DET 17 @ LAR 7 - 1959 NFL

1959 Week 5

Detroit LionsDET

17-7

Los Angeles RamsLAR

Sun, October 25, 1959 · Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Attendance: 74,288Surface: grassLine: Los Angeles Rams -11.5

DET: George Wilson · LAR: Sid Gillman

DET

Team Stats

LAR

1st Downs

39-172

Rushing

34-126

7-18-104

Passing

20-31-245

259

Scoring

2nd Quarter

Jim Martin 37 yard field goal

Ollie Matson 1 yard rush (Jack Morris kick)

Ken Webb 1 yard rush (Gerry Perry kick)

10-

4th Quarter

Offensive Stats

Player	C/A	YDS	TD	INT	SK	RTG
DET
Passing
Earl Morrall	7/18	104	0	1		35.4
Rushing
Player	ATT	YDS	TD	LNG	FUM
Earl Morrall	6	40	0	22	0
Ken Webb	16	70	1	14	0
John Henry Johnson	5	42	0	39	0
Dan Lewis	12	20	1	11	0
Receiving
Player	TGT	REC	YDS	TD	LNG
Ken Webb		2	22	0	15
Dan Lewis		2	10	0	9
Howard Cassady		2	60	0	46
Dave Middleton		1	12	0	12
LAR
Passing
Player	C/A	YDS	TD	INT	SK	RTG
Billy Wade	20/30	245	0	3		52.1
Jon Arnett	0/1	0	0	0		39.6
Rushing
Player	ATT	YDS	TD	LNG	FUM
Billy Wade	1	1	0	1	0
Jon Arnett	4	12	0		0
Ollie Matson	22	94	1	21	0
Joe Marconi	2	21	0		0
Tommy Wilson	5	-2	0	0	0
Receiving
Player	TGT	REC	YDS	TD	LNG
Jon Arnett		3	23	0	10
Joe Marconi		2	14	0	14
Leon Clarke		6	100	0	26
Del Shofner		5	88	0	41
Red Phillips		3	23	0	11
Tommy Wilson		1	-3	0	-3

Defensive Stats

Player	TCK	SOLO	SK	INT	PD	QBH	FF	FR
DET
Gary Lowe			0	2
Terry Barr			0	1
LAR
Player	TCK	SOLO	SK	INT	PD	QBH	FF	FR
Tom Franckhauser			0	1

Kicking & Punting

Player	XP	FG	PNT	PNT YDS	AVG	LNG
DET
Yale Lary	-	-	4	189	47.3	-
LAR
Player	XP	FG	PNT	PNT YDS	AVG	LNG
Del Shofner	-	-	3	131	43.7	-

Return Stats

Player	KR	KR YDS	KR TD	PR	PR YDS	PR TD
DET
Terry Barr	0	0	0	1	0	0
Jim Steffen	0	0	0	1	0	0
Ken Webb	1	25	0	0	0	0
LAR
Player	KR	KR YDS	KR TD	PR	PR YDS	PR TD
Ollie Matson	0	0	0	2	9	0
Jon Arnett	1	27	0	1	0	0
Clendon Thomas	1	22	0	0	0	0

Starting Lineups

DET

QBEarl Morrall

FBKen Webb

LHHoward Cassady

RHDan Lewis

LEDave Middleton

LTLou Creekmur

LGHarley Sewell

CCharlie Ane

RGJohn Gordy

RTOllie Spencer

REJim Gibbons

DET at LAR, 1959 NFL game