1948 San Francisco 49ers season

1948 San Francisco 49ers season
Head coach	Buck Shaw
Home field	Kezar Stadium
Results
Record	12–2
Division place	2nd AAFC West
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Uniform

The 1948 AAFC season 49ers began their third season in the AAFC, hoping to improve upon their 8–4–2 output from the previous season. They began the season 10–0, and finished 12–2,^[1] both losses coming to eventual season champions, the Cleveland Browns.

The 49ers' offense was historically prolific: they scored 495 points^[2] in 1948 (averaging over 35 points per game), which was more than 100 points more than the next best output (389 points by the Browns). Despite their 12–2 record, the 49ers did not qualify for the playoffs, due to the Browns 14–0 record.

The 1948 49ers had a record-setting rushing attack: the team rushed for a staggering 3,653 yards in only fourteen games, a professional football record that still stands.^[3][4]

The 49ers of 1948 are one of only three teams in NFL history to score more than 35 points nine times in a single season.^[5][6]

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Score	Record
1	August 29, 1948	Buffalo Bills	W	35–14	1–0
2	September 5, 1948	Brooklyn Dodgers	W	36–20	2–0
3	September 12, 1948	New York Yankees	W	41–0	3–0
4	September 19, 1948	Los Angeles Dons	W	36–14	4–0
5	September 26, 1948	at Buffalo Bills	W	38–28	5–0
6	October 1, 1948	at Chicago Rockets	W	31–14	6–0
7	October 10, 1948	at Baltimore Colts	W	56–14	7–0
8	October 17, 1948	at New York Yankees	W	21–7	8–0
9	October 24, 1948	Baltimore Colts	W	21–10	9–0
10	November 7, 1948	Chicago Rockets	W	44–21	10–0
11	November 14, 1948	at Cleveland Browns	L	14–7	10–1
12	November 21, 1948	at Brooklyn Dodgers	W	63–40	11–1
13	November 28, 1948	Cleveland Browns	L	31–28	11–2
14	December 5, 1948	at Los Angeles Dons	W	38–21	12–2

Standings

AAFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Browns	14	0	0	1.000	389	190	W-14
San Francisco 49ers	12	2	0	.857	495	248	W-1
Los Angeles Dons	7	7	0	.500	258	305	L-2
Chicago Rockets	1	13	0	.071	202	439	L-11

References

1. 1948 San Francisco 49ers
2. 1948 AAFC Standings
3. Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1940 to 2011, in the regular season, sorted by descending Rushing Yds as of 2011 season
4. The next-highest total, set in a 16-game schedule by the 1978 Patriots, is 488 yards short of the record. The next-highest total in a 14-game schedule, set by the 1973 Bills, is 565 yards shy.
5. Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1940 to 2011, in the regular season, requiring Points For >= 35, sorted by most games in season matching criteria.
6. The other two are the 2000 Rams and the 2011 Packers