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词条 1959 NFL season
释义

  1. Conference races

  2. Final standings

  3. NFL Championship Game

  4. Awards

  5. Draft

  6. Coaching changes

  7. References

{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}{{no footnotes|date=August 2012}}{{Infobox NFL
| year = 1959
| NFLchampion = Baltimore Colts
| Eastchampion = New York Giants
| Westchampion = Baltimore Colts
| regular_season = September 26 –
December 13, 1959
}}

The 1959 NFL season was the 40th regular season of the National Football League. Tragedy struck as NFL Commissioner Bert Bell died of a heart attack on October 11 at Philadelphia's Franklin Field while watching the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers play. League Treasurer Austin Gunsel was named interim commissioner for the rest of the season.

The Chicago Cardinals played their final season in the Windy City before relocating to St. Louis for the following season.

The season ended when the Baltimore Colts defeated the New York Giants in the NFL Championship Game for the second year in a row.

Conference races

The NFL had six teams in each conference. Each team would play a home-and-away game against the other 5 teams in its conference, and two games outside the conference. The Bears and Cardinals, and the Redskins and Colts, faced each other in an interconference game each year.

After the second week, when the 1–1–0 Giants had to share the Eastern Conference lead with all five of the other clubs, the Giants won seven of the next eight games to clinch the title in Week Ten. In the Western Conference, the San Francisco 49ers, who had come close (1952, 1953, 1954, and 1957) several times since joining the NFL, were 6–1 and had a two-game lead over their closest rival, the 4–3 Colts. In Week Nine, though, the 49ers lost in Baltimore, 45–14 (November 22) and they shared the lead at 6–3–0. Two weeks later, San Francisco had the home field advantage when they faced the Colts for a rematch. Baltimore won again, 34–14, and clinched the title the following week.

Week Western Eastern
1 3 teams (Bal, GB, SF) 1–0–0 3 teams (Cards, NYG, Pit) 1–0–0
2 Tie (GB and SF) 2–0–0 6 teams (Cards, Cle, NYG, Phi, Pit, Was) 1–1–0
3 Green Bay Packers 3–0–0 3 teams (NYG, Phi, Was) 2–1–0
4 3 teams (Bal, GB, SF) 3–1–0 New York Giants 3–1–0
5 Tie (Bal, SF) 4–1–0 New York Giants 4–1–0
6 San Francisco 49ers 5–1–0 New York Giants 5–1–0
7 San Francisco 49ers 6–1–0 New York Giants 6–1–0
8 San Francisco 49ers 6–2–0 Tie (Cle, NYG) 6–2–0
9 Tie (Bal, SF) 6–3–0 New York Giants 7–2–0
10 Tie (Bal, SF) 7–3–0 New York Giants 8–2–0
11 Baltimore Colts 8–3–0 New York Giants 9–2–0
12 Baltimore Colts 9–3–0 New York Giants 10–2–0

Final standings

W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT= Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points AgainstNote: The NFL did not officially count tie games in the standings until 1972{{col-float|width=48%}}
Eastern Conference
TeamWLTPCTPFPA
New York Giants1020.833284170
Cleveland Browns750.583270214
Philadelphia Eagles750.583268278
Pittsburgh Steelers651.545257216
Washington Redskins390.250185350
Chicago Cardinals2100.167234324
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Western Conference
TeamWLTPCTPFPA
Baltimore Colts930.750374251
Chicago Bears840.667252196
Green Bay Packers750.583248246
San Francisco 49ers750.583255237
Detroit Lions381.273203275
Los Angeles Rams2100.167242315
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NFL Championship Game

{{Main|1959 NFL Championship Game}}

Baltimore 31, NY Giants 16 at Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland, December 27, 1959.

Awards

Most Valuable PlayerJohnny Unitas, Quarterback, Baltimore Colts
Coach of the YearVince Lombardi, Green Bay

Draft

The 1959 NFL Draft was held on December 1, 1958 and January 21, 1959 at Philadelphia's Warwick Hotel. With the first pick, the Green Bay Packers selected quarterback Randy Duncan from the University of Iowa.

Coaching changes

  • Green Bay Packers: Ray McLean was replaced by Vince Lombardi.
  • San Francisco 49ers: Frankie Albert was replaced by Red Hickey.
  • Washington Redskins: Joe Kuharich was replaced by Mike Nixon.

References

  • NFL Record and Fact Book ({{ISBN|1-932994-36-X}})
  • NFL History 1951–1960 (Last accessed December 4, 2005)
  • Total Football: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League ({{ISBN|0-06-270174-6}})
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