1948 San Francisco 49ers Roster

All American Football Conference (AAFC)
Team Record: 12-2
Finishing 2nd in the AAFC's West Division
Coach: Buck Shaw (12-2)
Location: San Francisco, California

1948 San Francisco 49ers Statistics
1948 San Francisco 49ers Results

The San Francisco 49ers of the All American Football Conference ended the 1948 season with a record of 12 wins and 2 losses, finishing second in the AAFC's West Division.

San Francisco kept the scoreboard humming with 495 points, while the defensive unit conceded 248. Johnny Strzykalski carried the ball for a team-leading 915 yards for the 49ers.

Frankie Albert tossed for 1,990 yards. Alyn Beals grabbed 46 passes for 591 yards, while Johnny Strzykalski was targeted regularly as well.

The ball-hawking defense pounced on 52 turnovers. Eddie Carr picked off 7 opponent throws.

Buck Shaw coached the team.

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#	Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown	GP	GS
63	Frankie Albert	P	January 27, 1920	5'10"	166	Stanford	Chicago, IL USA	14	9
	Ed Balatti	E-DB	April 8, 1924	6'1"	195	none	Los Banos, CA USA	1	0
38	Bruno Banducci	G	November 11, 1920	5'11"	216	Stanford	Tsingnano, Italy	8	0
53	Alyn Beals	RE	April 27, 1921	6'0"	188	Santa Clara	Marysville, CA USA	14	13
46	Roman Bentz	G-T	September 1, 1919	6'2"	230	Tulane	Iron Ridge, WI USA	4	0
54	Gail Bruce	DE-E	September 29, 1923	6'1"	206	Washington	Puyallup, WA USA	14	0
42	Bob Bryant	LT	June 14, 1919	6'3"	226	Texas Tech	Frederick, OK USA	14	14
84	Eddie Carr	DB	April 27, 1923	6'0"	185	none		13	1
	Ken Casanega	QB-DB-HB	February 18, 1921	5'11"	175	Santa Clara	Alameda County, CA USA	1	0
93	Jim Cason	PR	July 25, 1927	6'0"	171	LSU	Sondheimer, LA USA	13	5
31	Don Clark	LG	December 22, 1923	5'11"	197	USC	Shurdan, IA USA	14	14
48	Floyd Collier	T	May 10, 1924	6'1"	215	San Jose St.	Fresno, CA USA	12	0
32	Jim Cox	G-LB	September 6, 1920	6'1"	208	California	St. Louis, MO USA	14	0
92	Paul Crowe	B	October 23, 1924	6'1"	190	St. Mary's (CA)	Chino, CA USA	14	0
45	Charlie Elliott	T	December 30, 1921	6'2"	240	Oregon	Corvallis, OR USA	3	0
21	Dutch Elston	C-BB	November 19, 1918	5'11"	190	South Carolina	Texhoma, TX USA	12	0
81	Len Eshmont	LH	August 26, 1917	5'11"	179	Fordham	Mount Carmel, PA USA	13	8
	Paul Evansen	G	May 10, 1922	6'3"	240	Oregon St.	San Francisco, CA USA	1	0
34	Visco Grgich	RG	January 19, 1923	5'11"	217	Santa Clara	Zlarin, Yugoslavia	14	14
88	Forrest Hall	KR	October 29, 1921	5'8"	155	Duquesne	Oil City, PA USA	14	5
56	Clarence Howell	E	April 7, 1927	6'1"	188	Texas A&M	, TX	12	0
23	Bill Johnson	C-LB	July 14, 1926	6'3"	228	Texas A&M	Tyler, TX USA	5	0
45	Fred Land	T-G	May 8, 1925	6'1"	220	LSU	North Little Rock, AR USA	2	0
71	Verl Lillywhite	HB	December 5, 1926	5'10"	185	USC	Garland, UT USA	14	1
59	Ned Maloney	E	April 21, 1923	6'1"	190	Purdue	Chicago, IL USA	14	1
74	Len Masini	BB-FB-LB	October 6, 1922	6'0"	225	Fresno St.	Firebaugh, CA USA	2	0
37	Riley Matheson	G	December 12, 1914	6'2"	207	Cameron	Shannon, TX USA	14	0
24/38	Walter McCormick	C-LB	September 4, 1926	6'1"	215	Washington	Visalia, CA USA	9	0
47	Bob Mike	T	October 29, 1923	6'1"	220	Florida A&M	Edison, GA	14	0
74	Joe Perry	FB	January 22, 1927	6'0"	200	Compton CC (CA)	Stevens, AR USA	14	0
46	Hal Puddy	T	August 18, 1924	6'3"	220	Oregon St.	Hood River, OR USA	4	0
52	Hal Shoener	E	January 2, 1923	6'3"	200	Iowa	Reedsville, WV USA	14	1
72	Norm Standlee	FB	July 19, 1919	6'2"	238	Stanford	Downey, CA USA	14	13
91	Johnny Strzykalski	RH	December 14, 1921	5'9"	190	Marquette	Milwaukee, WI USA	14	13
94	Bob Sullivan	HB-DB	August 15, 1923	5'10"	190	Holy Cross	Lowell, MA USA	13	0
58	Nick Susoeff	LE	April 15, 1921	6'1"	215	Washington St.	Umapine, OR USA	13	13
82	Joe Vetrano	K	October 15, 1918	5'9"	170	Southern Miss	Neptune, NJ USA	14	1
64	Bev Wallace	QB	March 7, 1923	6'2"	180	Compton CC (CA)	, OK	10	0
22	Joel Williams	C	March 18, 1926	6'1"	220	La-Lafayette	San Angelo, TX USA	14	14
41	John Woudenberg	RT	May 25, 1918	6'3"	226	Denver	Denver, CO USA	14	14