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1958 San Francisco 49ers

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Record: 6-6-0, Finished 4th in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 257 points (21.4/g), 8th of 12 in the NFL.
 Allowed 324 points (27.0/g), 10th.
 Differential of -67 points (-5.6/g), 9th.
 Expected W-L: 4.4-7.6.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -9 (-0.8/g), 9th.

Simple Rating System: Total -3.8, Offense: -0.7, Defense: -3.1, SoS: 1.8, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Frankie Albert

Training Camp: St. Mary's College (Moraga, California)

Team Stats and Rankings

Tot Yds & TO Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P TO FL 1stPy 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD
Team Offense 257 4111 768 5.4 40 11 18 237 223 383 2483 15 29 6.1 126 359 1628 18 4.5 93
Team Defense 324 4010 752 5.3 31 15 15 227 163 341 1972 25 16 5.3 106 380 2038 15 5.4 106
Lg Rank Offense 8 4 6 2 2 3 5 8 12 6 9 7 3 4
Lg Rank Defense 10 8 10 10 9 10 3 12 7 5 4 10 8 12

Team Games & Schedule

Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date OT Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 28 boxscore W 1-0 Pittsburgh Steelers 23 20 18 322 234 88 3 10 217 100 117 4
2 Sun October 5 boxscore L 1-1 Los Angeles Rams 3 33 11 186 101 85 5 23 362 135 227 4
3 Sun October 12 boxscore L 1-2 @ Chicago Bears 6 28 19 228 127 101 4 21 334 115 219
4 Sun October 19 boxscore W 2-2 @ Philadelphia Eagles 30 24 18 380 269 111 2 25 309 202 107 3
5 Sun October 26 boxscore L 2-3 Chicago Bears 14 27 20 319 251 68 3 17 348 236 112 1
6 Sun November 2 boxscore W 3-3 Detroit Lions 24 21 15 411 177 234 6 12 171 41 130 2
7 Sun November 9 boxscore L 3-4 @ Los Angeles Rams 7 56 20 282 168 114 5 27 577 253 324 3
8 Sun November 16 boxscore L 3-5 @ Detroit Lions 21 35 22 295 217 78 2 23 446 293 153 1
9 Sun November 23 boxscore W 4-5 @ Green Bay Packers 33 12 26 539 283 256 1 11 207 58 149 4
10 Sun November 30 boxscore L 4-6 @ Baltimore Colts 27 35 22 313 158 155 5 24 415 196 219 2
11 Sun December 7 boxscore W 5-6 Green Bay Packers 48 21 23 468 258 210 1 21 335 163 172 6
12 Sun December 14 boxscore W 6-6 Baltimore Colts 21 12 23 368 240 128 3 13 289 180 109 1

Passing

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate QBR Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk% 4QC GWD
14 Y.A. Tittle 32 qb 11 6 3-3-0 120 208 57.7 1467 9 4.3 15 7.2 64 7.1 4.7 12.2 133.4 63.9 0 0
12 John Brodie 23 QB 12 6 3-3-0 103 172 59.9 1224 6 3.5 13 7.6 61 7.1 4.4 11.9 102.0 61.8 0 0
39 Hugh McElhenny* 30 LH/PR 12 0 0 2 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0
85 Bill Jessup 29 12 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0 0.0 0 0
Team Total 26.2 12 6-6-0 223 383 58.2 2691 15 3.9 29 7.6 64 7.0 4.4 12.1 224.3 61.4 0 0
Opp Total 12 163 341 47.8 2218 25 7.3 16 4.7 6.5 5.86 13.6 184.8 73.9 31 246 5.3 4.7 8.3

Rushing & Receiving

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Rushing Receiving
No. Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
34 Joe Perry 31 FB 12 0 125 758 4 73 6.1 63.2 10.4 23 218 9.5 1 64 1.9 18.2 976 5 3
39 Hugh McElhenny* 30 LH/PR 12 0 113 451 6 34 4.0 37.6 9.4 31 366 11.8 2 59 2.6 30.5 817 8 10
43 James Pace 22 12 0 52 161 2 34 3.1 13.4 4.3 10 59 5.9 0 24 0.8 4.9 220 2 0
24 J.D. Smith 26 KR 12 0 26 209 3 80 8.0 17.4 2.2 6 59 9.8 0 23 0.5 4.9 268 3 3
14 Y.A. Tittle 32 qb 11 6 22 35 2 12 1.6 3.2 2.0 35 2 5
12 John Brodie 23 QB 12 6 11 -12 1 6 -1.1 -1.0 0.9 -12 1 6
32 Gene Babb 24 12 0 7 9 0 4 1.3 0.8 0.6 9 0 0
40 Abe Woodson 24 LS 9 0 2 12 0 9 6.0 1.3 0.2 12 0 1
29 Billy Atkins 24 P 12 0 1 5 0 5 5.0 0.4 0.1 5 0 0
88 Clyde Conner 25 LE 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 49 512 10.4 5 26 4.1 42.7 512 5 1
84 Billy Wilson* 31 RE 9 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 43 592 13.8 5 44 4.8 65.8 592 5 0
27 R.C. Owens 25 RH 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 40 620 15.5 1 48 3.3 51.7 620 1 1
87 Fred Dugan 25 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 9 122 13.6 0 23 0.8 10.2 122 0 0
82 Gordie Soltau 33 K 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 7 77 11.0 0 22 0.6 6.4 77 0 0
85 Bill Jessup 29 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 5 66 13.2 1 26 0.4 5.5 66 1 0
Team Total 26.2 12 359 1628 18 80 4.5 135.7 29.9 223 2691 12.1 15 64 18.6 224.3 4319 33 31
Opp Total 12 380 2038 15 5.4 169.8 31.7 163 1972 12.1 25 13.6 164.3 4010 40 32

