1949 San Francisco 49ers season

American football team season November 2013 March 2026 San Francisco 49ers 1949 9–3 2nd AAFC Tony Morabito John Blackinger Buck Shaw Kezar Stadium Won Divisional Playoffs(vs. Yankees) 17–7Lost AAFC Championship(at Browns) 7–21 49ers seasons thumb | right | Illustration of the San Francisco 49ers’ 1949 uniforms, featuring red jerseys with white numerals for home games and white jerseys with red numerals for away games, paired with white pants. The 1949 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's fourth season in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC). The 1949 season was the final season before the league folded and comprised only twelve games instead of the previously standard fourteen. The 49ers were unable to improve on the previous season's output of 12–2, only posting a record of 9–3, however, they were able to make their first playoff appearance. This was due to the league taking a different format, in which the top four teams played a tournament to determine the champion. The 49ers, with the second seed, played the third-seeded New York Yankees (8–4). With their 17–7 victory over the Yankees, the 49ers moved on to play the Cleveland Browns in the league championship. The 49ers ended up losing 21–7.1949 San Francisco 49ers Until Super Bowl XLVII, it was the only time the 49ers lost a league title game. Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue 1 August 10, 1949 at Los Angeles Dons W 28–7 1–0 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 2 August 14 Buffalo Bills W 21–10 2–0 Kezar Stadium 3 August 19, 1949 at Cleveland Browns T 21–21 2–0–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadiumhttps://www.profootballarchives.com/1949aafcsf.html 1949 San Francisco 49ers (AAFC) Pro Football Archives October 28, 2023 Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 August 28 Baltimore Colts W 31–17 1–0 Kezar Stadium Recap 2 September 4 Chicago Hornets W 42–7 2–0 Kezar Stadium Recap 3 Bye 4 September 18 Los Angeles Dons W 42–14 3–0 Kezar Stadium Recap 5 September 25 at Buffalo Bills L 17–28 3–1 Civic Stadium Recap 6 September 30, 1949 at Chicago Hornets W 42–24 4–1 Soldier Field Recap 7 October 9 Cleveland Browns W 56–28 5–1 Kezar Stadium Recap 8 October 16 Buffalo Bills W 51–7 6–1 Kezar Stadium Recap 9 October 23 at New York Yankees L 3–24 6–2 Yankee Stadium Recap 10 October 30 at Cleveland Browns L 28–30 6–3 Cleveland Municipal Stadium Recap 11 November 6 at Baltimore Colts W 28–10 7–3 Memorial Stadium Recap 12 November 13 at Los Angeles Dons W 41–24 8–3 Los Angeles Coliseum Recap 13 Bye 14 November 27 New York Yankees W 35–14 9–3 Kezar Stadium Recap Playoffs thumb|right|280px|Program for the December 4 playoff game between the Forty Niners and the New York Yankees. Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Recap Semifinals December 4 New York Yankees (3) W 17–7 1–0 Kezar Stadium Recap Championship December 11 Cleveland Browns (1) L 7–21 1–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium Recap Standings Roster 1949 San Francisco 49ers final roster Quarterbacks 63 Frankie Albert P 64 Bev Wallace Backs 85 Eddie Carr American football CB/RB 93 Jim Cason S/RB 83 Sam Cathcart y RB/S 81 Len Eshmont RB/CB 88 Don Garlin y RB/CB 71 Verl Lillywhite RB/CB 74 Joe Perry American football FB 82 Joe Vetrano RB/CB/K 92 Lowell Wagner CB/RB Receivers 53 Alyn Beals 55 Paul Salata y 58 Nick Susoeff Linemen/Linebackers 33 Bruno Banducci G/MG 54 Gail Bruce DE/WR 42 Bob Bryant tackle T/DT 40 Jack Carpenter American football T/DT 31 Don Clark American football MLB/G 46 Ray Evans offensive lineman y DT/T 34 Visco Grgich MG/G 37 Homer Hobbs y G 23 Bill Johnson center C/LB 59 Ned Maloney DE 47 Bob Mike DT/T 48 Joe Morgan y no T/DT 45 Chuck Quilter y T 52 Hal Shoener DE/WR 72 Norm Standlee OLB/FB 22 Pete Wismann y OLB/C 41 John Woudenberg T/DT 24 Tino Sabuco y no C Reserve list 91 Johnny Strzykalski RB (IR) 7px rookies in italics References San Francisco Category:San Francisco 49ers seasons Category:1949 in sports in California Category:1940s in San Francisco