1953 San Francisco 49ers Roster
Team Record: 9-3
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Buck Shaw (9-3)
Location: San Francisco, California
1953 San Francisco 49ers Results
The San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League ended the 1953 season with a record of 9 wins and 3 losses, finishing second in the NFL's West Division.
On offense, the 49ers scored 372 points, best in the league. Meanwhile, the defensive unit conceded 237 points. Joe Perry carried the ball for a team-leading 1,018 yards.
Y.A. Tittle tossed for 2,121 yards. Billy Wilson topped the receiving corps, grabbing 51 passes for 840 yards, while Gordie Soltau contributed to the receiving game, too.
Rex Berry seized 7 opponent throws.
Buck Shaw coached the team.
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# | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
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22 | Joe Arenas | KR | December 12, 1925 | 5'11" | 180 | Nebraska-Omaha | Cedar Rapids, IA USA | 12 | 0 |
88 | Harry Babcock | E-DE | August 12, 1930 | 6'2" | 193 | Georgia | West Nyack, NY USA | 10 | 0 |
27 | Ken Bahnsen | FB | February 19, 1930 | 5'10" | 200 | North Texas | Vinton, LA USA | 7 | 0 |
63 | Bruno Banducci | RG | November 11, 1920 | 5'11" | 216 | Stanford | Tsingnano, Italy | 12 | 0 |
23 | Rex Berry | LDH | September 9, 1924 | 5'11" | 190 | BYU | Moab, UT USA | 12 | 0 |
33 | Hardy Brown | LB-DB-FB | May 8, 1924 | 6'0" | 193 | SMU | Quanah, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
56 | Pete Brown | C-LB | December 19, 1930 | 6'2" | 210 | Georgia Tech | Rossville, GA USA | 12 | 0 |
45 | Fred Bruney | RS | December 30, 1931 | 5'10" | 184 | Ohio St. | Martins Ferry, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
66 | Don Burke | LB-G | February 7, 1926 | 6'0" | 235 | USC | Chico, CA USA | 10 | 0 |
75 | Al Carapella | LDT | April 26, 1927 | 6'0" | 235 | Miami (FL) | Tuckahoe, NY USA | 12 | 0 |
67 | Nick Feher | G | July 13, 1926 | 6'0" | 224 | Georgia | Youngstown, OH USA | 10 | 0 |
64 | Doug Hogland | LT | May 8, 1931 | 6'4" | 245 | Oregon St. | Farmington, NM USA | 12 | 0 |
53 | Bill Johnson | C | July 14, 1926 | 6'3" | 228 | Texas A&M | Tyler, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
12 | Hal Ledyard | QB | July 7, 1931 | 6'0" | 185 | Tenn-Chattanooga | Montgomery, AL USA | 10 | 0 |
54 | Jack Manley | RLB | September 20, 1929 | 6'3" | 215 | Mississippi St. | Town Creek, AL USA | 12 | 0 |
46 | Clay Matthews | DE-T-DT | August 1, 1928 | 6'3" | 219 | Georgia Tech | Charleston, SC USA | 9 | 0 |
39 | Hugh McElhenny | PR | December 31, 1928 | 6'1" | 195 | Washington | Los Angeles, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
62 | Art Michalik | MG | January 31, 1930 | 6'2" | 229 | St. Ambrose | Chicago, IL USA | 12 | 0 |
77 | Hal Miller | T | February 4, 1930 | 6'4" | 230 | Georgia Tech | Kingsport, TN USA | 12 | 0 |
48 | Billy Mixon | LS | May 24, 1929 | 5'11" | 191 | Georgia | Tifton, GA USA | 12 | 0 |
49 | Jim Monachino | HB-FB-DB | July 9, 1929 | 5'10" | 187 | California | Cleveland, OH USA | 5 | 0 |
36 | John Morton | LLB | September 1, 1929 | 6'2" | 220 | TCU | Compton, CA USA | 10 | 0 |
73 | Leo Nomellini | RDT | 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 | 0 |
87 | Charley Powell | LDE | April 4, 1932 | 6'3" | 226 | none | , TX USA | 12 | 0 |
15 | Jim Powers | P | February 29, 1928 | 6'0" | 185 | USC | Los Angeles County, CA | 12 | 2 |
44 | Pete Schabarum | HB | January 9, 1929 | 5'11" | 185 | California | Los Angeles, CA USA | 10 | 0 |
69 | Jerry Smith | LG | September 9, 1930 | 6'1" | 230 | Wisconsin | Dayton, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
82 | Gordie Soltau | K | January 25, 1925 | 6'2" | 195 | Minnesota | Duluth, MN USA | 12 | 0 |
79 | Bob St. Clair | RT | February 18, 1931 | 6'9" | 263 | San Francisco | San Francisco, CA USA | 10 | 0 |
14 | Y.A. Tittle | QB | October 24, 1926 | 6'0" | 192 | LSU | Marshall, TX USA | 11 | 10 |
89 | Bob Van Doren | RDE | March 22, 1929 | 6'3" | 215 | USC | Baltimore, MD | 10 | 0 |
42 | Lowell Wagner | RDH | August 21, 1923 | 6'0" | 194 | USC | Santa Monica, CA USA | 10 | 0 |
84 | Billy Wilson | RE | February 3, 1927 | 6'3" | 190 | San Jose St. | Sayre, OK USA | 12 | 0 |