1952 San Francisco 49ers season
The 1952 San Francisco 49ers season was the team's third season in the NFL, and were coming off a 7-4-1 record in 1951.
The 49ers would start off the season strong, winning their first 5 games, winning every game by at least 2 touchdowns, and had visions of playing in their first ever NFL Championship game. However, the 49ers season would hit a roadblock, as the team would lose 5 of their final 7 games to finish the year at 7-5-0, and in 3rd place in the NFC.
Y.A. Tittle would emerge as the starting quarterback job, as he would have a completion rate of 51.0% along with 11 TD's and 1407 yards. Frankie Albert also had some action, completing 55.0% of his passes, along with 8 TD's and 964 yards.
Joe Perry would rush for a team high 725 yards and 8 TD's, while Hugh McElhenny wouldn't be too far behind with 684 yards on only 98 attempts (7.0 yards/carry), along with 6 rushing TD's, while he caught 26 passes for 367 yards and earned another 3 TD's. Gordie Soltau would lead the club with 55 receptions for 774 yards, and 7 TD's.
Offseason
NFL Draft
Regular season
Schedule
| # |
Date |
Visitor |
Score |
Home |
Record |
Attendance |
| 1 |
September 28 |
Detroit Lions |
3-17 |
San Francisco 49ers |
1-0-0 |
52,750 |
| 2 |
October 4 |
San Francisco 49ers |
37-14 |
Dallas Texans |
2-0-0 |
12,566 |
| 3 |
October 12 |
San Francisco 49ers |
28-0 |
Detroit Lions |
3-0-0 |
42,842 |
| 4 |
October 19 |
San Francisco 49ers |
40-16 |
Chicago Bears |
4-0-0 |
46,338 |
| 5 |
October 26 |
Dallas Texans |
21-48 |
San Francisco 49ers |
5-0-0 |
26,887 |
| 6 |
November 2 |
Chicago Bears |
20-17 |
San Francisco 49ers |
5-1-0 |
58,255 |
| 7 |
November 9 |
San Francisco 49ers |
14-23 |
New York Giants |
5-2-0 |
54,230 |
| 8 |
November 16 |
San Francisco 49ers |
23-17 |
Washington Redskins |
6-2-0 |
30,863 |
| 9 |
November 23 |
San Francisco 49ers |
9-35 |
Los Angeles Rams |
6-3-0 |
64,450 |
| 10 |
November 30 |
Los Angeles Rams |
34-21 |
San Francisco 49ers |
6-4-0 |
49,420 |
| 11 |
December 7 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
24-7 |
San Francisco 49ers |
6-5-0 |
13,886 |
| 12 |
December 14 |
Green Bay Packers |
14-24 |
San Francisco 49ers |
7-5-0 |
17,579 |
Standings
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Pro Bowl
San Francisco's players selected for the Pro Bowl:
References
- ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 398
- ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 299
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