1959 San Francisco 49ers (NFL) |
| 3rd place • Western Conference • 7-5-0 .583 |
| Head Coach: Red Hickey |
| Jack Christiansen | Defensive Backs |
| Mark Duncan | Defensive Line |
| Bill Johnson | Assistant Coach |
| Bob Shaw | Assistant Coach |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sun | 8/16/1959 | H | Washington Redskins | 27-24 | W | San Francisco, CA | Kezar Stadium | 21101 | |
| Sun | 8/23/1959 | H | Green Bay Packers | 17-24 | L | San Francisco, CA | Kezar Stadium | 18916 | |
| Sun | 8/30/1959 | A | Cleveland Browns | 17-14 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 24737 | |
| Sat | 9/5/1959 | N | Chicago Cardinals | 24-27 | L | Seattle, WA | Husky Stadium | 23000 | |
| Sat | 9/12/1959 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 14-48 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 59552 | |
| Sat | 9/19/1959 | N | New York Giants | 13-17 | L | Salt Lake City, UT | Ute Stadium | 18796 | |
| Sun | 9/27/1959 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 24-14 | W | San Francisco, CA | Kezar Stadium | 41697 | |
| Sun | 10/4/1959 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 34-0 | W | San Francisco, CA | Kezar Stadium | 56028 | |
| Sun | 10/11/1959 | A | Green Bay Packers | 20-21 | L | Green Bay, WI | City Stadium | 32150 | |
| Sun | 10/18/1959 | A | Detroit Lions | 34-13 | W | Detroit, MI | Briggs Stadium | 52585 | |
| Sun | 10/25/1959 | H | Chicago Bears | 20-17 | W | San Francisco, CA | Kezar Stadium | 59045 | |
| Sun | 11/1/1959 | H | Detroit Lions | 33-7 | W | San Francisco, CA | Kezar Stadium | 59064 | |
| Sun | 11/8/1959 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 24-16 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 94376 | |
| Sun | 11/15/1959 | A | Chicago Bears | 3-14 | L | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 44406 | |
| Sun | 11/22/1959 | A | Baltimore Colts | 14-45 | L | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 57557 | |
| Sun | 11/29/1959 | A | Cleveland Browns | 21-20 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 56854 | |
| Sat | 12/5/1959 | H | Baltimore Colts | 14-34 | L | San Francisco, CA | Kezar Stadium | 59075 | |
| Sun | 12/13/1959 | H | Green Bay Packers | 14-36 | L | San Francisco, CA | Kezar Stadium | 55997 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Billy Atkins | 29 | DB | 6-1 | 196 | 25 | Auburn | 11 | 0 |
| Dave Baker | 25 | LS | 6-0 | 192 | 22 | Oklahoma | 12 | 12 |
| Bruce Bosley | 77 | LOG | 6-2 | 241 | 26 | West Virginia | 12 | 11 |
| John Brodie | 12 | QB | 6-1 | 198 | 24 | Stanford | 12 | 2 |
| Monte Clark | 63 | RDT | 6-6 | 260 | 22 | Southern California | 12 | 10 |
| Clyde Conner | 88 | LOE | 6-2 | 193 | 26 | Pacific | 9 | 8 |
| Ted Connolly | 64 | ROG | 6-3 | 242 | 28 | Santa Clara; Tulsa | 12 | 12 |
| Tommy Davis | 36 | K-P | 6-0 | 215 | 25 | Louisiana State | 12 | 0 |
| Eddie Dove | 44 | RS | 6-2 | 181 | 22 | Colorado | 12 | 12 |
| Fred Dugan | 87 | LOE-ROH-ROE | 6-3 | 197 | 26 | Alabama; Dayton | 12 | 3 |
| John Gonzaga | 76 | LOT | 6-3 | 247 | 26 | none | 12 | 3 |
| Bob Harrison | 54 | MLB | 6-2 | 233 | 22 | Oklahoma | 12 | 0 |
| Matt Hazeltine | 55 | RLB | 6-1 | 220 | 26 | California | 12 | 12 |
| Ed Henke | 75 | LDE | 6-3 | 227 | 32 | Ventura JC; Southern California | 12 | 12 |
| Bill Herchman | 72 | RDT-LDT-ROG | 6-2 | 246 | 26 | Tyler JC; Texas Tech | 12 | 1 |
| Charlie Krueger | 70 | RDE | 6-4 | 256 | 22 | Texas A&M | 12 | 12 |
| Lenny Lyles | 26 | LOH-ROH | 6-2 | 202 | 23 | Louisville | 12 | 1 |
| Hugh McElhenny | 39 | ROH-LOH | 6-1 | 197 | 31 | Compton JC; Washington | 10 | 9 |
| Jerry Mertens | 80 | LDH | 6-0 | 184 | 23 | Drake | 12 | 12 |
| Dicky Moegle | 47 | LOH-LOE | 6-0 | 190 | 25 | Rice | 5 | 1 |
| Frank Morze | 53 | C | 6-4 | 272 | 26 | Boston College | 12 | 10 |
| Leo Nomellini | 73 | LDT | 6-3 | 259 | 35 | Minnesota | 12 | 12 |
| Clancy Osborne | 33 | LLB | 6-3 | 218 | 25 | Arizona State | 8 | 6 |
| R.C. Owens | 27 | ROH-LOE | 6-3 | 197 | 25 | College of Idaho | 12 | 2 |
| Joe Perry | 34 | FB | 6-0 | 203 | 32 | Compton JC | 11 | 11 |
| Jim Ridlon | 42 | S | 6-1 | 181 | 25 | Syracuse | 12 | 0 |
| C.R. Roberts | 28 | FB | 6-3 | 202 | 23 | Southern California | 1 | 1 |
| Karl Rubke | 52 | LLB-C-MLB-RLB | 6-4 | 240 | 24 | Santa Rosa JC; Southern California | 12 | 7 |
| Bob St. Clair | 79 | ROT | 6-8 | 263 | 28 | San Francisco; Tulsa | 12 | 12 |
