1948_San_Francisco_49ers_season Knowpia

1948 San Francisco 49ers season
1948 San Francisco 49ers season
Owner	Tony Morabito
General manager	John Blackinger
Head coach	Buck Shaw
Home field	Kezar Stadium
Results
Record	12–2
Division place	2nd AAFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
	← 1947; 49ers seasons; 1949 →;

The 1948 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's third season in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC). The 49ers, hoped to improve upon their 8–4–2 output from the previous season. They began the season 10–0, and finished 12–2,^[1] both losses coming to eventual season champions, the Cleveland Browns.

The 49ers' offense was historically prolific: they scored 495 points^[2] in 1948 (averaging over 35 points per game), which was more than 100 points more than the next best output (389 points by the Browns). Despite their 12–2 record, the 49ers did not qualify for the playoffs, due to the Browns 14–0 record.

The 1948 49ers had a record-setting rushing attack: the team rushed for a staggering 3,653 yards in only fourteen games, a professional football record that still stands.^[3]^[4]

The team's statistical leaders included Frankie Albert with 1,990 passing yards, Johnny Strzykalski with 915 rushing yards, and Alyn Beals with 591 receiving yards and 84 points scored.^[5]

Preseason edit

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	August 18	at Los Angeles Dons	W 42–24	1–0	Rose Bowl	58,207
2	August 22	Baltimore Colts	W 42–14	2–0	Kezar Stadium	35,139

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Schedule edit

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	August 29	Buffalo Bills	W 35–14	1–0	Kezar Stadium	Recap
2	September 5	Brooklyn Dodgers	W 36–20	2–0	Kezar Stadium	Recap
3	September 12	New York Yankees	W 41–0	3–0	Kezar Stadium	Recap
4	September 19	Los Angeles Dons	W 36–14	4–0	Kezar Stadium	Recap
5	September 26	at Buffalo Bills	W 38–28	5–0	Civic Stadium	Recap
6	October 1	at Chicago Rockets	W 31–14	6–0	Soldier Field	Recap
7	October 10	at Baltimore Colts	W 56–14	7–0	Memorial Stadium	Recap
8	October 17	at New York Yankees	W 21–7	8–0	Yankee Stadium	Recap
9	October 24	Baltimore Colts	W 21–10	9–0	Kezar Stadium	Recap
10	Bye
11	November 7	Chicago Rockets	W 44–21	10–0	Kezar Stadium	Recap
12	November 14	at Cleveland Browns	L 7–14	10–1	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	Recap
13	November 21	at Brooklyn Dodgers	W 63–40	11–1	Ebbets Field	Recap
14	November 28	Cleveland Browns	L 28–31	11–2	Kezar Stadium	Recap
15	December 5	at Los Angeles Dons	W 38–21	12–2	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries edit

Week 13: at Brooklyn Dodgers edit

Week 13: San Francisco 49ers at Brooklyn Dodgers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	14	14	21	14	63
Dodgers	7	7	7	19	40

at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, New York

Game attendance: 9,336
Boxscore

Game information

First quarter

SF – Frankie Albert 4-yard rush (Joe Vetrano kick). 49ers 7–0.
BDA – Saxon Judd 4-yard pass from Bob Hoernschemeyer (Hardy Brown kick). Tied 7–7.
SF – Johnny Strzykalski 21-yard pass from Frankie Albert (Joe Vetrano kick). 49ers 14–7.

Second quarter

SF – Frankie Albert 1-yard rush (Joe Vetrano kick). 49ers 21–7.
SF – Alyn Beals 15-yard pass from Frankie Albert (Joe Vetrano kick). 49ers 28–7.
BDA – Ray Ramsey 50-yard pass from Bob Chappuis (Hardy Brown kick). 49ers 28–14.

Third quarter

SF – Alyn Beals 6-yard pass from Frankie Albert (Joe Vetrano kick). 49ers 35–7.
SF – Alyn Beals 4-yard pass from Frankie Albert (Joe Vetrano kick). 49ers 42–7.
BDA – Mickey Colmer 37-yard pass from Bob Chappuis (Hardy Brown kick). 49ers 42–21.
SF – Joe Perry 87-yard kickoff return (Joe Vetrano kick). 49ers 49–21.

Fourth quarter

BDA – Bob Hoernschemeyer 10-yard fumble return. 49ers 49–27.
BDA – Mickey Colmer 1-yard rush. 49ers 49–33.
SF – Norm Standlee 3-yard rush. 49ers 56–33.
BDA – Mickey Colmer 78-yard pass from Bob Chappuis. 49ers 56–40.
SF – Forrest Hall 63-yard rush. 49ers 63–40.

Top passers

SF – Frankie Albert – 16/23, 219 yards, 4 TD, INT
BDA – Bob Chappuis – 11/19, 308 yards, 3 TD, INT

Top rushers

SF – ?
BDA – ?

Top receivers

SF – ?
BDA – Ray Ramsey – 4 receptions, 149 yards, TD

Standings edit

AAFC Western Division
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Browns	14	0	0	1.000	6–0	389	190	W14
San Francisco 49ers	12	2	0	.857	4–2	495	248	W1
Los Angeles Dons	7	7	0	.500	2–4	258	305	L2
Chicago Rockets	1	13	0	.071	0–6	202	439	L11

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings.

References edit

^ 1948 San Francisco 49ers
^ 1948 AAFC Standings Archived September 21, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
^ Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1940 to 2011, in the regular season, sorted by descending Rushing Yds as of 2011 season
^ The next-highest total, set in a 16-game schedule by the 1978 Patriots, is 488 yards short of the record. The next-highest total in a 14-game schedule, set by the 1973 Bills, is 565 yards shy.
^ "1948 San Francisco 49ers Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
^ "1948 San Francisco 49ers (AAFC)". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved October 28, 2023.

[1] 1948 San Francisco 49ers

[2] 1948 AAFC Standings Archived September 21, 2013, at the Wayback Machine

[3] Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1940 to 2011, in the regular season, sorted by descending Rushing Yds as of 2011 season

[4] The next-highest total, set in a 16-game schedule by the 1978 Patriots, is 488 yards short of the record. The next-highest total in a 14-game schedule, set by the 1973 Bills, is 565 yards shy.

[5] "1948 San Francisco 49ers Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2020.

[6] "1948 San Francisco 49ers (AAFC)". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved October 28, 2023.

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