1948 San Francisco 49ers season

The 1948 AAFC season 49ers began their third season in the AAFC, hoping 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.

1948 San Francisco 49ers season
Head coachBuck Shaw
Home fieldKezar Stadium
Results
Record12–2
Division place2nd AAFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify

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]

Schedule
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.

Standings
AAFC West
W L T PCT PF PA STK
Cleveland Browns 14 0 0 1.000 389 190 W-14
San Francisco 49ers 12 2 0 .857 495 248 W-1
Los Angeles Dons 7 7 0 .500 258 305 L-2
Chicago Rockets 1 13 0 .071 202 439 L-11

References
  1. 1948 San Francisco 49ers
  2. 1948 AAFC Standings Archived September 20, 2013, at WebCite
  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.
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