1952 San Francisco 49ers Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-5
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's National Division
Coach: Buck Shaw (7-5)
Location: San Francisco, California

1952 San Francisco 49ers Roster
1952 San Francisco 49ers Results

The San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League ended the 1952 season with a record of 7 wins and 5 losses, finishing third in the NFL's National Division.

The 49ers chalked up 285 points, and the defensive unit allowed 221. Joe Perry carried the ball for a team-leading 725 yards for San Francisco, and Hugh McElhenny also contributed to the rushing attack.

Y.A. Tittle threw for 1,407 yards. Gordie Soltau grabbed 55 passes for 774 yards.

Lowell Wagner intercepted 6 opponent throws.

Buck Shaw coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Y.A. Tittle	208	106	51.0	1407	6.8	11	5.3	12	5.8	77	66.3
Frankie Albert	129	71	55.0	964	7.5	8	6.2	10	7.8	60	67.5
Joe Perry	2	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Joe Arenas	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Jim Powers	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Sam Cathcart	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	100.0	0	0.0
Totals	342	177	51.8	2371	6.9	19	5.6	23	6.7	77

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Joe Perry	158	725	4.6	78	8
Hugh McElhenny	98	684	7.0	89	6
Joe Arenas	44	183	4.2	14	0
Frankie Albert	22	87	4.0	20	1
J.R. Boone	24	72	3.0	12	0
Johnny Strzykalski	16	53	3.3	11	0
Bennie Aldridge	13	36	2.8	11	0
Bob White	24	33	1.4	17	1
Sam Cathcart	6	21	3.5	7	0
Norm Standlee	2	8	4.0	9	0
Rex Berry	1	7	7.0	7	0
Leo Nomellini	1	5	5.0	5	0
Bob Meyers	1	2	2.0	2	0
Y.A. Tittle	11	-11	-1.0	4	0
Totals	421	1905	4.5	89	16

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Gordie Soltau	55	774	14.1	49	7
Hugh McElhenny	26	367	14.1	77	3
J.R. Boone	25	461	18.4	53	1
Billy Wilson	23	304	13.2	40	3
Joe Perry	15	81	5.4	17	0
Bob White	12	173	14.4	60	2
Bill Jessup	6	108	18.0	58	1
Joe Arenas	5	47	9.4	14	1
Bennie Aldridge	4	22	5.5	16	1
Sam Cathcart	2	15	7.5	13	0
Ed Henke	1	13	13.0	13	0
Lowell Wagner	1	6	6.0	6	0
Johnny Strzykalski	1	4	4.0	4	0
Bruno Banducci	1	-4	-4.0	-4	0
Totals	177	2371	13.4	77	19

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Gordie Soltau	36	34	94.4	12	6	50.0	52
Pat O'Donahue	1	1	100.0				1
Totals	37	35	94.6	12	6	50.0	53

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Frankie Albert	68	2899	42.6	70
Totals	68	2899	42.6	70

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Hugh McElhenny	20	284	14.2	94	1
J.R. Boone	11	66	6.0	17	0
Joe Arenas	7	40	5.7	13	0
Pat O'Donahue	1	23	23.0	23	1
Sam Cathcart	1	23	23.0	23	0
Totals	40	436	10.9	94	2

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Hugh McElhenny	18	396	22.0	40
Joe Arenas	11	291	26.5	47
Hardy Brown	2	31	15.5	23
Don Burke	1	25	25.0	25
Sam Cathcart	1	20	20.0	20
Leo Nomellini	1	18	18.0	18
Pat O'Donahue	2	17	8.5	10
Totals	36	798	22.2	47

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Lowell Wagner	6	69	11.5	30	0
Sam Cathcart	3	64	21.3	30	0
Jim Powers	2	37	18.5	23	0
Rex Berry	2	27	13.5	23	0
Jim Cason	2	4	2.0	4	0
Don Burke	1	35	35.0	35	1
Hardy Brown	1	16	16.0	16	0
Totals	17	252	14.8	35	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Ed Henke			0	3	0	0
Jerry Smith			0	3	2	0
Joe Perry			6	3	2
Rex Berry		0	0	3	0	0
Gordie Soltau			1	2	0
Bennie Aldridge			1	2	0
Bruno Banducci			0	2	0	0
Bob Toneff			0	2	0	0
Joe Arenas			3	2	0
Jim Powers		0	0	1	0	0
Visco Grgich			0	1	0	0
Y.A. Tittle			3	1	0	0
Bob Momsen			0	1	0
Lowell Wagner		0	0	1	0	0
Pete Wissman			0	1	0	0
Bill Jessup			0	1	0
Billy Wilson			1	1	0
Bob White			1	1	0
J.R. Boone			1	0	0
Frankie Albert			3	0	0
Hugh McElhenny			5	0	0
Leo Nomellini			1	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	26	31	4	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Gordie Soltau		7							6	34	0			94
Hugh McElhenny	6	3	1	0					0	0	0			60
Joe Perry	8	0							0	0	0			48
Bob White	1	2							0	0	0			18
Billy Wilson		3							0	0	0			18
Pat O'Donahue			1	0					0	1	0			7
Don Burke				0		1			0	0	0			6
J.R. Boone	0	1	0						0	0	0			6
Frankie Albert	1								0	0	0			6
Bennie Aldridge	0	1							0	0	0			6
Joe Arenas	0	1	0	0					0	0	0			6
Bill Jessup		1							0	0	0			6
Charley Powell									0	0	0		1	2
Bob Momsen									0	0	0		1	2
Totals	16	19	2	0	0	1	0	0	6	35	0	0	2	285