The San Francisco 49ers came up just a bit short against the Detroit Lions, 31 to 27, in the 1957 Western Conference divisional game on December 22, 1957.
Final
1st quarter
DET
SF
R.C. Owens 34-yard pass from Y.A. Tittle (Gordie Soltau kick)
0
7
Hugh McElhenny 47-yard pass from Y.A. Tittle (Gordie Soltau kick)
0
14
2nd quarter
DET
SF
Steve Junker 4-yard pass from Tobin Rote (Jim Martin kick)
7
14
Billy Wilson 12-yard pass from Y.A. Tittle (Gordie Soltau kick)
7
21
Gordie Soltau 25-yard field goal
7
24
3rd quarter
DET
SF
Gordie Soltau 10-yard field goal
7
27
Tom Tracy 1-yard run (Jim Martin kick)
14
27
Tom Tracy 58-yard run (Jim Martin kick)
21
27
4th quarter
DET
SF
Gene Gedman 2-yard run (Jim Martin kick)
28
27
Jim Martin 13-yard field goal
31
27
Lions
49ers
1st Downs
22
20
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
62
66
Total Yards
324
351
Yards per play
5.2
5.3
Passing
195
224
Comp - Att
16 - 30
18 - 31
Yards per pass
5.9
6.8
Interceptions thrown
1
3
Sacks - Yards lost
3 - 19
2 - 24
Rushing
129
127
Rushing Attempts
29
33
Yards per rush
4.4
3.8
Penalties
7
6
Turnovers
4
5
Fumbles lost
3
2
Interceptions
1
3
Possession
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tobin Rote T. Rote | 16 | 30 | 214 | 7.1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 73.5 |
| Team | 16 | 30 | 195 | 7.1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 73.5 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Tracy T. Tracy | 11 | 86 | 7.8 | 2 |
| John Henry Johnson J. Henry Johnson | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Gene Gedman G. Gedman | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 1 |
| Howard Cassady H. Cassady | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 |
| Tobin Rote T. Rote | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 |
| Team | 29 | 129 | 4.4 | 3 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Junker S. Junker | 8 | 92 | 11.5 | 1 | |
| Jim Doran J. Doran | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 0 | |
| Howard Cassady H. Cassady | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | |
| Dave Middleton D. Middleton | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | |
| Tom Tracy T. Tracy | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 16 | 214 | 7.1 | 1 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Henry Johnson J. Henry Johnson | 1 | 0 | |
| Tobin Rote T. Rote | 1 | 0 | |
| Tom Tracy T. Tracy | 1 | 0 | |
| Bob Long B. Long | 0 | 1 | |
| Gil Mains G. Mains | 0 | 1 | |
| Team | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darris McCord D. McCord | 1.0 | |||||
| Team | 2.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Martin J. Martin | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| Team | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yale Lary Y. Lary | 4 | 173 | 43.3 | 50 |
| Team | 4 | 173 | 43.3 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Barr T. Barr | 4 | 89 | 22.3 | 0 | 30 |
| Team | 4 | 89 | 22.3 | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yale Lary Y. Lary | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y.A. Tittle | 18 | 31 | 248 | 8.0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 76.5 |
| Team | 18 | 31 | 224 | 8.0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 76.5 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh McElhenny H. McElhenny | 14 | 82 | 5.9 | 0 |
| Joe Perry J. Perry | 13 | 52 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Gene Babb G. Babb | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Joe Arenas J. Arenas | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Y.A. Tittle | 3 | -12 | -4.0 | 0 |
| Team | 33 | 127 | 3.8 | 0 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Wilson B. Wilson | 9 | 107 | 11.9 | 1 | |
| Hugh McElhenny H. McElhenny | 6 | 96 | 16.0 | 1 | |
| R.C. Owens | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 1 | |
| Clyde Conner C. Conner | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Gene Babb G. Babb | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 18 | 248 | 8.0 | 3 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Y.A. Tittle | 3 | 1 | |
| Joe Perry J. Perry | 2 | 2 | |
| J.D. Smith | 1 | 1 | |
| Ed Henke E. Henke | 0 | 1 | |
| Bill Herchman B. Herchman | 0 | 1 | |
| Bill Stits B. Stits | 0 | 1 | |
| Team | 6 | 2 | 3 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 3.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordie Soltau G. Soltau | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| Team | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Jessup B. Jessup | 3 | 108 | 36.0 | 42 |
| Team | 3 | 108 | 36.0 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Arenas J. Arenas | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | 23 |
| Team | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Arenas J. Arenas | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Team | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 |
More 49ers Stats
PPG
28.9
3rd
OPP PPG
17.5
3rd
RUSH YDS/G
140.5
3rd
PASS YDS/G
269.2
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