| Hank Schmidt | 74 | RDT-LDT-ROG-LOG | 6-4 | 258 | 24 | East Los Angeles JC; Southern California; Trinity (Texas) | 12 | 1 |
| J.D. Smith | 24 | LOH-ROH-FB | 6-1 | 205 | 27 | North Carolina A&T State | 12 | 12 |
| John Thomas | 78 | LOT | 6-4 | 246 | 24 | Pacific | 12 | 9 |
| Y.A. Tittle | 14 | QB | 6-0 | 182 | 33 | Louisiana State | 11 | 10 |
| Jerry Tubbs | 50 | MLB | 6-2 | 221 | 24 | Oklahoma | 12 | 12 |
| Billy Wilson | 84 | ROE | 6-3 | 191 | 32 | San Jose State | 12 | 12 |
| John Wittenborn | 66 | LOG-ROG | 6-2 | 238 | 23 | Southeast Missouri State | 12 | 1 |
| Abe Woodson | 40 | RDH | 5-11 | 188 | 25 | Illinois | 12 | 12 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 5 | Dave Baker | QB | Oklahoma |
| 1 | 8 | Dan James | C | Ohio State |
| 2 | 17 | Bob Harrison | C | Oklahoma |
| 3 | 29 | Eddie Dove | B | Colorado |
| 4 | 41 | Monte Clark | T | Southern California |
| 5 | 54 | Frank Geremia | T | Notre Dame |
| 6 | 66 | Tony Bavaro | T | Holy Cross |
| 7 | 74 | Don Rogers | T | South Carolina |
| 7 | 78 | Dan Colchico | E | San Jose State |
| 8 | 90 | Lew Akin | E | Vanderbilt |
| 9 | 102 | Bobby Joe Green | B | Florida |
| 10 | 114 | Bronko Nagurski | T | Notre Dame |
| 11 | 126 | Jack Hayes | B | Trinity (Texas) |
| 12 | 138 | Bill Korutz | C | Dayton |
| 13 | 150 | Bill Lopasky | G | West Virginia |
| 14 | 162 | Mike Dukes | B | Clemson |
| 15 | 174 | Joe Belland | B | Arizona State |
| 16 | 186 | Bob Cook | B | Idaho State |
| 17 | 198 | Jerome Jurczak | C | Benedictine (Kansas) |
| 19 | 210 | Jack Cowley | T | Trinity (Texas) |
| 19 | 222 | Tom Osborne | B | Hastings |
| 20 | 234 | Toby Deese | T | Georgia Tech |
| 21 | 246 | Luther Carr | B | Washington |
| 22 | 258 | Bernie McQueen | E | North Carolina A&T State |
| 23 | 270 | Bruce Dollahan | T | Illinois |
| 24 | 282 | Craig Chudy | E | UCLA |
| 25 | 294 | Roy Gee | G | Trinity (Texas) |
| 26 | 306 | Ed Young | E | Louisville |
| 27 | 318 | Mel Semenko | T | Colorado |
| 28 | 330 | Mike McCluskey | B | Washington |
| 29 | 342 | Jack Bolton | T | Puget Sound |
| 30 | 354 | Bob Carter | T | Denver |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 62 | 99 | 50 | 44 | 255 |
| Opponents Totals | 38 | 55 | 60 | 84 | 237 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 182 | 93 | 76 | 13 | / % | / % | 57 | 489 | |
| Opponents Totals | 238 | 123 | 102 | 13 | / % | / % | 45 | 417 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Davis | 0 | 31 | 31 | 100.0 | 12 | 26 | 46.2 | 0 | 67 |
| J.D. Smith | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | ||
| Hugh McElhenny | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Billy Wilson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| R.C. Owens | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Joe Perry | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Clyde Conner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Matt Hazeltine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Lenny Lyles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jerry Mertens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| C.R. Roberts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Abe Woodson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Charlie Krueger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Team Totals | 31 | 31 | 31 | 100.0 | 12 | 26 | 46.2 | 1 | 255 |
| Opponents Totals | 32 | 28 | 32 | 87.5 | 5 | 13 | 38.5 | 1 | 237 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Davis | 12 | 26 | 46.2 | 0 | 43 | 3/6 | 4/7 | 3/5 | 2/6 | 0/2 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 26 | 46.2 | 0 | 43 | 3/6 | 4/7 | 3/5 | 2/6 | 0/2 |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 13 | 38.5 | 0/ | 3/ | 1/ | 1/ | 0/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.D. Smith | 207 | 1036 | 5.0 | 73t | 10 |
| Joe Perry | 139 | 602 | 4.3 | 40 | 3 |
| C.R. Roberts | 10 | 67 | 6.7 | 46t | 1 |
| Hugh McElhenny | 18 | 67 | 3.7 | 18 | 1 |
| Lenny Lyles | 13 | 28 | 2.2 | 13t | 1 |
| Y.A. Tittle | 11 | 24 | 2.2 | 22 | 0 |
| Dicky Moegle | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
| John Brodie | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 6 | 0 |
| R.C. Owens | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 407 | 1839 | 4.5 | 73t | 16 |
