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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.
Coached by Frankie Albert (6-6-0)
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1958 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | John Brodie | 23 | 1 | 6 | 103 for 172, 1,224 yards, 6 td, 13 int, & 11 rushes for -12 yards and 1 td | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1957 |
| QB | Y.A. Tittle | 32 | 10 | 6 | 120 for 208, 1,467 yards, 9 td, 15 int, & 22 rushes for 35 yards and 2 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1948 |
| FB | Joe Perry | 31 | 10 | 0 | 125 rushes for 758 yards, 4 td, & 23 catches for 218 yards and 1 td | |
| LH | Hugh McElhenny* | 30 | 6 | 0 | 113 rushes for 451 yards, 6 td, & 31 catches for 366 yards and 2 td | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 9th pick / 1952 |
| RH | R.C. Owens | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 rushes for 0 yards, 0 td, & 40 catches for 620 yards and 1 td | San Francisco 49ers / 14th / 160th pick / 1956 |
| LE | Clyde Conner | 25 | 2 | 0 | 49 catches for 512 yards, 5 td | |
| LT | John Thomas | 23 | Rook | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 23rd / 272nd pick / 1957 |
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| LG | Bruce Bosley | 25 | 2 | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1956 |
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| C | Frank Morze | 25 | 1 | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 21st pick / 1955 |
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| C | Walt Yowarsky | 30 | 7 | 0 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 29th pick / 1951 |
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| RG | Ted Connolly | 27 | 4 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 107th pick / 1954 |
| RT | Bob St. Clair* | 27 | 5 | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1953 |
| RE | Billy Wilson* | 31 | 7 | 0 | 43 catches for 592 yards, 5 td | San Francisco 49ers / 22nd / 283rd pick / 1950 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Ed Henke | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 13th / 128th pick / 1949 |
| LDT | Leo Nomellini* | 34 | 8 | 12 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 11th pick / 1950 |
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| RDT | Bill Herchman | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 26th pick / 1956 |
| RDE | Bob Toneff | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1952 |
| LLB | Marv Matuszak | 27 | 5 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 29th pick / 1953 |
| LLB | Jerry Tubbs | 23 | 1 | 0 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 10th pick / 1957 |
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| MLB | Karl Rubke | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 56th pick / 1957 |
| RLB | Matt Hazeltine | 25 | 3 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 45th pick / 1955 |
| LDH | Jerry Mertens* | 24 | Rook | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 20th / 239th pick / 1958 |
| RDH | Jimmy Ridlon | 24 | 1 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 39th pick / 1957 |
| LS | Abe Woodson | 24 | Rook | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1957 |
| RS | Bill Stits | 27 | 4 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 4th / 44th pick / 1954 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Gordie Soltau | 33 | 8 | 0 | 8 of 21 field goals & 29 of 34 extra points | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 30th pick / 1950 |
| P | Billy Atkins | 24 | Rook | 0 | 25 punts for a 39.3 average, 0 blocked | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 59th pick / 1958 |
| PR | Hugh McElhenny* | 30 | 6 | 0 | 24 punt returns for a 3.9 average and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 9th pick / 1952 |
| KR | J.D. Smith | 26 | 2 | 0 | 15 kick returns for a 23.7 average and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 15th / 179th pick / 1955 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Billy Atkins | 24 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 196 | 6-1 | Auburn | 11/19/1934 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 59th pick / 1958 |
| Gene Babb | 24 | LB-FB | 12 | 0 | 216 | 6-3 | Austin | 12/27/1934 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 19th / 224th pick / 1957 |
| Bruce Bosley | 25 | C-G-DE | 12 | 0 | 241 | 6-2 | West Virginia | 11/5/1933 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1956 |
| John Brodie | 23 | QB | 12 | 6 | 198 | 6-1 | Stanford | 8/14/1935 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1957 |
| Clyde Conner | 25 | E | 12 | 0 | 193 | 6-2 | Pacific | 5/18/1933 | 2 | |
| Ted Connolly | 27 | G | 12 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Santa Clara,Tulsa | 12/5/1931 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 107th pick / 1954 |
