| Los Angeles Rams at San Francisco 49ers Game Statistics |
| Date: October 7, 1956 Location: San Francisco, CA |
| Venue: Kezar Stadium Attendance: 56489 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 64 F Humidty: 78% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 7 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 30 |
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 3 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 33 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | LARM | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Gordy Soltau 37 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Billy Wade 8 run (Les Richter kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Gordy Soltau 39 FG | 7 | 6 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Gordy Soltau 15 FG | 7 | 9 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Gordy Soltau 25 FG | 7 | 12 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Les Richter 12 FG | 10 | 12 |
| 2 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Bob Boyd 24 pass from Billy Wade (Les Richter kick blocked) | 16 | 12 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Joe Perry 28 run (Gordy Soltau kick) | 16 | 19 |
| 3 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Elroy Hirsch 57 pass from Billy Wade (Les Richter kick) | 23 | 19 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Hugh McElhenny 2 run (Gordy Soltau kick) | 23 | 26 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Hugh McElhenny 2 run (Gordy Soltau kick) | 23 | 33 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Elroy Hirsch 3 pass from Norm Van Brocklin (Les Richter kick) | 30 | 33 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | LOE | Bob Boyd |
| 75 | LOT | Bob Fry |
| 61 | LOG | Duane Putnam |
| 50 | C | Dick Daugherty |
| 63 | ROG | John Hock |
| 70 | ROT | Charley Toogood |
| 40 | ROE | Elroy Hirsch |
| 9 | QB | Billy Wade |
| 27 | LOH | Ron Waller |
| 84 | ROH | Leon Clarke |
| 35 | FB | Tank Younger |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Paul Miller |
| 62 | LDT | Bud McFadin |
| 58 | MG | Bob Griffin |
| 65 | RDT | Art Hauser |
| 68 | RDE | Sid Fournet |
| 48 | LLB | Les Richter |
| 36 | RLB | Larry Morris |
| 41 | LDH | Jim Cason |
| 25 | LS | Don Burroughs |
| 43 | RS | Will Sherman |
| 44 | RDH | Jesse Whittenton |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | LOE | Gordy Soltau |
| 78 | LOT | Bobby Cross |
| 64 | LOG | Ed Sharkey |
| 53 | C | Bill Johnson |
| 75 | ROG | Ed Henke |
| 79 | ROT | Bob St. Clair |
| 84 | ROE | Billy Wilson |
| 14 | QB | Y.A. Tittle |
| 39 | LOH | Hugh McElhenny |
| 35 | ROH | John Henry Johnson |
| 34 | FB | Joe Perry |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Bruce Bosley |
| 73 | LDT | Leo Nomellini |
| 72 | RDT | Bill Herchman |
| 87 | RDE | Charley Powell |
| 50 | LLB | Leo Rucka |
| 54 | MLB | Ed Beatty |
| 55 | RLB | Matt Hazeltine |
| 40 | LDH | George Maderos |
| 23 | LS | Rex Berry |
| 47 | RS | Dicky Moegle |
| 57 | RDH | Paul Carr |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Tank Younger | 8 | 34 | 4.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Ron Waller | 10 | 18 | 1.8 | 5 | 0 |
| Billy Wade | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 8t | 1 |
| Joe Marconi | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Brad Myers | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Hugh McElhenny | 23 | 88 | 3.8 | 13 | 2 |
| Joe Perry | 11 | 69 | 6.3 | 28t | 1 |
| John Henry Johnson | 12 | 49 | 4.1 | 16 | 0 |
| Y.A. Tittle | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Billy Wade | 27 | 16 | 59.3 | 1 | 291 | 10.8 | 57t | 2 | 17 | 105.6 | |
| Norm Van Brocklin | 13 | 7 | 53.8 | 1 | 91 | 7.0 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 69.7 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Y.A. Tittle | 8 | 4 | 50.0 | 0 | 34 | 4.3 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 61.5 |
| Earl Morrall | 7 | 3 | 42.9 | 0 | 18 | 2.6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Elroy Hirsch | 8 | 150 | 18.8 | 57t | 2 |
| Bob Boyd | 7 | 119 | 17.0 | 24t | 1 |
| Tank Younger | 5 | 86 | 17.2 | 32 | 0 |
| Ron Waller | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Leon Clarke | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Joe Perry | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Gordy Soltau | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Hugh McElhenny | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Billy Wilson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| George Maderos | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rex Berry | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Norm Van Brocklin | 3 | 92 | 30.7 | 40 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Billy Jessup | 6 | 243 | 40.65 | 52 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Ron Waller | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Hugh McElhenny | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Dicky Moegle | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Skeet Quinlan | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 21 | 0 | |
| Ron Waller | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 17 | 0 | |
| Brad Myers | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Joe Arenas | 2 | 28 | 19.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Hugh McElhenny | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Paul Goad | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Dicky Moegle | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
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