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1948 San Francisco 49ers
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Record: 12-2-0, Finished 2nd in AAFC West Division
AAFC Season Summary
Scored 495 points (35.4/g), 1st of 8 in the AAFC.
Allowed 248 points (17.7/g), 2nd.
Differential of 247 points (17.6/g), 1st.
Expected W-L: 11.7-2.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +17 (1.2/g), 1st.
Coached by Buck Shaw (12-2-0)
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1948 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Frankie Albert | 28 | 2 | 9 | 154 for 264, 1,990 yards, 29 td, 10 int, & 69 rushes for 349 yards and 8 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 10th pick / 1942 |
| FB | Norm Standlee | 29 | 7 | 13 | 52 rushes for 261 yards, 3 td, & 1 catch for 1 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 3rd pick / 1941 |
| LH | Len Eshmont | 31 | 7 | 8 | 50 rushes for 296 yards, 1 td, & 14 catches for 214 yards and 0 td | New York Giants / 5th / 36th pick / 1941 |
| LH | Forrest Hall | 27 | Rook | 5 | 66 rushes for 413 yards, 2 td, & 4 catches for 87 yards and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 9th / 85th pick / 1945 |
| RH | Johnny Strzykalski | 27 | 2 | 13 | 141 rushes for 915 yards, 4 td, & 26 catches for 485 yards and 7 td | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 6th pick / 1946 |
| RH | Jim Cason | 21 | Rook | 5 | 20 rushes for 146 yards, 2 td, & 4 catches for 99 yards and 1 td | Chicago Cardinals / 7th / 55th pick / 1948 |
| LE | Nick Susoeff | 27 | 2 | 13 | 27 catches for 237 yards, 1 td | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 48th pick / 1943 |
| LT | Bob Bryant | 29 | 2 | 14 | ||
| LG | Don Clark | 25 | Rook | 14 | ||
| C | Joel Williams | 22 | Rook | 14 | Washington Redskins / 22nd / 198th pick / 1948 |
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| RG | Visco Grgich | 25 | 2 | 14 | Chicago Bears / 24th / 224th pick / 1946 |
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| RT | John Woudenberg | 30 | 8 | 14 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 47th pick / 1940 |
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| RE | Alyn Beals | 27 | 2 | 13 | 46 catches for 591 yards, 14 td | Chicago Bears / 8th / 69th pick / 1943 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Joe Vetrano | 30 | 2 | 1 | 5 of 8 field goals & 62 of 66 extra points | |
| P | Frankie Albert | 28 | 2 | 9 | 35 punts for a 44.8 average, 0 blocked | Chicago Bears / 1st / 10th pick / 1942 |
| PR | Jim Cason | 21 | Rook | 5 | 22 punt returns for a 14.0 average and 0 td | Chicago Cardinals / 7th / 55th pick / 1948 |
| KR | Forrest Hall | 27 | Rook | 5 | 13 kick returns for a 28.4 average and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 9th / 85th pick / 1945 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Frankie Albert | 28 | QB-DB | 14 | 9 | 166 | 5-10 | Stanford | 1/27/1920 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 10th pick / 1942 |
| Ed Balatti | 24 | E-DB | 1 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | none | 4/8/1924 | 2 | |
| Bruno Banducci | 28 | G | 8 | 0 | 216 | 5-11 | Stanford | 11/11/1920 | 4 | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 6th / 42nd pick / 1943 |
| Alyn Beals | 27 | E-DE | 14 | 13 | 188 | 6-0 | Santa Clara | 4/27/1921 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 69th pick / 1943 |
| Roman Bentz | 29 | G-T | 4 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Tulane | 9/1/1919 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 25th / 240th pick / 1943 |
| Gail Bruce | 25 | DE-E | 14 | 0 | 206 | 6-1 | Washington | 9/29/1923 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 30th / 283rd pick / 1946 |
| Bob Bryant | 29 | T | 14 | 14 | 226 | 6-3 | Texas Tech | 6/14/1919 | 2 | |
| Eddie Carr | 25 | DB-HB | 13 | 1 | 185 | 6-0 | none | 4/27/1923 | 1 | |
| Ken Casanega | 27 | QB-DB-HB | 1 | 0 | 175 | 5-11 | Santa Clara | 2/18/1921 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 16th pick / 1942 |
