| San Francisco 49ers at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: October 16, 1955 Location: Detroit, MI |
| Venue: Briggs Stadium Attendance: 50179 |
| Weather: Light Rain Temp: 49 F Humidty: 96% Wind: 18 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 0 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 27 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SF | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Bob Hoernschemeyer 1 run (Doak Walker kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Dave Middleton 2 run (Doak Walker kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Joe Arenas 53 pass from Y.A. Tittle (Gordy Soltau kick blocked) | 6 | 14 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Doak Walker 17 FG | 6 | 17 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Dave Middleton 11 run (Doak Walker kick) | 6 | 24 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Dicky Moegle 10 run (Gordy Soltau kick) | 13 | 24 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Rex Berry 44 interception return (Gordy Soltau kick) | 20 | 24 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Joe Perry 5 run (Gordy Soltau kick) | 27 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | LOE | Gordy Soltau |
| 73 | LOT | Leo Nomellini |
| 65 | LOG | Eldred Kraemer |
| 53 | C | Bill Johnson |
| 68 | ROG | Lou Palatella |
| 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 |
| 77 | LDT | Sid Youngelman |
| 75 | MG | Al Carapella |
| 76 | RDT | Marion Campbell |
| 86 | RDE | Tommy Stolhandske |
| 55 | LLB | Matt Hazeltine |
| 33 | RLB | Hardy Brown |
| 40 | LDH | George Maderos |
| 23 | LS | Rex Berry |
| 47 | RS | Dicky Moegle |
| 49 | RDH | Bobby Luna |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | LOE | Jim Doran |
| 76 | LOT | Lou Creekmur |
| 66 | LOG | Harley Sewell |
| 52 | C | Andy Miketa |
| 62 | ROG | George Atkins |
| 50 | ROT | Charlie Ane |
| 87 | ROE | Dorne Dibble |
| 22 | QB | Bobby Layne |
| 37 | LOH | Doak Walker |
| 14 | ROH | Bob Hoernschemeyer |
| 34 | FB | Lew Carpenter |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Leon Hart |
| 78 | LDT | Darris McCord |
| 60 | MG | Jim Salsbury |
| 74 | RDT | Bob Miller |
| 88 | RDE | Jim Cain |
| 56 | LLB | Joe Schmidt |
| 61 | RLB | Jim Martin |
| 25 | LDH | Jimmy David |
| 44 | LS | Lee Riley |
| 21 | RS | Carl Karilivacz |
| 20 | RDH | Bill Stits |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Joe Perry | 19 | 72 | 3.8 | 20 | 1 |
| Joe Arenas | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Dicky Moegle | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 10t | 1 |
| Hugh McElhenny | 9 | 10 | 1.1 | 5 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Dave Middleton | 17 | 69 | 4.1 | 12 | 2 |
| Lew Carpenter | 15 | 64 | 4.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 9 | 10 | 1.1 | 5 | 1 |
| Bobby Layne | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 7 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Y.A. Tittle | 31 | 15 | 48.4 | 2 | 316 | 10.2 | 53t | 1 | 0 | 68.8 | |
| Joe Arenas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Harry Gilmer | 15 | 4 | 26.7 | 1 | 10 | 0.7 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 11.8 | |
| Bobby Layne | 8 | 4 | 50.0 | 2 | 49 | 6.1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 29.7 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Billy Wilson | 5 | 86 | 17.2 | 27 | 0 |
| Gordy Soltau | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Joe Arenas | 2 | 94 | 47.0 | 53t | 1 |
| Dicky Moegle | 2 | 78 | 39.0 | 53 | 0 |
| Joe Perry | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Hugh McElhenny | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Lew Carpenter | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Jim Doran | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Dorne Dibble | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Dave Middleton | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Rex Berry | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44t | 1 |
| Dicky Moegle | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Marion Campbell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jim Ricca | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Bill Stits | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Bobby Luna | 3 | 119 | 39.7 | 42 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jug Girard | 9 | 373 | 41.4 | 49 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Joe Arenas | 8 | 14 | 1.8 | 7 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Lee Riley | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Jug Girard | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Dicky Moegle | 5 | 139 | 27.8 | 61 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Dave Middleton | 4 | 75 | 18.8 | 24 | 0 | |
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