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1955 San Francisco 49ers Roster
Team Record: 4-8
Finishing 5th in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Red Strader (4-8)
Location: San Francisco, California
1955 San Francisco 49ers Results
The San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League ended the 1955 season with a record of 4 wins and 8 losses, finishing fifth in the NFL's West Division.
The 49ers racked up 216 points, but the porous defense conceded 298, most in the circuit. Joe Perry carried the ball for a team-leading 701 yards for San Francisco.
Y.A. Tittle passed for 2,185 yards. Billy Wilson grabbed 53 passes for 831 yards.
Dicky Moegle picked off 6 opponent throws.
Red Strader 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 | 8 | 0 |
54 | Ed Beatty | C-LB | April 6, 1932 | 6'3" | 229 | Mississippi | Clarksdale, MS USA | 9 | 0 |
23 | Rex Berry | RDH | September 9, 1924 | 5'11" | 190 | BYU | Moab, UT USA | 12 | 0 |
33 | Hardy Brown | RLB | May 8, 1924 | 6'0" | 193 | SMU | Quanah, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
76 | Marion Campbell | RDT | May 25, 1929 | 6'3" | 250 | Georgia | Chester, SC USA | 11 | 0 |
75 | Al Carapella | MG | April 26, 1927 | 6'0" | 235 | Miami (FL) | Tuckahoe, NY USA | 12 | 0 |
57 | Paul Carr | DB-LB | September 4, 1931 | 6'0" | 205 | Houston | Los Angeles, CA USA | 10 | 0 |
12 | Maury Duncan | QB | July 18, 1931 | 6'1" | 185 | San Francisco St. | Oakland, CA USA | 11 | 0 |
69 | Bob Hantla | G-LB-DE | October 3, 1931 | 6'1" | 230 | Kansas | St. John, KS USA | 12 | 0 |
27 | Carroll Hardy | HB | May 18, 1933 | 6'0" | 185 | Colorado | Sturgis, SD USA | 10 | 0 |
32 | Lem Harkey | FB | January 7, 1934 | 6'1" | 205 | Col. of Emporia | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 4 | 0 |
55 | Matt Hazeltine | LLB | August 2, 1933 | 6'1" | 220 | California | Ross, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
64 | Doug Hogland | LG | May 8, 1931 | 6'4" | 245 | Oregon St. | Farmington, NM USA | 12 | 0 |
35 | John Johnson | FB-HB | November 24, 1929 | 6'2" | 210 | St. Mary's (CA) | Waterproof, LA USA | 7 | 0 |
53 | Bill Johnson | C | July 14, 1926 | 6'3" | 228 | Texas A&M | Tyler, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
65 | Eldred Kraemer | G | October 2, 1929 | 6'2" | 225 | Pittsburgh | St. Cloud, MN USA | 12 | 0 |
36 | Bud Laughlin | FB | January 15, 1931 | 6'1" | 200 | Kansas | Kansas City, MO USA | 10 | 0 |
49 | Bobby Luna | P | March 25, 1933 | 5'11" | 187 | Alabama | Lewisburg, TN USA | 12 | 0 |
40 | George Maderos | LDH | November 3, 1933 | 6'1" | 187 | Cal State-Chico | Chico, CA USA | 8 | 0 |
46 | Clay Matthews | LDE | August 1, 1928 | 6'3" | 219 | Georgia Tech | Charleston, SC USA | 12 | 0 |
39 | Hugh McElhenny | RH | December 31, 1928 | 6'1" | 195 | Washington | Los Angeles, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
47 | Dicky Moegle | LS | September 14, 1934 | 6'0" | 195 | Rice | Taylor, TX USA | 11 | 0 |
73 | Leo Nomellini | LT | June 19, 1924 | 6'3" | 259 | Minnesota | Lucca, Italy | 12 | 12 |
68 | Lou Palatella | RG | July 28, 1933 | 6'2" | 230 | Pittsburgh | Vandergrift, PA USA | 9 | 0 |
34 | Joe Perry | FB | January 22, 1927 | 6'0" | 200 | Compton CC (CA) | Stevens, AR USA | 11 | 0 |
87 | Charley Powell | RDE | April 4, 1932 | 6'3" | 226 | none | , TX USA | 12 | 0 |
63 | Ed Sharkey | LB-G-T-DG | July 6, 1927 | 6'3" | 229 | Duke | Brooklyn, NY USA | 5 | 0 |
42 | Ernie Smith | DB-HB | July 6, 1930 | 6'3" | 190 | Compton CC (CA) | 1 | 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 | 12 | 0 |
86 | Tom Stolhandske | LB-DE | June 28, 1931 | 6'2" | 210 | Texas | Baytown, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
14 | Y.A. Tittle | QB | October 24, 1926 | 6'0" | 192 | LSU | Marshall, TX USA | 12 | 12 |
74 | Bob Toneff | LDT | June 23, 1930 | 6'2" | 260 | Notre Dame | Detroit, MI USA | 11 | 0 |
89 | Ted Vaught | DE-E | July 19, 1932 | 6'0" | 208 | TCU | Littlefield, TX USA | 2 | 0 |
42 | Lowell Wagner | B | August 21, 1923 | 6'0" | 194 | USC | Santa Monica, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
84 | Billy Wilson | RE | February 3, 1927 | 6'3" | 190 | San Jose St. | Sayre, OK USA | 12 | 0 |
77 | Sid Youngelman | DT-DE | December 1, 1931 | 6'3" | 257 | Alabama | Newark, NJ USA | 10 | 0 |