1946 San Francisco 49ers (AAFC) |
| 2nd place Western Division 9-5-0 .643 |
| Head Coach: Buck Shaw |
| Jim Lawson | Ends |
| Al Ruffo | Line |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/24/1946 | N | Los Angeles Dons | 17-7 | W | San Diego, CA | Balboa Stadium | 11000 | |
| Sun | 9/1/1946 | H | Chicago Rockets | 14-14 | T | San Francisco, CA | Kezar Stadium | 34000 | |
| Sun | 9/8/1946 | H | New York Yankees | 7-21 | L | San Francisco, CA | Kezar Stadium | 35000 | |
| Sun | 9/15/1946 | H | Miami Seahawks | 21-14 | W | San Francisco, CA | Kezar Stadium | 25000 | |
| Sun | 9/22/1946 | H | Brooklyn Dodgers | 32-13 | W | San Francisco, CA | Kezar Stadium | 35000 | |
| Sun | 9/29/1946 | A | Chicago Rockets | 7-24 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 28675 | |
| Tue | 10/8/1946 | A | Miami Seahawks | 34-7 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 7621 | |
| Sat | 10/12/1946 | A | Los Angeles Dons | 23-14 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Gilmore Stadium | 12500 | |
| Sat | 10/19/1946 | A | Buffalo Bisons | 14-17 | L | Buffalo, NY | Civic Stadium | 6101 | |
| Sun | 10/27/1946 | A | Cleveland Browns | 34-20 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 70386 | |
| Sat | 11/2/1946 | H | Buffalo Bisons | 27-14 | W | San Francisco, CA | Kezar Stadium | 12500 | |
| Sun | 11/10/1946 | H | Cleveland Browns | 7-14 | L | San Francisco, CA | Kezar Stadium | 41061 | |
| Sun | 11/17/1946 | A | New York Yankees | 9-10 | L | New York, NY | Yankee Stadium | 18695 | |
| Sun | 11/24/1946 | A | Brooklyn Dodgers | 30-14 | W | New York, NY | Ebbets Field | 15100 | |
| Sat | 11/30/1946 | H | Chicago Rockets | 14-0 | W | San Francisco, CA | Kezar Stadium | 12000 | |
| Sun | 12/8/1946 | H | Los Angeles Dons | 48-7 | W | San Francisco, CA | Kezar Stadium | 25000 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| 63 | Frankie Albert | QB | 5-9 | 160 | 26 | Stanford | 14 | 14 |
| 57 | Ed Balatti | ROE-RDE-LOE-LDE | 6-1 | 195 | 22 | none | 13 | 0 |
| 33 | Bruno Banducci | ROG-MG | 5-11 | 216 | 25 | Stanford | 14 | 14 |
| 36 | Dick Bassi | LOG | 5-11 | 214 | 31 | Santa Clara | 8 | 8 |
| 53 | Al Beals | ROE-RDE | 6-0 | 190 | 25 | Santa Clara | 14 | 1 |
| 42 | Bob Bryant | LOT-LDT | 6-3 | 226 | 28 | Texas Tech; Santa Ana JC | 14 | 4 |
| 83 | Ken Casanega | LDH-LOH | 5-11 | 175 | 25 | Santa Clara | 14 | 2 |
| 22 | Gerry Conlee | C-LB | 5-11 | 203 | 32 | St. Mary's (California) | 10 | 2 |
| 93 | Don Durdan | RDH-ROH | 5-9 | 175 | 26 | Oregon State | 12 | 1 |
| 21 | Art Elston | C-LB | 5-11 | 191 | 28 | South Carolina | 13 | 12 |
| 81 | Len Eshmont | LOH-LDH | 5-10 | 179 | 29 | Fordham | 10 | 10 |
| 56 | Bill Fisk | LOE-LDE | 6-0 | 199 | 30 | Southern California | 14 | 12 |
| 34 | Eddie Forrest | LB-OG-C | 5-11 | 210 | 25 | Santa Clara | 8 | 0 |
| 82 | Pete Franceschi | ROH-RDH | 5-8 | 170 | 27 | San Francisco | 9 | 0 |
| 62 | Jesse Freitas | S-QB | 5-10 | 175 | 25 | Santa Clara | 10 | 0 |
| 32 | Garland Gregory | LOG | 5-10 | 185 | 27 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 6 |
| 49 | Visco Grgich | RDT-ROT-OG | 5-11 | 217 | 23 | Santa Clara | 12 | 0 |
| 84/64 | Parker Hall | LOH-LDH-QB-S | 6-0 | 198 | 30 | Mississippi | 11 | 0 |
| 46/47 | John Kuzman | LDT-LOT | 6-1 | 232 | 31 | Fordham | 10 | 1 |
| 73 | Ned Mathews | ROH-RDH-FB-LB | 5-10 | 187 | 28 | UCLA | 6 | 0 |
| 45 | John Mellus | LOT-LDT-K | 6-0 | 214 | 29 | Villanova | 11 | 9 |
| 55 | Hank Norberg | DE-OE | 6-2 | 225 | 26 | Stanford | 13 | 0 |
| 94 | Earle Parsons | LOH-LDH | 6-0 | 180 | 25 | Santa Ana JC; Southern California | 11 | 2 |
| 37 | Charlie Pavlich | OG | 6-2 | 210 | 25 | none | 8 | 0 |
| 23 | Bill Remington | C | 6-1 | 185 | 26 | Washington State | 8 | 1 |
| 73 | Dick Renfro | FB | 5-10 | 197 | 27 | Washington State | 3 | 2 |
| 74 | Ken Roskie | FB | 6-1 | 225 | 26 | South Carolina | 7 | 0 |
| 52 | Roy Ruskusky | OE-DE | 6-3 | 200 | 25 | St. Mary's (California) | 1 | 0 |
| 72/74 | Norm Standlee | FB | 6-1 | 238 | 27 | Stanford | 13 | 11 |
| 91 | Johnny Strzykalski | ROH-RDH | 5-9 | 190 | 25 | Marquette | 14 | 13 |
| 58 | Nick Susoeff | LOE-LDE | 6-1 | 215 | 25 | Washington State | 9 | 2 |
