas 17 run (Gordy Soltau kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Billy Wilson 19 pass from Y.A. Tittle (Gordy Soltau kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Bill McColl 7 pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Billy Stone 12 run (George Blanda kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Hugh McElhenny 8 run (Gordy Soltau kick) | 14 | 21 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Gordy Soltau 22 FG | 14 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 43 | LOE | Jim Dooley |
| 71 | LOT | George Connor |
| 68 | LOG | Johnny Badaczewski |
| 51 | C | Wayne Hansen |
| 72 | ROG | Bill George |
| 74 | ROT | Kline Gilbert |
| 83 | ROE | Bill McColl |
| 16 | QB | George Blanda |
| 45 | LOH | Billy Stone |
| 89 | ROH | John Hoffman |
| 15 | FB | Fred Morrison |
| Defense | ||
| 88 | LDE | Bill Wightkin |
| 75 | LDT | Fred Williams |
| 58 | MG | John Kreamcheck |
| 73 | RDT | Bill Bishop |
| 7 | RDE | Ed Sprinkle |
| 62 | LLB | Frank Dempsey |
| 84 | RLB | Gerry Weatherly |
| 48 | LDH | Howie Livingston |
| 22 | LS | S.J. Whitman |
| 6 | RS | Don Kindt |
| 60 | RDH | John Helwig |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | LOE | Gordy Soltau |
| 64 | LOT | Doug Hogland |
| 69 | LOG | Jerry Smith |
| 53 | C | Bill Johnson |
| 63 | ROG | Bruno Banducci |
| 79 | ROT | Bob St. Clair |
| 84 | ROE | Billy Wilson |
| 14 | QB | Y.A. Tittle |
| 22 | LOH | Joe Arenas |
| 38 | ROH | Hugh McElhenny |
| 34 | FB | Joe Perry |
| Defense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Clay Matthews |
| 75 | LDT | Al Carapella |
| 62 | MG | Art Michalik |
| 73 | RDT | Leo Nomellini |
| 87 | RDE | Charley Powell |
| 66 | LLB | Don Burke |
| 33 | MLB | Hardy Brown |
| 54 | RLB | Joe Manley |
| 23 | LDH | Rex Berry |
| 45 | S | Fred Bruney |
| 42 | RDH | Lowell Wagner |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Billy Stone | 8 | 23 | 2.9 | 14 | 1 |
| John Hoffman | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Kayo Dottley | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Fred Morrison | 4 | -1 | -0.3 | 1 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Hugh McElhenny | 11 | 72 | 6.5 | 19 | 1 |
| Joe Perry | 17 | 45 | 2.6 | 7 | 0 |
| Joe Arenas | 6 | 45 | 7.5 | 18 | 1 |
| Pete Schabarum | 6 | 41 | 6.8 | 23 | 0 |
| Y.A. Tittle | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| George Blanda | 46 | 29 | 63.0 | 2 | 233 | 5.1 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 64.9 | |
| Tommy O'Connell | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 11 | 2.8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Y.A. Tittle | 43 | 25 | 58.1 | 2 | 304 | 7.1 | 47 | 1 | 26 | 68.4 | |
| Hugh McElhenny | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| John Hoffman | 9 | 82 | 9.1 | 13 | 0 |
| Jim Dooley | 7 | 69 | 9.9 | 19 | 0 |
| Billy Stone | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 9 | 0 |
| Loyd Lowe | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Bill McColl | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 8 | 1 |
| Fred Morrison | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 7 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Gordy Soltau | 7 | 102 | 14.6 | 47 | 0 |
| Hugh McElhenny | 7 | 67 | 9.6 | 12 | 0 |
| Billy Wilson | 5 | 85 | 17.0 | 21 | 1 |
| Harry Babcock | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Joe Arenas | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Joe Perry | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Billy Mixon | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| S.J. Whitman | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Don Kindt | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Rex Berry | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Fred Bruney | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Fred Morrison | 4 | 174 | 43.5 | 61 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Jim Powers | 3 | 119 | 39.7 | 44 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Loyd Lowe | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Eddie Macon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Hugh McElhenny | 3 | 5 | 15.7 | 5 | 0 | |
| Pete Schabarum | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Eddie Macon | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 19 | 0 | |
| Leon Campbell | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| In Memoriam |
| NFL Boxscores |
| NFL Game Officials |
| NFL Training Camps |
| NFL Roster Limits |
| Pro Football Hall of Fame |
| Super Bowl |
| Privacy Policy |
| ©2006-2025 Pro Football Archives. All Rights Reserved. |
| Last Updated: August 26, 2025 |