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1952 San Francisco 49ers

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Record: 7-5-0, Finished 3rd in NFL National Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 285 points (23.8/g), 6th of 12 in the NFL.
 Allowed 221 points (18.4/g), 3rd.
 Differential of 64 points (5.3/g), 4th.
 Expected W-L: 7.8-4.2.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -1 (-0.1/g), 5th.

Coached by Buck Shaw (7-5-0)

1952 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 28 box W 1-0 Detroit Lions 17 3 19 324 164 160 1 13 247 149 98 5
2 Sun October 5 box W 2-0 @ Dallas Texans 37 14 18 500 227 273 5 10 183 26 157 3
3 Sun October 12 box W 3-0 @ Detroit Lions 28 0 21 265 86 179 1 4 65 25 40 4
4 Sun October 19 box W 4-0 @ Chicago Bears 40 16 26 420 183 237 4 10 191 92 99 4
5 Sun October 26 box W 5-0 Dallas Texans 48 21 15 334 71 263 1 15 234 122 112 4
6 Sun November 2 box L 5-1 Chicago Bears 17 20 14 317 147 170 2 13 206 89 117 1
7 Sun November 9 box L 5-2 @ New York Giants 14 23 16 340 303 37 6 17 347 158 189 2
8 Sun November 16 box W 6-2 @ Washington Redskins 23 17 18 317 172 145 2 17 290 127 163 2
9 Sun November 23 box L 6-3 @ Los Angeles Rams 9 35 14 200 89 111 3 18 390 256 134 3
10 Sun November 30 box L 6-4 Los Angeles Rams 21 34 14 208 141 67 3 19 388 137 251 3
11 Sun December 7 box L 6-5 Pittsburgh Steelers 7 24 14 302 232 70 6 15 275 133 142 1
12 Sun December 14 box W 7-5 Green Bay Packers 24 14 24 353 160 193 2 16 388 324 64 3

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 285 3880 813 4.8 213 177 342 1975 19 23 5.0 104 421 1905 16 4.5 97 36 13 12
Team Defense 221 3204 790 4.1 253 148 342 1638 15 17 4.3 76 412 1566 10 3.8 167 35 18 10
Lg Rank Offense 6 4 3 7 6 6 5 8 6 1 2 2 1 3
Lg Rank Defense 3 3 1 7 2 2 12 4 5 6 5 9 11 5

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Y.A. Tittle 26 qb 12 5 106 208 51.0 1407 11 5.3 12 5.8 77 6.8 4.7 13.3 117.3 66.3
Frankie Albert 32 QB 12 7 71 129 55.0 964 8 6.2 10 7.8 60 7.5 4.6 13.6 80.3 67.5
Joe Perry* 25 FB 12 0 0 2 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
Joe Arenas 27 12 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
Sam Cathcart 28 12 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0 0.0
Jim Powers 24 LLB 12 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
Team Total 26.0 12 177 342 51.8 2371 19 5.6 23 6.7 77 6.9 4.5 13.4 197.6 64.6
Opp Total 12 148 342 43.3 1638 15 4.4 17 5.0 4.8 3.0 11.1 136.5 52.0 36 291 4.3 1.9

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Joe Perry* 25 FB 12 0 158 725 8 78 4.6 60.4 13.2 15 81 5.4 0 17 1.3 6.8 806 8 6
Hugh McElhenny*+ 24 RH 12 0 98 684 6 89 7.0 57.0 8.2 26 367 14.1 3 77 2.2 30.6 1051 9 5
Joe Arenas 27 12 0 44 183 0 14 4.2 15.3 3.7 5 47 9.4 1 14 0.4 3.9 230 1 3
J.R. Boone 27 LH 12 0 24 72 0 12 3.0 6.0 2.0 25 461 18.4 1 53 2.1 38.4 533 1 1
Bob White 23 12 0 24 33 1 17 1.4 2.8 2.0 12 173 14.4 2 60 1.0 14.4 206 3 1
Frankie Albert 32 QB 12 7 22 87 1 20 4.0 7.3 1.8 87 1 3
Johnny Strzykalski 31 10 0 16 53 0 11 3.3 5.3 1.6 1 4 4.0 0 4 0.1 0.4 57 0 0
Bennie Aldridge 26 11 0 13 36 0 11 2.8 3.3 1.2 4 22 5.5 1 16 0.4 2.0 58 1 1
Y.A. Tittle 26 qb 12 5 11 -11 0 4 -1.0 -0.9 0.9 -11 0 3
Sam Cathcart 28 12 0 6 21 0 7 3.5 1.8 0.5 2 15 7.5 0 13 0.2 1.3 36 0 0
Norm Standlee 33 1 0 2 8 0 9 4.0 8.0 2.0 8 0 0
Rex Berry 28 LDH 12 0 1 7 0 7 7.0 0.6 0.1 7 0 0
Bob Meyers 22 1 0 1 2 0 2 2.0 2.0 1.0 2 0 0
Leo Nomellini*+ 28 RT 12 12 1 5 0 5 5.0 0.4 0.1 5 0 1
Gordie Soltau*+ 27 LE 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 55 774 14.1 7 49 4.6 64.5 774 7 1
Billy Wilson 25 RE 9 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 23 304 13.2 3 40 2.6 33.8 304 3 1
Bill Jessup 23 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 6 108 18.0 1 58 1.5 27.0 108 1 0
Bruno Banducci 32 RG 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 -4 -4.0 0 -4 0.1 -0.3 -4 0 0
Ed Henke* 25 LDE 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 13 13.0 0 13 0.1 1.1 13 0 0
Lowell Wagner 29 RDH 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 6 6.0 0 6 0.1 0.5 6 0 0
Team Total 26.0 12 421 1905 16 89 4.5 158.8 35.1 177 2371 13.4 19 77 14.8 197.6 4276 35 26
Opp Total 12 412 1566 10 3.8 130.5 34.3 148 1638 11.1 15 12.3 136.5 3204 25 31

