1959 San Francisco 49ers season

1959 San Francisco 49ers season
Head coach Red Hickey
Owner Victor Morabito
Home field Kezar Stadium
Results
Record 7–5–0
Division place 3rd NFL Western
Playoff finish did not qualify
Uniform

The 1959 San Francisco 49ers season was the team's tenth season in the NFL, and were coming off a 6–6–0 record in 1956, however, they ended without qualifying for the playoffs. After starting the season 6–1–0, they lost 4 out of their last 5 games and ended with a 7–5–0 record.

Top players

The season was good for Y. A. Tittle, as he completed 51.3% of his passes for 1331 yds and 10 touchdowns. Tommy Davis scored the most points, 67 out of the team's total of 255.

Schedule

#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecordAttendance
1September 27Philadelphia Eagles24–14San Francisco 49ers1–0–0
41,697
2October 4Los Angeles Rams34–0San Francisco 49ers2–0–0
56,028
3October 11San Francisco 49ers21–20Green Bay Packers2–1–0
32,150
4October 18San Francisco 49ers34–13Detroit Lions3–1–0
52,585
5October 25Chicago Bears20–17San Francisco 49ers4–1–0
59,045
6November 1Detroit Lions33–7San Francisco 49ers5–1–0
59,064
7November 8San Francisco 49ers24–16Los Angeles Rams6–1–0
94,276
8November 15San Francisco 49ers14–3Chicago Bears6–2–0
42,157
9November 22San Francisco 49ers45–14Baltimore Colts6–3–0
56,007
10November 29San Francisco 49ers21–20Cleveland Browns7–3–0
53,763
11December 5Baltimore Colts34–14San Francisco 49ers7–4–0
59,075
12December 13Green Bay Packers36–14San Francisco 49ers7–5–0
55,997

Standings

NFL Western Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Baltimore Colts 9 3 0 .750 9–1 374 251 W5
Chicago Bears 8 4 0 .667 6–4 252 196 W7
San Francisco 49ers 7 5 0 .583 5–5 255 237 L2
Green Bay Packers 7 5 0 .583 6–4 248 246 W4
Detroit Lions 3 8 1 .273 2–8 203 275 L1
Los Angeles Rams 2 10 0 .167 2–8 242 315 L8

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


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