1958 San Francisco 49ers season

1958 San Francisco 49ers season
Owner	Victor Morabito
General manager	Louis Spadia
Head coach	Frankie Albert
Home stadium	Kezar Stadium
Results
Record	6–6
Division place	4th NFL Western
Playoffs	Did not qualify
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The uniform of the San Francisco 49ers

The 1958 San Francisco 49ers season was the team's 9th season in the NFL, their 12th season overall, and their third and final season with head coach Frankie Albert.

Coming off of an 8–4 record from the previous season, the 49ers lost 3 of their first 5 games, and finished with a 6–6 record. Each of the team's quarterbacks, Y. A. Tittle and John Brodie, started six of the twelve games and ended the season with similar statistics. ^[1]

Offseason

Draft

Main article: 1958 NFL Draft

1958 San Francisco 49ers draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	8	Jim Pace	HB	Michigan
1	9	Charlie Krueger  *	DT	Texas A&M	Made roster in 1959
2	22	Bob Newman	B	Washington State
3	33	Bobby Hoppe	B	Auburn
4	46	John Varone	B	Miami (FL)	Signed with Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)
5	59	Billy Atkins  *	DB	Auburn
6	71	Henry Schmidt  *	DT	USC
8	87	Leon Burton	HB	Arizona State
8	95	Ron Mills	B	West Texas State
9	107	George Troutman	T	Capital
10	119	Vel Heckman	T	Florida
11	131	Hogan Wharton	G	Houston
12	143	Pete Williams	T	Lehigh
13	151	Jim Yore	B	Indiana
13	155	Hal Dukes	E	Michigan State
14	167	Max Fields	B	Whittier
16	191	George Shirkey	DT	Stephen F. Austin
17	203	John Wittenborn	G	Southeast Missouri State
18	215	Dennit Morris  *	LB	Oklahoma
19	227	Ronnie Mushatt	C	Grambling State
20	239	Jerry Mertens  *	DB	Drake
21	251	Don Christian	B	Arkansas
22	263	Bruce Hartman	T	Luther
23	275	Larry Fields	B	Utah
24	287	Dee Mackey	E	East Texas State	Made roster in 1960
25	299	Bill Kaczmarek	C	Southwest Missouri State
26	311	Hillard Hill	E	USC
27	323	Bob Witucki	E	Texas Tech
28	335	Garland Warren	C	North Texas State	Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)
29	347	Herman Hodges	B	Sam Houston State
30	358	Ted Stahura	T	Kansas State
Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff / Coaches

1958 San Francisco 49ers staff

Front office Team Owner - Victor Morabito General manager – Louis Spadia Head coaches Head coach - Frankie Albert Offensive coaches Chief of Offense / Offensive Coordinator - Red Hickey Offensive Line – Bill Johnson

Defensive coaches Defensive Assistant – Phil Bengtson Special teams coaches None - N/A

Roster

1958 San Francisco 49ers roster
Quarterbacks 14 Y.A. Tittle 12 John Brodie Running backs 32 Gene Babb FB 43 James Pace HB 34 Joe Perry FB 39 Hugh McElhenny HB 43 Tom McCormick HB Wide receivers 22 Joe Arenas 27 R.C. Owens FL 85 Bill Jessup Tight ends 86 Clyde Conner E 87 Fred Dugan E 84 Billy Wilson	Offensive linemen 50 Walt Yowarsky C 53 Frank Morze C 66 John Wittenborn LG 64 Ted Connolly LG 76 John Gonzaga LT 68 Lou Palatella RG 78 John Thomas LT 79 Bob St. Clair RT Defensive linemen 75 Ed Henke 72 Bill Herchman 74 Bob Toneff 77 Bruce Bosley 87 Charley Powell 73 Leo Nomellini		Linebackers 52 Karl Rubke LB 54 Marv Matuszak 55 Matt Hazeltine 50 Stan Sheriff 57 Dennit Morris LB Defensive backs 20 Bill Stits 24 J. D. Smith 29 Billy Atkins FS 80 Jerry Mertens 40 Abe Woodson DB 42 Jimmy Ridlon DB 47 Dicky Moegle Special teams 82 Gordie Soltau	Reserve lists Vacant rookies in italics

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Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap	Sources
1	September 28	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 23–20	1–0	Kezar Stadium	51,856	Recap	[3] [4]
2	October 5	Los Angeles Rams	L 3–33	1–1	Kezar Stadium	59,826	Recap
3	October 12	at Chicago Bears	L 6–28	1–2	Wrigley Field	45,310	Recap
4	October 19	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 30–24	2–2	Franklin Field	33,110	Recap
5	October 26	Chicago Bears	L 14–27	2–3	Kezar Stadium	59,441	Recap
6	November 2	Detroit Lions	W 24–21	3–3	Kezar Stadium	59,350	Recap
7	November 9	at Los Angeles Rams	L 7–56	3–4	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	95,082	Recap
8	November 16	at Detroit Lions	L 21–35	3–5	Briggs Stadium	54,523	Recap
9	November 23	at Green Bay Packers	W 33–12	4–5	Milwaukee County Stadium	43,819	Recap
10	November 30	at Baltimore Colts	L 27–35	4–6	Memorial Stadium	57,557	Recap
11	December 7	Green Bay Packers	W 48–21	5–6	Kezar Stadium	50,793	Recap
12	December 14	Baltimore Colts	W 21–12	6–6	Kezar Stadium	58,334	Recap	[5]
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Western Conference
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Baltimore Colts	9	3	0	.750	8–2	381	203	L2
Los Angeles Rams	8	4	0	.667	7–3	344	278	W3
Chicago Bears	8	4	0	.667	7–3	298	230	W2
San Francisco 49ers	6	6	0	.500	4–6	257	324	W2
Detroit Lions	4	7	1	.364	3–6–1	261	276	L2
Green Bay Packers	1	10	1	.091	0–9–1	193	382	L7

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

NFL Eastern Conference
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
New York Giants	9	3	0	.750	7–3	246	183	W4
Cleveland Browns	9	3	0	.750	8–2	302	217	L1
Pittsburgh Steelers	7	4	1	.636	6–3–1	261	230	W1
Washington Redskins	4	7	1	.364	3–6–1	214	268	W1
Chicago Cardinals	2	9	1	.182	2–7–1	261	356	L6
Philadelphia Eagles	2	9	1	.182	2–7–1	235	306	L4

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

1. 1958 San Francisco 49ers
2. "1958 San Francisco 49ers Draftees". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
3. Bob Brachman, "Brodie Rallies 49ers to 23–20 Victory: Soltau's Field Goal Decisions Steelers," San Francisco Examiner, Sept. 29, 1958, sect. 2, pp. 5, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-examiner-49ers-rally-t/162989005/ 8.
4. Wally Willis, "49ers Open Loop Play with Victory: Locals Rally for 23–20 Win Over Steelers," Oakland Tribune, Sept. 29, 1958, pp. 25, 29.
5. "Coach Hunt On As 49ers Face Colts: Kezar Game Today Ends Albert Run," Sacramento Union, Dec. 14, 1958, p. 4-S.