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Hugh McElhenny*+ 24 RH 12 0 20 284 1 94 14.2 18 396 0 40 22.0 1731
Joe Arenas 27 12 0 7 40 0 13 5.7 11 291 0 47 26.5 561
J.R. Boone 27 LH 12 0 11 66 0 17 6.0 599
Pat O'Donahue 22 RDE 8 0 1 23 1 23 23.0 2 17 0 10 8.5 40
Hardy Brown* 28 MLB 12 0 2 31 0 23 15.5 31
Sam Cathcart 28 12 0 1 23 0 23 23.0 1 20 0 20 20.0 79
Don Burke 26 RLB 12 0 1 25 0 25 25.0 25
Leo Nomellini*+ 28 RT 12 12 1 18 0 18 18.0 23
Team Total 26.0 12 40 436 2 94 10.9 36 798 0 47 22.2 5510
Opp Total 12 29 1 52 1242 0 23.9

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Frankie Albert 32 QB 12 7 68 2899 70 0 42.6
Gordie Soltau*+ 27 LE 12 0 12 6 50.0% 36 34 94.4%
Pat O'Donahue 22 RDE 8 0 1 1 100.0%
Team Total 26.0 12 12 6 50.0% 37 35 94.6% 68 2899 70 0 42.6
Opp Total 12 21 10 47.6% 27 27 100.0% 78 3221 41.3

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Frankie Albert 32 QB 12 7 3 0 0 0
Bennie Aldridge 26 11 0 1 2 0 0
Joe Arenas 27 12 0 3 2 0 0
Bruno Banducci 32 RG 12 0 0 2 0 0
Rex Berry 28 LDH 12 0 2 27 0 23 0 3 0 0
J.R. Boone 27 LH 12 0 1 0 0 0
Hardy Brown* 28 MLB 12 0 1 16 0 16
Don Burke 26 RLB 12 0 1 35 1 35
Jim Cason 25 S 10 0 2 4 0 4
Sam Cathcart 28 12 0 3 64 0 30
Visco Grgich 29 2 0 0 1 0 0
Ed Henke* 25 LDE 12 0 0 3 0 0
Bill Jessup 23 4 0 0 1 0 0
Hugh McElhenny*+ 24 RH 12 0 5 0 0 0
Bob Momsen 23 MG 10 0 0 1 0 0 1
Leo Nomellini*+ 28 RT 12 12 1 0 0 0
Joe Perry* 25 FB 12 0 6 3 2 0
Jim Powers 24 LLB 12 0 2 37 0 23 0 1 0 0
Jerry Smith 22 LG 12 0 0 3 2 0
Gordie Soltau*+ 27 LE 12 0 1 2 0 0
Y.A. Tittle 26 qb 12 5 3 1 0 0
Bob Toneff 22 LT 12 0 0 2 0 0
Lowell Wagner 29 RDH 12 0 6 69 0 30 0 1 0 0
Bob White 23 12 0 1 1 0 0
Billy Wilson 25 RE 9 0 1 1 0 0
Pete Wissman 29 12 0 0 1 0 0
Team Total 26.0 12 17 252 1 35 26 31 4 0 2
Opp Total 12 50 31 13 1

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Gordie Soltau*+ 27 LE 12 0 7 34 6 94
Hugh McElhenny*+ 24 RH 12 0 6 3 1 60
Joe Perry* 25 FB 12 0 8 48
Bob White 23 12 0 1 2 18
Billy Wilson 25 RE 9 0 3 18
Pat O'Donahue 22 RDE 8 0 1 1 7
Frankie Albert 32 QB 12 7 1 6
Bennie Aldridge 26 11 0 1 6
Joe Arenas 27 12 0 1 6
J.R. Boone 27 LH 12 0 1 6
Don Burke 26 RLB 12 0 1 6
Bill Jessup 23 4 0 1 6
Bob Momsen 23 MG 10 0 1 2
Charley Powell 20 7 0 1 2
Team Total 26.0 12 16 19 2 1 35 6 2 285
Opp Total 12 10 15 1 27 10 1 221