1958 San Francisco 49ers season

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1958 San Francisco 49ers season
OwnerVictor Morabito
General managerLouis Spadia
Head coachFrankie Albert
Home fieldKezar Stadium
Results
Record6–6
Division place4th NFL Western
Playoff finishDid not qualify

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.[1]

Offseason[edit]

Draft[edit]

1958 San Francisco 49ers draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 8 Jim Pace  HB Michigan
1 9 Charlie Krueger *  DT Texas A&M 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
6 71 Henry Schmidt *  DT USC
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
18 215 Dennit Morris *  LB Oklahoma
19 227 Ronnie Mushatt  C Grambling State
20 239 Jerry Mertens *  DB Drake
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
      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 28 Pittsburgh Steelers W 23–20 1–0 Kezar Stadium 51,856 Recap
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
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings[edit]

NFL Western Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Baltimore Colts 9 3 0 .750 8–2 381 203 L2
Los Angeles Rams 8 4 0 .667 7–3 344 278 W3
Chicago Bears 8 4 0 .667 7–3 298 230 W2
San Francisco 49ers 6 6 0 .500 4–6 257 324 W2
Detroit Lions 4 7 1 .364 3–6–1 261 276 L2
Green Bay Packers 1 10 1 .091 0–9–1 193 382 L7

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References[edit]

  1. ^ 1958 San Francisco 49ers
  2. ^ "1958 San Francisco 49ers Draftees". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved February 24, 2022.