| Chicago Bears at San Francisco 49ers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 25, 1959 Location: San Francisco, CA Venue: Kezar Stadium Attendance: 59045 |
| Weather: Smoke Haze Temp: 66 F Humidty: 75% Wind: 16 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | John Aveni 27 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Lenny Lyles 13 run (Tommy Davis kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Tommy Davis 17 FG | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Willie Galimore 34 pass from Ed Brown (John Aveni kick) | 10 | 10 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Tommy Davis 31 FG | 10 | 13 |
| 4 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Jim Dooley 30 pass from Ed Brown (John Aveni kick) | 17 | 13 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | R.C. Owens 46 pass from Y.A. Tittle (Tommy Davis kick) | 17 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | LOE | Harlon Hill |
| 70 | LOT | Herm Lee |
| 67 | LOG | Abe Gibron |
| 76 | C | John Mellekas |
| 78 | ROG | Stan Jones |
| 79 | ROT | Dick Klein |
| 83 | ROE | Bill McColl |
| 15 | QB | Ed Brown |
| 47 | LOH | Johnny Morris |
| 43 | ROH | Jim Dooley |
| 35 | FB | Rick Casares |
| Defense | ||
| 71 | LDE | Earl Leggett |
| 75 | LDT | Fred Williams |
| 73 | RDT | Bill Bishop |
| 81 | RDE | Doug Atkins |
| 31 | LLB | Joe Fortunato |
| 61 | MLB | Bill George |
| 33 | RLB | Larry Morris |
| 25 | LDH | J.C. Caroline |
| 24 | LS | Erich Barnes |
| 20 | RS | Jack Johnson |
| 17 | RDH | Richie Petitbon |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | LOE | Clyde Conner |
| 78 | LOT | John Thomas |
| 77 | LOG | Bruce Bosley |
| 53 | C | Frank Morze |
| 64 | ROG | Ted Connolly |
| 79 | ROT | Bob St. Clair |
| 84 | ROE | Billy Wilson |
| 14 | QB | Y.A. Tittle |
| 24 | LOH | J.D. Smith |
| 27 | ROH | R.C. Owens |
| 34 | FB | Joe Perry |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Ed Henke |
| 73 | LDT | Leo Nomellini |
| 63 | RDT | Monte Clark |
| 70 | RDE | Charlie Krueger |
| 52 | LLB | Karl Rubke |
| 50 | MLB | Jerry Tubbs |
| 55 | RLB | Matt Hazeltine |
| 80 | LDH | Jerry Mertens |
| 25 | LS | Dave Baker |
| 44 | RS | Eddie Dove |
| 40 | RDH | Abe Woodson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Rick Casares | 10 | 43 | 4.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Ed Brown | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Johnny Morris | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Willie Galimore | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Zeke Bratkowski | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Merrill Douglas | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| J.D. Smith | 21 | 79 | 3.8 | 37 | 0 |
| Joe Perry | 16 | 79 | 4.9 | 16 | 0 |
| Lenny Lyles | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 13t | 1 |
| Hugh McElhenny | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Y.A. Tittle | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Zeke Bratkowski | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 1 | 24 | 4.8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.8 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Y.A. Tittle | 28 | 13 | 46.4 | 1 | 163 | 5.8 | 46t | 1 | 1 | 6 | 62.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Jim Dooley | 5 | 67 | 13.4 | 30t | 1 |
| Willie Galimore | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 34t | 1 |
| Harlon Hill | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Rick Casares | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Willard Dewveall | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Bill McColl | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Johnny Morris | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Billy Wilson | 7 | 63 | 9.0 | 17 | 0 |
| R.C. Owens | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 46t | 1 |
| Lenny Lyles | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Fred Dugan | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Joe Perry | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Clyde Conner | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Jack Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Eddie Dove | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Jerry Mertens | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Abe Woodson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Ed Brown | 6 | 241 | 40.2 | 53 | 0 | ||||||
| Ed Brown | 27 | 13 | 48.1 | 2 | 222 | 8.2 | 34t | 2 | 2 | 16 | 70.3 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Tommy Davis | 6 | 283 | 47.2 | 71 | 0 | ||||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Richie Petitbon | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Johnny Morris | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Abe Woodson | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Eddie Dove | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Willie Galimore | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 33 | 0 | |
| Johnny Morris | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Abe Woodson | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 21 | 0 | |
| Lenny Lyles | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
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