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1952 San Francisco 49ers
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Record: 7-5-0, Finished 3rd in NFL National Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 285 points (23.8/g), 6th of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 221 points (18.4/g), 3rd.
Differential of 64 points (5.3/g), 4th.
Expected W-L: 7.8-4.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -1 (-0.1/g), 5th.
Coached by Buck Shaw (7-5-0)
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1952 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 | 32 | 6 | 7 | 71 for 129, 964 yards, 8 td, 10 int, & 22 rushes for 87 yards and 1 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 10th pick / 1942 |
| QB | Y.A. Tittle | 26 | 4 | 5 | 106 for 208, 1,407 yards, 11 td, 12 int, & 11 rushes for -11 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1948 |
| FB | Joe Perry* | 25 | 4 | 0 | 158 rushes for 725 yards, 8 td, & 15 catches for 81 yards and 0 td | |
| LH | J.R. Boone | 27 | 4 | 0 | 24 rushes for 72 yards, 0 td, & 25 catches for 461 yards and 1 td | Chicago Bears / 22nd / 203rd pick / 1948 |
| RH | Hugh McElhenny*+ | 24 | Rook | 0 | 98 rushes for 684 yards, 6 td, & 26 catches for 367 yards and 3 td | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 9th pick / 1952 |
| LE | Gordie Soltau*+ | 27 | 2 | 0 | 55 catches for 774 yards, 7 td | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 30th pick / 1950 |
| LT | Bob Toneff | 22 | Rook | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1952 |
| LG | Jerry Smith | 22 | Rook | 0 | 3 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 94th pick / 1952 |
| C | Bill Johnson* | 26 | 4 | 0 | ||
| RG | Bruno Banducci | 32 | 8 | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 6th / 42nd pick / 1943 |
| RT | Leo Nomellini*+ | 28 | 2 | 12 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 11th pick / 1950 |
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| RE | Billy Wilson | 25 | 1 | 0 | 23 catches for 304 yards, 3 td | San Francisco 49ers / 22nd / 283rd pick / 1950 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Ed Henke* | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 13th / 128th pick / 1949 |
| LDT | Ray Collins | 25 | 2 | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 37th pick / 1950 |
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| MG | Bob Momsen | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 7th / 80th pick / 1951 |
| RDT | Al Carapella | 25 | 1 | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 54th pick / 1951 |
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| RDE | Pat O'Donahue | 22 | Rook | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 57th pick / 1952 |
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| LLB | Jim Powers | 24 | 2 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 26th / 335th pick / 1950 |
| MLB | Hardy Brown* | 28 | 4 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 12th / 104th pick / 1947 |
| RLB | Don Burke | 26 | 2 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 12th / 153rd pick / 1950 |
| LDH | Rex Berry | 28 | 1 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 14th / 162nd pick / 1951 |
| RDH | Lowell Wagner | 29 | 6 | 0 | 6 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| S | Jim Cason | 25 | 4 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 7th / 55th pick / 1948 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Gordie Soltau*+ | 27 | 2 | 0 | 6 of 12 field goals & 34 of 36 extra points | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 30th pick / 1950 |
| P | Frankie Albert | 32 | 6 | 7 | 68 punts for a 42.6 average, 0 blocked | Chicago Bears / 1st / 10th pick / 1942 |
| PR | Hugh McElhenny*+ | 24 | Rook | 0 | 20 punt returns for a 14.2 average and 1 td | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 9th pick / 1952 |
| KR | Hugh McElhenny*+ | 24 | Rook | 0 | 18 kick returns for a 22.0 average and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 9th pick / 1952 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Frankie Albert | 32 | QB-DB | 12 | 7 | 166 | 5-10 | Stanford | 1/27/1920 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 10th pick / 1942 |
| 38 | Bennie Aldridge | 26 | DB-HB | 11 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Oklahoma State | 10/24/1926 | 2 | New York Yanks / 6th / 68th pick / 1950 |
| 22 | Joe Arenas | 27 | HB-DB | 12 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Nebraska-Omaha | 12/12/1925 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 89th pick / 1951 |
| 63 | Bruno Banducci | 32 | G | 12 | 0 | 216 | 5-11 | Stanford | 11/11/1920 | 8 | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 6th / 42nd pick / 1943 |
| 23 | Rex Berry | 28 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | BYU | 9/9/1924 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 14th / 162nd pick / 1951 |
