1952 - Week 2
San Francisco 49ers at Dallas Texans
At Cotton Bowl Saturday, October 4, 1952
Team 1 2 3 4 Total
San Francisco 49ers 0 7 7 0 14
Dallas Texans 6 6 7 0 19
Scoring Plays 49ers Texans
1st Quarter
Texans 7:54 Taliaferro 4 yd. run ( Grigg Kick missed ) ( 6-22, 3:08 ) 0 6
2nd Quarter
Texans 9:34 Young 17 yd. pass from Celeri ( Grigg Kick missed ) ( 3-67, 1:40 ) 0 12
49ers 2:37 McElhenny 3 yd. pass from Albert ( Soltau Kick ) ( 9-56, 4:36 ) 7 12
3rd Quarter
49ers 7:16 Interception by Cathcart returned 76 yards ( Soltau Kick ) 14 12
Texans 3:12 Interception by Davis returned 43 yards ( Grigg Kick ) 14 19

MVP: Jerry Davis DB (Dallas)
Defense: 4 Tkl, 1 Int, 1 TD. Winning 43 yd Touchdown. 3:12 3rd

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SFO: A.Endress (DE), N.Standlee (LB)
DAL: C.Ortmann (RB), D.Edwards (END), W.Sherman (DB), B.Celeri (QB\P)
Temp: 70°. Clear Skies. Wind 6 mph (Slight Crosswind).
Surface: Grass
Drive Charts
San Francisco 49ers Dallas Texans
Start Time Drive # of Yards Start Time Drive # of Yards
Time Poss Began Plays Gained Result Time Poss Began Plays Gained Result
11:08 0:06 SFO 20 1 0 Interception 15:00 3:52 DAL 32 9 48 Missed FG
7:54 4:37 SFO 39 8 20 Downs 11:02 3:08 SFO 22 6 22 Touchdown
0:13 1:06 SFO 23 3 9 Punt 3:17 3:04 DAL 41 6 36 Downs
12:23 1:09 SFO 34 3 6 Punt 14:07 1:44 DAL 36 3 5 Punt
9:34 1:19 SFO 28 4 60 Fumble 11:14 1:40 DAL 33 3 67 Touchdown
7:13 4:36 SFO 44 9 56 Touchdown 8:15 1:02 DAL 12 3 1 Punt
0:51 0:30 SFO 33 4 16 Punt 2:37 1:46 DAL 22 5 12 Punt
15:00 3:11 SFO 7 5 29 Interception 0:21 0:21 DAL 4 1 -1 End of Half
8:29 1:05 SFO 20 3 7 Punt 11:49 3:20 SFO 44 7 16 Missed FG
6:06 0:13 DAL 39 2 0 Interception 7:24 0:08 DAL 39 1 0 TurnoverTD
4:44 1:32 SFO 17 4 21 TurnoverTD 7:16 1:10 DAL 20 3 3 Punt
3:12 3:20 SFO 20 5 -9 Punt 5:53 1:09 DAL 40 3 3 Punt
12:33 4:32 SFO 20 8 60 Interception 14:52 2:19 SFO 41 4 24 Missed FG
6:56 2:19 SFO 49 3 0 Punt 8:01 1:05 DAL 23 3 4 Punt
2:45 0:14 SFO 32 2 0 Interception 4:37 1:52 DAL 15 5 25 Punt
2:31 2:31 SFO 20 6 11 End of Game
29:49 SFO 30 64 275 30:11 DAL 37 68 276
Time of Possession by Quarter 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total
San Francisco 49ers 4:56 8:27 9:13 7:13 29:49
Dallas Texans 10:04 6:33 5:47 7:47 30:11
Team Statistics 49ers Texans
Total Points 14 19
1st Downs 18 14
Rushing 6 7
Passing 9 7
Penalty 3 0
3rd-Down Conversions 3-10 2-16
4th-Down Conversions 0-1 2-3
Penalties-Yards 3-26 5-51
Fumbles-Lost 3-1 2-0
Time Of Pos. 29:49 30:11
Total Net Yards 270 285
Total Plays 64 68
Average Gain 4.2 4.2
Net Yards Rushing 130 162
Rushes 29 41
Avg. Per Rush 4.5 4.0
Net Yards Passing 140 123
Completions 12 8
Attempts 29 27
Completion % 41.4 29.6
Yards Per Completion 14.8 15.4
Times Sacked 6 0
Had Intercepted 6 1
Touchdowns 2 3
Rushing 0 1
Passing 1 1
Other 1 1
Extra Points 2-2 3-1
Field Goals 0-0 0-3
San Francisco 49ers Dallas Texans
Rushing Att Yds Avg LG TD Rushing Att Yds Avg LG TD
Joe Perry 15 55 3.7 8 0 George Taliaferro 15 46 3.1 7 1