Kick & Punt Returns

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
39 Hugh McElhenny* 30 LH/PR 12 0 24 93 0 49 3.9 2 31 0 18 15.5 941
40 Abe Woodson 24 LS 9 0 7 53 0 38 7.6 11 239 0 34 21.7 304
24 J.D. Smith 26 KR 12 0 15 356 0 39 23.7 624
43 James Pace 22 12 0 2 0 0 0 0.0 8 134 0 36 16.8 354
32 Gene Babb 24 12 0 2 30 0 19 15.0 39
85 Bill Jessup 29 12 0 2 0 0 0 0.0 66
64 Ted Connolly 27 RG 12 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Team Total 26.2 12 35 146 0 49 4.2 39 790 0 39 20.3 5255
Opp Total 12 36 0 42 739 0 17.6

Kicking & Punting

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
No. Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
82 Gordie Soltau 33 K 12 0 21 8 38.1% 34 29 85.3%
29 Billy Atkins 24 P 12 0 25 983 51 0 39.3
85 Bill Jessup 29 12 0 23 856 59 0 37.2
Team Total 26.2 12 21 8 38.1% 34 29 85.3% 48 1839 59 0 38.3
Opp Total 12 17 10 58.8% 41 40 97.6% 49 1994 40.7

Defense & Fumbles

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
39 Hugh McElhenny* 30 LH/PR 12 0 0 10 4 0 0
12 John Brodie 23 QB 12 6 0 6 3 0 0
42 Jimmy Ridlon 24 RDH 12 0 4 10 0 3 0 0 0 2 7 0
14 Y.A. Tittle 32 qb 11 6 0 5 1 0 0
55 Matt Hazeltine 25 RLB 12 0 3 30 1 17 0 0 0 2 0 0
34 Joe Perry 31 FB 12 0 0 3 2 0 0
24 J.D. Smith 26 KR 12 0 0 3 1 0 0
74 Bob Toneff 28 RDE 12 0 1 5 0 5 0 0 0 3 0 0
40 Abe Woodson 24 LS 9 0 1 44 0 44 0 0 1 2 0 0
72 Bill Herchman 25 RDT 12 0 0 0 3 0 0
80 Jerry Mertens* 24 LDH 12 0 2 16 0 11 0 0 0 1 0 0
20 Bill Stits 27 RS 12 0 3 3 0 2 0
75 Ed Henke 31 LDE 12 0 0 0 2 0 0
27 R.C. Owens 25 RH 12 0 0 1 1 0 0
79 Bob St. Clair* 27 RT 12 0 0 0 2 4 0
29 Billy Atkins 24 P 12 0 1 6 0 6 0
88 Clyde Conner 25 LE 12 0 0 1 0 0 0
64 Ted Connolly 27 RG 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
85 Bill Jessup 29 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
54 Marv Matuszak 27 LLB 4 0 1 0 0 0 0
68 Lou Palatella 25 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
52 Karl Rubke 23 MLB 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
82 Gordie Soltau 33 K 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
66 John Wittenborn 22 12 0 0 1 0 0 0
Team Total 26.2 12 16 114 1 44 0 0 31 34 11 0
Opp Total 12 26 32 17 1

Scoring Summary

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
82 Gordie Soltau 33 K 12 0 29 8 53
39 Hugh McElhenny* 30 LH/PR 12 0 6 2 8 48
88 Clyde Conner 25 LE 12 0 5 5 30
34 Joe Perry 31 FB 12 0 4 1 5 30
84 Billy Wilson* 31 RE 9 0 5 5 30
24 J.D. Smith 26 KR 12 0 3 3 18
43 James Pace 22 12 0 2 2 12
14 Y.A. Tittle 32 qb 11 6 2 2 12
12 John Brodie 23 QB 12 6 1 1 6
55 Matt Hazeltine 25 RLB 12 0 1 1 6
85 Bill Jessup 29 12 0 1 1 6
27 R.C. Owens 25 RH 12 0 1 1 6
Team Total 26.2 12 18 15 1 34 29 8 257
Opp Total 12 15 25 40 10 1 324