Sunday, October 11, 1953
San Francisco 49ers 21, Detroit Lions 24| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers (2-1-0) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Detroit Lions (3-0-0) | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| SFO | DET | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | DET | Cloyce Box 23 yard pass from Doak Walker (Doak Walker kick) | 0 | 7 |
| DET | Doak Walker 23 yard field goal | 0 | 10 | |
| SFO | Gordie Soltau 5 yard pass from Y.A. Tittle (Gordie Soltau kick) | 7 | 10 | |
| 2nd | SFO | Joe Arenas 10 yard rush (Gordie Soltau kick) | 14 | 10 |
| DET | Bob Hoernschemeyer 4 yard rush (Doak Walker kick) | 14 | 17 | |
| 3rd | DET | Leon Hart 36 yard pass from Bobby Layne (Doak Walker kick) | 14 | 24 |
| SFO | Y.A. Tittle 1 yard rush (Gordie Soltau kick) | 21 | 24 |
| SFO | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 11 | 14 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 33-76-2 | 36-117-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 9-19-96-1-3 | 10-19-189-2-3 |
| Sacked-yards | 4-37 | 2-15 |
| Net pass yards | 59 | 174 |
| Total yards | 135 | 291 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-2 | 1-1 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 4 |
| Penalties-yards | 3-35 | 7-55 |