1955 San Francisco 49ers season

The 1955 San Francisco 49ers season was the team's sixth season in the NFL, and were coming off a 7–4–1 record in 1954, finishing in 3rd place in the Western Conference.

1955 San Francisco 49ers season
Head coachRed Strader
Home fieldKezar Stadium
Results
Record4–8
Division place5th NFL Western
Playoff finishDid not qualify

San Francisco would replace head coach Buck Shaw, who had been the only head coach of the club. The new coach would be Red Strader, who had previously been the head coach of the New York Yanks from 1950–1951, where he had a record of 8–14–2 in his 2 seasons there.

The 49ers started the year with 2 losses at home, but would rebound with 2 road victories and sat with a .500 record after 4 games. San Francisco would split their next 2 games at home and have a 3–3 record. The team would then fall into a slump, and lose their next 5 games, before winning their final game of the season, and finish the season with a 4–8 record, their worst season since the team's first season in the NFL in 1950, when they finished 3–9.

Offensively, Y. A. Tittle threw for 2185 yards, completing 51.2% of his passes, and had a league-high 17 touchdown passes. However, Tittle had 28 passes that were intercepted. Billy Wilson was Tittle's favorite target, as he had a team high 53 receptions for 831 yards and seven touchdowns. Joe Perry led the club by rushing for 701 yards, while Dickie Moegle rushed for a team-high five touchdowns.

Schedule
#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecordAttendance
1September 25Los Angeles Rams23–14San Francisco 49ers0–1–058,772
2October 2Cleveland Browns38–3San Francisco 49ers0–2–043,595
3October 9San Francisco 49ers20–19Chicago Bears1–2–041,651
4October 16San Francisco 49ers27–24Detroit Lions2–2–050,179
5October 23Chicago Bears34–23San Francisco 49ers2–3–056,350
6October 30Detroit Lions38–21San Francisco 49ers3–3–044,831
7November 6San Francisco 49ers27–14Los Angeles Rams3–4–071,832
8November 13San Francisco 49ers7–0Washington Redskins3–5–025,112
9November 20San Francisco 49ers27–21Green Bay Packers3–6–019,099
10November 27San Francisco 49ers26–14Baltimore Colts3–7–033,485
11December 4Green Bay Packers28–7San Francisco 49ers3–8–032,897
12December 11Baltimore Colts35–24San Francisco 49ers4–8–033,471

Standings
NFL Western Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Los Angeles Rams 8 3 1 .727 6–3–1 260 231 W3
Chicago Bears 8 4 0 .667 7–3 294 251 W2
Green Bay Packers 6 6 0 .500 5–5 258 276 L1
Baltimore Colts 5 6 1 .455 5–4–1 214 239 L2
San Francisco 49ers 4 8 0 .333 4–6 216 298 W1
Detroit Lions 3 9 0 .250 2–8 230 275 L2

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References
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