San Francisco brought in a new head coach for the second straight season, replacing Red Strader with former 49ers quarterback Frankie Albert, who played with the team from their AAFC days in 1946 until 1952.

The Niners got off to a rough start, winning just one of their first seven games, before going unbeaten down the stretch.

The team finished the year with a 5–6–1 record, good for 3rd place in the Western Conference.

A. Tittle threw for a team-high 1,641 yards and 7 touchdowns, and had 56.9% of his passes completed.

Bob St. Clair blocked 10 field goal attempts.