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1949 San Francisco 49ers
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Record: 9-3-0, Finished 1st in AAFC
AAFC Season Summary
Scored 416 points (34.7/g), 1st of 7 in the AAFC.
Allowed 227 points (18.9/g), 3rd.
Differential of 189 points (15.8/g), 1st.
Expected W-L: 9.7-2.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +5 (0.4/g), 2nd.
Coached by Buck Shaw (9-3-0)
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1949 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 | 29 | 3 | 9 | 129 for 260, 1,862 yards, 27 td, 16 int, & 35 rushes for 249 yards and 3 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 10th pick / 1942 |
| FB | Norm Standlee | 30 | 8 | 8 | 44 rushes for 237 yards, 4 td, & 0 catches for 0 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 3rd pick / 1941 |
| FB | Joe Perry | 22 | 1 | 5 | 115 rushes for 783 yards, 8 td, & 11 catches for 146 yards and 3 td | |
| LH | Len Eshmont | 32 | 8 | 6 | 25 rushes for 164 yards, 0 td, & 3 catches for 107 yards and 2 td | New York Giants / 5th / 36th pick / 1941 |
| LH | Jim Cason | 22 | 1 | 6 | 21 rushes for 70 yards, 1 td, & 5 catches for 38 yards and 0 td | Chicago Cardinals / 7th / 55th pick / 1948 |
| RH | Verl Lillywhite | 23 | 1 | 3 | 69 rushes for 263 yards, 2 td, & 8 catches for 82 yards and 2 td | |
| LE | Hal Shoener | 26 | 1 | 10 | 7 catches for 84 yards, 0 td | New York Giants / 23rd / 214th pick / 1947 |
| LT | Bob Mike | 26 | 1 | 8 | ||
| LT | Bob Bryant | 30 | 3 | 5 | ||
| LG | Don Clark | 26 | 1 | 10 | ||
| C | Bill Johnson | 23 | 1 | 10 | ||
| RG | Visco Grgich | 26 | 3 | 10 | Chicago Bears / 24th / 224th pick / 1946 |
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| RT | John Woudenberg | 31 | 9 | 10 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 47th pick / 1940 |
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| RE | Alyn Beals | 28 | 3 | 8 | 44 catches for 678 yards, 12 td, & 4 rushes for 32 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 8th / 69th pick / 1943 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Joe Vetrano | 31 | 3 | 0 | 3 of 7 field goals & 56 of 56 extra points | |
| P | Frankie Albert | 29 | 3 | 9 | 31 punts for a 48.2 average, 0 blocked | Chicago Bears / 1st / 10th pick / 1942 |
| PR | Jim Cason | 22 | 1 | 6 | 21 punt returns for a 16.7 average and 0 td | Chicago Cardinals / 7th / 55th pick / 1948 |
| KR | Joe Perry | 22 | 1 | 5 | 14 kick returns for a 24.1 average and 0 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankie Albert | 29 | QB-DB | 12 | 9 | 166 | 5-10 | Stanford | 1/27/1920 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 10th pick / 1942 |
| Bruno Banducci | 29 | G | 12 | 2 | 216 | 5-11 | Stanford | 11/11/1920 | 5 | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 6th / 42nd pick / 1943 |
| Alyn Beals | 28 | E-DE | 12 | 8 | 188 | 6-0 | Santa Clara | 4/27/1921 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 69th pick / 1943 |
| Gail Bruce | 26 | DE-E | 12 | 4 | 206 | 6-1 | Washington | 9/29/1923 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 30th / 283rd pick / 1946 |
| Bob Bryant | 30 | T | 5 | 5 | 226 | 6-3 | Texas Tech | 6/14/1919 | 3 | |
| Jack Carpenter | 26 | T | 3 | 0 | 240 | 6-0 | Columbia,Michigan,Missouri | 7/29/1923 | 2 | Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers / 15th / 143rd pick / 1944 |
