1959 San Francisco 49ers season | |
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Owner | Victor Morabito |
General manager | Louis Spadia |
Head coach | Red Hickey |
Home field | Kezar Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 7–5 |
Division place | 3rd (tied) NFL Western |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 1959 San Francisco 49ers season was the team's 10th season in the NFL, their 13th overall, and their first with head coach Red Hickey.
Coming off a 6–6–0 record in 1956, they were attempting to improve their record and qualify for the playoffs. However, they ended the season without qualifying for the playoffs. After starting the season 6–1, they lost 4 out of their last 5 games and ended with a 7–5 record, missing the playoffs for the second straight year.
1959 San Francisco 49ers draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 5 | Dave Baker * | DB | Oklahoma | |
1 | 8 | Dan James | T | Ohio State | |
2 | 17 | Bob Harrison | LB | Oklahoma | |
3 | 29 | Eddie Dove * | DB | Colorado | |
4 | 41 | Monte Clark | T | USC | |
5 | 54 | Frank Geremia | T | Notre Dame | |
6 | 66 | Tony Bavaro | T | Holy Cross | |
7 | 74 | Don Rogers | C | South Carolina | |
7 | 78 | Daniel Colchico | DE | San Jose State | |
8 | 90 | Lew Aken | E | Vanderbilt | |
9 | 102 | Bobby Joe Green | P | Florida | |
10 | 114 | Bronko Nagurski Jr. | T | Notre Dame | Signed with Hamilton Tiger Cats (CFL) |
11 | 126 | Jack Hayes | B | Trinity (TX) | |
12 | 138 | Bill Korutz | C | Dayton | |
13 | 150 | Bill Lopasky | G | West Virginia | Made roster in 1961 |
14 | 162 | Mike Dukes | LB | Clemson | |
15 | 174 | Joe Belland | B | Arizona State | |
16 | 186 | Bob Cook | B | Idaho State | |
17 | 198 | Jerome Jurczak | C | Benedictine | |
18 | 210 | Jack Cowley | T | Trinity (TX) | |
19 | 222 | Tom Osborne | WR | Hastings | |
20 | 234 | Toby Deese | T | Georgia Tech | |
21 | 246 | Luther Carr | B | Washington | |
22 | 258 | Burnio McQueen | E | North Carolina A&T | |
23 | 270 | Bruce Dollahan | T | Illinois | |
24 | 282 | Craig Chudy | E | UCLA | |
25 | 294 | Roy Gee | G | Trinity (TX) | |
26 | 306 | Ed Young | E | Louisville | |
27 | 318 | Mel Semenko | T | Colorado | |
28 | 330 | Mike McCluskey | B | Washington | |
29 | 342 | Jack Bolton | T | Puget Sound | |
30 | 354 | Bob Carter | T | Denver | |
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
| Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
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1959 San Francisco 49ers roster | ||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
| Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
| Linebackers
Defensive backs
| Reserve lists
rookies in italics | |||
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
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1 | September 27 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 24–14 | 1–0 | Kezar Stadium | 41,697 | Recap |
2 | October 4 | Los Angeles Rams | W 34–0 | 2–0 | Kezar Stadium | 56,028 | Recap |
3 | October 11 | at Green Bay Packers | L 20–21 | 2–1 | City Stadium | 32,150 | Recap |
4 | October 18 | at Detroit Lions | W 34–13 | 3–1 | Briggs Stadium | 52,585 | Recap |
5 | October 25 | Chicago Bears | W 20–17 | 4–1 | Kezar Stadium | 59,045 | Recap |
6 | November 1 | Detroit Lions | W 33–7 | 5–1 | Kezar Stadium | 59,064 | Recap |
7 | November 8 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 24–16 | 6–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 94,276 | Recap |
8 | November 15 | at Chicago Bears | L 3–14 | 6–2 | Wrigley Field | 42,157 | Recap |
9 | November 22 | at Baltimore Colts | L 14–45 | 6–3 | Memorial Stadium | 56,007 | Recap |
10 | November 29 | at Cleveland Browns | W 21–20 | 7–3 | Cleveland Stadium | 53,763 | Recap |
11 | December 5 | Baltimore Colts | L 14–34 | 7–4 | Kezar Stadium | 59,075 | Recap |
12 | December 13 | Green Bay Packers | L 14–36 | 7–5 | Kezar Stadium | 55,997 | Recap |
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. |
NFL Western Conference | |||||||||
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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 |
NFL Eastern Conference | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK | ||
New York Giants | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 8–2 | 284 | 170 | W4 | |
Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 6–4 | 268 | 278 | L1 | |
Cleveland Browns | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 6–4 | 270 | 214 | W1 | |
Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 5 | 1 | .545 | 6–4 | 257 | 216 | W1 | |
Washington Redskins | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 2–8 | 185 | 350 | L5 | |
Chicago Cardinals | 2 | 10 | 0 | .167 | 2–8 | 234 | 324 | L6 |
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