| Pittsburgh Steelers at San Francisco 49ers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 28, 1958 Location: San Francisco, CA Venue: Kezar Stadium Attendance: 51856 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 81 F Humidty: 38% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 20 |
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 7 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 23 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Hugh McElhenny 2 run (Gordy Soltau kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Ray Mathews 10 pass from Earl Morrall (Tom Miner kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Tom Miner 22 FG | 10 | 7 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Tank Younger 1 run (Tom Miner kick) | 17 | 7 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Tom Miner 23 FG | 20 | 7 |
| 3 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Jim Pace 11 run (Gordy Soltau kick blocked) | 20 | 13 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | John Brodie 1 run (Gordy Soltau kick) | 20 | 20 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Gordy Soltau 22 FG | 20 | 23 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 25 | LOE | Ray Mathews |
| 62 | LOT | Mike Sandusky |
| 64 | LOG | Billy Krisher |
| 57 | C | Ed Beatty |
| 65 | ROG | John Nisby |
| 74 | ROT | Frank Varrichione |
| 87 | ROE | Jack McClairen |
| 10 | QB | Earl Morrall |
| 46 | LOH | Billy Reynolds |
| 86 | ROH | Jimmy Orr |
| 35 | FB | Tank Younger |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | George Tarasovic |
| 71 | LDT | Joe Lewis |
| 75 | RDT | Joe Krupa |
| 70 | RDE | Ernie Stautner |
| 68 | LLB | Bob Dougherty |
| 60 | MLB | Dale Dodrill |
| 50 | RLB | John Reger |
| 26 | LDH | Gary Glick |
| 24 | LS | Richie McCabe |
| 80 | RS | Jack Butler |
| 42 | RDH | Dick Alban |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | LOE | Clyde Conner |
| 78 | LOT | John Thomas |
| 77 | LOG | Bruce Bosley |
| 53 | C | Frank Morze |
| 66 | ROG | John Wittenborn |
| 79 | ROT | Bob St. Clair |
| 82 | ROE | Gordy Soltau |
| 12 | QB | John Brodie |
| 39 | LOH | Hugh McElhenny |
| 27 | ROH | R.C. Owens |
| 34 | FB | Joe Perry |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Ed Henke |
| 73 | LDT | Leo Nomellini |
| 72 | RDT | Bill Herchman |
| 74 | RDE | Bob Toneff |
| 54 | LLB | Marv Matuszak |
| 52 | MLB | Karl Rubke |
| 55 | RLB | Matt Hazeltine |
| 80 | LDH | Jerry Mertens |
| 42 | LS | Jim Ridlon |
| 47 | RS | Dicky Moegle |
| 20 | RDH | Bill Stits |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Tank Younger | 11 | 60 | 5.5 | 29 | 1 |
| Earl Morrall | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 40 | 0 |
| Dick Christy | 6 | 12 | 2.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Larry Krutko | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Billy Reynolds | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 3 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Joe Perry | 15 | 42 | 2.8 | 26 | 0 |
| Hugh McElhenny | 8 | 35 | 4.4 | 9 | 1 |
| John Brodie | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 4 | 1 |
| Jim Pace | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 11t | 1 |
| J.D. Smith | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 9 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Earl Morrall | 24 | 9 | 37.5 | 3 | 117 | 4.9 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 28.0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| John Brodie | 28 | 19 | 67.9 | 1 | 244 | 8.7 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 80.1 |
| Y.A. Tittle | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | 2 | 6 | 1.2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Dick Christy | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 26 | 0 |
| Jack McClairen | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 33 | 0 |
| Jimmy Orr | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Ray Mathews | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10t | 1 |
| Billy Reynolds | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| R.C. Owens | 9 | 103 | 11.4 | 14 | 0 |
| Fred Dugan | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Hugh McElhenny | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 45 | 0 |
| Clyde Conner | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 21 | 0 |
| Gordy Soltau | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Joe Perry | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Jack Butler | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Dick Alban | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gary Glick | 0 | 16 | 16L | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Bill Stits | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Jimmy Orr | 5 | 194 | 38.8 | 46 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Billy Jessup | 6 | 215 | 35.8 | 47 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Billy Reynolds | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Dick Christy | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Hugh McElhenny | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 5 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Dick Christy | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Jim Pace | 3 | 82 | 27.3 | 26 | 0 | |
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