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1951 San Francisco 49ers
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Record: 7-4-1, Finished 2nd in NFL National Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 255 points (21.2/g), 5th of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 205 points (17.1/g), 3rd.
Differential of 50 points (4.2/g), 5th.
Expected W-L: 7.5-4.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +3 (0.2/g), 4th.
Coached by Buck Shaw (7-4-1)
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1951 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Frankie Albert | 31 | 5 | 11 | 90 for 166, 1,116 yards, 5 td, 10 int, & 35 rushes for 146 yards and 3 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 10th pick / 1942 |
| QB | Y.A. Tittle | 25 | 3 | 1 | 63 for 114, 808 yards, 8 td, 9 int, & 13 rushes for 18 yards and 1 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1948 |
| FB | Joe Perry | 24 | 3 | 0 | 136 rushes for 677 yards, 3 td, & 18 catches for 167 yards and 1 td | |
| LH | Verl Lillywhite | 25 | 3 | 0 | 67 rushes for 397 yards, 1 td, & 11 catches for 125 yards and 1 td | |
| RH | Johnny Strzykalski | 30 | 5 | 0 | 81 rushes for 296 yards, 3 td, & 12 catches for 105 yards and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 6th pick / 1946 |
| RH | Pete Schabarum | 22 | Rook | 0 | 76 rushes for 311 yards, 2 td, & 10 catches for 162 yards and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 17th pick / 1951 |
| LE | Gordie Soltau* | 26 | 1 | 0 | 59 catches for 826 yards, 7 td, & 1 rush for -4 yards and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 30th pick / 1950 |
| LT | Ray Collins* | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 37th pick / 1950 |
| LG | Nick Feher | 25 | Rook | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 112th pick / 1951 |
| C | Bill Johnson | 25 | 3 | 0 | ||
| RG | Bruno Banducci | 31 | 7 | 0 | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 6th / 42nd pick / 1943 |
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| RT | Leo Nomellini*+ | 27 | 1 | 12 | 2 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 11th pick / 1950 |
| RE | Billy Wilson | 24 | Rook | 0 | 18 catches for 268 yards, 3 td | San Francisco 49ers / 22nd / 283rd pick / 1950 |
| RE | Alyn Beals | 30 | 5 | 0 | 12 catches for 126 yards, 0 td | Chicago Bears / 8th / 69th pick / 1943 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Ed Henke | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 13th / 128th pick / 1949 |
| LDT | Ray Collins* | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 37th pick / 1950 |
| MG | Visco Grgich | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 24th / 224th pick / 1946 |
| RDT | Leo Nomellini*+ | 27 | 1 | 12 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 11th pick / 1950 |
| RDE | Gail Bruce | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 30th / 283rd pick / 1946 |
| LLB | Norm Standlee | 32 | 10 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 3rd pick / 1941 |
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| MLB | Hardy Brown | 27 | 3 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 12th / 104th pick / 1947 |
| RLB | Pete Wissman | 28 | 2 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Bulldogs / 7th / 64th pick / 1949 |
| LDH | Rex Berry | 27 | Rook | 0 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 14th / 162nd pick / 1951 |
| RDH | Lowell Wagner | 28 | 5 | 0 | 9 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| S | Jim Cason* | 24 | 3 | 0 | 8 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 7th / 55th pick / 1948 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Gordie Soltau* | 26 | 1 | 0 | 6 of 18 field goals & 30 of 32 extra points | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 30th pick / 1950 |
| P | Frankie Albert | 31 | 5 | 11 | 34 punts for a 44.3 average, 0 blocked | Chicago Bears / 1st / 10th pick / 1942 |
| PR | Joe Arenas | 26 | Rook | 0 | 21 punt returns for a 13.0 average and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 89th pick / 1951 |
| KR | Joe Arenas | 26 | Rook | 0 | 21 kick returns for a 25.8 average and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 89th pick / 1951 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | Frankie Albert | 31 | QB-DB | 12 | 11 | 166 | 5-10 | Stanford | 1/27/1920 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 10th pick / 1942 |
| 82 | Joe Arenas | 26 | HB-DB | 12 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Nebraska-Omaha | 12/12/1925 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 89th pick / 1951 |
