49ers 21-24 Lions (Oct 11, 1953)

SF

DET

1

7

10

2

7

3

7

4

0

21

24

1Q

0 - 7

C. Box 23-yard TD catch from D. Walker.

Touchdown

Made XP

1Q

0 - 10

D. Walker 23-yard field goal.

FG Made

1Q

7 - 10

G. Soltau 5-yard TD catch from Y.A. Tittle.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

14 - 10

J. Arenas 10-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

14 - 17

B. Hoernschemeyer 4-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

3Q

14 - 24

L. Hart 36-yard TD catch from B. Layne.

Touchdown

Made XP

3Q

21 - 24

Y.A. Tittle 1-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

Top Performers

Pass Yds

166

Layne

DET

Rush Yds

51

Walker

DET

Rec Yds

72

Box

DET

Scrim TD

1

Soltau

SF

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

Y.A. Tittle

SF QB #14

Bobby Layne

DET QB #22

87

Pass Yds

166

1

Pass TD

1

Int

3

SF

Team Stats

DET

135

Total Yds

291

11

1st Downs

14

5

Turnovers

4

1953 AFL

Team	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	11	1	0	.917
Lions	10	2	0	.833
49ers	9	3	0	.750
Rams	8	3	1	.708
Eagles	7	4	1	.625
Redskins	6	5	1	.542
Steelers	6	6	0	.500
Bears	3	8	1	.292
Giants	3	9	0	.250
Colts	3	9	0	.250
Packers	2	9	1	.208
Cardinals	1	10	1	.125

Game Summary

The Detroit Lions squeaked out a win over the San Francisco 49ers, 24 to 21, on October 11, 1953.

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Y.A. Tittle #14	8/13	87	6.7	1	1	0-0	74.8
Jim Powers J. Powers #15	1/5	9	1.8	0	1	0-0	0.0
Hal Ledyard H. Ledyard #12	0/1	0	0.0	0	1	0-0	0.0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Bobby Layne B. Layne #22	9/18	166	9.2	1	3	0-0	61.1
Doak Walker D. Walker #37	1/1	23	23.0	1	0	0-0	158.3

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
Joe Arenas J. Arenas #22	6	35	5.8	1
Joe Perry J. Perry #34	10	21	2.1	0
Hugh McElhenny H. McElhenny #39	14	16	1.1	0
Hal Ledyard H. Ledyard #12	1	3	3.0	0
Y.A. Tittle #14	2	1	0.5	1

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
Doak Walker D. Walker #37	10	51	5.1	0
Ollie Cline O. Cline #33	4	24	6.0	0
Bob Hoernschemeyer B. Hoernschemeyer #14	5	15	3.0	1
Gene Gedman G. Gedman #26	6	11	1.8	0
Bobby Layne B. Layne #22	7	7	1.0	0
Pat Harder P. Harder #34	2	6	3.0	0
Lew Carpenter L. Carpenter #33	2	3	1.5	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Billy Wilson B. Wilson #84	0/0	43	21.5	0
Gordie Soltau G. Soltau #82	0/0	37	9.3	1
Hugh McElhenny H. McElhenny #39	0/0	19	9.5	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Cloyce Box C. Box #80	0/0	72	36.0	1
Leon Hart L. Hart #82	0/0	60	30.0	1
Dorne Dibble D. Dibble #87	0/0	26	13.0	0
Doak Walker D. Walker #37	0/0	16	8.0	0
Bob Hoernschemeyer B. Hoernschemeyer #14	0/0	16	16.0	0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Y.A. Tittle #14	8/13	87	6.7	1	1	0-0	74.8
Jim Powers J. Powers #15	1/5	9	1.8	0	1	0-0	0.0
Hal Ledyard H. Ledyard #12	0/1	0	0.0	0	1	0-0	0.0

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
Joe Arenas J. Arenas #22	6	35	5.8	1
Joe Perry J. Perry #34	10	21	2.1	0
Hugh McElhenny H. McElhenny #39	14	16	1.1	0
Hal Ledyard H. Ledyard #12	1	3	3.0	0
Y.A. Tittle #14	2	1	0.5	1

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Billy Wilson B. Wilson #84	0/0	43	21.5	0
Gordie Soltau G. Soltau #82	0/0	37	9.3	1
Hugh McElhenny H. McElhenny #39	0/0	19	9.5	0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Bobby Layne B. Layne #22	9/18	166	9.2	1	3	0-0	61.1
Doak Walker D. Walker #37	1/1	23	23.0	1	0	0-0	158.3

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
Doak Walker D. Walker #37	10	51	5.1	0
Ollie Cline O. Cline #33	4	24	6.0	0
Bob Hoernschemeyer B. Hoernschemeyer #14	5	15	3.0	1
Gene Gedman G. Gedman #26	6	11	1.8	0
Bobby Layne B. Layne #22	7	7	1.0	0
Pat Harder P. Harder #34	2	6	3.0	0
Lew Carpenter L. Carpenter #33	2	3	1.5	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
Cloyce Box C. Box #80	0/0	72	36.0	1
Leon Hart L. Hart #82	0/0	60	30.0	1
Dorne Dibble D. Dibble #87	0/0	26	13.0	0
Doak Walker D. Walker #37	0/0	16	8.0	0
Bob Hoernschemeyer B. Hoernschemeyer #14	0/0	16	16.0	0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD

SF

DET

1

7

10

2

7

3

7

4

0

21

24

SF

Team Stats

DET

135

Total Yds

291

59

Pass Yds

174

76

Rush Yds

117

56

Total Plays

57

2.4

Yards Per Play

5.1

2.6

Yards Per Pass

8.3

2.3

Yards Per Rush

3.3

11

1st Downs

14

4

Punts

6

5

Turnovers

4

3

Interceptions Thrown

3

2

Fumbles Lost

1

3

Penalties

7

2.0

Sacks

4.0

0

D/ST TD

0

2-1 SF

DET 3-0

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

1953 AFL

Game Summary

Team Stats