1952 - Week 3
San Francisco 49ers at Detroit Lions
At Briggs Stadium Sunday, October 12, 1952
Team 1 2 3 4 Total
San Francisco 49ers 0 7 0 0 7
Detroit Lions 14 7 0 7 28
Scoring Plays 49ers Lions
1st Quarter
Lions 9:37 Hoernschemeyer 12 yd. run ( Harder Kick ) ( 9-87, 5:23 ) 0 7
Lions 0:00 Hart 6 yd. pass from Layne ( Harder Kick ) ( 4-43, 1:39 ) 0 14
2nd Quarter
49ers 13:57 Wilson 36 yd. pass from Tittle ( Soltau Kick ) ( 2-59, 1:03 ) 7 14
Lions 8:31 Hoernschemeyer 3 yd. run ( Harder Kick ) ( 2-17, 0:50 ) 7 21
4th Quarter
Lions 14:07 Walker 7 yd. pass from Layne ( Harder Kick ) ( 3-69, 1:18 ) 7 28

MVP: Bobby Layne QB (Detroit)
Passing: 298 Yds, 2 TD, 112 Rating

Unavailable
SFO: A.Endress (DE), N.Standlee (LB)
DET: B.Bailey (HB), P.Summerall (DE)
Temp: 39°. Partly Cloudy. Wind 5 mph (Slight Crosswind).
Surface: Grass
Drive Charts
San Francisco 49ers Detroit Lions
Start Time Drive # of Yards Start Time Drive # of Yards
Time Poss Began Plays Gained Result Time Poss Began Plays Gained Result
9:37 1:01 SFO 31 2 6 Interception 15:00 5:23 DET 13 9 87 Touchdown
6:55 1:05 SFO 20 3 -2 Punt 8:36 1:41 SFO 45 4 16 Missed FG
3:17 1:38 SFO 10 3 0 Punt 5:50 2:33 DET 45 6 45 Fumble
15:00 1:03 SFO 41 2 59 Touchdown 1:39 1:39 SFO 43 4 43 Touchdown
11:33 0:59 SFO 20 3 1 Punt 13:57 2:24 DET 39 3 6 Punt
9:28 0:07 SFO 15 1 2 Fumble 10:34 1:06 DET 41 3 0 Punt
8:31 1:04 SFO 40 3 3 Punt 9:21 0:50 SFO 17 2 17 Touchdown
4:42 2:48 SFO 43 4 13 Punt 7:27 2:45 DET 14 6 17 Punt
15:00 1:51 DET 26 3 8 Missed FG 1:54 1:54 DET 13 4 19 End of Half
9:08 1:37 SFO 20 3 9 Punt 13:09 4:01 DET 20 7 42 Punt
2:43 2:18 SFO 20 3 7 Punt 7:31 4:48 DET 46 6 27 Missed FG
14:07 4:55 SFO 20 10 44 Downs 0:25 1:18 DET 31 3 69 Touchdown
8:04 1:14 SFO 23 3 2 Punt 9:12 1:08 DET 36 3 2 Punt
5:48 0:25 SFO 14 3 0 Punt 6:50 1:02 DET 47 3 -15 Punt
2:10 0:18 SFO 32 3 0 Interception 5:23 3:13 DET 42 5 26 Fumble
1:52 1:52 SFO 28 3 0 End of Game
22:23 SFO 28 49 152 37:37 DET 41 71 401
Time of Possession by Quarter 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total
San Francisco 49ers 3:44 6:01 5:46 6:52 22:23
Detroit Lions 11:16 8:59 9:14 8:08 37:37
Team Statistics 49ers Lions
Total Points 7 28
1st Downs 6 25
Rushing 1 4
Passing 5 19
Penalty 0 2
3rd-Down Conversions 0-11 4-13
4th-Down Conversions 0-1 0-0
Penalties-Yards 4-55 7-72
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 4-2
Time Of Pos. 22:23 37:37
Total Net Yards 157 431
Total Plays 49 71
Average Gain 3.2 6.1
Net Yards Rushing 47 133
Rushes 23 34
Avg. Per Rush 2.0 3.9
Net Yards Passing 110 298
Completions 10 26
Attempts 25 37
Completion % 40.0 70.3
Yards Per Completion 12.1 11.5
Times Sacked 1 0
Had Intercepted 2 0
Touchdowns 1 4
Rushing 0 2
Passing 1 2
Other 0 0
Extra Points 1-1 4-4
Field Goals 0-1 0-2
San Francisco 49ers Detroit Lions
Rushing Att Yds Avg LG TD Rushing Att Yds Avg LG TD
Joe Perry 16 29 1.8 13 0 Bob Hoernschemeyer 12 72 6.0 29 2
Bob W. White 2 -3 -1.5 1 0 Pat Harder 11 14 1.3 6 0
Hugh McElhenny 2 13 6.5 11 0 Jug Girard 9 49 5.4 33 0
Ben Aldridge 1 1 1.0 1 0 Doak Walker 1 1 1.0 1 0