| Jim Cason | 21 | DB-HB | 13 | 5 | 171 | 6-0 | LSU | 7/25/1927 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 7th / 55th pick / 1948 |
| Don Clark | 25 | G-LB | 14 | 14 | 197 | 5-11 | USC | 12/22/1923 | Rook | |
| Floyd Collier | 24 | T | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Fresno State,San Jose State,USC | 5/10/1924 | Rook | |
| Jim Cox | 28 | G-LB | 14 | 0 | 208 | 6-1 | California,Stanford | 9/6/1920 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 21st / 214th pick / 1944 |
| Paul Crowe | 24 | B | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | St. Mary's (CA) | 10/23/1924 | Rook | |
| Charlie Elliott | 27 | T | 3 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Oregon | 12/30/1921 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 22nd / 203rd pick / 1947 |
| Dutch Elston | 30 | C-BB | 12 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | South Carolina | 11/19/1918 | 6 | |
| Len Eshmont | 31 | HB-FB | 13 | 8 | 179 | 5-11 | Fordham | 8/26/1917 | 7 | New York Giants / 5th / 36th pick / 1941 |
| Paul Evansen | 26 | G | 1 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Oregon State | 5/10/1922 | Rook | |
| Visco Grgich | 25 | G-MG-T-LB | 14 | 14 | 217 | 5-11 | Santa Clara | 1/19/1923 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 24th / 224th pick / 1946 |
| Forrest Hall | 27 | B | 14 | 5 | 155 | 5-8 | Duquesne,San Francisco | 10/29/1921 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 9th / 85th pick / 1945 |
| Clarence Howell | 21 | E | 12 | 0 | 188 | 6-1 | Texas A&M | 4/7/1927 | Rook | |
| Bill Johnson | 22 | C-LB | 5 | 0 | 228 | 6-3 | Texas A&M | 7/14/1926 | Rook | |
| Fred Land | 23 | T-G | 2 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | LSU | 5/8/1925 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 11th / 87th pick / 1948 |
| Verl Lillywhite | 22 | HB-LB | 14 | 1 | 185 | 5-10 | USC | 12/5/1926 | Rook | |
| Ned Maloney | 25 | E | 14 | 1 | 190 | 6-1 | Purdue | 4/21/1923 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 21st / 198th pick / 1946 |
| Len Masini | 26 | BB-FB-LB | 2 | 0 | 225 | 6-0 | Fresno State | 10/6/1922 | 1 | |
| Riley Matheson | 34 | G | 14 | 0 | 207 | 6-2 | Cameron,Texas-El Paso | 12/12/1914 | 9 | |
| Walter McCormick | 22 | C-LB | 9 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | USC,Washington | 9/4/1926 | Rook | New York Giants / 24th / 216th pick / 1948 |
| Bob Mike | 25 | T | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Florida A&M,UCLA | 10/29/1923 | Rook | |
| Joe Perry | 21 | FB | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Compton Community College (CA) | 1/22/1927 | Rook | |
| Hal Puddy | 24 | T | 4 | 0 | 220 | 6-3 | Oregon State | 8/18/1924 | Rook | |
| Hal Shoener | 25 | E-DE | 14 | 1 | 200 | 6-3 | Iowa | 1/2/1923 | Rook | New York Giants / 23rd / 214th pick / 1947 |
| Norm Standlee | 29 | FB-LB | 14 | 13 | 238 | 6-2 | Stanford | 7/19/1919 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 3rd pick / 1941 |
| Johnny Strzykalski | 27 | HB | 14 | 13 | 190 | 5-9 | Marquette | 12/14/1921 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 6th pick / 1946 |
| Bob Sullivan | 25 | HB-DB | 13 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | Holy Cross | 8/15/1923 | Rook | |
| Nick Susoeff | 27 | E | 13 | 13 | 215 | 6-1 | Washington State | 4/15/1921 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 48th pick / 1943 |
| Joe Vetrano | 30 | HB-DB | 14 | 1 | 170 | 5-9 | Southern Miss | 10/15/1918 | 2 | |
| Bev Wallace | 25 | QB | 10 | 0 | 180 | 6-2 | Compton Community College (CA) | 3/7/1923 | 1 | |
| Joel Williams | 22 | C | 14 | 14 | 220 | 6-1 | La-Lafayette,Texas | 3/18/1926 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 22nd / 198th pick / 1948 |
| John Woudenberg | 30 | T | 14 | 14 | 226 | 6-3 | Denver,St. Mary's (CA) | 5/25/1918 | 8 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 47th pick / 1940 |
| Team Total | 25.9 | 14 | 202.9 | 6-0.5 | 1.6 |