The 1946 San Francisco 49ers season was the inaugural season of the San Francisco 49ers and the first season of the All-America Football Conference. Led by head coach Buck Shaw, the team compiled a 9–5 record and finished second in the AAFC West Division. The 49ers also had the second best scoring offense (307 points scored) in the AAFC.1946 AAFC Standings
The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Frankie Albert with 1,404 passing yards, fullback Norm Standlee with 651 rushing yards, and end Alyn Beals with 586 receiving yards and 61 points scored.
Personnel Staff
Roster 1946 San Francisco 49ers final roster Quarterbacks P S S
Ends/Receivers
Linemen/Linebackers G/DG T/DT C/LB LB/C LB/G G/DG T/DT T/DT T/DT G/DG C/LB G/MG T/DT Backs S/RB CB/RB RB/CB RB/CB S/FB RB/CB FB/LB RB/CB CB/RB/K
rookies in italics
Preseason
! 1 | | vs. Los Angeles Dons | W 17–7 | 1–0 | Balboa Stadium
! 2 | September 1 | vs. Chicago Rockets | W 34–14 | 2–0 | Kezar Stadium
09/01/1946 Program, inside page 1
Regular season Schedule
! 1 | September 8 | New York Yankees | L 7–21 | 0–1 | Kezar Stadium | |- style="background:#cfc" ! 2 | September 15 | Miami Seahawks | W 21–14 | 1–1 | Kezar Stadium | |- style="background:#cfc" ! 3 | September 22 | Brooklyn Dodgers | W 32–13 | 2–1 | Kezar Stadium
! 4 | September 29 | at Chicago Rockets | L 7–24 | 2–2 | Soldier Field | |- style="background:#cfc" ! 5 | | at Miami Seahawks | W 34–7 | 3–2 | Burdine Stadium | |- style="background:#cfc" ! 6 | October 12 | at Los Angeles Dons | W 23–14 | 4–2 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
! 7 | October 19 | at Buffalo Bisons | L 14–17 | 4–3 | Civic Stadium | |- style="background:#cfc" ! 8 | October 27 | at Cleveland Browns | W 34–20 | 5–3 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | |- style="background:#cfc" ! 9 | | Buffalo Bisons | W 27–14 | 6–3 | Kezar Stadium
! 10 | November 10 | Cleveland Browns | L 7–14 | 6–4 | Kezar Stadium
! 11 | November 17 | at New York Yankees | L 9–10 | 6–5 | Yankee Stadium | |- style="background:#cfc" ! 12 | November 24 | at Brooklyn Dodgers | W 30–14 | 7–5 | Ebbets Field | |- style="background:#cfc" ! 13 | | Chicago Rockets | W 14–0 | 8–5 | Kezar Stadium | |- style="background:#cfc" ! 14 | December 8 | Los Angeles Dons | W 48–7 | 9–5 | Kezar Stadium
! 15 |colspan="6"| Bye |-style="" |colspan="8"| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries All game reports use the Pro Football Researchers' gamebook archive as a source.
Week 1: vs. New York Yankees
Week 2: vs. Miami Seahawks
Week 3: vs. Brooklyn Dodgers
Week 4: at Chicago Rockets
Week 5: at Miami Seahawks
Week 6: at Los Angeles Dons
Week 7: at Buffalo Bisons
Week 8: at Cleveland Browns
Standings
References