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1950 San Francisco 49ers
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Record: 3-9-0, Finished 5th in NFL National Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 213 points (17.8/g), 11th of 13 in the NFL.
Allowed 300 points (25.0/g), 8th.
Differential of -87 points (-7.2/g), 10th.
Expected W-L: 3.7-8.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -3 (-0.2/g), 8th.
Coached by Buck Shaw (3-9-0)
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1950 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
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* | 30 | 4 | 12 | 155 for 306, 1,767 yards, 14 td, 23 int, & 53 rushes for 272 yards and 3 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 10th pick / 1942 |
| FB | Joe Perry | 23 | 2 | 0 | 124 rushes for 647 yards, 5 td, & 13 catches for 69 yards and 1 td | |
| LH | Sam Cathcart | 26 | 1 | 0 | 33 rushes for 76 yards, 0 td, & 7 catches for 99 yards and 0 td | |
| RH | Johnny Strzykalski* | 29 | 4 | 0 | 136 rushes for 612 yards, 2 td, & 24 catches for 187 yards and 1 td | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 6th pick / 1946 |
| LE | Gordie Soltau | 25 | Rook | 0 | 14 catches for 170 yards, 1 td | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 30th pick / 1950 |
| LT | Harley Dow | 25 | Rook | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 11th / 141st pick / 1950 |
| LT | Don Campora | 23 | Rook | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1950 |
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| LG | Homer Hobbs | 27 | 1 | 0 | Washington Redskins / 11th / 108th pick / 1949 |
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| C | Bill Johnson | 24 | 2 | 0 | ||
| RG | Bruno Banducci | 30 | 6 | 0 | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 6th / 42nd pick / 1943 |
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| RT | Clay Matthews | 22 | Rook | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 25th / 247th pick / 1949 |
| RE | Alyn Beals | 29 | 4 | 0 | 22 catches for 315 yards, 3 td | Chicago Bears / 8th / 69th pick / 1943 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Hal Shoener | 27 | 2 | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 23rd / 214th pick / 1947 |
| LDT | Don Campora | 23 | Rook | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1950 |
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| MG | Visco Grgich* | 27 | 4 | 0 | 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 24th / 224th pick / 1946 |
| RDT | Leo Nomellini* | 26 | Rook | 12 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 11th pick / 1950 |
| RDE | Gail Bruce | 27 | 2 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 30th / 283rd pick / 1946 |
| LLB | Verl Lillywhite | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| MLB | Pete Wissman | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Bulldogs / 7th / 64th pick / 1949 |
| RLB | Norm Standlee* | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 3rd pick / 1941 |
| LDH | Howie Livingston | 28 | 6 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| RDH | Lowell Wagner | 27 | 4 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | |
| S | Jim Powers | 22 | Rook | 0 | 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 26th / 335th pick / 1950 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Gordie Soltau | 25 | Rook | 0 | 4 of 8 field goals & 26 of 28 extra points | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 30th pick / 1950 |
| P | Frankie Albert* | 30 | 4 | 12 | 37 punts for a 38.5 average, 1 blocked | Chicago Bears / 1st / 10th pick / 1942 |
| PR | Sam Cathcart | 26 | 1 | 0 | 16 punt returns for a 11.6 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Sam Cathcart | 26 | 1 | 0 | 13 kick returns for a 23.9 average and 0 td |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | Frankie Albert* | 30 | QB-DB | 12 | 12 | 166 | 5-10 | Stanford | 1/27/1920 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 10th pick / 1942 |
| 33 | Bruno Banducci | 30 | G | 12 | 0 | 216 | 5-11 | Stanford | 11/11/1920 | 6 | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 6th / 42nd pick / 1943 |
| 53 | Alyn Beals | 29 | E-DE | 12 | 0 | 188 | 6-0 | Santa Clara | 4/27/1921 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 69th pick / 1943 |
| 54 | Gail Bruce | 27 | DE-E | 12 | 0 | 206 | 6-1 | Washington | 9/29/1923 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 30th / 283rd pick / 1946 |
