| San Francisco 49ers at Chicago Bears |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 15, 1959 Location: Chicago, IL Venue: Wrigley Field Attendance: 44406 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 38 F Humidty: 52% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SF | CHIB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Rick Casares 1 run (John Aveni kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Tommy Davis 42 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Johnny Morris 51 pass from Ed Brown (John Aveni kick) | 3 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | LOE | Clyde Conner |
| 78 | LOT | John Thomas |
| 77 | LOG | Bruce Bosley |
| 53 | C | Frank Morze |
| 64 | ROG | Ted Connolly |
| 79 | ROT | Bob St. Clair |
| 84 | ROE | Billy Wilson |
| 14 | QB | Y.A. Tittle |
| 24 | LOH | J.D. Smith |
| 39 | ROH | Hugh McElhenny |
| 34 | FB | Joe Perry |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Ed Henke |
| 73 | LDT | Leo Nomellini |
| 63 | RDT | Monte Clark |
| 70 | RDE | Charlie Krueger |
| 33 | LLB | Clancy Osborne |
| 50 | MLB | Jerry Tubbs |
| 55 | RLB | Matt Hazeltine |
| 80 | LDH | Jerry Mertens |
| 25 | LS | Dave Baker |
| 44 | RS | Eddie Dove |
| 40 | RDH | Abe Woodson |
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | LOE | Bill McColl |
| 70 | LOT | Herm Lee |
| 67 | LOG | Abe Gibron |
| 76 | C | John Mellekas |
| 78 | ROG | Stan Jones |
| 79 | ROT | Dick Klein |
| 88 | ROE | Willard Dewveall |
| 15 | QB | Ed Brown |
| 47 | LOH | Johnny Morris |
| 43 | ROH | Jim Dooley |
| 35 | FB | Rick Casares |
| Defense | ||
| 71 | LDE | Earl Leggett |
| 75 | LDT | Fred Williams |
| 73 | RDT | Bill Bishop |
| 81 | RDE | Doug Atkins |
| 31 | LLB | Joe Fortunato |
| 61 | MLB | Bill George |
| 33 | RLB | Larry Morris |
| 25 | LDH | J.C. Caroline |
| 17 | LS | Richie Petitbon |
| 26 | RS | Charlie Sumner |
| 24 | RDH | Erich Barnes |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| J.D. Smith | 15 | 60 | 4.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Joe Perry | 10 | 21 | 2.1 | 10 | 0 |
| John Brodie | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Hugh McElhenny | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Rick Casares | 21 | 90 | 4.3 | 17 | 1 |
| Ed Brown | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 48 | 0 |
| Willie Galimore | 8 | 50 | 6.3 | 36 | 0 |
| Johnny Morris | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 6 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| John Brodie | 24 | 13 | 54.2 | 3 | 140 | 5.8 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31.9 |
| Y.A. Tittle | 11 | 5 | 45.5 | 2 | 41 | 3.7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.9 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Ed Brown | 19 | 10 | 52.6 | 1 | 142 | 7.5 | 51t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 72.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Hugh McElhenny | 6 | 50 | 8.3 | 16 | 0 |
| J.D. Smith | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Clyde Conner | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 |
| R.C. Owens | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 34 | 0 |
| Joe Perry | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Billy Wilson | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Johnny Morris | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 51t | 1 |
| Jim Dooley | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Rick Casares | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Harlon Hill | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Willie Galimore | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Dave Baker | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Erich Barnes | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Richie Petitbon | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Larry Morris | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Joe Fortunato | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Bill George | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Tommy Davis | 4 | 137 | 34.3 | 44 | 0 | ||||||
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Ed Brown | 3 | 128 | 42.7 | 54 | 0 | ||||||
| Ed Brown | 19 | 10 | 52.6 | 1 | 142 | 7.5 | 51t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 72.7 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Abe Woodson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Richie Petitbon | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Lenny Lyles | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 21 | 0 | |
| Abe Woodson | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
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