1946 San Francisco 49ers season

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1946 San Francisco 49ers season
Head coachBuck Shaw
Home fieldKezar Stadium
Results
Record9–5
Division place2nd AAFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1946 San Francisco 49ers season was the inaugural season of the San Francisco 49ers and the first season of the All-America Football Conference. Led by head coach Buck Shaw, the team compiled a 9–5 record and finished second in the AAFC West Division.[1] The 49ers also had the second best scoring offense (307 points scored) in the AAFC.[2]

The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Frankie Albert with 1,404 passing yards, fullback Norm Standlee with 651 rushing yards, and end Alyn Beals with 586 receiving yards and 61 points scored.[3]

Schedule[]

Preseason[]

Date Opponent Result Record
August 24 Los Angeles Dons at San Diego W 17–7 1–0
September 1 Chicago Rockets W 34–14 2–0

Regular season[]

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 8 New York Yankees L 7–21 0–1 Kezar Stadium Recap
2 September 15 Miami Seahawks W 21–14 1–1 Kezar Stadium Recap
3 September 22 Brooklyn Dodgers W 32–13 2–1 Kezar Stadium Recap
4 September 29 at Chicago Rockets L 7–24 2–2 Soldier Field Recap
5 October 8 at Miami Seahawks W 34–7 3–2 Burdine Stadium Recap
6 October 12 at Los Angeles Dons W 23–14 4–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap
7 October 19 at Buffalo Bisons L 14–17 4–3 Civic Stadium Recap
8 October 27 at Cleveland Browns W 34–20 5–3 Cleveland Municipal Stadium Recap
9 November 2 Buffalo Bisons W 27–14 6–3 Kezar Stadium Recap
10 November 10 Cleveland Browns L 7–14 6–4 Kezar Stadium Recap
11 November 17 at New York Yankees L 9–10 6–5 Yankee Stadium Recap
12 November 24 at Brooklyn Dodgers W 30–14 7–5 Ebbets Field Recap
13 November 30 Chicago Rockets W 14–0 8–5 Kezar Stadium Recap
14 December 8 Los Angeles Dons W 48–7 9–5 Kezar Stadium Recap
15 Bye

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings[]

AAFC Western Division
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 W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Cleveland Browns 12 2 0 .857 4–2 423 137 W5
San Francisco 49ers 9 5 0 .643 4–2 307 189 W3
Los Angeles Dons 7 5 2 .583 2–3–1 305 290 T1
Chicago Rockets 5 6 3 .455 1–4–1 263 315 T1

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings.

Roster[]

Players shown in bold started at least one game at the position listed as confirmed by contemporary game coverage.

San Francisco 49ers 1946 roster
Quarterbacks

Fullbacks

Halfbacks

Ends

Tackles

Guards

Centers

References[]

  1. ^ "1946 San Francisco 49ers Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  2. ^ 1946 AAFC Standings Archived July 18, 2013, at WebCite
  3. ^ "1946 San Francisco 49ers Statistics and Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
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