1953 San Francisco 49ers season

1953 San Francisco 49ers season
Head coach	Buck Shaw
Home field	Kezar Stadium
Results
Record	9–3–0
Division place	2nd NFL Western
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Uniform

The 1953 San Francisco 49ers season was the team's fourth season in the NFL, and were coming off a 7–5–0 record in 1952.

The 49ers would play consistent football all season long, never losing consecutive games throughout the season en route to a franchise best 9–3–0 record. However, the 49ers would lose both games against the Detroit Lions, who finished the season 10–2–0 to win the Western Conference and earn a spot in the NFL Championship game.

Offensively, San Francisco was led by quarterback Y.A. Tittle, who threw for 2121 yards and 20 TD's while completing 57.5% of his passes. Running back Joe Perry had another great season, rushing for 1018 yards along with 10 TD's, while Hugh McElhenny rushed for 503 yards and 3 TD's, and caught 30 passes for 474 yards and 6 TD's. Wide receiver Billy Wilson would catch a team high 51 passes for 840 yards and 10 TD's.

Schedule

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Record	Attendance
1	September 27	Philadelphia Eagles	31–21	San Francisco 49ers	1–0–0	25,000
2	October 4	Los Angeles Rams	31–30	San Francisco 49ers	2–0–0	41,446
3	October 11	San Francisco 49ers	24–21	Detroit Lions	2–1–0	56,080
4	October 18	San Francisco 49ers	35–28	Chicago Bears	3–1–0	36,909
5	October 25	Detroit Lions	14–10	San Francisco 49ers	3–2–0	52,300
6	November 1	Chicago Bears	24–14	San Francisco 49ers	4–2–0	26,308
7	November 8	San Francisco 49ers	31–27	Los Angeles Rams	5–2–0	85,856
8	November 15	San Francisco 49ers	23–21	Cleveland Browns	5–3–0	80,698
9	November 22	San Francisco 49ers	37–7	Green Bay Packers	6–3–0	16,378
10	November 29	San Francisco 49ers	38–21	Baltimore Colts	7–3–0	26,005
11	December 6	Green Bay Packers	48–14	San Francisco 49ers	8–3–0	31,337
12	December 13	Baltimore Colts	45–14	San Francisco 49ers	9–3–0	23,932

Game summaries

Week 1

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	7	0	7	7	21
• 49ers	14	3	7	7	31

Date: September 27
Location: Kezar Stadium
Game attendance: 44,587

Scoring summary

Q1	SF	Arenas 18 yard pass from Tittle (Soltau kick)	SF 7–0

Q1	PHI	Burk 1 yard run (Walston kick)	Tie 7–7

Q1	SF	Tittle 1 yard run (Soltau kick)	SF 14–7

Q2	SF	Soltau 39 yard field goal	SF 17–7

Q3	SF	Wilson 39 yard pass from Tittle (Soltau kick)	SF 24–7

Q3	PHI	Walston 3 yard pass from Burk (Walston kick)	SF 24–14

Q4	SF	Wilson 37 yard pass from Tittle (Soltau kick)	SF 31–14

Q4	PHI	Pihos 10 yard pass from Thomason (Pollard kick)	SF 31–21

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Standings

NFL Western Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Detroit Lions	10	2	0	.833	8–2	271	205	W6
San Francisco 49ers	9	3	0	.750	8–2	372	237	W4
Los Angeles Rams	8	3	1	.727	7–3	366	236	W2
Chicago Bears	3	8	1	.273	2–7–1	218	262	L2
Baltimore Colts	3	9	0	.250	2–8	182	350	L7
Green Bay Packers	2	9	1	.182	2–7–1	200	338	L5

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Pro Bowl

San Francisco's players selected for the Pro Bowl:

Player	Position
Bill Johnson	Offensive Line
Hugh McElhenny	Running Back
Art Michalik	Linebacker
Leo Nomellini	Defensive Line
Joe Perry	Running Back
Gordie Soltau	Wide Receiver
Y.A. Tittle	Quarterback

References

↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-May-10.

San Francisco 49ers

Founded in 1946 Based and headquartered in Santa Clara, California

Franchise	Franchise Team history Coaches Players Seasons Logo and uniform history Starting quarterbacks Draft history

Stadiums	Kezar Stadium Candlestick Park Levi's Stadium

Culture	Sourdough Sam San Francisco Gold Rush West Coast offense

Lore	The Catch Joe Cool Million Dollar Backfield Snowball Game Harbaugh Bowl

Rivalries	Los Angeles Rams Seattle Seahawks Dallas Cowboys New York Giants

Key figures	Eddie DeBartolo Denise DeBartolo York Jed York John York Gideon Yu

Division championships (19)	1970 1971 1972 1981 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 2002 2011 2012

Conference championships (6)	1981 1984 1988 1989 1994 2012

League championships (5)	1981 (XVI) 1984 (XIX) 1988 (XXIII) 1989 (XXIV) 1994 (XXIX)

Retired numbers	8 12 16 34 37 39 70 58 70 80 87 BW Mr. D

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1950–present) Conference: National Football Conference Division: West Division

Former league affiliation	All-America Football Conference (1946–1949)

Seasons (70)	1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

San Francisco 49ers seasons

1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates Super Bowl victory Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance

1953 NFL season

Eastern Conference	CHI Cardinals	Philadelphia	Baltimore	Green Bay	Western Conference
	Cleveland	Pittsburgh	CHI Bears	Los Angeles
	New York	Washington	Detroit	San Francisco

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