| San Francisco 49ers at Cleveland Browns Game Statistics |
| Date: November 29, 1959 Location: Cleveland, OH |
| Venue: Cleveland Stadium Attendance: 56854 |
| Weather: Light Snow Temp: 27 F Humidty: 75% Wind: 16 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SF | CLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Jim Brown 1 run (Lou Groza kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Billy Wilson 21 pass from John Brodie (Tommy Davis kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | J.D. Smith 21 pass from John Brodie (Tommy Davis kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Hugh McElhenny 12 run (Tommy Davis kick) | 21 | 7 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Lou Groza 32 FG | 21 | 10 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Lou Groza 48 FG | 21 | 13 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Jim Brown 2 run (Lou Groza kick) | 21 | 20 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | LOE | Fred Dugan |
| 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 |
| 12 | QB | John Brodie |
| 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 |
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 40 | LOE | Preston Carpenter |
| 76 | LOT | Lou Groza |
| 64 | LOG | Jim Ray Smith |
| 56 | C | Art Hunter |
| 66 | ROG | Gene Hickerson |
| 74 | ROT | Mike McCormack |
| 86 | ROE | Billy Howton |
| 16 | QB | Milt Plum |
| 49 | LOH | Bobby Mitchell |
| 26 | ROH | Ray Renfro |
| 32 | FB | Jim Brown |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Bob Gain |
| 78 | LDT | Willie McClung |
| 72 | RDT | Sid Youngelman |
| 84 | RDE | Paul Wiggin |
| 35 | LLB | Galen Fiss |
| 50 | MLB | Vince Costello |
| 34 | RLB | Walt Michaels |
| 30 | LDH | Bernie Parrish |
| 24 | LS | Warren Lahr |
| 42 | RS | Junior Wren |
| 44 | RDH | Jim Shofner |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| J.D. Smith | 15 | 28 | 1.9 | 7 | 0 |
| Joe Perry | 9 | 23 | 2.6 | 7 | 0 |
| Hugh McElhenny | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 12t | 1 |
| John Brodie | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Jim Brown | 28 | 114 | 4.1 | 26 | 2 |
| Bobby Mitchell | 12 | 76 | 6.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Milt Plum | 3 | -8 | -2.7 | 8 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| John Brodie | 22 | 10 | 45.5 | 0 | 141 | 6.4 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 97.0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Milt Plum | 26 | 11 | 42.3 | 2 | 116 | 4.5 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 23.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| J.D. Smith | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 21t | 1 |
| Billy Wilson | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 21t | 1 |
| R.C. Owens | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Hugh McElhenny | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Fred Dugan | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Joe Perry | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Bobby Mitchell | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Preston Carpenter | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Billy Howton | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Jim Brown | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Ray Renfro | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Abe Woodson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Jerry Tubbs | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Tommy Davis | 8 | 373 | 46.6 | 56 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Jim Shofner | 6 | 233 | 38.8 | 48 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Eddie Dove | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Abe Woodson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Bobby Mitchell | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Kenny Konz | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Lenny Lyles | 4 | 115 | 28.8 | 46 | 0 | |
| Abe Woodson | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Bobby Mitchell | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| LeRoy Bolden | 1 | 14 | 14.90 | 14 | 0 | |
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