1951 San Francisco 49ers season


The 1951 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 2nd season in the National Football League and their 6th overall. The team was coming off a 3–9 record in 1950.
The 49ers would win their first ever NFL road game on October 14 against the Pittsburgh Steelers, after losing their first 7 in the league. The Niners would be in playoff contention all year long, finishing 7–4–1, just a half game out of first place in the National Conference. Their biggest win of the season was a 44–17 victory over their California rivals, the Los Angeles Rams.
Frankie Albert and Y. A. Tittle would split time at quarterback, with Albert throwing for 1,116 yards, while Tittle would lead the club with 8 TD's and completing 55.3% of his passes. Joe Perry would once again lead the team in rushing with 677 yards and 3 TD's, and wide receiver Gordie Soltau would lead the club with 59 catches for 826 yards and 7 TD's.

NFL draft

RoundPick #PlayerPositionCollege
13Y. A. TittleQuarterbackLSU
217Pete SchabarumHalfbackCalifornia
328Bill MixonHalfbackGeorgia
553Dick SteereTackleDrake
554Al CarapellaTackleMiami
664Bishop StricklandHalfbackUSC
775Dick ForbesEndSt. Ambrose
889Joe ArenasHalfbackOmaha
9100Bruce Van AlstyneEndStanford
10112Nick FeherGuardGeorgia
11126Bill JessupEndUSC
12137Jim MonachinoHalfbackCalifornia
13148Dick HarvinEndGeorgia Tech
14162Rex BerryHalfbackBYU
15173Dave SparksGuardSouth Carolina

RoundPick #PlayerPositionCollege
16184Bob WhiteHalfbackStanford
17198Art MichalikGuardSt. Ambrose
18209Jim MurphyTackleXavier
19220John PhillipsHalfbackSouthern Miss
20234Al TateTackleIllinois
21245Hardy BrownFullbackTulsa
22256Dwight WinslowFullbackBoise Junior College
23270Wally BrunswaldHalfbackGustavus Adolphus
24281Tom KingsfordQuarterbackMontana
25292Mike PetersonEndDenver
26306Keith CarpenterTackleSan Jose State
27317Ray LungGuardOregon
28328Jack RohanHalfbackLoras College
29342S. P. GarnettTackleKansas
30353Jerry FaskeHalfbackIowa

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. [1951 [Cleveland Browns season|Cleveland Browns]]

Week 2: at Philadelphia Eagles">1951 Philadelphia Eagles season">Philadelphia Eagles

Week 3: at Pittsburgh Steelers">1951 Pittsburgh Steelers season">Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 4: at Chicago Bears">1951 Chicago Bears season">Chicago Bears

Week 5: vs. Los Angeles Rams">1951 Los Angeles Rams season">Los Angeles Rams

Week 6: at Los Angeles Rams

Week 7: vs. [1951 [New York Yanks season|New York Yanks]]

Week 8: vs. Chicago Cardinals">1951 Chicago Cardinals season">Chicago Cardinals

Week 9: at New York Yanks

Week 10: at Detroit Lions">1951 Detroit Lions season">Detroit Lions

Week 11: vs. [1951 [Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]]

Week 12: vs. Detroit Lions

Standings

Pro Bowl

San Francisco's players selected for the Pro Bowl:
PlayerPosition
Jim CasonDefensive back
Ray CollinsDefensive line
Leo NomelliniDefensive line
Gordie SoltauWide receiver