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1948 San Francisco 49ers season
Owner Tony Morabito
General manager John Blackinger
Head coach Buck Shaw
Home field Kezar Stadium
Results
Record12–2
Division place2nd AAFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify

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

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

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

Week 13: at Brooklyn Dodgers

Week 13: San Francisco 49ers at Brooklyn Dodgers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
49ers 14 14 211463
Dodgers 7 7 71940

at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, New York

Game information

Standings

AAFC Western Division
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

  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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