1952 - Week 11
Pittsburgh Steelers at San Francisco 49ers
At Kezar Stadium Sunday, December 7, 1952
Team 1 2 3 4 Total
Pittsburgh Steelers 0 0 0 0 0
San Francisco 49ers 7 7 7 0 21
Scoring Plays Steelers 49ers
1st Quarter
49ers 7:36 J.R.Boone 32 yard pass from Y.A.Tittle ( G.Soltau kick ) ( 5-67, 1:23 ) 0 7
2nd Quarter
49ers 9:59 J.R.Boone 10 yard pass from Y.A.Tittle ( G.Soltau kick ) ( 7-64, 3:31 ) 0 14
3rd Quarter
49ers 4:03 H.McElhenny 85 yard punt return ( G.Soltau kick ) 0 21

MVP: Hugh McElhenny HB\FL\KR\PR (San Francisco)
Rushing: 31 Yds, Receiving: 2 Catches, 17 Yds, Returns: 134 Yds, 1 TD.

Unavailable
PIT: None
SFO: N.Standlee (LB), P.O`Donahue (DE)
In-Game Injuries
PIT: D.Fugler (T)
SFO: None.
Temp: 46°. Partly Cloudy. Wind 4 mph (Head/Tailwind).
Surface: Grass
Drive Charts
Pittsburgh Steelers San Francisco 49ers
Start Time Drive # of Yards Start Time Drive # of Yards
Time Poss Began Plays Gained Result Time Poss Began Plays Gained Result
15:00 2:31 PIT 5 5 42 Interception 12:29 1:56 SFO 28 5 6 Punt
10:33 1:34 PIT 30 3 1 Punt 8:59 1:23 SFO 33 5 67 Touchdown
7:36 3:20 PIT 27 6 21 Punt 4:16 3:09 SFO 6 4 14 Punt
1:07 0:31 PIT 32 3 0 Punt 0:36 1:32 SFO 33 3 7 Punt
14:04 0:34 PIT 27 3 0 Punt 13:30 3:31 SFO 36 7 64 Touchdown
9:59 0:33 PIT 20 3 0 Punt 9:26 1:06 PIT 48 3 -3 Punt
8:20 1:33 PIT 5 3 2 Punt 6:47 1:09 SFO 43 4 4 Punt
5:38 1:07 PIT 24 3 -9 Punt 4:31 1:39 PIT 49 3 0 Punt
2:52 1:32 PIT 28 4 17 Punt 1:20 1:20 SFO 19 3 14 End of Half
13:14 1:39 50 3 7 Punt 15:00 1:46 SFO 10 3 3 Punt
9:26 1:42 PIT 49 3 8 Punt 11:35 2:09 SFO 2 6 24 Punt
4:39 0:36 PIT 14 3 6 Return-TD 7:44 3:05 SFO 1 6 25 Punt
4:03 2:19 PIT 20 3 6 Punt 1:44 1:50 SFO 33 3 8 Punt
14:54 1:47 PIT 21 4 8 Punt 13:07 6:57 SFO 36 9 28 Punt
6:10 0:48 PIT 20 3 8 Punt 5:22 3:31 PIT 46 6 21 Downs
1:51 1:51 PIT 25 7 33 End of Game
23:57 PIT 25 59 150 36:03 SFO 29 70 282
Time of Possession by Quarter 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total
Pittsburgh Steelers 7:56 5:19 6:16 4:26 23:57
San Francisco 49ers 7:04 9:41 8:44 10:34 36:03
Team Statistics Steelers 49ers
Total Points 0 21
1st Downs 6 15
Rushing 4 4
Passing 2 11
Penalty 0 0
3rd-Down Conversions 2-17 7-19
4th-Down Conversions 1-1 0-1
Red Zone Conversions 0-0 1-1
Penalties-Yards 1-5 8-53
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0
Time Of Pos. 23:57 36:03
Total Net Yards 150 330
Total Plays 59 70
Average Gain 2.5 4.7
Net Yards Rushing 71 123
Rushes 26 39
Avg. Per Rush 2.7 3.2
Net Yards Passing 79 207
Completions 8 15
Attempts 32 31
Completion % 25.0 48.4
Yards Per Completion 11.0 13.8
Times Sacked 1 0
Had Intercepted 1 0
Touchdowns 0 3
Rushing 0 0
Passing 0 2
Other 0 1
Extra Points 0-0 3-3
Field Goals 0-0 0-0
Pittsburgh Steelers San Francisco 49ers
Rushing Att Yds Avg LG TD Rushing Att Yds Avg LG TD
Ed Modzelewski 9 17 1.9 10 0 Joe Perry 20 60 3.0 18 0
Fran Rogel 7 8 1.1 7 0 Joe Arenas 7 17 2.4 8 0
