1953 San Francisco 49ers season
OwnerTony Morabito
General managerLouis Spadia
Head coachBuck Shaw
Home fieldKezar Stadium
Results
Record9–3
Division place2nd NFL Western
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1953 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 4th season in the National Football League and their 8th overall. They were coming off a 7–5 record in 1952.

The 49ers played consistent football all season long, never losing consecutive games throughout the season en route to a franchise-best 9–3 record. However, the 49ers lost both their games against the Detroit Lions, who finished the season 10–2 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 2,121 yards and 20 TDs while completing 57.5% of his passes. Running back Joe Perry had another great season, rushing for 1,018 yards along with 10 TDs, while Hugh McElhenny rushed for 503 yards and 3 TDs, and caught 30 passes for 474 yards and 6 TDs. Wide receiver Billy Wilson caught a team-high 51 passes for 840 yards and 10 TDs.

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 27 Philadelphia Eagles W 31–21 1–0 Kezar Stadium 25,000 Recap
2 October 4 Los Angeles Rams W 31–30 2–0 Kezar Stadium 41,446 Recap
3 October 11 Detroit Lions L 21–24 2–1 Briggs Stadium 56,080 Recap
4 October 18 Chicago Bears W 35–28 3–1 Wrigley Field 36,909 Recap
5 October 25 Detroit Lions L 10–14 3–2 Kezar Stadium 52,300 Recap
6 November 1 Chicago Bears W 24–14 4–2 Kezar Stadium 26,308 Recap
7 November 8 Los Angeles Rams W 31–27 5–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 85,856 Recap
8 November 15 Cleveland Browns L 21–23 5–3 Cleveland Stadium 80,698 Recap
9 November 22 Green Bay Packers W 37–7 6–3 Milwaukee County Stadium 16,378 Recap
10 November 29 Baltimore Colts W 38–21 7–3 Memorial Stadium 26,005 Recap
11 December 6 Green Bay Packers W 48–14 8–3 Kezar Stadium 31,337 Recap
12 December 13 Baltimore Colts W 45–14 9–3 Kezar Stadium 23,932 Recap
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.


Game summaries

Week 1

1 234Total
Eagles 7 077 21
• 49ers 14 377 31
  • Date: September 27
  • Location: Kezar Stadium
  • Game attendance: 44,587
Scoring summary
Q1SFArenas 18 yard pass from Tittle (Soltau kick)SF 7–0
Q1PHIBurk 1 yard run (Walston kick)Tie 7–7
Q1SFTittle 1 yard run (Soltau kick)SF 14–7
Q2SFSoltau 39 yard field goalSF 17–7
Q3SFWilson 39 yard pass from Tittle (Soltau kick)SF 24–7
Q3PHIWalston 3 yard pass from Burk (Walston kick)SF 24–14
Q4SFWilson 37 yard pass from Tittle (Soltau kick)SF 31–14
Q4PHIPihos 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 JohnsonOffensive line
Hugh McElhennyRunning back
Art MichalikLinebacker
Leo NomelliniDefensive line
Joe PerryRunning back
Gordie SoltauWide receiver
Y. A. TittleQuarterback

References

  1. ↑ "Philadelphia Eagles at San Francisco 49ers - September 27th, 1953". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
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