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1959 San Francisco 49ers
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Record: 7-5-0, Finished 3rd in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 255 points (21.2/g), 6th of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 237 points (19.8/g), 5th.
Differential of 18 points (1.5/g), 6th.
Expected W-L: 6.5-5.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +4 (0.3/g), 6th.
Coached by Red Hickey (7-5-0)
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1959 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 | Y.A. Tittle* | 33 | 11 | 10 | 102 for 199, 1,331 yards, 10 td, 15 int, & 11 rushes for 24 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1948 |
| FB | Joe Perry | 32 | 11 | 0 | 139 rushes for 602 yards, 3 td, & 12 catches for 53 yards and 0 td | |
| LH | J.D. Smith* | 27 | 3 | 0 | 207 rushes for 1,036 yards, 10 td, & 13 catches for 133 yards and 1 td | Chicago Bears / 15th / 179th pick / 1955 |
| RH | Hugh McElhenny | 31 | 7 | 0 | 18 rushes for 67 yards, 1 td, & 22 catches for 329 yards and 3 td | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 9th pick / 1952 |
| LE | Clyde Conner | 26 | 3 | 0 | 13 catches for 162 yards, 1 td | |
| LT | John Thomas | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 23rd / 272nd pick / 1957 |
| LG | Bruce Bosley | 26 | 3 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1956 |
| C | Frank Morze | 26 | 2 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 21st pick / 1955 |
| RG | Ted Connolly | 28 | 5 | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 107th pick / 1954 |
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| RT | Bob St. Clair* | 28 | 6 | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1953 |
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| RE | Billy Wilson* | 32 | 8 | 0 | 44 catches for 540 yards, 4 td | San Francisco 49ers / 22nd / 283rd pick / 1950 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Ed Henke | 32 | 10 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 13th / 128th pick / 1949 |
| LDT | Leo Nomellini*+ | 35 | 9 | 12 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 11th pick / 1950 |
| RDT | Monte Clark | 22 | Rook | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 41st pick / 1959 |
| RDE | Charlie Krueger | 22 | Rook | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 9th pick / 1958 |
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| LLB | Clancy Osborne | 25 | Rook | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 27th / 315th pick / 1957 |
| MLB | Jerry Tubbs | 24 | 2 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 10th pick / 1957 |
| RLB | Matt Hazeltine | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 45th pick / 1955 |
| LDH | Jerry Mertens | 25 | 1 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 20th / 239th pick / 1958 |
| RDH | Abe Woodson*+ | 25 | 1 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1957 |
| LS | Dave Baker* | 22 | Rook | 0 | 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 5th pick / 1959 |
| RS | Eddie Dove | 22 | Rook | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 29th pick / 1959 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Tommy Davis | 25 | Rook | 0 | 12 of 26 field goals & 31 of 31 extra points | San Francisco 49ers / 11th / 128th pick / 1957 |
| P | Tommy Davis | 25 | Rook | 0 | 59 punts for a 45.7 average, 0 blocked | San Francisco 49ers / 11th / 128th pick / 1957 |
| PR | Eddie Dove | 22 | Rook | 0 | 22 punt returns for a 5.7 average and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 29th pick / 1959 |
| KR | Lenny Lyles | 23 | 1 | 0 | 25 kick returns for a 22.6 average and 0 td | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 11th pick / 1958 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Atkins | 25 | DB-HB | 11 | 0 | 196 | 6-1 | Auburn | 11/19/1934 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 59th pick / 1958 |
| Dave Baker* | 22 | DB | 12 | 0 | 192 | 6-0 | Oklahoma | 7/30/1937 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 5th pick / 1959 |
| Bruce Bosley | 26 | C-G-DE | 12 | 0 | 241 | 6-2 | West Virginia | 11/5/1933 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1956 |
| John Brodie | 24 | QB | 12 | 2 | 198 | 6-1 | Stanford | 8/14/1935 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1957 |
| Monte Clark | 22 | T-DT-DE | 12 | 0 | 265 | 6-6 | USC | 1/24/1937 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 41st pick / 1959 |
| Clyde Conner | 26 | E | 9 | 0 | 193 | 6-2 | Pacific | 5/18/1933 | 3 | |
| Ted Connolly | 28 | G | 12 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Santa Clara,Tulsa | 12/5/1931 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 107th pick / 1954 |