| 35 | Rupe Thornton | ROG | 5-10 | 210 | 28 | Santa Clara | 11 | 0 |
| 51 | Bob Titchenal | RDE-ROE | 6-2 | 194 | 29 | Glendale CC; San Jose State | 14 | 13 |
| 92 | Joe Vetrano | K-ROH-RDH | 5-9 | 170 | 28 | Southern Mississippi | 14 | 0 |
| 41 | John Woudenberg | ROT-RDT | 6-3 | 226 | 28 | Denver | 14 | 14 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 76 | 89 | 55 | 87 | |
| Opponents Totals | 31 | 61 | 28 | 69 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 170 | 113 | 52 | 5 | / % | / % | 56 | 440 | |
| Opponents Totals | 140 | 56 | 79 | 5 | / % | / % | 47 | 377 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Beals | 10 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | |
| Len Eshmont | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
| Joe Vetrano | 1 | 31 | 38 | 81.6 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 0 | 49 |
| Frankie Albert | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Dick Renfro | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Ken Casanega | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Pete Franceschi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Earle Parsons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Norm Standlee | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Johnny Strzykalski | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Bob Titchenal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Ed Balatti | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Don Durdan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bill Fisk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| John Kuzman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| John Mellus | 0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Bryant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Team Totals | 43 | 35 | 43 | 81.4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 1 | 307 |
| Opponents Totals | 26 | 24 | 26 | 92.3 | 3 | 9 | 33.3 | 0 | 189 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Vetrano | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 26 | 3/ | 1/ | 0/ | 0/ | 0/ | |
| John Mellus | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0/ | 0/ | 0/ | 0/ | 0/ | ||
| Team Totals | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 3/ | 1/ | 0/ | 0/ | 0/ | ||
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 9 | 33.3 | 0/ | 2/ | 0/ | 1/ | 0/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Standlee | 134 | 651 | 4.9 | 2 | |
| Earle Parsons | 74 | 362 | 4.9 | 65t | 2 |
| Johnny Strzykalski | 79 | 346 | 4.4 | 50 | 2 |
| Len Eshmont | 73 | 340 | 4.7 | 6 | |
| Don Durdan | 32 | 132 | 4.1 | 62 | 0 |
| Ned Mathews | 18 | 94 | 5.2 | 0 | |
| Ken Casanega | 29 | 90 | 3.1 | 1 | |
| Dick Renfro | 18 | 85 | 4.7 | 3 | |
| Joe Vetrano | 23 | 69 | 3.0 | 1 | |
| Parker Hall | 17 | 31 | 1.8 | 0 | |
| Ken Roskie | 9 | 16 | 1.8 | 0 | |
| Bob Titchenal | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Pete Franceschi | 8 | -5 | -0.6 | 1 | |
| Al Beals | 2 | -7 | -3.5 | -3 | 0 |
| Frankie Albert | 69 | -10 | -0.1 | 4 | |
| Jesse Freitas | 6 | -21 | -3.5 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 592 | 2175 | 3.7 | 65t | 22 |
| Opponents Totals | 425 | 873 | 2.1 | 57 | 7 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankie Albert | 197 | 104 | 104 | 79 | 1404 | 7.1 | 13.5 | 66t | 14 | 7.1 | 14 | 7.1 | 69.8 | |||
| Jesse Freitas | 44 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 234 | 5.3 | 10.6 | 3 | 6.8 | 7 | 15.9 | 49.1 | ||||
| Parker Hall | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 1.9 | 7.5 | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | |||
| Ned Mathews | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 118.8 | |||
| Len Eshmont | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 21.0 | 42.0 | 42t | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 135.4 | |||
| Team Totals | 252 | 130 | 51.6 | 101 | 1721 | 6.8 | 13.2 | 66t | 18 | 7.1 | 21 | 8.3 | 62.6 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 359 | 185 | 51.5 | 153 | 2150 | 6.0 | 11.6 | 63 | 15 | 4.2 | 21 | 5.8 | 59.5 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Beals | 40 | 586 | 14.7 | 10 | |