| Opponents Totals | 433 | 1974 | 4.6 | 48 | 16 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y.A. Tittle | 199 | 102 | 51.3 | 82 | 1331 | 6.7 | 13.0 | 75 | 10 | 5.0 | 15 | 7.5 | 136 | 1195 | 58.0 | |
| John Brodie | 64 | 30 | 46.9 | 27 | 354 | 5.5 | 11.8 | 34 | 2 | 3.1 | 7 | 10.9 | 0 | 0 | 354 | 35.0 |
| Dicky Moegle | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 264 | 132 | 50.0 | 110 | 1685 | 6.4 | 12.8 | 75 | 12 | 4.5 | 22 | 8.3 | 136 | 1549 | 50.8 | |
| Opponents Totals | 341 | 176 | 51.6 | 151 | 2272 | 6.7 | 12.9 | 67 | 15 | 4.4 | 14 | 4.1 | 228 | 2044 | 70.4 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Wilson | 44 | 540 | 12.3 | 57t | 4 |
| Hugh McElhenny | 22 | 329 | 15.0 | 62t | 3 |
| R.C. Owens | 17 | 347 | 20.4 | 75t | 3 |
| Clyde Conner | 13 | 162 | 12.5 | 37t | 1 |
| J.D. Smith | 13 | 133 | 10.2 | 21t | 1 |
| Joe Perry | 12 | 53 | 4.4 | 15 | 0 |
| Fred Dugan | 6 | 72 | 12.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Lenny Lyles | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Dicky Moegle | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Y.A. Tittle | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 132 | 1685 | 12.8 | 75t | 12 |
| Opponents Totals | 176 | 2272 | 12.9 | 67 | 15 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Baker | 5 | 75 | 15.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Abe Woodson | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Jerry Mertens | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 30t | 1 |
| Jerry Tubbs | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Eddie Dove | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 189 | 13.5 | 30t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 22 | 272 | 12.4 | 57t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Davis | 59 | 2694 | 45.7 | 71 | 0 | 5 | 186 | 40.8 | ||
| Team Totals | 59 | 2694 | 45.7 | 71 | 0 | 186 | 42.5 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 57 | 2370 | 41.6 | 59 | 0 | 269 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abe Woodson | 15 | 143 | 9.5 | 65 | 0 | |
| Eddie Dove | 22 | 126 | 5.7 | 62 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 37 | 269 | 7.3 | 65 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 35 | 186 | 5.3 | 21 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abe Woodson | 13 | 382 | 29.4 | 105t | 1 | |
| Lenny Lyles | 25 | 565 | 22.6 | 46 | 0 | |
| Matt Hazeltine | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Bill Herchman | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 41 | 980 | 23.9 | 105t | 1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 40 | 924 | 23.1 | 80 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Baker | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bruce Bosley | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Monte Clark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Davis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Dove | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Dugan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Gonzaga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Hazeltine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 1 |
| Ed Henke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Lenny Lyles | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hugh McElhenny | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jerry Mertens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Morze | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Leo Nomellini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Clancy Osborne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Perry | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| C.R. Roberts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Karl Rubke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| J.D. Smith | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Thomas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Y.A. Tittle | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jerry Tubbs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| John Wittenborn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Abe Woodson | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 24 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 42 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 34 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 0 |
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