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1955 San Francisco 49ers
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Record: 4-8-0, Finished 5th in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 216 points (18.0/g), 10th of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 298 points (24.8/g), 12th.
Differential of -82 points (-6.8/g), 11th.
Expected W-L: 3.8-8.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -12 (-1.0/g), 11th.
Coached by Red Strader (4-8-0)
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1955 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Y.A. Tittle | 29 | 7 | 12 | 147 for 287, 2,185 yards, 17 td, 28 int, & 23 rushes for 114 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1948 |
| FB | Joe Perry | 28 | 7 | 0 | 156 rushes for 701 yards, 2 td, & 19 catches for 55 yards and 1 td | |
| LH | Joe Arenas | 30 | 4 | 0 | 37 rushes for 150 yards, 0 td, & 13 catches for 255 yards and 2 td | San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 89th pick / 1951 |
| RH | Hugh McElhenny | 27 | 3 | 0 | 90 rushes for 327 yards, 4 td, & 11 catches for 203 yards and 2 td | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 9th pick / 1952 |
| LE | Gordie Soltau | 30 | 5 | 0 | 26 catches for 358 yards, 1 td | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 30th pick / 1950 |
| LT | Leo Nomellini | 31 | 5 | 12 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 11th pick / 1950 |
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| LG | Doug Hogland | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 93rd pick / 1953 |
| C | Bill Johnson | 29 | 7 | 0 | ||
| RG | Lou Palatella | 22 | Rook | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 12th / 141st pick / 1955 |
| RT | Bob St. Clair | 24 | 2 | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1953 |
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| RE | Billy Wilson* | 28 | 4 | 0 | 53 catches for 831 yards, 7 td | San Francisco 49ers / 22nd / 283rd pick / 1950 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Clay Matthews | 27 | 5 | 0 | 1 interception, 4 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 25th / 247th pick / 1949 |
| LDT | Bob Toneff*+ | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1952 |
| MG | Al Carapella | 28 | 4 | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 54th pick / 1951 |
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| RDT | Marion Campbell | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 46th pick / 1952 |
| RDE | Charley Powell | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| LLB | Matt Hazeltine | 22 | Rook | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 45th pick / 1955 |
| RLB | Hardy Brown | 31 | 7 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 12th / 104th pick / 1947 |
| LDH | George Maderos | 22 | Rook | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 21st / 250th pick / 1955 |
| RDH | Rex Berry | 31 | 4 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 14th / 162nd pick / 1951 |
| LS | Dicky Moegle* | 21 | Rook | 0 | 6 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 10th pick / 1955 |
| RS | Bobby Luna | 22 | Rook | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 69th pick / 1955 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Gordie Soltau | 30 | 5 | 0 | 3 of 12 field goals & 27 of 30 extra points | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 30th pick / 1950 |
| P | Bobby Luna | 22 | Rook | 0 | 63 punts for a 40.6 average, 3 blocked | San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 69th pick / 1955 |
| PR | Joe Arenas | 30 | 4 | 0 | 21 punt returns for a 2.6 average and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 89th pick / 1951 |
| KR | Joe Arenas | 30 | 4 | 0 | 24 kick returns for a 24.8 average and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 89th pick / 1951 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Arenas | 30 | HB-DB | 12 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Nebraska-Omaha | 12/12/1925 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 89th pick / 1951 |
| Harry Babcock | 25 | E-DE | 8 | 0 | 193 | 6-2 | Georgia | 8/12/1930 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 1st pick / 1953 |
| Ed Beatty | 23 | C-LB | 9 | 0 | 229 | 6-3 | Mississippi | 4/6/1932 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 10th pick / 1954 |
| Rex Berry | 31 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | BYU | 9/9/1924 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 14th / 162nd pick / 1951 |
| Hardy Brown | 31 | LB-DB-FB | 12 | 0 | 193 | 6-0 | SMU,Tulsa | 5/8/1924 | 7 | New York Giants / 12th / 104th pick / 1947 |
| Marion Campbell | 26 | DE-DT-MG-G-T | 11 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Georgia | 5/25/1929 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 46th pick / 1952 |
