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1957 San Francisco 49ers
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Record: 8-4-0, Finished 1st in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 260 points (21.7/g), 4th of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 264 points (22.0/g), 9th.
Differential of -4 points (-0.3/g), 7th.
Expected W-L: 5.9-6.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +2 (0.2/g), 6th.
Coached by Frankie Albert (8-4-0)
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1957 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 | Y.A. Tittle*+ | 31 | 9 | 11 | 176 for 279, 2,157 yards, 13 td, 15 int, & 40 rushes for 220 yards and 6 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1948 |
| FB | Gene Babb | 23 | Rook | 0 | 102 rushes for 330 yards, 3 td, & 20 catches for 141 yards and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 19th / 224th pick / 1957 |
| LH | Hugh McElhenny* | 29 | 5 | 0 | 102 rushes for 478 yards, 1 td, & 37 catches for 458 yards and 2 td | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 9th pick / 1952 |
| RH | R.C. Owens | 24 | Rook | 0 | 0 rushes for 0 yards, 0 td, & 27 catches for 395 yards and 5 td | San Francisco 49ers / 14th / 160th pick / 1956 |
| LE | Clyde Conner | 24 | 1 | 0 | 30 catches for 412 yards, 4 td | |
| LT | Bobby Cross | 26 | 5 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 9th / 104th pick / 1952 |
| LG | Lou Palatella | 24 | 2 | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 12th / 141st pick / 1955 |
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| C | Frank Morze | 24 | Rook | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 21st pick / 1955 |
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| RG | Ted Connolly | 26 | 3 | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 107th pick / 1954 |
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| RT | Bob St. Clair | 26 | 4 | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1953 |
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| RE | Billy Wilson*+ | 30 | 6 | 0 | 52 catches for 757 yards, 6 td | San Francisco 49ers / 22nd / 283rd pick / 1950 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Ed Henke | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 13th / 128th pick / 1949 |
| LDT | Leo Nomellini*+ | 33 | 7 | 12 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 11th pick / 1950 |
| MG | Karl Rubke | 22 | Rook | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 56th pick / 1957 |
| RDT | Bill Herchman | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 26th pick / 1956 |
| RDE | Bob Toneff | 27 | 5 | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1952 |
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| LLB | Matt Hazeltine | 24 | 2 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 45th pick / 1955 |
| RLB | Marv Matuszak*+ | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 29th pick / 1953 |
| LDH | J.D. Smith | 25 | 1 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 15th / 179th pick / 1955 |
| RDH | Bill Stits | 26 | 3 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 4th / 44th pick / 1954 |
| LS | Bob Holladay | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| LS | Val Joe Walker | 27 | 4 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 7th / 83rd pick / 1952 |
| RS | Dicky Moegle | 23 | 2 | 0 | 8 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 10th pick / 1955 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Gordie Soltau | 32 | 7 | 0 | 9 of 15 field goals & 33 of 33 extra points | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 30th pick / 1950 |
| P | Bill Jessup | 28 | 6 | 0 | 38 punts for a 43.6 average, 0 blocked | San Francisco 49ers / 11th / 126th pick / 1951 |
| PR | Joe Arenas | 32 | 6 | 0 | 25 punt returns for a 3.2 average and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 89th pick / 1951 |
| KR | Joe Arenas | 32 | 6 | 0 | 24 kick returns for a 27.4 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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Joe Arenas | 32 | HB-DB | 12 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Nebraska-Omaha | 12/12/1925 | 6 | San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 89th pick / 1951 |
| 32 | Gene Babb | 23 | LB-FB | 12 | 0 | 216 | 6-3 | Austin | 12/27/1934 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 19th / 224th pick / 1957 |
| 35 | Larry Barnes | 26 | FB | 10 | 0 | 228 | 6-1 | Colorado State | 10/6/1931 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 75th pick / 1956 |
| 77 | Bruce Bosley | 24 | C-G-DE | 6 | 0 | 241 | 6-2 | West Virginia | 11/5/1933 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1956 |
| 12 | John Brodie | 22 | QB | 5 | 1 | 198 | 6-1 | Stanford | 8/14/1935 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1957 |