| 6 | Don Burke | 24 | LB-G | 6 | 0 | 235 | 6-0 | USC | 2/7/1926 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 12th / 153rd pick / 1950 |
| 41 | Don Campora | 23 | T-DT | 12 | 0 | 268 | 6-3 | Pacific | 8/30/1927 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1950 |
| 93 | Jim Cason | 23 | DB-HB | 9 | 0 | 171 | 6-0 | LSU | 7/25/1927 | 2 | Chicago Cardinals / 7th / 55th pick / 1948 |
| 94 | Royal Cathcart | 24 | HB | 2 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | California-Santa Barbara | 4/8/1926 | Rook | |
| 83 | Sam Cathcart | 26 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 175 | 6-0 | California-Santa Barbara | 7/7/1924 | 1 | |
| 43 | Ray Collins | 23 | DT-T | 12 | 0 | 238 | 5-11 | LSU | 8/4/1927 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 37th pick / 1950 |
| 40 | Harley Dow | 25 | G-T | 12 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | San Jose State | 10/19/1925 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 11th / 141st pick / 1950 |
| 38 | Ray L. Evans | 26 | G-T | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | Texas-El Paso | 1/10/1924 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 16th / 141st pick / 1946 |
| 88 | Don Garlin | 24 | HB-DB | 8 | 0 | 188 | 5-11 | USC | 11/10/1926 | 1 | |
| 18 | Fred Gehrke | 32 | HB | 4 | 0 | 189 | 5-11 | Utah | 4/24/1918 | 10 | |
| 34 | Visco Grgich* | 27 | G-MG-T-LB | 12 | 0 | 217 | 5-11 | Santa Clara | 1/19/1923 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 24th / 224th pick / 1946 |
| 37 | Homer Hobbs | 27 | G | 10 | 0 | 210 | 5-11 | Georgia | 2/13/1923 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 11th / 108th pick / 1949 |
| 23 | Bill Johnson | 24 | C-LB | 12 | 0 | 228 | 6-3 | Texas A&M | 7/14/1926 | 2 | |
| 71 | Verl Lillywhite | 24 | HB-LB | 9 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | USC | 12/5/1926 | 2 | |
| 24 | Howie Livingston | 28 | FB-WB-HB | 7 | 0 | 183 | 6-1 | Cal State-Fullerton | 5/15/1922 | 6 | |
| 59 | Alex Loyd | 23 | E | 12 | 0 | 198 | 6-3 | Oklahoma State | 8/7/1927 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 15th / 188th pick / 1950 |
| 46 | Clay Matthews | 22 | DE-T-DT | 12 | 0 | 219 | 6-3 | Georgia Tech | 8/1/1928 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 25th / 247th pick / 1949 |
| 58 | Jack Nix | 22 | E | 9 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | USC | 5/7/1928 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 20th / 257th pick / 1950 |
| 42 | Leo Nomellini* | 26 | DT-T | 12 | 12 | 259 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 6/19/1924 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 11th pick / 1950 |
| 74 | Joe Perry | 23 | FB | 12 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Compton Community College (CA) | 1/22/1927 | 2 | |
| 62 | Jim Powers | 22 | DB-LB-QB | 10 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | USC | 2/29/1928 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 26th / 335th pick / 1950 |
| 45 | Charley Quilter | 24 | T-DT | 8 | 0 | 240 | 6-1 | Tyler Junior College | 5/8/1926 | 1 | |
| 55 | Paul Salata | 24 | E | 4 | 0 | 191 | 6-2 | USC | 10/17/1926 | 1 | |
| 81 | Dan Sandifer | 23 | DB-HB | 2 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | LSU | 3/1/1927 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 28th pick / 1948 |
| 31 | Charlie Shaw | 23 | G | 6 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Oklahoma State | 3/6/1927 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 16th / 205th pick / 1950 |
| 52 | Hal Shoener | 27 | E-DE | 12 | 0 | 200 | 6-3 | Iowa | 1/2/1923 | 2 | New York Giants / 23rd / 214th pick / 1947 |
| 82 | Emil Sitko | 27 | HB | 8 | 0 | 183 | 5-8 | Notre Dame | 9/7/1923 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 10th pick / 1946 |
| 51 | Gordie Soltau | 25 | E | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 1/25/1925 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 30th pick / 1950 |
| 72 | Norm Standlee* | 31 | FB-LB | 11 | 0 | 238 | 6-2 | Stanford | 7/19/1919 | 9 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 3rd pick / 1941 |
| 91 | Johnny Strzykalski* | 29 | HB | 12 | 0 | 190 | 5-9 | Marquette | 12/14/1921 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 6th pick / 1946 |
| 92 | Lowell Wagner | 27 | B | 12 | 0 | 194 | 6-0 | USC | 8/21/1923 | 4 | |
| 22 | Pete Wissman | 27 | LB-C | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-0 | Miami (OH),St. Louis,Washington (MO) | 10/9/1923 | 1 | New York Bulldogs / 7th / 64th pick / 1949 |
| Team Total | 25.6 | 12 | 205.8 | 6-0.5 | 2.0 |