# 1958 San Francisco 49ers season

The 1958 San Francisco 49ers season was the team's 9th season in the NFL, their 12th season overall, and their third and final season with head coach Frankie Albert.
Coming off of an 8–4 record from the previous season, the 49ers lost 3 of their first 5 games, and finished with a 6–6 record. Each of the team's quarterbacks, Y. A. Tittle and John Brodie, started six of the twelve games and ended the season with similar statistics.

## Offseason
### Draft

1958 San Francisco 49ers draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
| 1 | 8 | Jim Pace | HB | Michigan | |
| 1 | 9 | Charlie Krueger * | DT | Texas A&M | Made roster in 1959 |
| 2 | 22 | Bob Newman | B | Washington State | |
| 3 | 33 | Bobby Hoppe | B | Auburn | |
| 4 | 46 | John Varone | B | Miami (FL) | Signed with Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL) |
| 5 | 59 | Billy Atkins * | DB | Auburn | |
| 6 | 71 | Henry Schmidt * | DT | USC | |
| 8 | 87 | Leon Burton | HB | Arizona State | |
| 8 | 95 | Ron Mills | B | West Texas State | |
| 9 | 107 | George Troutman | T | Capital | |
| 10 | 119 | Vel Heckman | T | Florida | |
| 11 | 131 | Hogan Wharton | G | Houston | |
| 12 | 143 | Pete Williams | T | Lehigh | |
| 13 | 151 | Jim Yore | B | Indiana | |
| 13 | 155 | Hal Dukes | E | Michigan State | |
| 14 | 167 | Max Fields | B | Whittier | |
| 16 | 191 | George Shirkey | DT | Stephen F. Austin | |
| 17 | 203 | John Wittenborn | G | Southeast Missouri State | |
| 18 | 215 | Dennit Morris * | LB | Oklahoma | |
| 19 | 227 | Ronnie Mushatt | C | Grambling State | |
| 20 | 239 | Jerry Mertens * | DB | Drake | |
| 21 | 251 | Don Christian | B | Arkansas | |
| 22 | 263 | Bruce Hartman | T | Luther | |
| 23 | 275 | Larry Fields | B | Utah | |
| 24 | 287 | Dee Mackey | E | East Texas State | Made roster in 1960 |
| 25 | 299 | Bill Kaczmarek | C | Southwest Missouri State | |
| 26 | 311 | Hillard Hill | E | USC | |
| 27 | 323 | Bob Witucki | E | Texas Tech | |
| 28 | 335 | Garland Warren | C | North Texas State | Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL) |
| 29 | 347 | Herman Hodges | B | Sam Houston State | |
| 30 | 358 | Ted Stahura | T | Kansas State | |
| Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career ||||||

## Personnel
### Roster

    Source:

## Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
| 1 | September 28 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 23–20 | 1–0 | Kezar Stadium | 51,856 | Recap |
| 2 | October 5 | Los Angeles Rams | L 3–33 | 1–1 | Kezar Stadium | 59,826 | Recap |
| 3 | October 12 | at Chicago Bears | L 6–28 | 1–2 | Wrigley Field | 45,310 | Recap |
| 4 | October 19 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 30–24 | 2–2 | Franklin Field | 33,110 | Recap |
| 5 | October 26 | Chicago Bears | L 14–27 | 2–3 | Kezar Stadium | 59,441 | Recap |
| 6 | November 2 | Detroit Lions | W 24–21 | 3–3 | Kezar Stadium | 59,350 | Recap |
| 7 | November 9 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 7–56 | 3–4 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 95,082 | Recap |
| 8 | November 16 | at Detroit Lions | L 21–35 | 3–5 | Briggs Stadium | 54,523 | Recap |
| 9 | November 23 | at Green Bay Packers | W 33–12 | 4–5 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 43,819 | Recap |
| 10 | November 30 | at Baltimore Colts | L 27–35 | 4–6 | Memorial Stadium | 57,557 | Recap |
| 11 | December 7 | Green Bay Packers | W 48–21 | 5–6 | Kezar Stadium | 50,793 | Recap |
| 12 | December 14 | Baltimore Colts | W 21–12 | 6–6 | Kezar Stadium | 58,334 | Recap |
| Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. |||||||||

### Standings

NFL Western Conference :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| Baltimore Colts | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 8–2 | 381 | 203 | L2 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 7–3 | 344 | 278 | W3 |
| Chicago Bears | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 7–3 | 298 | 230 | W2 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 4–6 | 257 | 324 | W2 |
| Detroit Lions | 4 | 7 | 1 | .364 | 3–6–1 | 261 | 276 | L2 |
| Green Bay Packers | 1 | 10 | 1 | .091 | 0–9–1 | 193 | 382 | L7 |
    Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
NFL Eastern Conference :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| New York Giants | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 7–3 | 246 | 183 | W4 |
| Cleveland Browns | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 8–2 | 302 | 217 | L1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 4 | 1 | .636 | 6–3–1 | 261 | 230 | W1 |
| Washington Redskins | 4 | 7 | 1 | .364 | 3–6–1 | 214 | 268 | W1 |
| Chicago Cardinals | 2 | 9 | 1 | .182 | 2–7–1 | 261 | 356 | L6 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 9 | 1 | .182 | 2–7–1 | 235 | 306 | L4 |
    Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.