1958 San Francisco 49ers season

American football team season November 2013 March 2026 San Francisco 49ers 1958 6–6 4th NFL Western Frankie Albert Victor Morabito Louis Spadia Kezar Stadium Did not qualify 49ers seasons thumb | right | 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.1958 San Francisco 49ers Offseason Draft 1958 NFL draft 1958 San Francisco 49ers 1 8 Jim Pace HB Michigan yes 1 9 Charlie Krueger DT Texas A&M yes 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 yes yes 6 71 Henry Schmidt DT USC yes yes 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 yes 18 215 Dennit Morris LB Oklahoma yes yes 19 227 Ronnie Mushatt C Grambling State 20 239 Jerry Mertens DB Drake yes yes 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 nohttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/sfo/1958_draft.htm 1958 San Francisco 49ers Draftees Pro Football Reference February 24, 2022 Personnel Staff / Coaches 1958 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 Roster 1958 San Francisco 49ers roster Quarterbacks 12 John Brodie 14 Y. A. Tittle Running backs 32 Gene Babb 39 Hugh McElhenny 43 Jim Pace American football y 34 Joe Perry American football 24 J. D. Smith fullback, born 1932 Receivers 88 Clyde Conner 87 Fred Dugan y 85 Bill Jessup P 27 R. C. Owens 82 Gordy Soltau K 84 Billy Wilson wide receiver Offensive linemen 77 Bruce Bosley G 64 Ted Connolly G 76 John Gonzaga T/G 68 Lou Palatella G 79 Bob St. Clair T 78 American football, born 1935 John Thomas y T 66 John Wittenborn y G 50 Walt Yowarsky C Defensive linemen 75 Ed Henke DE 72 Bill Herchman DT 74 Bob Toneff DE 73 Leo Nomellini DT Linebackers 55 Matt Hazeltine OLB 57 Dennit Morris y OLB/MLB 52 Karl Rubke MLB/C 62 Jerry Tubbs OLB/C Defensive backs 29 American football Billy Atkins y S/P 80 Jerry Mertens y CB 47 Dicky Moegle S 42 Jimmy Ridlon CB 20 Bill Stits CB 40 Abe Woodson y S/RB Reserve lists -- Charlie Krueger y DE/DT (IR) 7px 53 Frank Morze C (IR) 7px rookies in italics Source: Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue 1 August 17 New York Giants L 10–19 0–1 Kezar Stadium 2 August 23 vs. Washington Redskins W 20–19 1–1 Multnomah Stadium 3 August 31 Chicago Cardinals W 55–31 2–1 Kezar Stadium 4 September 7 Cleveland Browns W 21–16 3–1 Kezar Stadium 5 September 12 at Los Angeles Rams L 38–40 3–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 6 September 21 Philadelphia Eagles L 28–31 3–3 Kezar Stadiumhttps://www.profootballarchives.com/1958nflsf.html#gsc.tab=0 1958 San Francisco 49ers (NFL) Scores, Roster, Stats, Coaches, Draft Pro Football Archives June 6, 2026 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 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.Wally Willis, "49ers Open Loop Play with Victory: Locals Rally for 23–20 Win Over Steelers," Oakland Tribune, Sept. 29, 1958, pp. 25, 29. 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 "Coach Hunt On As 49ers Face Colts: Kezar Game Today Ends Albert Run," Sacramento Union, Dec. 14, 1958, p. 4-S. Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. Standings References Category:San Francisco 49ers seasons San Francisco 49ers Category:1958 in sports in California Category:1950s in San Francisco