1949 San Francisco 49ers Statistics
All American Football Conference (AAFC)
Team Record: 9-3
Finishing 1st in the AAFC
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Championship
Coach: Buck Shaw (9-3)
Location: San Francisco, California
1949 San Francisco 49ers RosterTeam Record: 9-3
Finishing 1st in the AAFC
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Championship
Coach: Buck Shaw (9-3)
Location: San Francisco, California
1949 San Francisco 49ers Results
The San Francisco 49ers of the All American Football Conference ended the 1949 season with a record of 9 wins and 3 losses, finishing first in the AAFC. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.
On offense, San Francisco accumulated 416 points, most in the league. At the same time, the defensive squad conceded 227 points. Joe Perry carried the ball for a team-leading 783 yards for the 49ers.
Frankie Albert passed for 1,862 yards. Alyn Beals grabbed 44 passes for 678 yards.
Jim Cason seized 9 opponent throws.
Buck Shaw coached the team. The 1949 San Francisco 49ers lost in the Championship.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankie Albert | 260 | 129 | 49.6 | 1862 | 7.2 | 27 | 10.4 | 16 | 6.2 | 75 | 82.2 |
| Bev Wallace | 23 | 9 | 39.1 | 95 | 4.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 17.4 | 0 | 12.3 |
| Jim Cason | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 38 | 19.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 38 | 135.4 |
| Joe Perry | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 287 | 139 | 48.4 | 1995 | 7.0 | 28 | 9.8 | 20 | 7.0 | 75 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Perry | 115 | 783 | 6.8 | 59 | 8 |
| Sam Cathcart | 69 | 412 | 6.0 | 57 | 1 |
| Johnny Strzykalski | 66 | 287 | 4.3 | 44 | 3 |
| Verl Lillywhite | 69 | 263 | 3.8 | 0 | 2 |
| Frankie Albert | 35 | 249 | 7.1 | 0 | 3 |
| Norm Standlee | 44 | 237 | 5.4 | 0 | 4 |
| Len Eshmont | 25 | 164 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Carr | 19 | 120 | 6.3 | 0 | 2 |
| Don Garlin | 21 | 113 | 5.4 | 60 | 1 |
| Jim Cason | 21 | 70 | 3.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Vetrano | 11 | 50 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Alyn Beals | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lowell Wagner | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Bev Wallace | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Crowe | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 506 | 2799 | 5.5 | 60 | 26 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alyn Beals | 44 | 678 | 15.4 | 0 | 12 |
| Paul Salata | 24 | 289 | 12.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Sam Cathcart | 12 | 182 | 15.2 | 72 | 0 |
| Joe Perry | 11 | 146 | 13.3 | 0 | 3 |
| Verl Lillywhite | 8 | 82 | 10.2 | 0 | 2 |
| Eddie Carr | 7 | 165 | 23.6 | 0 | 3 |
| Hal Shoener | 7 | 84 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Strzykalski | 6 | 99 | 16.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Don Garlin | 6 | 64 | 10.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Susoeff | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Cason | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Len Eshmont | 3 | 107 | 35.7 | 0 | 2 |
| Gail Bruce | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Totals | 139 | 1995 | 14.4 | 72 | 28 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Vetrano | 56 | 56 | 100.0 | 7 | 3 | 42.9 | 65 |
| Alyn Beals | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | |||
| Frankie Albert | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 58 | 57 | 98.3 | 7 | 3 | 42.9 | 66 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankie Albert | 31 | 1495 | 48.2 | 0 |
| Norm Standlee | 8 | 276 | 34.5 | 0 |
| Verl Lillywhite | 4 | 202 | 50.5 | 0 |
| Bev Wallace | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 |
| Totals | 44 | 2003 | 45.5 | 30 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Cason | 21 | 351 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Cathcart | 18 | 306 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Strzykalski | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Vetrano | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Hal Shoener | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Eddie Carr | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Ned Maloney | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Lowell Wagner | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 46 | 713 | 15.5 | 16 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Perry | 14 | 337 | 24.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Cason | 11 | 247 | 22.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Cathcart | 7 | 138 | 19.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Strzykalski | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Garlin | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Hal Shoener | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Verl Lillywhite | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Len Eshmont | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Gail Bruce | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Totals | 39 | 854 | 21.9 | 21 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Cason | 9 | 152 | 16.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Carr | 7 | 87 | 12.4 | 40 | 1 |
| Lowell Wagner | 6 | 121 | 20.2 | 66 | 1 |
| Len Eshmont | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Johnson | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 1 |
| Don Clark | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Pete Wissman | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Verl Lillywhite | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Gail Bruce | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Don Garlin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Cathcart | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 474 | 14.8 | 66 | 3 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Alyn Beals | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 73 | ||||||||
| Joe Perry | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | |||||||
| Joe Vetrano | 0 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 0 | 65 | ||||||||
| Eddie Carr | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||
| Paul Salata | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| Verl Lillywhite | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| Johnny Strzykalski | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| Norm Standlee | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| Frankie Albert | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| Len Eshmont | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| Bill Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Sam Cathcart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| Jim Cason | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| Bev Wallace | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Lowell Wagner | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Don Garlin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Nick Susoeff | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 26 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 414 |
