1959 Green Bay Packers Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-5
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Vince Lombardi (7-5)
Location: Green Bay, Wisconsin

1959 Green Bay Packers Roster
1959 Green Bay Packers Results

The Green Bay Packers of the National Football League ended the 1959 season with a record of 7 wins and 5 losses, finishing third in the NFL's West Division. Vince Lombardi coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Bart Starr	134	70	52.2	972	7.3	6	4.5	7	5.2	44	69.0
Lamar McHan	108	48	44.4	805	7.5	8	7.4	9	8.3	81	60.1
Paul Hornung	8	5	62.5	95	11.9	2	25.0	0	0.0	30	143.2
Joe Francis	18	5	27.8	91	5.1	0	0.0	1	5.6	24	25.0
Totals	268	128	47.8	1963	7.3	16	6.0	17	6.3	81

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Paul Hornung	152	681	4.5	63	7
Jim Taylor	120	452	3.8	21	6
Lew Carpenter	60	322	5.4	55	1
Don McIlhenny	47	231	4.9	46	1
Bart Starr	16	83	5.2	39	0
Lamar McHan	16	64	4.0	19	0
Bill Butler	7	49	7.0	16	0
Boyd Dowler	1	20	20.0	20	0
Joe Francis	2	5	2.5	8	0
Totals	421	1907	4.5	63	15

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Boyd Dowler	32	549	17.2	35	4
Max McGee	30	695	23.2	81	5
Gary Knafelc	27	384	14.2	38	4
Paul Hornung	15	113	7.5	19	0
Jim Taylor	9	71	7.9	20	2
Don McIlhenny	8	95	11.9	30	1
Lew Carpenter	5	47	9.4	23	0
A.D. Williams	1	11	11.0	11	0
Bill Butler	1	-2	-2.0	-2	0
Totals	128	1963	15.3	81	16

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Paul Hornung	32	31	96.9	17	7	41.2	52
Totals	32	31	96.9	17	7	41.2	52

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Max McGee	64	2716	42.4	61
Totals	64	2716	42.4	61

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Bill Butler	18	163	9.1	61	1
Lew Carpenter	13	150	11.5	51	0
Emlen Tunnell	1	3	3.0	3	0
John Symank	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	33	316	9.6	61	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bill Butler	21	472	22.5	34
John Symank	14	338	24.1	39
Joe Francis	2	52	26.0	28
Don McIlhenny	3	50	16.7	24
Lew Carpenter	1	24	24.0	24
Ray Nitschke	2	13	6.5	10
Totals	43	949	22.1	39

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bill Forester	2	48	24.0	34
John Symank	2	46	23.0	25
Bobby Freeman	2	22	11.0	22
Emlen Tunnell	2	20	10.0	18
Hank Gremminger	1	45	45.0	45
Dan Currie	1	25	25.0	25
Jim Temp	1	13	13.0	13
Bobby Dillon	1	7	7.0	7
Bill Quinlan	1	5	5.0	5
Tom Bettis	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	14	231	16.5	45

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Bill Forester		0	1	3	0
John Symank		0	4	3	0	0
Henry Jordan			0	2	0	0
Bart Starr			2	2	-8	0
Jesse Whittenton			0	2	45	0
Ray Nitschke			0	2	10	0
Bill Butler			1	1	0
Tom Bettis		0	0	1	0	0
Jim Taylor			2	1	0
Don McIlhenny			1	1	0
Nate Borden			0	1	0	0
Dave Hanner			0	1	0
John Dittrich			0	1	0	0
Gary Knafelc			0	1	0
Jim Ringo			0	1	0	0
Lamar McHan			3	0	0	0
Lew Carpenter			3	0	0
Paul Hornung			7	0	0
Totals	0	0	24	23	47	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Paul Hornung	7	0							7	31	0			94
Jim Taylor	6	2							0	0	0			48
Max McGee		5							0	0	0			30
Gary Knafelc		4							0	0	0			24
Boyd Dowler	0	4							0	0	0			24
Don McIlhenny	1	1		0					0	0	0			12
Bill Butler	0	0	1	0					0	0	0			6
Lew Carpenter	1	0	0	0					0	0	0			6
Bill Forester						0			0	0	0		1	2
Dave Hanner									0	0	0		1	2
Totals	15	16	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	31	0	0	2	248