1959 San Francisco 49ers Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-5
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Red Hickey (7-5)
Location: San Francisco, California

1959 San Francisco 49ers Roster
1959 San Francisco 49ers Results

The San Francisco 49ers 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.

The 49ers chalked up 255 points, while the defensive unit conceded 237. J.D. Smith carried the ball for a team-leading 1,036 yards for San Francisco.

Y.A. Tittle tossed for 1,331 yards. Billy Wilson grabbed 44 passes for 540 yards.

Dave Baker picked off 5 opponent throws.

Red Hickey coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Y.A. Tittle	199	102	51.3	1331	6.7	10	5.0	15	7.5	75	58.0
John Brodie	64	30	46.9	354	5.5	2	3.1	7	10.9	34	35.0
Dicky Moegle	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Totals	264	132	50.0	1685	6.4	12	4.5	22	8.3	75

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
J.D. Smith	207	1036	5.0	73	10
Joe Perry	139	602	4.3	40	3
C.R. Roberts	10	67	6.7	46	1
Hugh McElhenny	18	67	3.7	18	1
Lenny Lyles	13	28	2.2	13	1
Y.A. Tittle	11	24	2.2	22	0
Dicky Moegle	3	9	3.0	4	0
John Brodie	5	6	1.2	6	0
R.C. Owens	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	407	1839	4.5	73	16

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Billy Wilson	44	540	12.3	57	4
Hugh McElhenny	22	329	15.0	62	3
R.C. Owens	17	347	20.4	75	3
Clyde Conner	13	162	12.5	37	1
J.D. Smith	13	133	10.2	21	1
Joe Perry	12	53	4.4	15	0
Fred Dugan	6	72	12.0	13	0
Lenny Lyles	3	33	11.0	18	0
Dicky Moegle	1	12	12.0	12	0
Y.A. Tittle	1	4	4.0	4	0
Totals	132	1685	12.8	75	12

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Tommy Davis	31	31	100.0	26	12	46.2	67
Totals	31	31	100.0	26	12	46.2	67

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Tommy Davis	59	2694	45.7	71
Totals	59	2694	45.7	71

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Abe Woodson	15	143	9.5	65
Eddie Dove	22	126	5.7	62
Totals	37	269	7.3	65

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Lenny Lyles	25	565	22.6	46	0
Abe Woodson	13	382	29.4	105	1
Matt Hazeltine	2	26	13.0	26	0
Bill Herchman	1	7	7.0	7	0
Totals	41	980	23.9	105	1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Dave Baker	5	75	15.0	29	0
Abe Woodson	4	20	5.0	14	0
Jerry Mertens	2	56	28.0	30	1
Jerry Tubbs	2	32	16.0	21	0
Eddie Dove	1	6	6.0	6	0
Totals	14	189	13.5	30	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Ed Henke			0	4	0	0
Y.A. Tittle			7	3	0	0
Abe Woodson		0	2	3	0	0
Matt Hazeltine			0	3	42	1
Jerry Tubbs		0	0	3	0	0
Karl Rubke			0	2	0	0
Eddie Dove		0	2	2	0	0
Dave Baker		0	1	1	0	0
Hugh McElhenny			1	1	0	0
Leo Nomellini			0	1	0	0
John Wittenborn			0	1	0	0
Tommy Davis			0	1	0	0
Clancy Osborne			0	1	0	0
J.D. Smith			3	1	0	0
Lenny Lyles			1	1	0	0
John Gonzaga			0	1	0	0
Jerry Mertens		0	0	1	0	0
Joe Perry			6	1	0	0
Monte Clark			0	1	0	0
Frank Morze			0	1	0	0
Fred Dugan			0	1	0	0
Bruce Bosley			0	1	0	0
John Thomas			0	1	0	0
C.R. Roberts			1	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	24	36	42	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Tommy Davis	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	31	0			67
J.D. Smith	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			66
Billy Wilson	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Hugh McElhenny	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
R.C. Owens	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Joe Perry	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
C.R. Roberts	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Lenny Lyles	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Jerry Mertens	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Clyde Conner	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Abe Woodson	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Matt Hazeltine	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Charlie Krueger	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	2
Totals	16	12	0	1	0	1	1	0	12	31	0	0	1	255