1953 San Francisco 49ers Roster

National Football League (NFL)
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 Statistics
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. On the other side of the ball, the defensive unit conceded 237 points. Joe Perry carried the pigskin for a team-leading 1,018 yards.

Y.A. Tittle tossed for 2,121 yards. Billy Wilson topped the receiving corps, grabbing 51 balls for 840 yards, while Gordie Soltau provided receiving help, 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
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