1959_San_Francisco_49ers_season Knowpia

1959 San Francisco 49ers season
1959 San Francisco 49ers season
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
	← 1958; 49ers seasons; 1960 →;

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.

Offseason edit

Draft edit

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1959 San Francisco 49ers draft
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

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Schedule edit

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
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.

Standings edit

NFL Western Conference
view talk edit	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