| Fred Dugan | 25 | E | 12 | 0 | 205 | 6-3 | Dayton | 5/12/1933 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 80th pick / 1957 |
| John Gonzaga | 25 | T-G-DE-DT | 12 | 0 | 247 | 6-3 | none | 3/6/1933 | 2 | |
| Matt Hazeltine | 25 | LB | 12 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | California | 8/2/1933 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 45th pick / 1955 |
| Ed Henke | 31 | DE-LB-G | 12 | 0 | 227 | 6-3 | USC | 12/13/1927 | 9 | Washington Redskins / 13th / 128th pick / 1949 |
| Bill Herchman | 25 | DT | 12 | 0 | 246 | 6-2 | Texas Tech | 3/10/1933 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 26th pick / 1956 |
| Bill Jessup | 29 | E-FL | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | USC | 3/17/1929 | 7 | San Francisco 49ers / 11th / 126th pick / 1951 |
| Marv Matuszak | 27 | LB | 4 | 0 | 232 | 6-3 | Tulsa | 9/12/1931 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 29th pick / 1953 |
| Hugh McElhenny* | 30 | HB | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Washington | 12/31/1928 | 6 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 9th pick / 1952 |
| Jerry Mertens* | 24 | DB | 12 | 0 | 184 | 6-0 | Drake | 11/12/1934 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 20th / 239th pick / 1958 |
| Dicky Moegle | 24 | DB-HB-FB | 4 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Rice | 9/14/1934 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 10th pick / 1955 |
| Dennit Morris | 22 | LB | 12 | 0 | 228 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 4/15/1936 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 18th / 215th pick / 1958 |
| Frank Morze | 25 | C-T | 4 | 0 | 270 | 6-4 | Boston College | 3/21/1933 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 21st pick / 1955 |
| Leo Nomellini* | 34 | DT-T | 12 | 12 | 259 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 6/19/1924 | 8 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 11th pick / 1950 |
| R.C. Owens | 25 | HB-E | 12 | 0 | 197 | 6-3 | College of Idaho | 11/12/1933 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 14th / 160th pick / 1956 |
| James Pace | 22 | HB | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Michigan | 1/1/1936 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 8th pick / 1958 |
| Lou Palatella | 25 | G-LB | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 7/28/1933 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 12th / 141st pick / 1955 |
| Joe Perry | 31 | FB | 12 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Compton Community College (CA) | 1/22/1927 | 10 | |
| Jimmy Ridlon | 24 | DB | 12 | 0 | 181 | 6-1 | Syracuse | 7/11/1934 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 39th pick / 1957 |
| Karl Rubke | 23 | LB-C-DT-DE | 12 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | USC | 12/6/1935 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 56th pick / 1957 |
| J.D. Smith | 26 | FB-HB-DB | 12 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | North Carolina A&T | 7/19/1932 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 15th / 179th pick / 1955 |
| Gordie Soltau | 33 | E | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 1/25/1925 | 8 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 30th pick / 1950 |
| Bob St. Clair* | 27 | T | 12 | 0 | 263 | 6-9 | San Francisco,Tulsa | 2/18/1931 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1953 |
| Bill Stits | 27 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 194 | 6-4 | UCLA | 7/26/1931 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 44th pick / 1954 |
| Tony Teresa | 25 | HB | 1 | 0 | 188 | 5-9 | San Jose State | 12/8/1933 | Rook | |
| John Thomas | 23 | G-T-LB | 12 | 0 | 246 | 6-4 | Pacific | 1/25/1935 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 23rd / 272nd pick / 1957 |
| Y.A. Tittle | 32 | QB | 11 | 6 | 192 | 6-0 | LSU | 10/24/1926 | 10 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1948 |
| Bob Toneff | 28 | DT-DE-T-LB-G | 12 | 0 | 260 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 6/23/1930 | 6 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1952 |
| Jerry Tubbs | 23 | LB-C | 4 | 0 | 221 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 1/23/1935 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 10th pick / 1957 |
| Billy Wilson* | 31 | E-FL | 9 | 0 | 190 | 6-3 | San Jose State | 2/3/1927 | 7 | San Francisco 49ers / 22nd / 283rd pick / 1950 |
| John Wittenborn | 22 | G-K | 12 | 0 | 238 | 6-2 | Southeast Missouri State | 3/1/1936 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 17th / 203rd pick / 1958 |
| Abe Woodson | 24 | DB-HB | 9 | 0 | 188 | 5-11 | Illinois | 2/15/1934 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1957 |
| Walt Yowarsky | 30 | DE-C-T | 8 | 0 | 234 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 5/10/1928 | 7 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 29th pick / 1951 |
| Team Total | 26.2 | 12 | 216.9 | 6-1.9 | 3.2 |