1950 San Francisco 49ers season


The 1950 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 1st season in the National Football League and their 5th overall. After playing the previous four years in the All-America Football Conference, which folded after the 1949 season, the 49ers, Baltimore Colts, and Cleveland Browns all joined the NFL from the AAFC.
San Francisco's first NFL game was at Kezar Stadium on September 17 against the New York Yanks, as the 49ers fell short, losing by a score of 21–17. They started the season 0–5 before recording their first NFL victory in a 28–27 victory over the Detroit Lions at home. The Niners played better after the 0–5 start, went 3–4 in their remaining 7 games to finish the season 3–9, and failed to qualify for the playoffs.
Quarterback Frankie Albert completed 50.7% of his passes, while throwing for 14 touchdowns and 23 interceptions. Running back Joe Perry rushed for a team-high 647 yards and 5 touchdowns, while wide receiver Alyn Beals caught 22 passes for 315 yards, and 3 touchdowns.

Offseason

NFL Draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionCollege
111Leo NomelliniDefensive TackleMinnesota
223Don CamporaTacklePacific
337Ray CollinsTackleLSU
449Morris BaileyEndTCU
563Harry KaneCenterPacific
675Don Van PoolEndOklahoma
789Lindy BerryHalfbackTCU
8101Ellery WilliamsEndSanta Clara
9115Pete ZinachHalfbackWest Virginia
10127Bob CeleriQuarterbackCalifornia
11141Harley DowTackleSan Jose State
12153Don BurkeFullbackUSC
13167Lou CecconiHalfbackPittsburgh
14179Tom PayneEndSanta Clara
15193Leo CrampseyEndSt. Bonaventure

RoundPick #PlayerPositionCollege
16205Charley ShawGuardOklahoma A&M
17219Cliff Van MeterHalfbackTulane
18231Ralph GenitoHalfbackKentucky
19245Forrest KleinGuardCalifornia
20257Jack NixQuarterbackUSC
21271Guerin AlkerCenterLoyola
22283Billy WilsonEndSan Jose State
23297Jim WilliamsEndRice
24309Bill WymanTackleRice
25323Bob DunnGuardDayton
26335Jim PowersQuarterbackUSC
27349Ken JohnsonGuardPacific
28361Charley HallHalfbackArizona
29375Bob WhelanHalfbackBoston College
30387Bob StillwellEndUSC

Even though the former AAFC teams drafted after all of the NFL teams in each round, the Niners grabbed future Hall of Famer Leo Nomellini in the first round.

Regular season

Schedule

Week 1: vs. [1950 [New York Yanks season|New York Yanks]]

Week 2: vs. Chicago Bears">1950 Chicago Bears season">Chicago Bears

Week 3: vs. [1950 [Los Angeles Rams season|Los Angeles Rams]]

Week 4: at Detroit Lions">1950 Detroit Lions season">Detroit Lions

Week 5: at New York Yanks

Week 6: vs. Detroit Lions

Week 7: vs. Baltimore Colts">1950 Baltimore Colts season">Baltimore Colts

Week 8: at Los Angeles Rams

Week 9: at Cleveland Browns">1950 Cleveland Browns season">Cleveland Browns

Week 10: at Chicago Bears

Week 11: at [1950 [Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]]

Week 13: vs. Green Bay Packers

Standings

Pro Bowl

San Francisco's players selected for the Pro Bowl:
PlayerPosition
Frankie AlbertQuarterback
Visco GrgichOffensive Line
Leo NomelliniDefensive Line
Norm StandleeRunning Back
Johnny StrzykalskiRunning Back