| 33 | Bruno Banducci | 31 | G | 12 | 0 | 216 | 5-11 | Stanford | 11/11/1920 | 7 | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 6th / 42nd pick / 1943 |
| 53 | Alyn Beals | 30 | E-DE | 12 | 0 | 188 | 6-0 | Santa Clara | 4/27/1921 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 69th pick / 1943 |
| 83 | Rex Berry | 27 | DB-HB | 10 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | BYU | 9/9/1924 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 14th / 162nd pick / 1951 |
| 73 | Hardy Brown | 27 | LB-DB-FB | 12 | 0 | 193 | 6-0 | SMU,Tulsa | 5/8/1924 | 3 | New York Giants / 12th / 104th pick / 1947 |
| 54 | Gail Bruce | 28 | DE-E | 12 | 0 | 206 | 6-1 | Washington | 9/29/1923 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 30th / 283rd pick / 1946 |
| 6 | Don Burke | 25 | LB-G | 9 | 0 | 235 | 6-0 | USC | 2/7/1926 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 12th / 153rd pick / 1950 |
| 45 | Al Carapella | 24 | DT-MG-T-LB | 12 | 0 | 235 | 6-0 | Miami (FL) | 4/26/1927 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 54th pick / 1951 |
| 93 | Jim Cason* | 24 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 171 | 6-0 | LSU | 7/25/1927 | 3 | Chicago Cardinals / 7th / 55th pick / 1948 |
| 43 | Ray Collins* | 24 | DT-T | 12 | 0 | 238 | 5-11 | LSU | 8/4/1927 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 37th pick / 1950 |
| 32 | Bob Downs | 24 | G | 1 | 0 | 210 | 5-10 | USC | 4/16/1927 | Rook | |
| 37 | Nick Feher | 25 | G | 12 | 0 | 224 | 6-0 | Georgia | 7/13/1926 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 112th pick / 1951 |
| 34 | Visco Grgich | 28 | G-MG-T-LB | 12 | 0 | 217 | 5-11 | Santa Clara | 1/19/1923 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 24th / 224th pick / 1946 |
| 47 | Ed Henke | 24 | DE-LB-G | 12 | 0 | 227 | 6-3 | USC | 12/13/1927 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 13th / 128th pick / 1949 |
| 55 | Bill Jessup | 22 | E-FL | 10 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | USC | 3/17/1929 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 11th / 126th pick / 1951 |
| 23 | Bill Johnson | 25 | C-LB | 12 | 0 | 228 | 6-3 | Texas A&M | 7/14/1926 | 3 | |
| 81 | Verl Lillywhite | 25 | HB-LB | 12 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | USC | 12/5/1926 | 3 | |
| 99 | Jim Monachino | 22 | HB-FB-DB | 8 | 0 | 187 | 5-10 | California | 7/9/1929 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 12th / 137th pick / 1951 |
| 42 | Leo Nomellini*+ | 27 | DT-T | 12 | 12 | 259 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 6/19/1924 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 11th pick / 1950 |
| 74 | Joe Perry | 24 | FB | 11 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Compton Community College (CA) | 1/22/1927 | 3 | |
| 62 | Jim Powers | 23 | DB-LB-QB | 12 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | USC | 2/29/1928 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 26th / 335th pick / 1950 |
| 88 | Pete Schabarum | 22 | HB | 12 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | California | 1/9/1929 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 17th pick / 1951 |
| 51 | Gordie Soltau* | 26 | E | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 1/25/1925 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 30th pick / 1950 |
| 39 | Dave Sparks | 23 | G-T | 8 | 0 | 229 | 6-1 | South Carolina | 4/28/1928 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 15th / 173rd pick / 1951 |
| 72 | Norm Standlee | 32 | FB-LB | 11 | 0 | 238 | 6-2 | Stanford | 7/19/1919 | 10 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 3rd pick / 1941 |
| 35 | Bishop Strickland | 24 | FB | 9 | 0 | 195 | 5-10 | South Carolina | 1/4/1927 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 64th pick / 1951 |
| 91 | Johnny Strzykalski | 30 | HB | 11 | 0 | 190 | 5-9 | Marquette | 12/14/1921 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 6th pick / 1946 |
| 46 | Hamp Tanner | 24 | T | 12 | 0 | 280 | 6-2 | Georgia | 10/31/1927 | Rook | New York Giants / 30th / 384th pick / 1950 |
| 64 | Y.A. Tittle | 25 | QB | 12 | 1 | 192 | 6-0 | LSU | 10/24/1926 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1948 |
| 92 | Lowell Wagner | 28 | B | 12 | 0 | 194 | 6-0 | USC | 8/21/1923 | 5 | |
| 85 | Bob White | 22 | HB | 12 | 0 | 176 | 5-11 | Stanford | 5/25/1929 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 16th / 184th pick / 1951 |
| 58 | Billy Wilson | 24 | E-FL | 9 | 0 | 190 | 6-3 | San Jose State | 2/3/1927 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 22nd / 283rd pick / 1950 |
| 22 | Pete Wissman | 28 | LB-C | 9 | 0 | 215 | 6-0 | Miami (OH),St. Louis,Washington (MO) | 10/9/1923 | 2 | New York Bulldogs / 7th / 64th pick / 1949 |
| Team Total | 25.7 | 12 | 206.3 | 6-0.0 | 2.1 |