| Al Carapella | 28 | DT-MG-T-LB | 12 | 0 | 235 | 6-0 | Miami (FL) | 4/26/1927 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 54th pick / 1951 |
| Paul Carr | 24 | DB-LB | 10 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Houston | 9/4/1931 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 82nd pick / 1953 |
| Maury Duncan | 24 | QB | 11 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | San Francisco State | 7/18/1931 | 1 | |
| Bob Hantla | 24 | G-LB-DE | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Kansas | 10/3/1931 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 55th pick / 1954 |
| Carroll Hardy | 22 | HB | 10 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Colorado | 5/18/1933 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 34th pick / 1955 |
| Lem Harkey | 21 | FB | 4 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | College of Emporia | 1/7/1934 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 66th pick / 1955 |
| Matt Hazeltine | 22 | LB | 12 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | California | 8/2/1933 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 45th pick / 1955 |
| Doug Hogland | 24 | G-T | 12 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Oregon State | 5/8/1931 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 93rd pick / 1953 |
| Bill Johnson | 29 | C-LB | 12 | 0 | 228 | 6-3 | Texas A&M | 7/14/1926 | 7 | |
| John Henry Johnson | 26 | FB-HB | 7 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Arizona State,St. Mary's (CA) | 11/24/1929 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 18th pick / 1953 |
| Eldred Kraemer | 26 | G | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 10/2/1929 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 58th pick / 1955 |
| Bud Laughlin | 24 | FB | 10 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Kansas | 1/15/1931 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 25th / 297th pick / 1952 |
| Bobby Luna | 22 | DB | 12 | 0 | 187 | 5-11 | Alabama | 3/25/1933 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 69th pick / 1955 |
| George Maderos | 22 | DB | 8 | 0 | 187 | 6-1 | Cal State-Chico | 11/3/1933 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 21st / 250th pick / 1955 |
| Clay Matthews | 27 | DE-T-DT | 12 | 0 | 219 | 6-3 | Georgia Tech | 8/1/1928 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 25th / 247th pick / 1949 |
| Hugh McElhenny | 27 | HB | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Washington | 12/31/1928 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 9th pick / 1952 |
| Dicky Moegle* | 21 | DB-HB-FB | 11 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Rice | 9/14/1934 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 10th pick / 1955 |
| Leo Nomellini | 31 | DT-T | 12 | 12 | 259 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 6/19/1924 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 11th pick / 1950 |
| Lou Palatella | 22 | G-LB | 9 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 7/28/1933 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 12th / 141st pick / 1955 |
| Joe Perry | 28 | FB | 11 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Compton Community College (CA) | 1/22/1927 | 7 | |
| Charley Powell | 23 | DE-LB-E | 12 | 0 | 226 | 6-3 | none | 4/4/1932 | 3 | |
| Ed Sharkey | 28 | LB-G-T-DG | 5 | 0 | 229 | 6-3 | Duke,Nevada-Reno | 7/6/1927 | 8 | |
| Ernie Smith | 25 | DB-HB | 1 | 0 | 190 | 6-3 | Compton Community College (CA),San Diego City Coll | 7/6/1930 | Rook | |
| Gordie Soltau | 30 | E | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 1/25/1925 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 30th pick / 1950 |
| Bob St. Clair | 24 | T | 12 | 0 | 263 | 6-9 | San Francisco,Tulsa | 2/18/1931 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1953 |
| Tom Stolhandske | 24 | LB-DE | 12 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Texas | 6/28/1931 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 10th pick / 1953 |
| Y.A. Tittle | 29 | QB | 12 | 12 | 192 | 6-0 | LSU | 10/24/1926 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1948 |
| Bob Toneff*+ | 25 | DT-DE-T-LB-G | 11 | 0 | 260 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 6/23/1930 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1952 |
| Ted Vaught | 23 | DE-E | 2 | 0 | 208 | 6-0 | TCU | 7/19/1932 | Rook | |
| Lowell Wagner | 32 | B | 1 | 0 | 194 | 6-0 | USC | 8/21/1923 | 9 | |
| Billy Wilson* | 28 | E-FL | 12 | 0 | 190 | 6-3 | San Jose State | 2/3/1927 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 22nd / 283rd pick / 1950 |
| Sid Youngelman | 24 | DT-DE | 10 | 0 | 257 | 6-3 | Alabama | 12/1/1931 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 83rd pick / 1954 |
| Team Total | 25.7 | 12 | 213.0 | 6-1.6 | 2.5 |