| Bill Fisk | 19 | 186 | 9.8 | 1 | |
| Len Eshmont | 17 | 287 | 16.9 | 2 | |
| Johnny Strzykalski | 9 | 80 | 8.9 | 0 | |
| Earle Parsons | 8 | 52 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| Bob Titchenal | 7 | 160 | 22.9 | 54t | 2 |
| Ken Casanega | 5 | 102 | 20.4 | 1 | |
| Nick Susoeff | 5 | 98 | 19.6 | 0 | |
| Joe Vetrano | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 0 | |
| Ed Balatti | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | |
| Pete Franceschi | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 26t | 1 |
| Hank Norberg | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 18 | 0 |
| Don Durdan | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 18 | 1 |
| Parker Hall | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 39 | 0 |
| Norm Standlee | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | -1 | 0 |
| Ken Roskie | 0 | 7 | 7L | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 130 | 1721 | 13.2 | 54t | 18 |
| Opponents Totals | 185 | 2150 | 11.6 | 63 | 15 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Casanega | 8 | 146 | 18.3 | 68 | 0 |
| Johnny Strzykalski | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 24 | 0 |
| Joe Vetrano | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 22 | 0 |
| Jesse Freitas | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Don Durdan | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Art Elston | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Hank Norberg | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Dick Bassi | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ed Balatti | 0 | 22 | 22Lt | 1 | |
| Team Totals | 21 | 391 | 18.6 | 90t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 21 | 292 | 13.9 | 50 | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankie Albert | 54 | 2214 | 41.0 | 73 | 0 | |||||
| Don Durdan | 6 | 239 | 39.8 | 66 | 0 | |||||
| Joe Vetrano | 6 | 236 | 39.3 | 0 | ||||||
| Norm Standlee | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 | |||||
| Team Totals | 67 | 2723 | 40.6 | 73 | 0 | 34.2 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 87 | 78 | 2 | 640 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Casanega | 18 | 248 | 13.8 | 0 | ||
| Earle Parsons | 15 | 198 | 13.2 | 0 | ||
| Joe Vetrano | 7 | 84 | 12.0 | 0 | ||
| Don Durdan | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 16 | 0 | |
| Johnny Strzykalski | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 12 | 0 | |
| Len Eshmont | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 20 | 0 | |
| Jesse Freitas | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Frankie Albert | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Pete Franceschi | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 51 | 640 | 12.5 | 0 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 34 | 483 | 14.2 | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Len Eshmont | 10 | 264 | 26.4 | 0 | ||
| Johnny Strzykalski | 7 | 142 | 20.3 | 0 | ||
| Earle Parsons | 4 | 94 | 23.5 | 0 | ||
| Frankie Albert | 4 | 74 | 18.5 | 0 | ||
| Ken Casanega | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 35 | 0 | |
| Joe Vetrano | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 17 | 0 | |
| Norm Standlee | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 | |
| Parker Hall | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Dick Renfro | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Nick Susoeff | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Ned Mathews | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Garland Gregory | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 37 | 777 | 21.0 | 0 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 61 | 97 | 1 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Len Eshmont | 1 | ||||||
| John Kuzman | 1 | ||||||
| Team Totals | 35 | 21 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 2 | |
| Opponents Totals | 46 | 26 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 1 |
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