1959 San Francisco 49ers season
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The 1959
San Francisco 49ers
season was the team's 10th 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.
scored the most points, 67 out of the team's total of 255.
1959 NFL season
The 1959 NFL season was the 40th regular season of the National Football League. Tragedy struck as NFL Commissioner Bert Bell died of a heart attack on October 11 at Philadelphia's Franklin Field while watching the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers play...
San Francisco 49ers
San Francisco 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...
season was the team's 10th season in the NFL
National Football League
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, 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 DavisTommy Davis
Herman Thomas Davis, Jr. is an American former Major League Baseball left fielder and third baseman. He played from 1959-1976 for ten different teams, but he is best known for his years with the Los Angeles Dodgers. During an 18-year baseball career, Davis batted .294 with 153 home runs, 2,121...
scored the most points, 67 out of the team's total of 255.
Schedule
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record |
| 1 | September 27 | Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
24-14 | San Francisco 49ers | 1-0-0 |
| 2 | October 4 | Los Angeles Rams | 34-0 | San Francisco 49ers | 2-0-0 |
| 3 | October 11 | San Francisco 49ers | 21-20 | Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions... |
2-1-0 |
| 4 | October 18 | San Francisco 49ers | 34-13 | Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and... |
3-1-0 |
| 5 | October 25 | Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
20-17 | San Francisco 49ers | 4-1-0 |
| 6 | November 1 | Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and... |
33-7 | San Francisco 49ers | 5-1-0 |
| 7 | November 8 | San Francisco 49ers | 24-16 | Los Angeles Rams | 6-1-0 |
| 8 | November 15 | San Francisco 49ers | 14-3 | Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
6-2-0 |
| 9 | November 22 | San Francisco 49ers | 45-14 | Baltimore Colts History of the Indianapolis Colts The Indianapolis Colts are a professional football team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. They play in the AFC South division of the National Football League. They have won 3 NFL championships and 2 Super Bowls.... |
6-3-0 |
| 10 | November 29 | San Francisco 49ers | 21-20 | Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
7-3-0 |
| 11 | December 5 | Baltimore Colts History of the Indianapolis Colts The Indianapolis Colts are a professional football team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. They play in the AFC South division of the National Football League. They have won 3 NFL championships and 2 Super Bowls.... |
34-14 | San Francisco 49ers | 7-4-0 |
| 12 | December 13 | Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions... |
36-14 | San Francisco 49ers | 7-5-0 |
Standings
| NFL Western Eastern and Western Divisions (NFL) 1933-69 The Eastern and Western Divisions of the National Football League, renamed the American and National Conferences in 1950 and then the Eastern and Western Conferences in 1953, were organized as a result of the disputed NFL championship of 1932... |
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Baltimore Colts 1959 Baltimore Colts season The 1959 Baltimore Colts season was the 7th season for the team in the National Football League. The Baltimore Colts finished the National Football League's 40th season with a record of 9 wins and 3 losses and finished first in the Western Conference.... |
9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 374 | 251 | W-5 |
| Chicago Bears 1959 Chicago Bears season The 1959 Chicago Bears season was their 40th regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted yet another 8-4 record under the coaching of George Halas.-Schedule:-Standings:... |
8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 252 | 196 | W-7 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 255 | 237 | L-2 |
| Green Bay Packers 1959 Green Bay Packers season The 1959 Green Bay Packers season was their 39th season in the National Football League and 41st overall. The club posted a 7-5 record under first-year coach Vince Lombardi, earning a third-place finish in the National Conference.-NFL Draft:... |
7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 248 | 246 | W-4 |
| Detroit Lions 1959 Detroit Lions season The 1959 Detroit Lions season was their 30th in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 4-7-1, winning only three games. They missed the playoffs for the second straight season.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:... |
3 | 8 | 1 | .273 | 203 | 275 | L-1 |
| Los Angeles Rams 1959 Los Angeles Rams season The 1959 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 22nd year with the National Football League and the 14th season in Los Angeles.-Schedule:-Standings:... |
2 | 10 | 0 | .167 | 242 | 315 | L-8 |