1959 San Francisco 49ers season

American football team season November 2013 March 2026 San Francisco 49ers 1959 7–5 3rd (tied) NFL Western Victor Morabito Louis Spadia Red Hickey Kezar Stadium Did not qualify 49ers seasons thumb | right | alt=The uniform of the San Francisco 49ers, 1958-1959 | The uniform of the San Francisco 49ers, 1958-1959 The 1959 San Francisco 49ers season marked the team's 10th year in the NFL, their 13th overall, and their first with head coach Red Hickey. 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. Offseason Draft 1959 NFL draft 1959 San Francisco 49ers 1 5 Dave Baker DB Oklahoma yes yes 1 8 Dan James T Ohio State 2 17 Bob Harrison LB Oklahoma yes 3 29 Eddie Dove DB Colorado yes yes 4 41 Monte Clark T USC yes 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 yes 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 nohttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/sfo/1959_draft.htm 1959 San Francisco 49ers Draftees Pro Football Reference February 24, 2022 Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue 1 August 16 Washington Redskins W 27–24 1–0 Kezar Stadium 2 August 23 Green Bay Packers L 17–24 1–1 Kezar Stadium 3 August 30 at Cleveland Browns W 17–14 2–1 Cleveland Stadium 4 September 5 vs. Chicago Cardinals L 24–27 2–2 Husky Stadium 5 September 12 at Los Angeles Rams L 14–48 2–3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 6 September 19 vs. New York Giants L 13–17 2–4 Ute Stadiumhttps://www.profootballarchives.com/1959nflsf.html#gsc.tab=0 1959 San Francisco 49ers (NFL) Scores, Roster, Stats, Coaches, Draft Pro Football Archives June 5, 2026 Schedule For the 1959 season the 49ers offered seats on either a reserved or general admission basis. Reserved seats were priced at $3.75 for preseason games and $4.50 for the regular season, while general admission tickets were sold for $2.50 regardless of whether the game was preseason or regular. E.J. O'Malley, "Purchasing NFL Tickets: A Guide to Ticket Information," Sports Forecast, vol. 2, no. 2. Chicago: E.J. O'Malley Publishing Co., 1959; p. 78. Reserved tickets for the full season were cost $27 plus 30 cents handling. Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Sources 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 L.A. 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, 1959 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. Standings Roster Staff / Coaches 1959 San Francisco 49ers Team Owner - Victor Morabito General manager – Louis Spadia Head coach - Frankie Albert Chief of Offense / Offensive Coordinator - Red Hickey Offensive Line – Bill Johnson Defensive Assistant – Phil Bengtson * None - N/A Players 1959 San Francisco 49ers roster Quarterbacks 12 John Brodie 14 Y. A. Tittle Running backs 26 Lenny Lyles 39 Hugh McElhenny 34 Joe Perry American football 28 C. R. Roberts 24 J. D. Smith fullback, born 1932 Wide receivers 88 Clyde Conner 87 Fred Dugan 47 Dicky Moegle 27 R. C. Owens 84 Billy Wilson wide receiver Offensive linemen 53 Frank Morze C 66 John Wittenborn G 64 Ted Connolly G 76 John Gonzaga 78 American football, born 1935 John Thomas T 79 Bob St. Clair T 77 Bruce Bosley G Defensive linemen 63 Monte Clark y DT 75 Ed Henke DE 72 Bill Herchman DT 70 Charlie Krueger DE 73 Leo Nomellini DT 74 Henry Schmidt y American football DT/DE Linebackers 54 American football player Bob Harrison y MLB 55 Matt Hazeltine OLB 33 Clancy Osborne y OLB 52 Karl Rubke OLB/C 50 Jerry Tubbs MLB Defensive backs 25 American football Dave Baker y S 44 Eddie Dove y S 80 Jerry Mertens CB 42 Jimmy Ridlon S/CB 40 Abe Woodson CB Special teams 36 kicker Tommy Davis y K/P Reserve lists -- Dan James American football y C (Left squad) 43 Jim Pace American football RB (IR) 7px rookies in italics Source: References External links 1959 San Francisco 49ers season stats Category:San Francisco 49ers seasons San Francisco 49ers Category:1959 in sports in California Category:1959 in San Francisco