1959 San Francisco 49ers season

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, they lost 4 out of their last 5 games and ended with a 7–5 record.

1959 San Francisco 49ers season
OwnerVictor Morabito
General managerLouis Spadia
Head coachRed Hickey
Home fieldKezar Stadium
Results
Record7–5
Division place3rd (tied) NFL Western
Playoff finishDid not qualify

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.

Offseason

Draft
Main article: 1959 NFL Draft
1959 San Francisco 49ers draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 5 Dave Baker *  DB Oklahoma
1 8 Dan James  T Ohio State
2 17 Bob Harrison  LB Oklahoma
3 29 Eddie Dove *  DB Colorado
4 41 Monte Clark  T USC
5 54 Frank Geremia  T Notre Dame
6 66 Tony Bavaro  T Holy Cross
7 74 Don Rogers  C South Carolina
7 78 Daniel Colchico  DE San Jose State
8 90 Lew Aken  E Vanderbilt
9 102 Bobby Joe Green  P Florida
10 114 Bronko Nagurski Jr.  T Notre Dame Signed with Hamilton Tiger Cats (CFL)
11 126 Jack Hayes  B Trinity (TX)
12 138 Bill Korutz  C Dayton
13 150 Bill Lopasky  G West Virginia Made roster in 1961
14 162 Mike Dukes  LB Clemson
15 174 Joe Belland  B Arizona State
16 186 Bob Cook  B Idaho State
17 198 Jerome Jurczak  C Benedictine
18 210 Jack Cowley  T Trinity (TX)
19 222 Tom Osborne  WR Hastings
20 234 Toby Deese  T Georgia Tech
21 246 Luther Carr  B Washington
22 258 Burnio McQueen  E North Carolina A&T
23 270 Bruce Dollahan  T Illinois
24 282 Craig Chudy  E UCLA
25 294 Roy Gee  G Trinity (TX)
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
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 27 Philadelphia Eagles W 24–14 1–0 Kezar Stadium 41,697 Recap
2 October 4 Los Angeles Rams W 34–0 2–0 Kezar Stadium 56,028 Recap
3 October 11 at Green Bay Packers L 20–21 2–1 City Stadium 32,150 Recap
4 October 18 at Detroit Lions W 34–13 3–1 Briggs Stadium 52,585 Recap
5 October 25 Chicago Bears W 20–17 4–1 Kezar Stadium 59,045 Recap
6 November 1 Detroit Lions W 33–7 5–1 Kezar Stadium 59,064 Recap
7 November 8 at Los Angeles Rams W 24–16 6–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 94,276 Recap
8 November 15 at Chicago Bears L 3–14 6–2 Wrigley Field 42,157 Recap
9 November 22 at Baltimore Colts L 14–45 6–3 Memorial Stadium 56,007 Recap
10 November 29 at Cleveland Browns W 21–20 7–3 Cleveland Stadium 53,763 Recap
11 December 5 Baltimore Colts L 14–34 7–4 Kezar Stadium 59,075 Recap
12 December 13 Green Bay Packers L 14–36 7–5 Kezar Stadium 55,997 Recap
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

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.

References
  1. "1959 San Francisco 49ers Draftees". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
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