1949 Buffalo Bills Roster
Team Record: 5-5-2
Finishing 3rd in the AAFC
Postseason: 0-1 Lost First Round
Coach: Clem Crowe (4-1-1)
Coach: Red Dawson (1-4-1)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1949 Buffalo Bills Results
The Buffalo Bills of the All American Football Conference ended the 1949 season with a record of 5 wins and 5 losses and 2 ties, finishing third in the AAFC. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The Bills racked up 236 points, but the defensive squad yielded 256. Chet Mutryn rushed for a team-leading 696 yards for Buffalo.
George Ratterman threw for 1,777 yards. Al Baldwin hauled in 53 balls for 719 yards.
Tom Colella picked off 3 opponent throws.
Clem Crowe and Red Dawson coached the team. The 1949 Buffalo Bills lost in the First Round.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Chet Adams | K | October 24, 1915 | 6'3" | 233 | Ohio | Cleveland, OH USA | 12 | 12 |
| 57 | Al Baldwin | LE | March 21, 1923 | 6'2" | 201 | Arkansas | Hot Springs, AR USA | 12 | 12 |
| 82 | Rex Bumgardner | RH | September 6, 1923 | 5'11" | 193 | West Virginia | Clarksburg, WV USA | 10 | 8 |
| 45 | Jack Carpenter | LT | July 29, 1923 | 6'0" | 240 | Columbia | Kansas City, MO USA | 8 | 7 |
| 70 | Ollie Cline | FB | December 31, 1925 | 6'0" | 200 | Ohio St. | Mount Vernon, OH USA | 11 | 11 |
| 88 | Tom Colella | P | July 3, 1918 | 6'0" | 187 | Canisius | Albion, NY USA | 11 | 5 |
| 87 | Jesse Freitas | QB | February 7, 1921 | 5'10" | 170 | Santa Clara | Red Bluff, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Abe Gibron | LG | September 22, 1925 | 5'11" | 243 | Valparaiso | Michigan City, IN USA | 10 | 9 |
| 52 | Paul Gibson | E | October 28, 1921 | 6'2" | 195 | North Carolina St. | Winston-Salem, NC USA | 9 | 2 |
| 26 | Hal Herring | MLB-C | February 24, 1924 | 6'1" | 211 | Auburn | Lanett, AL USA | 12 | 5 |
| 36 | Buckets Hirsch | RLB | March 26, 1921 | 5'10" | 207 | Northwestern | Clarence, NY USA | 7 | 1 |
| 80 | Larry Joe | LOH | July 6, 1923 | 5'9" | 190 | Penn St. | New Derry, PA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | John Kerns | RT | June 17, 1923 | 6'3" | 245 | Ohio | Ashtabula, OH USA | 12 | 12 |
| 31 | Ed King | MG | May 11, 1925 | 6'0" | 217 | Boston Col. | Chelsea, MA USA | 5 | 4 |
| 47 | John Kissell | LDT-ROT | May 14, 1923 | 6'3" | 245 | Boston Col. | Nashua, NH USA | 12 | 12 |
| 71 | Vito Kissell | ROH-RDH-FB | June 13, 1927 | 5'10" | 205 | Holy Cross | Nashua, NH USA | 9 | 0 |
| 80 | Bob Livingstone | PR | May 11, 1922 | 6'0" | 173 | Notre Dame | Hammond, IN USA | 5 | 5 |
| Bob Logel | E | July 29, 1928 | 6'3" | 210 | none | East Aurora, NY USA | 1 | 0 | |
| 59 | Jim Lukens | RE | September 6, 1924 | 6'4" | 205 | Washington & Lee | Chester, PA USA | 11 | 10 |
| 49 | John Maskas | MG | August 15, 1920 | 5'11" | 212 | Virginia Tech | Chios, Greece | 11 | 7 |
| 88 | Vince Mazza | LDE | March 25, 1925 | 6'1" | 216 | none | Niagara Falls, NY USA | 12 | 12 |
| 83 | Chet Mutryn | KR | March 12, 1921 | 5'9" | 179 | Xavier (OH) | Cleveland, OH USA | 11 | 11 |
| 56 | Bob Oristaglio | RDE-ROE | April 6, 1924 | 6'2" | 214 | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA USA | 12 | 4 |
| 35 | Rocco Pirro | RG | June 30, 1916 | 6'0" | 226 | Catholic | Syracuse, NY USA | 11 | 11 |
| 61 | George Ratterman | QB | November 12, 1926 | 6'0" | 192 | Notre Dame | Cincinnati, OH USA | 11 | 11 |
| 72 | Bill Schroll | LLB-FB | January 24, 1926 | 6'0" | 214 | LSU | Alexandria, LA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 23 | Carl Schuette | RLB | April 4, 1922 | 6'1" | 206 | Marquette | Sheboygan, WI USA | 10 | 12 |
| 53 | Bill Stanton | RDE | April 21, 1924 | 6'2" | 210 | North Carolina St. | Dillon, SC USA | 10 | 8 |
| 22 | Art Statuto | C | July 17, 1925 | 6'2" | 221 | Notre Dame | Saugus, MA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 32 | Odell Stautzenberger | LG | October 23, 1924 | 6'0" | 218 | Texas A&M | San Antonio, TX USA | 9 | 6 |
| 62 | Jim Still | B | March 5, 1924 | 6'3" | 193 | Georgia Tech | Columbia, SC USA | 9 | 1 |
| 86 | Joe Sutton | DB | April 26, 1924 | 5'11" | 180 | Temple | Philadelphia, PA USA | 9 | 1 |
| 74 | Lou Tomasetti | FB | January 8, 1916 | 6'0" | 198 | Bucknell | Old Forge, PA USA | 12 | 4 |
| 34 | Vic Vasicek | LB | May 5, 1926 | 5'11" | 223 | USC | El Campo, TX USA | 12 | 3 |
| 87 | Wilbur Volz | RDH-ROH | January 1, 1924 | 6'0" | 192 | Missouri | Rdwardsville, IL USA | 8 | 0 |
| 85 | Alex Wizbicki | DB | October 6, 1921 | 5'11" | 188 | Dartmouth | Brooklyn, NY USA | 12 | 1 |
| 33 | John Wyhonic | LB | December 23, 1919 | 6'0" | 213 | Alabama | Tiltonville, OH USA | 3 | 0 |
