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
Timeline
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< 1958 1960 >

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

# Date Visitor Score Home Record Attendance
1 September 27 Philadelphia Eagles 24–14 San Francisco 49ers 1–0–0
41,697
2 October 4 Los Angeles Rams 34–0 San Francisco 49ers 2–0–0
56,028
3 October 11 San Francisco 49ers 21–20 Green Bay Packers 2–1–0
32,150
4 October 18 San Francisco 49ers 34–13 Detroit Lions 3–1–0
52,585
5 October 25 Chicago Bears 20–17 San Francisco 49ers 4–1–0
59,045
6 November 1 Detroit Lions 33–7 San Francisco 49ers 5–1–0
59,064
7 November 8 San Francisco 49ers 24–16 Los Angeles Rams 6–1–0
94,276
8 November 15 San Francisco 49ers 14–3 Chicago Bears 6–2–0
42,157
9 November 22 San Francisco 49ers 45–14 Baltimore Colts 6–3–0
56,007
10 November 29 San Francisco 49ers 21–20 Cleveland Browns 7–3–0
53,763
11 December 5 Baltimore Colts 34–14 San Francisco 49ers 7–4–0
59,075
12 December 13 Green Bay Packers 36–14 San Francisco 49ers 7–5–0
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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