| Tommy Davis | 25 | K-P | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-0 | LSU | 10/13/1934 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 11th / 128th pick / 1957 |
| Eddie Dove | 22 | DB | 12 | 0 | 181 | 6-2 | Colorado | 4/4/1937 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 29th pick / 1959 |
| Fred Dugan | 26 | E | 12 | 0 | 205 | 6-3 | Dayton | 5/12/1933 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 80th pick / 1957 |
| John Gonzaga | 26 | T-G-DE-DT | 12 | 0 | 247 | 6-3 | none | 3/6/1933 | 3 | |
| Bob L. Harrison | 22 | LB | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 8/8/1937 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 17th pick / 1959 |
| Matt Hazeltine | 26 | LB | 12 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | California | 8/2/1933 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 45th pick / 1955 |
| Ed Henke | 32 | DE-LB-G | 12 | 0 | 227 | 6-3 | USC | 12/13/1927 | 10 | Washington Redskins / 13th / 128th pick / 1949 |
| Bill Herchman | 26 | DT | 12 | 0 | 246 | 6-2 | Texas Tech | 3/10/1933 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 26th pick / 1956 |
| Charlie Krueger | 22 | DT-DE | 12 | 0 | 256 | 6-4 | Texas A&M | 1/28/1937 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 9th pick / 1958 |
| Lenny Lyles | 23 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 202 | 6-2 | Louisville | 1/26/1936 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 11th pick / 1958 |
| Hugh McElhenny | 31 | HB | 10 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Washington | 12/31/1928 | 7 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 9th pick / 1952 |
| Jerry Mertens | 25 | DB | 12 | 0 | 184 | 6-0 | Drake | 11/12/1934 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 20th / 239th pick / 1958 |
| Dicky Moegle | 25 | DB-HB-FB | 8 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Rice | 9/14/1934 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 10th pick / 1955 |
| Frank Morze | 26 | C-T | 12 | 0 | 270 | 6-4 | Boston College | 3/21/1933 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 21st pick / 1955 |
| Leo Nomellini*+ | 35 | DT-T | 12 | 12 | 259 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 6/19/1924 | 9 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 11th pick / 1950 |
| Clancy Osborne | 25 | LB | 8 | 0 | 218 | 6-3 | Arizona State | 11/23/1934 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 27th / 315th pick / 1957 |
| R.C. Owens | 26 | HB-E | 12 | 0 | 197 | 6-3 | College of Idaho | 11/12/1933 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 14th / 160th pick / 1956 |
| Joe Perry | 32 | FB | 11 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Compton Community College (CA) | 1/22/1927 | 11 | |
| Jimmy Ridlon | 25 | DB | 12 | 0 | 181 | 6-1 | Syracuse | 7/11/1934 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 39th pick / 1957 |
| C.R. Roberts | 23 | FB | 1 | 0 | 202 | 6-3 | USC | 2/29/1936 | Rook | New York Giants / 14th / 166th pick / 1958 |
| Karl Rubke | 24 | LB-C-DT-DE | 12 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | USC | 12/6/1935 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 56th pick / 1957 |
| Henry Schmidt | 24 | DT-E | 12 | 0 | 254 | 6-4 | Trinity (TX),USC | 9/28/1935 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 71st pick / 1958 |
| J.D. Smith* | 27 | FB-HB-DB | 12 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | North Carolina A&T | 7/19/1932 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 15th / 179th pick / 1955 |
| Bob St. Clair* | 28 | T | 12 | 0 | 263 | 6-9 | San Francisco,Tulsa | 2/18/1931 | 6 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1953 |
| John Thomas | 24 | G-T-LB | 12 | 0 | 246 | 6-4 | Pacific | 1/25/1935 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 23rd / 272nd pick / 1957 |
| Y.A. Tittle* | 33 | QB | 11 | 10 | 192 | 6-0 | LSU | 10/24/1926 | 11 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1948 |
| Jerry Tubbs | 24 | LB-C | 12 | 0 | 221 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 1/23/1935 | 2 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 10th pick / 1957 |
| Billy Wilson* | 32 | E-FL | 10 | 0 | 190 | 6-3 | San Jose State | 2/3/1927 | 8 | San Francisco 49ers / 22nd / 283rd pick / 1950 |
| John Wittenborn | 23 | G-K | 12 | 0 | 238 | 6-2 | Southeast Missouri State | 3/1/1936 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 17th / 203rd pick / 1958 |
| Abe Woodson*+ | 25 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 188 | 5-11 | Illinois | 2/15/1934 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1957 |
| Team Total | 25.9 | 12 | 218.6 | 6-2.2 | 2.9 |