| 57 | Paul Carr | 26 | DB-LB | 8 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Houston | 9/4/1931 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 82nd pick / 1953 |
| 88 | Clyde Conner | 24 | E | 8 | 0 | 193 | 6-2 | Pacific | 5/18/1933 | 1 | |
| 64 | Ted Connolly | 26 | G | 10 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Santa Clara,Tulsa | 12/5/1931 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 107th pick / 1954 |
| 78 | Bobby Cross | 26 | T-DT | 12 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Stephen F. Austin | 4/4/1931 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 9th / 104th pick / 1952 |
| 70 | Tom Dahms | 30 | T | 8 | 0 | 242 | 6-5 | San Diego State | 4/19/1927 | 6 | |
| 76 | John Gonzaga | 24 | T-G-DE-DT | 12 | 0 | 247 | 6-3 | none | 3/6/1933 | 1 | |
| 55 | Matt Hazeltine | 24 | LB | 12 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | California | 8/2/1933 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 45th pick / 1955 |
| 75 | Ed Henke | 30 | DE-LB-G | 12 | 0 | 227 | 6-3 | USC | 12/13/1927 | 8 | Washington Redskins / 13th / 128th pick / 1949 |
| 72 | Bill Herchman | 24 | DT | 12 | 0 | 246 | 6-2 | Texas Tech | 3/10/1933 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 26th pick / 1956 |
| 40 | Bob Holladay | 25 | DB | 7 | 0 | 175 | 5-11 | Tulsa | 3/13/1932 | 1 | |
| 85 | Bill Jessup | 28 | E-FL | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | USC | 3/17/1929 | 6 | San Francisco 49ers / 11th / 126th pick / 1951 |
| 54 | Marv Matuszak*+ | 26 | LB | 12 | 0 | 232 | 6-3 | Tulsa | 9/12/1931 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 29th pick / 1953 |
| 39 | Hugh McElhenny* | 29 | HB | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Washington | 12/31/1928 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 9th pick / 1952 |
| 47 | Dicky Moegle | 23 | DB-HB-FB | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Rice | 9/14/1934 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 10th pick / 1955 |
| 53 | Frank Morze | 24 | C-T | 12 | 0 | 270 | 6-4 | Boston College | 3/21/1933 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 21st pick / 1955 |
| 73 | Leo Nomellini*+ | 33 | DT-T | 12 | 12 | 259 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 6/19/1924 | 7 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 11th pick / 1950 |
| 27 | R.C. Owens | 24 | HB-E | 12 | 0 | 197 | 6-3 | College of Idaho | 11/12/1933 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 14th / 160th pick / 1956 |
| 68 | Lou Palatella | 24 | G-LB | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 7/28/1933 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 12th / 141st pick / 1955 |
| 34 | Joe Perry | 30 | FB | 8 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Compton Community College (CA) | 1/22/1927 | 9 | |
| 87 | Charley Powell | 25 | DE-LB-E | 12 | 0 | 226 | 6-3 | none | 4/4/1932 | 5 | |
| 42 | Jimmy Ridlon | 23 | DB | 12 | 0 | 181 | 6-1 | Syracuse | 7/11/1934 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 39th pick / 1957 |
| 52 | Karl Rubke | 22 | LB-C-DT-DE | 12 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | USC | 12/6/1935 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 56th pick / 1957 |
| 50 | Stan Sheriff | 25 | LB-G-C | 2 | 0 | 224 | 6-1 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | 4/24/1932 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 18th / 214th pick / 1954 |
| 24 | J.D. Smith | 25 | FB-HB-DB | 12 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | North Carolina A&T | 7/19/1932 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 15th / 179th pick / 1955 |
| 82 | Gordie Soltau | 32 | E | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 1/25/1925 | 7 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 30th pick / 1950 |
| 40 | Julian Spence | 28 | DB-FL | 3 | 0 | 170 | 5-11 | Sam Houston State | 5/5/1929 | 1 | |
| 79 | Bob St. Clair | 26 | T | 5 | 0 | 263 | 6-9 | San Francisco,Tulsa | 2/18/1931 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1953 |
| 20 | Bill Stits | 26 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 194 | 6-4 | UCLA | 7/26/1931 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 44th pick / 1954 |
| 14 | Y.A. Tittle*+ | 31 | QB | 12 | 11 | 192 | 6-0 | LSU | 10/24/1926 | 9 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1948 |
| 74 | Bob Toneff | 27 | DT-DE-T-LB-G | 12 | 0 | 260 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 6/23/1930 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1952 |
| 44 | Val Joe Walker | 27 | DB | 12 | 0 | 179 | 6-1 | SMU | 1/7/1930 | 4 | New York Giants / 7th / 83rd pick / 1952 |
| 84 | Billy Wilson*+ | 30 | E-FL | 11 | 0 | 190 | 6-3 | San Jose State | 2/3/1927 | 6 | San Francisco 49ers / 22nd / 283rd pick / 1950 |
| Team Total | 26.3 | 12 | 215.9 | 6-2.0 | 3.2 |