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1948 San Francisco 49ers season

American football team season

1948 San Francisco 49ers season

American football team season

FieldValue
teamSan Francisco 49ers
year1948
record12–2
division_place2nd AAFC West
ownerTony Morabito
general managerJohn Blackinger
coachBuck Shaw
stadiumKezar Stadium
playoffs*Did not qualify*
shortnavlink49ers seasons

The 1948 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's third season in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC). The 49ers, hoped to improve upon their 8–4–2 output from the previous season. They began the season 10–0, and finished 12–2, both losses coming to eventual season champions, the Cleveland Browns.

Program for the Forty-Niners' October 10 game at Baltimore.

The 49ers' offense was historically prolific: they scored 495 points in 1948 (averaging over 35 points per game), which was more than 100 points more than the next best output (389 points by the Browns). Despite their 12–2 record, the 49ers did not qualify for the playoffs, due to the Browns 14–0 record.

The 1948 49ers had a record-setting rushing attack: the team rushed for a staggering 3,663 yards in only fourteen games, a professional football record that still stands.

Head coach Lawrence "Buck" Shaw.

The team's statistical leaders included Frankie Albert with 1,990 passing yards, Johnny Strzykalski with 915 rushing yards, and Alyn Beals with 591 receiving yards and 84 points scored.

As of 2025, the 49ers +247 point differential remains the most by any team missing the playoffs

Preseason

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at [Los Angeles Dons](1948-los-angeles-dons-season)**W** 42–241–0Rose Bowl58,207
August 22[Baltimore Colts](1948-baltimore-colts-season)**W** 42–142–0Kezar Stadium35,139

Schedule

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August 29[Buffalo Bills](1948-buffalo-bills-aafc-season)**W** 35–141–0Kezar Stadium33,946
September 5[Brooklyn Dodgers](1948-brooklyn-dodgers-aafc-season)**W** 36–202–0Kezar Stadium32,606
September 12[New York Yankees](1948-new-york-yankees-aafc-season)**W** 41–03–0Kezar Stadium60,927
September 19**[Los Angeles Dons](1948-los-angeles-dons-season)****W** 36–144–0Kezar Stadium45,420
September 26at [Buffalo Bills](1948-buffalo-bills-aafc-season)**W** 38–285–0Civic Stadium31,103
at **[Chicago Rockets](1948-chicago-rockets-season)****W** 31–146–0Soldier Field14,553
October 10at [Baltimore Colts](1948-baltimore-colts-season)**W** 56–147–0Memorial Stadium22,359
October 17at [New York Yankees](1948-new-york-yankees-aafc-season)**W** 21–78–0Yankee Stadium29,743
October 24[Baltimore Colts](1948-baltimore-colts-season)**W** 21–109–0Kezar Stadium27,978
*Bye*
November 7**[Chicago Rockets](1948-chicago-rockets-season)****W** 44–2110–0Kezar Stadium25,308
November 14at **[Cleveland Browns](1948-cleveland-browns-season)****L** 7–1410–1Cleveland Municipal Stadium82,769
November 21at [Brooklyn Dodgers](1948-brooklyn-dodgers-aafc-season)**W** 63–4011–1Ebbets Field9,336
November 28**[Cleveland Browns](1948-cleveland-browns-season)****L** 28–3111–2Kezar Stadium59,785
December 5at **[Los Angeles Dons](1948-los-angeles-dons-season)****W** 38–2112–2Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum51,460
**Note:** Intra-division opponents are in **bold** text.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week 2: vs. Brooklyn Dodgers

Week 3: vs. New York Yankees

Week 4: vs. Los Angeles Dons

Week 5: at Buffalo Bills

Week 6: at Chicago Rockets

Week 7: at Baltimore Colts

Week 8: at New York Yankees

Week 9: vs. Baltimore Colts

Week 11: vs. Chicago Rockets

Week 12: at Cleveland Browns

Week 13: at Brooklyn Dodgers

Week 14: vs. Cleveland Browns

Week 15: at Los Angeles Dons

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Standings

Roster

1948 San Francisco 49ers final roster
**Quarterbacks**

References

References

  1. [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/sfo/1948.htm 1948 San Francisco 49ers]
  2. [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1948_AAFC/ 1948 AAFC Standings] {{webarchive. link. (September 21, 2013)
  3. [http://pfref.com/tiny/XNj6R Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1940 to 2011, in the regular season, sorted by descending Rushing Yds] as of 2011 season
  4. The next-highest total, set in a 16-game schedule by the [[1978 New England Patriots season. 1978 Patriots]], is 488 yards short of the record. The next-highest total in a 14-game schedule, set by the [[1973 Buffalo Bills season. 1973 Bills]], is 565 yards shy.
  5. "1948 San Francisco 49ers Statistics & Players". Sports Reference LLC.
  6. "1948 San Francisco 49ers Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees".
  7. "1948 San Francisco 49ers (AAFC)". Pro Football Archives.
  8. Kenneth R. Crippen and Matt Reaser (eds.), ''The All-America Football Conference: Players, Coaches, Records, Games, and Awards, 1946–1949.'' Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 2018; pp. 119–120.
  9. Crippen and Reaser (eds.), ''The All-America Football Conference,'' p. 120.
  10. Crippen and Reaser (eds.), ''The All-America Football Conference,'' pp. 121–122.
  11. Crippen and Reaser (eds.), ''The All-America Football Conference,'' p. 122.
  12. Crippen and Reaser (eds.), ''The All-America Football Conference,'' p. 123.
  13. Crippen and Reaser (eds.), ''The All-America Football Conference,'' pp. 123–124.
  14. Crippen and Reaser (eds.), ''The All-America Football Conference,'' p. 124.
  15. Crippen and Reaser (eds.), ''The All-America Football Conference,'' p. 126.
  16. Crippen and Reaser (eds.), ''The All-America Football Conference,'' p. 126.
  17. Crippen and Reaser (eds.), ''The All-America Football Conference,'' p. 128.
  18. Crippen and Reaser (eds.), ''The All-America Football Conference,'' p. 129–130.
  19. Crippen and Reaser (eds.), ''The All-America Football Conference,'' p. 130.
  20. Crippen and Reaser (eds.), ''The All-America Football Conference,'' p. 132.
  21. Crippen and Reaser (eds.), ''The All-America Football Conference,'' p. 133.
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