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1949 San Francisco 49ers (AAFC)

2nd place • 9-3-0 .750
Playoff Statistics
1949 AAFCPrevious SeasonNext Season
Roster KeyStat Key
Head Coach: Buck Shaw
Eddie ErdelatzAssistant Coach
Jim LawsonEnds
SCORES
DayDateOpponentScoreLocationVenueAttendance
Wed8/10/1949ALos Angeles Dons28-7WLos Angeles, CAMemorial Coliseum81272
Sun8/14/1949HBuffalo Bills21-10WSan Francisco, CAKezar Stadium28084
Fri8/19/1949ACleveland Browns21-21TCleveland, OHCleveland Stadium31157
Sun8/28/1949HBaltimore Colts31-17WSan Francisco, CAKezar Stadium29095
Sun9/4/1949HChicago Hornets42-7WSan Francisco, CAKezar Stadium28311
Sun9/18/1949HLos Angeles Dons42-14WSan Francisco, CAKezar Stadium31960
Sun9/25/1949ABuffalo Bills17-28LBuffalo, NYCivic Stadium32097
Fri9/30/1949AChicago Hornets42-24WChicago, ILSoldier Field31561
Sun10/9/1949HCleveland Browns56-28WSan Francisco, CAKezar Stadium59770
Sun10/16/1949HBuffalo Bills51-7WSan Francisco, CAKezar Stadium35476
Sun10/23/1949ABrooklyn-New York Yankees3-24LNew York, NYYankee Stadium36197
Sun10/30/1949ACleveland Browns28-30LCleveland, OHCleveland Stadium72189
Sun11/6/1949ABaltimore Colts28-10WBaltimore, MDMuncipal Stadium23704
Sun11/13/1949ALos Angeles Dons41-24WLos Angeles, CAMemorial Coliseum17880
Sun11/27/1949HBrooklyn-New York Yankees35-14WSan Francisco, CAKezar Stadium44828
First Round Playoff
Sun12/4/1949HBrooklyn-New York Yankees17-7WSan Francisco, CAKezar Stadium41293
League Championship
Sun12/11/1949ACleveland Browns7-21LCleveland, OHCleveland Stadium22550
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
ROSTER
PlayerNoPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
Frankie Albert63QB5-916029Stanford1212
Bruno Banducci33ROG-MG5-1121628Stanford122
Al Beals53ROE-RDE6-019028Santa Clara1212
Gail Bruce54RDE-ROE6-120626Washington1212
Bob Bryant42LOT-LDT6-322631Texas Tech; Santa Ana JC54
Jack Carpenter38ROT-RDT6-023526Columbia; Missouri; Michigan30
Eddie Carr85LDH-LOH6-018526none77
Jim Cason93S-LOH6-017122Louisiana State1212
Sammy Cathcart83S-LOH6-017525UC Santa Barbara123
Don Clark31MLB-LOG5-1119726Southern California1212
Paul Crowe92RDH-ROH6-119025St. Mary's (California)22
Len Eshmont81LOH-LDH5-1017932Fordham1212
Ray Evans46LDT-LOT6-122525Texas-El Paso101
Don Garlin88ROH-RDH5-1118823Southern California110
Visco Grgich34MG-ROG5-1121726Santa Clara1212
Homer Hobbs37LOG5-1121026Georgia122
Bill Johnson23C-LB6-322823Texas A&M; Tyler JC1211
Verl Lillywhite71ROH-RDH-FB-LB5-1018523Modesto JC; Southern California124
Norm Maloney59RDE6-119026Purdue120
Bob Mike47LOT-LDT6-122029Florida A&M; UCLA1212
Joe Morgan48LOT-LDT6-124521McNeese State; Southern Mississippi90
Joe Perry74FB-ROH-LB6-020322Compton JC117
Chuck Quilter45ROT-LOT6-024025Stephen F. Austin State; Tyler JC120
Tino Sabuco24C6-120623Wayne State (Michigan); San Francisco100
Paul Salata55LOE-LDE6-219123Southern California1212
Hal Shoener52LDE-LOE6-320026Iowa1212
Norm Standlee72LLB-FB6-123830Stanford1212
Johnny Strzykalski91ROH5-919028Marquette77
Nick Susoeff58LOE-LDE6-121528Washington State110
Joe Vetrano82ROH-RDH-K5-917031Southern Mississippi120
Lowell Wagner92RDH-ROH6-019426Southern California1010
Bev Wallace64QB6-218026Compton JC90
Pete Wismann22RLB-C6-021827Miami (Ohio); Washington-St. Louis; St. Louis1212
John Woudenberg41ROT-RDT6-322631Denver1212
DRAFT LIST - SECRET
RoundOverallPlayerPosCollege
15Ernie StautnerTBoston College
213Jim WinklerTTexas A&M
DRAFT LIST
RoundOverallPlayerPosCollegeNotes
17Chet FritzTMissouri
320Frank LoVuoloESt. Bonaventure
428Mike DeNoiaBScranton
536George BrodnaxEGeorgia Tech
644John HambergerTSouthern Methodist
752Dan StiegmanCNorth Carolina
