| Green Bay Packers at San Francisco 49ers Game Statistics |
| Date: December 13, 1959 Location: San Francisco, CA |
| Venue: Kezar Stadium Attendance: 55997 |
| Weather: More Than Half Cloudy Temp: 55 F Humidty: 43% Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay PackersGB | 0 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 36 |
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | GB | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | C.R. Roberts 46 run (Tommy Davis kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | J.D. Smith 10 run (Tommy Davis kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Green Bay PackersGB | Paul Hornung 13 run (Paul Hornung kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Green Bay PackersGB | Gary Knafelc 22 pass from Bart Starr (Paul Hornung kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 3 | Green Bay PackersGB | Safety, Y.A. Tittle tackled in end zone by Bill Forester | 16 | 14 |
| 3 | Green Bay PackersGB | Paul Hornung 3 run (Paul Hornung kick) | 23 | 14 |
| 3 | Green Bay PackersGB | Boyd Dowler 10 pass from Bart Starr (Paul Hornung kick) | 30 | 14 |
| 4 | Green Bay PackersGB | Paul Hornung 2 run (Paul Hornung kick blocked) | 36 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | LOE | Max McGee |
| 78 | LOT | Norm Masters |
| 63 | LOG | Fred Thurston |
| 51 | C | Jim Ringo |
| 64 | ROG | Jerry Kramer |
| 75 | ROT | Forrest Gregg |
| 84 | ROE | Gary Knafelc |
| 15 | QB | Bart Starr |
| 5 | LOH | Paul Hornung |
| 86 | ROH | Boyd Dowler |
| 33 | FB | Lew Carpenter |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Jim Temp |
| 79 | LDT | Dave Hanner |
| 74 | RDT | Henry Jordan |
| 83 | RDE | Bill Quinlan |
| 58 | LLB | Dan Currie |
| 65 | MLB | Tom Bettis |
| 71 | RLB | Bill Forester |
| 46 | LDH | Hank Gremminger |
| 45 | LS | Emlen Tunnell |
| 44 | RS | Bobby Dillon |
| 47 | RDH | Jesse Whittenton |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 27 | LOE | R.C. Owens |
| 78 | LOT | John Thomas |
| 66 | LOG | John Wittenborn |
| 52 | C | Karl Rubke |
| 64 | ROG | Ted Connolly |
| 79 | ROT | Bob St. Clair |
| 84 | ROE | Billy Wilson |
| 14 | QB | Y.A. Tittle |
| 24 | LOH | J.D. Smith |
| 39 | ROH | Hugh McElhenny |
| 28 | FB | C.R. Roberts |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Ed Henke |
| 73 | LDT | Leo Nomellini |
| 63 | RDT | Monte Clark |
| 70 | RDE | Charlie Krueger |
| 33 | LLB | Clancy Osborne |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Lew Carpenter | 16 | 113 | 7.1 | 26 | 0 |
| Paul Hornung | 15 | 83 | 5.5 | 28 | 3 |
| Bill Butler | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 6 | 0 |
| Jim Taylor | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Bart Starr | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| J.D. Smith | 18 | 106 | 5.9 | 24 | 1 |
| C.R. Roberts | 10 | 67 | 6.7 | 46t | 1 |
| Y.A. Tittle | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||||||||
| Bart Starr | 25 | 20 | 80.0 | 0 | 249 | 10.0 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 134.8 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Y.A. Tittle | 22 | 13 | 59.1 | 2 | 133 | 6.0 | 40 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 38.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Boyd Dowler | 6 | 61 | 10.2 | 15 | 1 |
| Gary Knafelc | 5 | 71 | 14.2 | 22t | 1 |
| Max McGee | 4 | 91 | 22.8 | 44 | 0 |
| Jim Taylor | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Paul Hornung | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Lew Carpenter | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Hugh McElhenny | 5 | 78 | 15.6 | 40 | 0 |
| Billy Wilson | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 12 | 0 |
| J.D. Smith | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 |
| R.C. Owens | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| John Symank | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Bill Forester | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Max McGee | 3 | 132 | 44.0 | 50 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Tommy Davis | 4 | 206 | 51.5 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | ||||||
| Bill Butler | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 14 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | ||||||
| Bill Butler | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 26 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Matt Hazeltine | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Abe Woodson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
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