| Eddie Carr | 26 | DB-HB | 7 | 2 | 185 | 6-0 | none | 4/27/1923 | 2 | |
| Jim Cason | 22 | DB-HB | 12 | 6 | 171 | 6-0 | LSU | 7/25/1927 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 7th / 55th pick / 1948 |
| Sam Cathcart | 25 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 175 | 6-0 | California-Santa Barbara | 7/7/1924 | Rook | |
| Don Clark | 26 | G-LB | 12 | 10 | 197 | 5-11 | USC | 12/22/1923 | 1 | |
| Paul Crowe | 25 | B | 2 | 1 | 190 | 6-1 | St. Mary's (CA) | 10/23/1924 | 1 | |
| Len Eshmont | 32 | HB-FB | 12 | 6 | 179 | 5-11 | Fordham | 8/26/1917 | 8 | New York Giants / 5th / 36th pick / 1941 |
| Ray L. Evans | 25 | G-T | 10 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | Texas-El Paso | 1/10/1924 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 16th / 141st pick / 1946 |
| Don Garlin | 23 | HB-DB | 11 | 0 | 188 | 5-11 | USC | 11/10/1926 | Rook | |
| Visco Grgich | 26 | G-MG-T-LB | 12 | 10 | 217 | 5-11 | Santa Clara | 1/19/1923 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 24th / 224th pick / 1946 |
| Homer Hobbs | 26 | G | 12 | 2 | 210 | 5-11 | Georgia | 2/13/1923 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 11th / 108th pick / 1949 |
| Bill Johnson | 23 | C-LB | 12 | 10 | 228 | 6-3 | Texas A&M | 7/14/1926 | 1 | |
| Verl Lillywhite | 23 | HB-LB | 12 | 3 | 185 | 5-10 | USC | 12/5/1926 | 1 | |
| Ned Maloney | 26 | E | 12 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Purdue | 4/21/1923 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 21st / 198th pick / 1946 |
| Bob Mike | 26 | T | 12 | 8 | 220 | 6-1 | Florida A&M,UCLA | 10/29/1923 | 1 | |
| Joe Morgan | 21 | T | 8 | 0 | 245 | 6-1 | McNeese State,Southern Miss | 10/23/1928 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 16th / 157th pick / 1949 |
| Joe Perry | 22 | FB | 11 | 5 | 200 | 6-0 | Compton Community College (CA) | 1/22/1927 | 1 | |
| Charley Quilter | 23 | T-DT | 12 | 1 | 240 | 6-1 | Tyler Junior College | 5/8/1926 | Rook | |
| Tino Sabuco | 23 | C | 10 | 0 | 206 | 6-1 | San Francisco,Wayne State (MI) | 12/20/1926 | Rook | |
| Paul Salata | 23 | E | 12 | 1 | 191 | 6-2 | USC | 10/17/1926 | Rook | |
| Hal Shoener | 26 | E-DE | 12 | 10 | 200 | 6-3 | Iowa | 1/2/1923 | 1 | New York Giants / 23rd / 214th pick / 1947 |
| Norm Standlee | 30 | FB-LB | 12 | 8 | 238 | 6-2 | Stanford | 7/19/1919 | 8 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 3rd pick / 1941 |
| Johnny Strzykalski | 28 | HB | 7 | 4 | 190 | 5-9 | Marquette | 12/14/1921 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 6th pick / 1946 |
| Nick Susoeff | 28 | E | 11 | 1 | 215 | 6-1 | Washington State | 4/15/1921 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 48th pick / 1943 |
| Joe Vetrano | 31 | HB-DB | 12 | 0 | 170 | 5-9 | Southern Miss | 10/15/1918 | 3 | |
| Lowell Wagner | 26 | B | 10 | 3 | 194 | 6-0 | USC | 8/21/1923 | 3 | |
| Bev Wallace | 26 | QB | 9 | 1 | 180 | 6-2 | Compton Community College (CA) | 3/7/1923 | 2 | |
| Pete Wissman | 26 | LB-C | 12 | 2 | 215 | 6-0 | Miami (OH),St. Louis,Washington (MO) | 10/9/1923 | Rook | New York Bulldogs / 7th / 64th pick / 1949 |
| John Woudenberg | 31 | T | 12 | 10 | 226 | 6-3 | Denver,St. Mary's (CA) | 5/25/1918 | 9 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 47th pick / 1940 |
| Team Total | 26.1 | 12 | 203.3 | 6-0.3 | 2.1 |