Hugh McElhenny 6 40 6.7 12 0 Zollie Toth 13 64 4.9 19 0
J.R. Boone 3 8 2.7 5 0 Buddy Young 7 50 7.1 34 0
Bob W. White 2 3 1.5 3 0 Dick Hoerner 3 5 1.7 3 0
Joe Arenas 2 23 11.5 15 0 Bob Celeri 3 -3 -1.0 0 0
Frankie Albert 1 1 1.0 1 0
Totals 29 130 4.5 15 0 Totals 41 162 4.0 34 1
Passing Att Cm Yds Sk Yds TD LG IN RT Passing Att Cm Yds Sk Yds TD LG IN RT
Frankie Albert 29 12 178 6 38 1 44 6 34 Bob Celeri 27 8 123 0 0 1 35 1 43
Totals 29 12 178 6 38 1 44 6 34 Totals 27 8 123 0 0 1 35 1 43
Receiving Rec Yds Avg LG TD Receiving Rec Yds Avg LG TD
Gordie Soltau 3 68 22.7 44 0 Buddy Young 3 51 17.0 22 1
Billy Wilson 2 18 9.0 10 0 Dick Wilkins 3 60 20.0 35 0
Hugh McElhenny 2 25 12.5 22 1 Zollie Toth 1 4 4.0 4 0
J.R. Boone 2 23 11.5 23 0 Stan Williams 1 8 8.0 8 0
Bill Jessup 2 27 13.5 17 0
Joe Perry 1 17 17.0 17 0
Totals 12 178 14.8 44 1 Totals 8 123 15.4 35 1
Defense Tkl Int Yds TD Sck Stf Hur PD FF Defense Tkl Int Yds TD Sck Stf Hur PD FF
Sam Cathcart 8 1 76 1 - - - 1 - Stan Williams 8 1 32 - - - - - -
Jim Powers 7 - - - - - - - - Joe Reid 6 - - - - - - 1 -
Hardy Brown 6 - - - - - - - - Art Donovan 6 - - - 2 - - - -
Jim Cason 5 - - - - - 1 - - Pat Cannamella 6 - - - - - - - -
Jerry A. Smith 5 - - - - 1 - - - Keith Flowers 5 - - - - - - - -
Don Burke 5 - - - - 1 - - - Keever Jankovich 5 - - - 1 - - - -
Al Carapella 5 - - - - 1 - - - Jerry Davis 4 1 43 1 - - - 1 -
Pete Wissman 4 - - - - - - - - Tom Keane 4 1 13 - - - - 2 -
Ed Henke 3 - - - - - 2 - - Joe Campanella 4 - - - - - - - -
Rex Berry 3 - - - - - - - - Hamp Tanner 3 - - - 1 1 - - 1
Leo Nomellini 3 - - - - - - - - Barney Poole 3 - - - - - - - -
Pat O`Donahue 2 - - - - - - - - Johnny Petitbon 2 1 9 - - - - 1 -
Bob W. White 2 - - - - - - - - Gino Marchetti 2 - - - - - - - -
Ben Aldridge 1 - - - - - - - - Sisto Averno 2 - - - 1 - - 1 -
Bob Momsen - - - - - - - 1 - Billy Baggett 1 1 33 - - - - 1 -
Art Tait 1 - - - 1 - - - 1
Don Colo - 1 4 - - - - - -
Totals 59 1 76 1 - 3 3 2 - Totals 62 6 134 1 6 1 - 7 2
Fumbles No Lost Rec OPRec Yds Fumbles No Lost Rec OPRec Yds
Frankie Albert 2 1 1 0 0 George Taliaferro 1 0 0 0 0
Joe Perry 1 0 0 0 0 Buddy Young 1 0 0 0 0
Bill L. Johnson 0 0 1 0 -4 Gino Marchetti 0 0 0 1 0
Dick Wilkins 0 0 1 0 0
Dick Hoerner 0 0 1 0 -4
Totals 3 1 2 0 -4 Totals 2 0 2 1 -4
Punting No Yds Avg TB In20 LG Punting No Yds Avg TB In20 LG
Frankie Albert 6 253 42.2 0 2 47 Hank Lauricella 7 235 33.6 0 1 42
Totals 6 253 42.2 0 2 47 Totals 7 235 33.6 0 1 42
Punt Returns No Yds Avg FC LG TD Punt Returns No Yds Avg FC LG TD
Hugh McElhenny 2 31 15.5 2 22 0 Billy Baggett 3 39 13.0 1 19 0
Joe Arenas 2 -5 -2.5 1 3 0 Buddy Young 1 8 8.0 0 8 0
Totals 4 26 6.5 3 22 0 Totals 4 47 11.8 1 19 0
Kickoff Returns No Yds Avg LG TD Kickoff Returns No Yds Avg LG TD
Hugh McElhenny 3 69 23.0 31 0 Billy Baggett 2 42 21.0 24 0
Totals 3 69 23.0 31 0 Totals 2 42 21.0 24 0
Kicking FGA FGM LG XPA XPM Kicking FGA FGM LG XPA XPM
Gordie Soltau 0 0 0 2 2 Forrest Grigg 3 0 0 3 1
Totals 0 0 0 2 2 Totals 3 0 0 3 1