1954 San Francisco 49ers season

American football team season November 2013 March 2026 San Francisco 49ers 1954 7–4–1 3rd NFL Western Tony Morabito Louis Spadia Buck Shaw Kezar Stadium Did not qualify 49ers seasons thumb | right | The uniform of the San Francisco 49ers, 1950-1954 with alternate silver helmet The 1954 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 5th season in the National Football League and their 9th overall. The team was coming off a 9–3 record in 1953, finishing one game behind the Detroit Lions for a spot in the championship game. The 49ers got off to a strong start, beginning the season with a 4–0–1 record, as they were trying to finish on top of the conference for the first time in team history. The Niners lost their next 2 games against the Chicago Bears and Los Angeles Rams by close scores, but they still found themselves in the playoff race as no team was running away with the conference. The 4–2–1 Niners had a huge game against the 5–1–0 Detroit Lions, which was a must-win game for San Francisco. But the Lions had other ideas, demolishing the 49ers 48–7, leaving them with a 4–3–1 record. San Francisco finished the season with 3 wins in their final 4 games, ending up in 3rd place with a 7–4–1 record. Offensively, Y. A. Tittle had another strong season, throwing for 2,205 yards and 9 touchdowns, while completing 57.6% of his passes. Billy Wilson led the club with 60 receptions and 830 yards and 5 touchdowns. San Francisco's ground attack was overwhelming. Joe Perry rushed for an NFL-high 1,049 yards, and John Johnson rushed for 681 yards (2nd highest total in the NFL) and a team-high 9 touchdowns. Hugh McElhenny led the team with 8.0 yards per carry until he separated his shoulder on October 31 against the Chicago Bears. Joe Perry (FB), Bruno Banducci (G) and Leo Nomellini (DT) made the Associated Press All-Pro team. Hugh McElhenny (HB), Billy Wilson (E), and Bob St. Clair (T) made the second squad. Offseason NFL draft 1954 NFL draft 1954 San Francisco 49ers 1 11 Bernie Faloney Back Maryland signed with Edmonton Eskimos (WIFU) 2 23 Leo Rucka Linebacker Rice played with 49ers in 1956. 3 35 Steve Korcheck Center George Washington decided to play professional baseball. 4 47 Charlie Boxold Back Kansas 5 55 Bob Hantla Guard Maryland yes 5 59 Frank Mincevich Guard South Carolina 6 71 Floyd Sagely Defensive back Arkansas yes 7 83 Sid Youngelman Defensive tackle Alabama played with 49ers in 1955. 9 107 Ted Connolly Guard Tulsa yes yes 11 131 John Skocko End USC 12 143 Hal Easterwood Center Mississippi State returned to play at MSU. 13 155 Morgan Williams Guard TCU 14 167 Sammy Williams Back California 15 171 Ed Gossage Tackle Georgia Tech 15 179 Sam Palumbo Guard Notre Dame returned to Notre Dame 16 191 Bobby Fiveash Back Florida State 17 203 Carl Kautz Tackle Texas Tech 18 215 Morris Kay End Kansas 19 227 Bob Edmiston Tackle Temple 20 239 Frank Dipietro Back Georgia 21 251 Howard Alsup Tackle Middle Tennessee 22 263 Ralph Reynolds Back North Texas State 23 275 LeRoy Fenstemaker Back Rice 24 287 Jerry Daniels Tackle Tennessee Tech 25 299 John Platt Back Elon 26 311 Pete Bello Center Pasadena CC 27 323 Gayford Baker Guard Omaha 28 335 Bob Garbrecht Back Rice 29 347 Ted Dunn Back Murray State 30 359 Don Folks End Houston no Source:https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/sfo/1954_draft.htm 1954 San Francisco 49ers Draftees Pro Football Reference February 20, 2024 Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue 1 August 8 Fort Ord W 42–14 1–0 Kezar Stadium 2 August 15 New York Giants W 43–35 2–0 Kezar Stadium 3 August 21 vs. Washington Redskins W 30–7 3–0 Charles C. Hughes Stadium 4 September 29 Chicago Cardinals W 42–7 4–0 Kezar Stadium 5 September 5 Cleveland Browns W 38–21 5–0 Kezar Stadium 6 September 10 at Los Angeles Rams W 28–27 6–0 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 7 September 15 vs. Pittsburgh Steelers W 37–14 7–0 Arizona Stadiumhttps://www.profootballarchives.com/1954nflsf.html#gsc.tab=0 1954 San Francisco 49ers (NFL) Scores, Roster, Stats, Coaches, Draft Pro Football Archives June 5, 2026 Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 26 Washington Redskins W 41–7 1–0 Kezar Stadium 32,085 Recap 2 October 3 at Los Angeles Rams T 24–24 1–0–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 79,208 Recap 3 October 10 at Green Bay Packers W 23–17 2–0–1 Milwaukee County Stadium 15,571 Recap 4 October 17 at Chicago Bears W 31–24 3–0–1 Wrigley Field 42,935 Recap 5 October 24 Detroit Lions W 37–31 4–0–1 Kezar Stadium 58,891 Recap 6 October 31 Chicago Bears L 27–31 4–1–1 Kezar Stadium 49,833 Recap 7 November 7 Los Angeles Rams L 34–42 4–2–1 Kezar Stadium 58,758 Recap 8 November 14 at Detroit Lions L 7–48 4–3–1 Briggs Stadium 58,431 Recap 9 November 20, 1954 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 31–3 5–3–1 Forbes Field 37,001 Recap 10 November 28 at Baltimore Colts L 13–17 5–4–1 Memorial Stadium 23,875 Recap 11 December 5 Green Bay Packers W 35–0 6–4–1 Kezar Stadium 32,012 Recap 12 December 11, 1954 Baltimore Colts W 10–7 7–4–1 Kezar Stadium 25,456 Recap' Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings Final roster 1954 San Francisco 49ers roster Quarterbacks 12 Maury Duncan y 16 Arnie Galiffa 14 Y. A. Tittle Running backs 35 John Henry Johnson CB/S 34 Joe Perry American football 24 Billy Tidwell y Receivers 88 Harry Babcock American football 85 Bill Jessup S 82 Gordy Soltau K 84 Billy Wilson wide receiver Offensive linemen 63 Bruno Banducci G 56 Pete Brown American football y C/LB 65 Ted Connolly y G/T 67 Nick Feher G 64 Doug Hogland T 53 Bill Johnson center C 79 Bob St. Clair T Defensive linemen 86 Jackson Brumfield y no DE 76 Marion Campbell y DT 75 Al Carapella MG/DT 69 Bob Hantla y MG/G 83 Clay Matthews Sr. DE 73 Leo Nomellini DT Linebackers 33 Hardy Brown 32 Frank Cassara y 48 Billy Mixon no 74 Bob Toneff MG Defensive backs 22 Joe Arenas CB/S/RB 23 Rex Berry CB 43 Jim Cason S 89 Floyd Sagely y CB/WR 44 Pete Schabarum CB/RB 25 Johnny Williams American football S/CB Reserve lists 66 Don Burke American football LB (IR) 7px 39 Hugh McElhenny RB (IR) 7px 62 Art Michalik y MG (IR) 7px -- Jerry Smith American football, born 1930 G (Military) rookies in italics References Category:San Francisco 49ers seasons San Francisco 49ers Category:1954 in sports in California Category:1950s in San Francisco