1949 Buffalo Bills Roster

All American Football Conference (AAFC)
Team Record: 5-5-2
Finishing 3rd in the AAFC
Postseason: 0-1 Lost First Round
Coach: Red Dawson (1-4-1)
Coach: Clem Crowe (4-1-1)
Location: Buffalo, New York

1949 Buffalo Bills Statistics
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.

Red Dawson and Clem Crowe 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	0
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	0
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	LB-C	February 24, 1924	6'1"	211	Auburn	Lanett, AL USA	12	0
36	Buckets Hirsch	QB-FB	March 26, 1921	5'10"	207	Northwestern	Clarence, NY USA	7	0
80	Larry Joe	B	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	G-DE-DG	May 11, 1925	6'0"	217	Boston Col.	Chelsea, MA USA	5	0
47	John Kissell	DT-T	May 14, 1923	6'3"	245	Boston Col.	Nashua, NH USA	12	0
71	Vito Kissell	LB-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	0
	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	G-T	August 15, 1920	5'11"	212	Virginia Tech	Chios, Greece	11	0
88	Vince Mazza	E	March 25, 1925	6'1"	216	none	Niagara Falls, NY USA	12	0
83	Chet Mutryn	KR	March 12, 1921	5'9"	179	Xavier (OH)	Cleveland, OH USA	11	11
56	Bob Oristaglio	DE-E	April 6, 1924	6'2"	214	Pennsylvania	Philadelphia, PA USA	12	0
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	LB-FB	January 24, 1926	6'0"	214	LSU	Alexandria, LA USA	12	0
23	Carl Schuette	LB-C-DB	April 4, 1922	6'1"	206	Marquette	Sheboygan, WI USA	10	0
53	Bill Stanton	DE	April 21, 1924	6'2"	210	North Carolina St.	Dillon, SC USA	10	0
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	HB-DB	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	G	December 23, 1919	6'0"	213	Alabama	Tiltonville, OH USA	3	0