| San Francisco 49ers at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: November 14, 1954 Location: Detroit, MI |
| Venue: Briggs Stadium Attendance: 58431 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 51 F Humidty: 46% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 20 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 48 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SF | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Doak Walker 33 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Bobby Layne 5 run (Doak Walker kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Jim Doran 23 pass from Bobby Layne (Doak Walker kick) | 0 | 17 |
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Doak Walker 13 FG | 0 | 20 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Jug Girard 25 pass from Bobby Layne (Doak Walker kick) | 0 | 27 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Doak Walker 66 pass from Bob Hoernschemeyer (Doak Walker kick) | 0 | 34 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Bill Bowman 66 pass from Tom Dublinski (Doak Walker kick) | 0 | 41 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Billy Wilson 10 pass from Billy Wilson (Gordy Soltau kick) | 7 | 41 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Bill Bowman 43 run (Doak Walker kick) | 7 | 48 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | LOE | Gordy Soltau |
| 64 | LOT | Doug Hogland |
| 67 | LOG | Nick Feher |
| 53 | C | Bill Johnson |
| 63 | ROG | Bruno Banducci |
| 78 | ROT | Bob St. Clair |
| 84 | ROE | Billy Wilson |
| 14 | QB | Y.A. Tittle |
| 35 | LOH | John Henry Johnson |
| 85 | ROH | Billy Jessup |
| 34 | FB | Joe Perry |
| Defense | ||
| 83 | LDE | Clay Matthews |
| 73 | LDT | Leo Nomellini |
| 75 | MG | Al Carapella |
| 78 | RDT | Marion Campbell |
| 86 | RDE | Jack Brumfield |
| 33 | LLB | Hardy Brown |
| 32 | RLB | Frank Cassara |
| 89 | LDH | Floyd Sagely |
| 25 | LS | Johnny Williams |
| 43 | RS | Jim Cason |
| 44 | RDH | Pete Schabarum |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | LOE | Dorne Dibble |
| 76 | LOT | Lou Creekmur |
| 62 | LOG | Jim Martin |
| 52 | C | Andy Miketa |
| 63 | ROG | Dick Stanfel |
| 50 | ROT | Charlie Ane |
| 82 | ROE | Leon Hart |
| 22 | QB | Bobby Layne |
| 37 | LOH | Doak Walker |
| 14 | ROH | Bob Hoernschemeyer |
| 33 | FB | Bill Bowman |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Bob Dove |
| 70 | LDT | Gerry Perry |
| 65 | MG | Les Bingaman |
| 74 | RDT | Bob Miller |
| 88 | RDE | Jim Cain |
| 56 | LLB | Joe Schmidt |
| 53 | RLB | LaVern Torgeson |
| 25 | LDH | Jimmy David |
| 24 | LS | Jack Christiansen |
| 21 | RS | Carl Karilivacz |
| 20 | RDH | Bill Stits |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Joe Perry | 13 | 86 | 6.6 | 18 | 0 |
| John Henry Johnson | 20 | 14 | 0.7 | 6 | 0 |
| Frank Cassara | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Arnie Galiffa | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Bill Bowman | 8 | 73 | 9.1 | 43t | 1 |
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 13 | 39 | 3.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Doak Walker | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 18 | 0 |
| Jug Girard | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Tom Dublinski | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Bobby Layne | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5t | 1 |
| Bob Smith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Kercher | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Y.A. Tittle | 25 | 11 | 44.0 | 1 | 192 | 7.7 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 54.1 | |
| Maury Duncan | 7 | 2 | 28.6 | 2 | 31 | 4.4 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | |
| Arnie Galiffa | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 39.6 | ||
| Pete Brown | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 | |
| John Henry Johnson | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10t | 1 | 0 | 147.9 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Bobby Layne | 15 | 8 | 53.3 | 0 | 165 | 11.0 | 52 | 2 | 5 | 131.9 | |
| Tom Dublinski | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 86 | 21.5 | 66t | 1 | 10 | 135.4 | |
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 66 | 33.0 | 66t | 1 | 0 | 135.4 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Billy Wilson | 5 | 82 | 16.4 | 23 | 1 |
| Joe Perry | 4 | 110 | 27.5 | 70 | 0 |
| Gordy Soltau | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Billy Jessup | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Frank Cassara | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| John Henry Johnson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Dorne Dibble | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Doak Walker | 2 | 119 | 59.5 | 66t | 1 |
| Jim Doran | 2 | 38 | 12.7 | 23t | 1 |
| Bill Bowman | 1 | 66 | 66.0 | 66t | 1 |
| Jug Girard | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25t | 1 |
| Leon Hart | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| LaVern Torgeson | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Jack Christiansen | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Joe Schmidt | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Pete Brown | 6 | 204 | 34.0 | 42 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jug Girard | 4 | 157 | 39.3 | 49 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Joe Arenas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Jack Christiansen | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Joe Arenas | 4 | 106 | 26.5 | 30 | 0 | |
| Billy Tidwell | 3 | 110 | 36.7 | 65 | 0 | |
| Pete Schabarum | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 | |
| John Henry Johnson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
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