Lynn Chandnois 5 22 4.4 12 0 Hugh McElhenny 4 31 7.8 11 0
Ray Mathews 3 16 5.3 10 0 Bob W. White 3 10 3.3 7 0
Jack Spinks 2 8 4.0 5 0 John Strzykalski 2 3 1.5 3 0
J.R. Boone 2 5 2.5 3 0
Y.A. Tittle 1 -3 -3.0 0 0
Totals 26 71 2.7 12 0 Totals 39 123 3.2 18 0
Passing Att Cm Yds Sk Yds TD LG IN RT Passing Att Cm Yds Sk Yds TD LG IN RT
Jim Finks 32 8 88 1 9 0 36 1 27 Y.A. Tittle 31 15 207 0 0 2 38 0 92
Totals 32 8 88 1 9 0 36 1 27 Totals 31 15 207 0 0 2 38 0 92
Receiving Rec Yds Avg LG TD Receiving Rec Yds Avg LG TD
Ed Modzelewski 2 12 6.0 6 0 J.R. Boone 4 62 15.5 32 2
Elbie Nickel 2 23 11.5 15 0 Billy Wilson 3 30 10.0 13 0
Ray Mathews 1 36 36.0 36 0 Gordie Soltau 3 65 21.7 38 0
Jack Butler 1 9 9.0 9 0 Hugh McElhenny 2 17 8.5 14 0
George Sulima 1 6 6.0 6 0 Joe Perry 1 6 6.0 6 0
Fran Rogel 1 2 2.0 2 0 Bill Jessup 1 11 11.0 11 0
Joe Arenas 1 16 16.0 16 0
Totals 8 88 11.0 36 0 Totals 15 207 13.8 38 2
Defense Tkl Int Yds TD Sck Stf Hur PD FF Defense Tkl Int Yds TD Sck Stf Hur PD FF
Howard Hartley 9 - - - - - - 2 - Hardy Brown 10 - - - - - 1 - -
Ernie Stautner 8 - - - - 1 - - - Ed Henke 6 - - - 1 2 - - -
Darrell Hogan 7 - - - - - - - - Leo Nomellini 6 - - - - 1 - - -
Dale Dodrill 7 - - - - 1 - - - Don Burke 5 - - - - - - - -
Lou Levanti 6 - - - - 1 - - - Jerry A. Smith 3 - - - - - - - -
Claude Hipps 5 - - - - - - - - Jim Powers 3 - - - - - - 2 -
Ed Kissell 5 - - - - - - - - Rex Berry 3 1 8 - - - - 3 -
John Schweder 4 - - - - - - - - Al Carapella 3 - - - - - 1 - -
Jack Butler 3 - - - - - - 1 - Ben Aldridge 2 - - - - - - 1 -
Jack Spinks 3 - - - - - 1 - - Bob W. White 2 - - - - - - - -
Alex Smail 2 - - - - - - - - Jim Cason 2 - - - - - - - -
Lou Ferry 2 - - - - - - - - John Strzykalski 1 - - - - - - - -
Jerry Shipkey 1 - - - - - - 1 - Pete Wissman 1 - - - - - - - -
George Hays 1 - - - - - 1 - - Bob Momsen 1 - - - - - - - -
Frank Sinkovitz 1 - - - - - - - - Sam Cathcart - - - - - - - 1 -
George Tarasovic 1 - - - - - - - -
Bill McPeak - - - - - - 2 - -
Totals 65 - - - - 3 4 4 - Totals 48 1 8 - 1 3 2 7 -
Fumbles No Lost Rec OPRec Yds Fumbles No Lost Rec OPRec Yds
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 0 0 0 0 0
Punting No Yds Avg TB In20 LG Punting No Yds Avg TB In20 LG
Pat Brady 14 605 43.2 0 4 65 Frankie Albert 11 465 42.3 1 2 60
Totals 14 605 43.2 0 4 65 Totals 11 465 42.3 1 2 60
Punt Returns No Yds Avg FC LG TD Punt Returns No Yds Avg FC LG TD
Ray Mathews 2 31 15.5 1 16 0 J.R. Boone 4 24 6.0 0 12 0
Lynn Chandnois 2 25 12.5 1 14 0 Hugh McElhenny 4 122 30.5 0 85 1
Totals 4 56 14.0 2 16 0 Totals 8 146 18.2 0 85 1
Kickoff Returns No Yds Avg LG TD Kickoff Returns No Yds Avg LG TD
Ray Mathews 2 19 9.5 19 0 Hugh McElhenny 1 12 12.0 12 0
Totals 2 19 9.5 19 0 Totals 1 12 12.0 12 0
Kicking FGA FGM LG XPA XPM Kicking FGA FGM LG XPA XPM
Gary Kerkorian 0 0 0 0 0 Gordie Soltau 0 0 0 3 3
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 0 0 0 3 3