1952 San Francisco 49ers season

Infobox NFL_season
team = San Francisco 49ers
year = 1952
record = 7-5-0
division_place = 3rd National Football Conference
coach = Buck Shaw
stadium = Kezar Stadium
playoffs = Did not qualifyThe 1952 San Francisco 49ers season was the team's 3rd season in the NFL, and were coming off a 7-4-1 record in 1951.

The 49ers would start off the season strong, winning their first 5 games, winning every game by at least 2 touchdowns, and had visions of playing in their first ever NFL Championship game. However, the 49ers season would hit a roadblock, as the team would lose 5 of their final 7 games to finish the year at 7-5-0, and in 3rd place in the NFC.

Y.A. Tittle would emerge as the starting quarterback job, as he would have a completion rate of 51.0% along with 11 TD's and 1407 yards. Frankie Albert also had some action, completing 55.0% of his passes, along with 8 TD's and 964 yards.

Joe Perry would rush for a team high 725 yards and 8 TD's, while Hugh McElhenny wouldn't be too far behind with 684 yards on only 98 attempts (7.0 yards/carry), along with 6 rushing TD's, while he caught 26 passes for 367 yards and earned another 3 TD's. Gordie Soltau would lead the club with 55 receptions for 774 yards, and 7 TD's.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Pro Bowl

San Francisco's players selected for the Pro Bowl:

References

* [http://www.shrpsports.com SHRP Sports]
* [http://www.pro-football-reference.com Pro Football Reference]