Joe Arenas 1 3 3.0 3 0 Bobby Layne 1 -3 -3.0 0 0
J.R. Boone 1 4 4.0 4 0
Totals 23 47 2.0 13 0 Totals 34 133 3.9 33 2
Passing Att Cm Yds Sk Yds TD LG IN RT Passing Att Cm Yds Sk Yds TD LG IN RT
Y.A. Tittle 25 10 121 1 11 1 36 2 36 Bobby Layne 37 26 298 0 0 2 26 0 112
Totals 25 10 121 1 11 1 36 2 36 Totals 37 26 298 0 0 2 26 0 112
Receiving Rec Yds Avg LG TD Receiving Rec Yds Avg LG TD
Hugh McElhenny 3 37 12.3 17 0 Cloyce Box 7 95 13.6 26 0
Billy Wilson 2 42 21.0 36 1 Bill Swiacki 4 42 10.5 15 0
Joe Perry 2 11 5.5 10 0 Pat Harder 4 54 13.5 25 0
Bob W. White 2 8 4.0 8 0 Jim Doran 3 29 9.7 13 0
Gordie Soltau 1 23 23.0 23 0 Leon Hart 3 33 11.0 18 1
Jug Girard 2 27 13.5 14 0
Doak Walker 2 13 6.5 7 1
Bob Hoernschemeyer 1 5 5.0 5 0
Totals 10 121 12.1 36 1 Totals 26 298 11.5 26 2
Defense Tkl Int Yds TD Sck Stf Hur PD FF Defense Tkl Int Yds TD Sck Stf Hur PD FF
Hardy Brown 10 - - - - 1 - 1 - Jim David 6 - - - - - - 1 -
Don Burke 9 - - - - - - 1 1 Dick Flanagan 5 - - - - 1 - - -
Sam Cathcart 7 - - - - - - - - Bob Miller 4 - - - - 2 - - -
Bob W. White 6 - - - - - - - - John Prchlik 4 - - - - 1 - - -
Jim Powers 6 - - - - 1 - - - Lavern Torgeson 3 1 4 - - - - - -
Lowell Wagner 6 - - - - - - 2 - Jack Christiansen 3 - - - - - - - -
Rex Berry 5 - - - - - - - - Jim Robert Smith 3 - - - - - - 2 -
Al Carapella 4 - - - - - - - - Jim Martin 3 - - - - - - - -
Bob Momsen 4 - - - - - - - 1 Thurman McGraw 3 - - - 1 - 1 - -
Charley Powell 4 - - - - 1 - - 2 Les Bingaman 3 - - - - - 2 - -
Jim Cason 3 - - - - - - - - Vince Banonis 3 - - - - - - - -
Leo Nomellini 2 - - - - 1 - - - Jimmy C. Hill 2 1 12 - - - - - -
Ed Henke 2 - - - - - - - - Doak Walker 1 - - - - - - - -
Ben Aldridge 2 - - - - - - - - Don Doll 1 - - - - - - 1 -
John Strzykalski 1 - - - - - - - - Yale Lary 1 - - - - - - - -
Pete Wissman 1 - - - - - - - -
Pat O`Donahue 1 - - - - - - - -
Jerry A. Smith 1 - - - - - - - -
Totals 74 - - - - 4 - 4 4 Totals 45 2 16 - 1 4 3 4 -
Fumbles No Lost Rec OPRec Yds Fumbles No Lost Rec OPRec Yds
Joe Perry 1 1 0 0 0 Pat Harder 1 1 1 0 -4
Don Burke 0 0 0 1 0 Cloyce Box 1 0 0 0 0
Leo Nomellini 0 0 0 1 0 Jug Girard 1 0 0 0 0
Bobby Layne 1 1 0 0 0
Jim Martin 0 0 0 1 0
Bob Hoernschemeyer 0 0 1 0 -10
Totals 1 1 0 2 0 Totals 4 2 2 1 -14
Punting No Yds Avg TB In20 LG Punting No Yds Avg TB In20 LG
Frankie Albert 9 388 43.1 0 2 63 Jim Robert Smith 6 272 45.3 2 1 55
Totals 9 388 43.1 0 2 63 Totals 6 272 45.3 2 1 55
Punt Returns No Yds Avg FC LG TD Punt Returns No Yds Avg FC LG TD
Hugh McElhenny 3 30 10.0 0 21 0 Yale Lary 5 67 13.4 0 19 0
Joe Arenas 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 Jack Christiansen 1 0 0.0 2 0 0
Totals 4 30 7.5 0 21 0 Totals 6 67 11.2 2 19 0
Kickoff Returns No Yds Avg LG TD Kickoff Returns No Yds Avg LG TD
Hugh McElhenny 2 64 32.0 47 0 Yale Lary 1 5 5.0 5 0
Joe Arenas 2 62 31.0 34 0 Jack Christiansen 1 32 32.0 32 0
Totals 4 126 31.5 47 0 Totals 2 37 18.5 32 0
Kicking FGA FGM LG XPA XPM Kicking FGA FGM LG XPA XPM
Gordie Soltau 1 0 0 1 1 Pat Harder 2 0 0 4 4
Totals 1 0 0 1 1 Totals 2 0 0 4 4