860Bernie ReidGGeorgia
968Fred WendtBTexas-El Paso
1076Dick FlowersTAlabama
1184Bobby LundBTennessee
1292Jon BakerGCalifornia
13100Jim ReichertGArkansas
14108Don GarlinBSouthern California
15116Pete WismannCSt. Louis
16124Homer HobbsGGeorgia
25171Paul ShoultsBMiami (Ohio)
26176Jack KellyTLouisiana Tech
27181Jasper FlanakinEBaylor
28186Rudy SmithTLouisiana Tech
29191Gordon LongBArkansas
SCORING BY QUARTERS1st2nd3rd4thPTS
Team Totals1041249197416
Opponents Totals48666251227
TEAM STATSTOP1st DownsFDRFDPFDX3rd Down Efficiency4th Down EfficiencyPENPENY
Team Totals175117535/ %/ %65595
Opponents Totals15074688/ %/ %51374
SCORINGTDX1X1APCTFGFGAPCTSAFPTS
Al Beals1211100.000073
Joe Perry110000066
Joe Vetrano05656100.03742.9065
Eddie Carr70000042
Verl Lillywhite40000024
Paul Salata40000024
Norm Standlee40000024
Johnny Strzykalski40000024
Frankie Albert3010.000018
Len Eshmont20000012
Jim Cason1000006
Sammy Cathcart1000006
Don Garlin1000006
Bill Johnson1000006
Nick Susoeff1000006
Lowell Wagner1000006
Bev Wallace1000006
John Woudenberg0000012
Team Totals58575898.33742.91416
Opponents Totals30293096.761060.00227
FIELD GOALSMADEATTPCTBLLG1-1920-2930-3940-4950+
Joe Vetrano3742.90/3/0/0/0/
Team Totals3742.90/3/0/0/0/
Opponents Totals61060.00/2/2/2/0/
RUSHINGATTYDSAVGLGTD
Joe Perry1157836.859t8
Sammy Cathcart694126.0571
Johnny Strzykalski662874.33
Verl Lillywhite692633.82
Frankie Albert352497.13
Norm Standlee442375.44
Len Eshmont251646.60
Eddie Carr191206.32
Don Garlin211135.4601
Jim Cason21703.31
Joe Vetrano11504.50
Al Beals4328.0230
Lowell Wagner3175.70
Bev Wallace221.01t1
Paul Crowe200.000
Joe Morgan0-1-1L0
Team Totals50627985.56026
Opponents Totals40113643.412
PASSINGATTCOMPCTINCYDSY/ATTY/COMLGTDTD%INTINT%TSYLNYPRTG
Frankie Albert26012949.611518627.214.475t2710.4166.282.2
Bev Wallace23939.110954.110.600.0417.412.3
Jim Cason2150.013819.038.038t150.000.0135.4
Joe Perry200.0200.000.000.039.6
Team Totals28713948.412819957.014.475t289.8207.013139185674.9
Opponents Totals31813743.114919496.114.277t154.73210.139.7
RECEIVINGRECYDSAVGLGTD
Al Beals4467815.412
Paul Salata2428912.04
Sammy Cathcart1218215.2720
Joe Perry1114613.33
Verl Lillywhite88210.32
Eddie Carr716523.675t3
Hal Shoener78412.00
Don Garlin66410.70
Johnny Strzykalski69916.51
Jim Cason5387.60
Nick Susoeff55210.41
Len Eshmont310735.748t2
Gail Bruce199.090
Team Totals139199514.475t28
Opponents Totals137194914.27715
INTERCEPTIONSINTYDSAVGLGTD
Jim Cason915216.90
Eddie Carr78712.440t1
Lowell Wagner612120.266t1
Len Eshmont35618.7270
Bill Johnson11616.016t1
Don Clark11616.0160
Pete Wismann11212.0120
Verl Lillywhite199.090
Gail Bruce155.050
Sam Cathcart100.000
Don Garlin100.000
Team Totals3247414.866t3
Opponents Totals2022911.51
PUNTINGNOYDSAVGLGBLTBI20RYDSNYDSNET
Frankie Albert31149548.2720
Verl Lillywhite420250.5680
Norm Standlee827634.51
Bev Wallace13030.0300
Team Totals44200345.572131738.3
Opponents Totals751713
PUNT RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
Jim Cason2135116.70
Sam Cathcart1830617.00
Johnny Strzykalski2199.50
Joe Vetrano11616.0160
Hal Shoener188.080
Eddie Carr166.060
Norm Maloney155.050
Lowell Wagner122.020
Team Totals4671315.50
Opponents Totals2731711.70
KICKOFF RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
Joe Perry1433724.10
Jim Cason1124722.50
Sammy Cathcart713819.70
Johnny Strzykalski25728.5360
Don Garlin12121.0210
Hal Shoener11717.0170
Verl Lillywhite11616.0160
Len Eshmont11313.0130
Gail Bruce188.080
Team Totals3985421.90
Opponents Totals61750
FUMBLESNOLOSTOWNOPPRECYDSTD
Eddie Carr1
Team Totals47222515401
Opponents Totals27151222342
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