| 24 | J.R. Boone | 27 | E-HB | 12 | 0 | 162 | 5-8 | Tulsa | 7/28/1925 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 22nd / 203rd pick / 1948 |
| 33 | Hardy Brown* | 28 | LB-DB-FB | 12 | 0 | 193 | 6-0 | SMU,Tulsa | 5/8/1924 | 4 | New York Giants / 12th / 104th pick / 1947 |
| 32 | Don Burke | 26 | LB-G | 12 | 0 | 235 | 6-0 | USC | 2/7/1926 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 12th / 153rd pick / 1950 |
| 76 | Don Campora | 25 | T-DT | 8 | 0 | 268 | 6-3 | Pacific | 8/30/1927 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1950 |
| 75 | Al Carapella | 25 | DT-MG-T-LB | 12 | 0 | 235 | 6-0 | Miami (FL) | 4/26/1927 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 54th pick / 1951 |
| 43 | Jim Cason | 25 | DB-HB | 10 | 0 | 171 | 6-0 | LSU | 7/25/1927 | 4 | Chicago Cardinals / 7th / 55th pick / 1948 |
| 28 | Sam Cathcart | 28 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 175 | 6-0 | California-Santa Barbara | 7/7/1924 | 3 | |
| 72 | Ray Collins | 25 | DT-T | 8 | 0 | 238 | 5-11 | LSU | 8/4/1927 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 37th pick / 1950 |
| 85 | Al Endress | 23 | DE-E | 2 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | San Francisco State,St. Mary's (CA) | 2/18/1929 | Rook | |
| 67 | Nick Feher | 26 | G | 6 | 0 | 224 | 6-0 | Georgia | 7/13/1926 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 112th pick / 1951 |
| 64 | Visco Grgich | 29 | G-MG-T-LB | 2 | 0 | 217 | 5-11 | Santa Clara | 1/19/1923 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 24th / 224th pick / 1946 |
| 89 | Ed Henke* | 25 | DE-LB-G | 12 | 0 | 227 | 6-3 | USC | 12/13/1927 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 13th / 128th pick / 1949 |
| 85 | Bill Jessup | 23 | E-FL | 4 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | USC | 3/17/1929 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 11th / 126th pick / 1951 |
| 53 | Bill Johnson* | 26 | C-LB | 11 | 0 | 228 | 6-3 | Texas A&M | 7/14/1926 | 4 | |
| 39 | Hugh McElhenny*+ | 24 | HB | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Washington | 12/31/1928 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 9th pick / 1952 |
| Bob Meyers | 22 | HB | 1 | 0 | 184 | 6-2 | Stanford | 10/12/1930 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 16th / 190th pick / 1952 |
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| 68 | Bob Momsen | 23 | MG-G-LB | 10 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 5/28/1929 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 80th pick / 1951 |
| 73 | Leo Nomellini*+ | 28 | DT-T | 12 | 12 | 259 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 6/19/1924 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 11th pick / 1950 |
| 83 | Pat O'Donahue | 22 | DE | 8 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 10/7/1930 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 57th pick / 1952 |
| 34 | Joe Perry* | 25 | FB | 12 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Compton Community College (CA) | 1/22/1927 | 4 | |
| 87 | Charley Powell | 20 | DE-LB-E | 7 | 0 | 226 | 6-3 | none | 4/4/1932 | Rook | |
| 15 | Jim Powers | 24 | DB-LB-QB | 12 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | USC | 2/29/1928 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 26th / 335th pick / 1950 |
| 69 | Jerry Smith | 22 | G-LB | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 9/9/1930 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 94th pick / 1952 |
| 82 | Gordie Soltau*+ | 27 | E | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 1/25/1925 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 30th pick / 1950 |
| 32 | Norm Standlee | 33 | FB-LB | 1 | 0 | 238 | 6-2 | Stanford | 7/19/1919 | 11 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 3rd pick / 1941 |
| 45 | Johnny Strzykalski | 31 | HB | 10 | 0 | 190 | 5-9 | Marquette | 12/14/1921 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 6th pick / 1946 |
| 14 | Y.A. Tittle | 26 | QB | 12 | 5 | 192 | 6-0 | LSU | 10/24/1926 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1948 |
| 62 | Bob Toneff | 22 | DT-DE-T-LB-G | 12 | 0 | 260 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 6/23/1930 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1952 |
| 42 | Lowell Wagner | 29 | B | 12 | 0 | 194 | 6-0 | USC | 8/21/1923 | 6 | |
| 25 | Bob White | 23 | HB | 12 | 0 | 176 | 5-11 | Stanford | 5/25/1929 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 16th / 184th pick / 1951 |
| 84 | Billy Wilson | 25 | E-FL | 9 | 0 | 190 | 6-3 | San Jose State | 2/3/1927 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 22nd / 283rd pick / 1950 |
| 52 | Pete Wissman | 29 | LB-C | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-0 | Miami (OH),St. Louis,Washington (MO) | 10/9/1923 | 3 | New York Bulldogs / 7th / 64th pick / 1949 |
| Team Total | 26.0 | 12 | 207.7 | 6-0.5 | 2.6 |