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49ers All-Time Backup QB
In a result that should surprise nobody, Joe Montana ran away with the all-time starting quarterback position, carrying 77% of the vote. What remains even more amazing to me is that Jeff Garcia pulled 20 votes, over double that of John Brodie and Y.A. Tittle. I like Garcia, but really??? Today...
49ers Year-by-Year: 1977
What follows is a brief historical recap of the San Francisco 49ers' 1977 season. Find out how Al Davis was directly responsible for what would become one of the greatest dynasties in NFL history. See how it all began in the first year of the DeBartolos' ownership. See what went wrong, and how...
49ers Year-by-Year: 1959
If you don't usually read through these, I highly recommend at least skipping to the short profile on Leo Nomellini toward the end. Four months ago, I didn't even know this guy's name. Even after Fooch did a front page profile on him for our All-Time Team, I still didn't realize just how good he...
49ers Year-by-Year: 1958
Date Opponent Score Record Opp. Record Sept. 28 Pittsburgh Steelers W: 20-23 1-0 0-1 Oct. 5 Los Angeles Rams L: 33-3 1-1 1-1 Oct. 12 @ Chicago Bears L: 6-28 1-2 2-1 Oct. 19 @ Philadelphia Eagles W: 30-24 2-2 1-3 Oct. 26 Chicago Bears L:...
49ers Year-by-Year: 1957
Date: Opponent: Score: Record: Opponent’s Record Sept. 29 Chicago Cardinals L: 20-10 0-1 1-0 Oct. 6 Los Angeles Rams W: 20-23 1-1 1-1 Oct. 13 @ Chicago Bears W:...
49ers Year-by-Year: 1956
Date: Opponent: Score: Record: Opponent’s Record: Sept. 30 New York Giants L: 38-21 0-1 1-0 Oct. 7 Los Angeles Rams W: 30-33 1-1 1-1 Oct. 14 @ Chicago Bears L:...
49ers Year-by-Year: 1953
Date: Opponent: Score: Record: Opponent’s Record: Sept. 27 Philadelphia Eagles W: 21-31 1-0 0-1 Oct. 4 Los Angeles Rams W: 30-31 2-0 1-1 Oct. 11 @ Detroit Lions L:...
49ers Year-by-Year: 1950
49ers: 1950 Scores and Schedule Date: Opponent: Score: Record: Opponent’s Record: Sept. 17 New York Yanks L: 21-17 0-1 1-0 Sept. 24 Chicago Bears L: 32-20 0-2 2-0 Oct. 1 Los Angeles...
49ers Year-by-Year: 1948
Though the AAFC was proving itself to be a legitimate pro league - with a number of teams capable of playing at an NFL level – and a valid economic competitor with the NFL, it was still struggling. In fact, both leagues had dealt with economic strain from the moment the AAFC came into...
49ers Year-by-Year: 1947 The Season
Coming into the 1947, the 49ers had already made a fair bit of history. The year before, they had been the first major league professional sports team to play a game on the West Coast, and then became the first major league professional sports team to play a regular season game on the West Coast....
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