1957 San Francisco 49ers (NFL) |
| 2nd place • Western Conference • 8-4-0 .667 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Western Conference Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/22/1957 | H | Detroit Lions | 27-31 | L | San Francisco, CA | Kezar Stadium | 60118 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Joe Arenas | 22 | LOH | 5-11 | 180 | 32 | Nebraska-Omaha | 1 | 0 |
| Gene Babb | 32 | FB | 6-3 | 216 | 23 | Austin | 1 | 0 |
| Bruce Bosley | 77 | LOG | 6-2 | 241 | 24 | West Virginia | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Carr | 57 | DB | 6-0 | 205 | 26 | Citrus JC; Houston | 1 | 0 |
| Clyde Conner | 88 | LOE | 6-2 | 193 | 24 | Pacific | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby Cross | 78 | LOT | 6-4 | 248 | 26 | Kilgore JC; Stephen F. Austin State | 1 | 1 |
| John Gonzaga | 76 | LOT | 6-3 | 247 | 24 | none | 1 | 0 |
| Matt Hazeltine | 55 | RLB | 6-1 | 220 | 24 | California | 1 | 1 |
| Ed Henke | 75 | LDE | 6-3 | 227 | 30 | Ventura JC; Southern California | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Herchman | 72 | RDT | 6-2 | 246 | 24 | Tyler JC; Texas Tech | 1 | 1 |
| Billy Jessup | 85 | ROE | 6-1 | 195 | 28 | Long Beach CC; Southern California | 1 | 0 |
| Marv Matuszak | 54 | LLB | 6-3 | 232 | 26 | Tulsa | 1 | 1 |
| Hugh McElhenny | 39 | LOH | 6-1 | 197 | 29 | Compton JC; Washington | 1 | 1 |
| Dicky Moegle | 47 | RS | 6-0 | 190 | 23 | Rice | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Morze | 53 | C | 6-4 | 272 | 24 | Boston College | 1 | 1 |
| Leo Nomellini | 73 | LDT | 6-3 | 259 | 33 | Minnesota | 1 | 1 |
| R.C. Owens | 27 | ROH | 6-3 | 197 | 23 | College of Idaho | 1 | 1 |
| Lou Palatella | 68 | ROG | 6-2 | 230 | 24 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 |
| Joe Perry | 34 | FB | 6-0 | 203 | 30 | Compton JC | 1 | 1 |
| Charley Powell | 87 | RLB | 6-2 | 226 | 25 | none | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Ridlon | 42 | DB | 6-1 | 181 | 23 | Syracuse | 1 | 0 |
| Karl Rubke | 52 | MLB | 6-4 | 240 | 22 | Santa Rosa JC; Southern California | 1 | 1 |
| Bob St. Clair | 79 | ROT | 6-8 | 263 | 26 | San Francisco; Tulsa | 1 | 1 |
| J.D. Smith | 24 | LCB | 6-1 | 205 | 25 | North Carolina A&T State | 1 | 1 |
| Gordy Soltau | 82 | LOE | 6-2 | 195 | 32 | Minnesota | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Stits | 20 | RCB | 6-0 | 194 | 26 | UCLA | 1 | 1 |
| Y.A. Tittle | 14 | QB | 6-0 | 182 | 31 | Louisiana State | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Toneff | 74 | RDE | 6-2 | 260 | 27 | Notre Dame | 1 | 1 |
| Val Joe Walker | 44 | LS | 6-1 | 179 | 27 | Southern Methodist | 1 | 1 |
| Billy Wilson | 84 | ROE | 6-3 | 191 | 30 | San Jose State | 1 | 1 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 14 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 31 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 20 | 4 | 14 | 2 | / % | / % | 6 | 70 | |
| Opponents Totals | 22 | 6 | 13 | 3 | / % | / % | 7 | 61 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordy Soltau | 0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Hugh McElhenny | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| R.C. Owens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Billy Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 3 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 27 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 31 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordy Soltau | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh McElhenny | 14 | 82 | 5.9 | 71 | 0 |
| Joe Perry | 13 | 52 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Gene Babb | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Joe Arenas | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Y.A. Tittle | 3 | -12 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 127 | 3.8 | 71 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 29 | 129 | 4.4 | 58t | 3 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y.A. Tittle | 31 | 18 | 58.1 | 10 | 248 | 8.0 | 13.8 | 47t | 3 | 9.7 | 3 | 9.7 | 2 | 24 | 224 | 76.5 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 18 | 58.1 | 10 | 248 | 8.0 | 13.8 | 47t | 3 | 9.7 | 3 | 9.7 | 2 | 24 | 224 | 76.5 |
| Opponents Totals | 30 | 16 | 53.3 | 13 | 214 | 7.1 | 13.4 | 36 | 1 | 3.3 | 1 | 3.3 | 3 | 19 | 195 | 73.5 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Wilson | 9 | 107 | 11.9 | 18 | 1 | ||
| Hugh McElhenny | 6 | 96 | 16.0 | 47t | 1 | ||
| R.C. Owens | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34t | 1 | ||
| Clyde Conner | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Gene Babb | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 18 | 248 | 13.8 | 47t | 3 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 16 | 214 | 13.4 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dicky Moegle | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 16 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Jessup | 3 | 108 | 36.0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Team Totals | 3 | 103 | 34.3 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 34.3 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 173 | 43.3 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 157 | 39.3 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Arenas | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Arenas | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 89 | 22.3 | 30 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 3.0 | 19.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2.0 | 24.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Henke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Herchman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Perry | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| J.D. Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Stits | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Y.A. Tittle | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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