1958 San Francisco 49ers season
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The 1958
San Francisco 49ers
season was the team's ninth in the NFL. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 8-4 output from the previous season
. However, a four game road trip in which the 49ers only won one game doomed their playoff chances. Both of the team's quarterbacks, Y.A. Tittle and John Brodie
, would each start six of the twelve games and would each end the season with similar statistics.
1958 NFL season
The 1958 NFL season was the 39th regular season of the National Football League.The Baltimore Colts defeated the New York Giants, 23–17, in the first sudden-death overtime in an NFL Championship Game...
San Francisco 49ers
San Francisco 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...
season was the team's ninth in the NFL. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 8-4 output from the previous season
1957 San Francisco 49ers season
The 1957 San Francisco 49ers season was the team's eighth season in the NFL, and were coming off a 5-6-1 record in 1956, however, they ended the season with a 5 game unbeaten streak....
. However, a four game road trip in which the 49ers only won one game doomed their playoff chances. Both of the team's quarterbacks, Y.A. Tittle and John Brodie
John Brodie
John Riley Brodie is a former professional American football quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, and had a second career as a Senior PGA Tour professional golfer.-Early years and education:...
, would each start six of the twelve games and would each end the season with similar statistics.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 28, 1958 | Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC... |
W 23-20 |
| 2 | October 5, 1958 | Los Angeles Rams | L 33-3 |
| 3 | October 12, 1958 | at Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 28-6 |
| 4 | October 19, 1958 | at Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 30-24 |
| 5 | October 26, 1958 | Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 27-14 |
| 6 | November 2, 1958 | Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and... |
W 24-21 |
| 7 | November 9, 1958 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 56-7 |
| 8 | November 16, 1958 | at Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and... |
L 35-21 |
| 9 | November 23, 1958 | at Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions... |
W 33-12 |
| 10 | November 30, 1958 | at Baltimore Colts History of the Indianapolis Colts The Indianapolis Colts are a professional football team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. They play in the AFC South division of the National Football League. They have won 3 NFL championships and 2 Super Bowls.... |
L 35-27 |
| 11 | December 7, 1958 | Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions... |
W 48-21 |
| 12 | December 14, 1958 | Baltimore Colts History of the Indianapolis Colts The Indianapolis Colts are a professional football team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. They play in the AFC South division of the National Football League. They have won 3 NFL championships and 2 Super Bowls.... |
W 21-12 |
Standings
| NFL West | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Baltimore Colts 1958 Baltimore Colts season The 1958 Baltimore Colts season was the 6th season for the team in the National Football League. The Baltimore Colts finished the National Football League's 1958 season with a record of 9 wins and 3 losses and finished first in the Western Conference.... |
9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 381 | 203 | W-1 |
| Chicago Bears 1958 Chicago Bears season The 1958 Chicago Bears season was their 39th regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted an 8-4 record under the regins of George Halas who took over for Paddy Driscoll, who was fired after a championship game debacle and a subpar season the following year. Halas's... |
8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 298 | 230 | W-2 |
| Los Angeles Rams 1958 Los Angeles Rams season The 1958 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 21st year with the National Football League and the 13th season in Los Angeles.-Schedule:-Standings:... |
8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 344 | 278 | W-3 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 257 | 324 | W-2 |
| Detroit Lions 1958 Detroit Lions season The 1958 Detroit Lions season was their 29th in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 8-4, winning only four games.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:... |
4 | 7 | 1 | .364 | 261 | 276 | L-2 |
| Green Bay Packers 1958 Green Bay Packers season The 1958 Green Bay Packers season was their 38th season in the National Football League. The club posted a 1-10-1 record under coach Ray McLean, earning them a last-place finish in the Western Conference and the worst record ever posted by a Packers team... |
1 | 10 | 1 | .091 | 193 | 382 | L-7 |