1954 San Francisco 49ers Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-4-1
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Buck Shaw (7-4-1)
Location: San Francisco, California
1954 San Francisco 49ers StatisticsTeam Record: 7-4-1
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Buck Shaw (7-4-1)
Location: San Francisco, California
1954 San Francisco 49ers Results
The San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League ended the 1954 season with a record of 7 wins and 4 losses and 1 ties, finishing third in the NFL's West Division.
The 49ers scored 313 points, and the defense allowed 251. Joe Perry carried the ball for a team-leading 1,049 yards for San Francisco.
Y.A. Tittle passed for 2,205 yards. Billy Wilson topped pass catchers, grabbing 60 passes for 830 yards.
Joe Arenas, Rex Berry, Johnny Williams and Hardy Brown each intercepted 3 opponent throws.
Buck Shaw coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Joe Arenas | KR | December 12, 1925 | 5'11" | 180 | Nebraska-Omaha | Cedar Rapids, IA USA | 12 | 11 |
| 88 | Harry Babcock | ROE-LOE | August 12, 1930 | 6'2" | 193 | Georgia | West Nyack, NY USA | 12 | 0 |
| 63 | Bruno Banducci | RG | November 11, 1920 | 5'11" | 216 | Stanford | Tsingnano, Italy | 11 | 11 |
| 23 | Rex Berry | LDH | September 9, 1924 | 5'11" | 190 | BYU | Moab, UT USA | 8 | 8 |
| 33 | Hardy Brown | LLB | May 8, 1924 | 6'0" | 193 | SMU | Quanah, TX USA | 11 | 9 |
| 56 | Pete Brown | P | December 19, 1930 | 6'2" | 210 | Georgia Tech | Rossville, GA USA | 12 | 2 |
| 80 | Jack Brumfield | RDE | May 1, 1931 | 6'2" | 215 | Southern Miss | Franklinton, LA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 66 | Don Burke | RLB | February 7, 1926 | 6'0" | 235 | USC | Chico, CA USA | 2 | 2 |
| 76 | Marion Campbell | RDT | May 25, 1929 | 6'3" | 250 | Georgia | Chester, SC USA | 12 | 9 |
| 75 | Al Carapella | MG | April 26, 1927 | 6'0" | 235 | Miami (FL) | Tuckahoe, NY USA | 12 | 12 |
| 43 | Jim Cason | RS | July 25, 1927 | 6'0" | 171 | LSU | Sondheimer, LA USA | 9 | 10 |
| 32 | Frank Cassara | RLB | March 22, 1928 | 6'0" | 215 | St. Mary's (CA) | San Fernando, CA USA | 6 | 3 |
| 65 | Ted Connolly | LOG-ROG-LO | December 5, 1931 | 6'3" | 240 | Santa Clara | Oakland, CA USA | 12 | 1 |
| 12 | Maury Duncan | QB | July 18, 1931 | 6'1" | 185 | San Francisco St. | Oakland, CA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 67 | Nick Feher | LG | July 13, 1926 | 6'0" | 224 | Georgia | Youngstown, OH USA | 12 | 12 |
| 16 | Arnie Galiffa | QB | January 29, 1927 | 6'2" | 193 | Army | Donora, PA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 69 | Bob Hantla | RLB | October 3, 1931 | 6'1" | 230 | Kansas | St. John, KS USA | 12 | 1 |
| 64 | Doug Hogland | LT | May 8, 1931 | 6'4" | 245 | Oregon St. | Farmington, NM USA | 12 | 12 |
| 85 | Bill Jessup | LOE-ROH-RD | March 17, 1929 | 6'1" | 195 | USC | Wray, CO USA | 12 | 12 |
| 35 | John Johnson | LH | November 24, 1929 | 6'2" | 210 | St. Mary's (CA) | Waterproof, LA USA | 12 | 11 |
| 53 | Bill Johnson | C | July 14, 1926 | 6'3" | 228 | Texas A&M | Tyler, TX USA | 12 | 11 |
| 46 | Clay Matthews | LDE | August 1, 1928 | 6'3" | 219 | Georgia Tech | Charleston, SC USA | 12 | 12 |
| 39 | Hugh McElhenny | RH | December 31, 1928 | 6'1" | 195 | Washington | Los Angeles, CA USA | 6 | 6 |
| 62 | Art Michalik | MG | January 31, 1930 | 6'2" | 229 | St. Ambrose | Chicago, IL USA | 2 | 2 |
| 48 | Billy Mixon | LLB-RLB-FB | May 24, 1929 | 5'11" | 191 | Georgia | Tifton, GA USA | 10 | 4 |
| 73 | Leo Nomellini | LDT | June 19, 1924 | 6'3" | 259 | Minnesota | Lucca, Italy | 12 | 12 |
| 34 | Joe Perry | FB | January 22, 1927 | 6'0" | 200 | Compton CC (CA) | Stevens, AR USA | 12 | 12 |
| 89 | Floyd Sagely | LDH-LOE | March 26, 1932 | 6'1" | 191 | Arkansas | Rudy, AR USA | 12 | 2 |
| 44 | Pete Schabarum | RDH-ROH | January 9, 1929 | 5'11" | 185 | California | Los Angeles, CA USA | 12 | 4 |
| 82 | Gordie Soltau | K | January 25, 1925 | 6'2" | 195 | Minnesota | Duluth, MN USA | 11 | 7 |
| 79 | Bob St. Clair | RT | February 18, 1931 | 6'9" | 263 | San Francisco | San Francisco, CA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 24 | Billy Tidwell | LOH-ROH | August 3, 1930 | 5'9" | 178 | Texas A&M | Hearne, TX USA | 10 | 0 |
| 14 | Y.A. Tittle | QB | October 24, 1926 | 6'0" | 192 | LSU | Marshall, TX USA | 12 | 11 |
| 74 | Bob Toneff | RLB-LLB-MG | June 23, 1930 | 6'2" | 260 | Notre Dame | Detroit, MI USA | 10 | 5 |
| 25 | Johnny Williams | LS | June 30, 1927 | 5'11" | 177 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 11 | 11 |
| 84 | Billy Wilson | RE | February 3, 1927 | 6'3" | 190 | San Jose St. | Sayre, OK USA | 12 | 12 |
| 52 | Pete Wissman | C | October 9, 1923 | 6'0" | 215 | Miami (OH) | St. Louis, MO USA | 3 | 0 |
