
1959 Green Bay Packers Game-by-Game Results
Team Record: 7-5
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: Vince Lombardi (7-5)
Location: Green Bay, Wisconsin
1959 Green Bay Packers Roster
The Green Bay Packers of the National Football League ended the 1959 season with a record of 7 wins and 5 losses, finishing third in the NFL's West Division.
The Packers netted 248 points, and the defensive squad yielded 246. Paul Hornung carried the ball for a team-best 681 yards for Green Bay.
Bart Starr passed for 972 yards, and Lamar McHan spent time under center, too. Boyd Dowler snagged 32 passes, while Max McGee accumulated 695 receiving yards, while Gary Knafelc contributed to the receiving game also.
Bobby Freeman, Bill Forester, John Symank and Emlen Tunnell each seized 2 opponent throws.
Vince Lombardi coached the team.
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Regular Season Points For: 248
Regular Season Points Against: 246
Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
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September 27, 1959 | Chicago Bears 6 at Green Bay Packers 9 | W | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 | ||
October 4, 1959 | Detroit Lions 10 at Green Bay Packers 28 | W | 2-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 2-0-0 | ||
October 11, 1959 | San Francisco 49ers 20 at Green Bay Packers 21 | W | 3-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 3-0-0 | ||
October 18, 1959 | Chicago Cardinals 45 at Green Bay Packers 6 | L | 3-1-0 | 0-0-0 | 3-1-0 | Milwaukee | |
October 25, 1959 | Green Bay Packers 21 at Baltimore Colts 38 | L | 3-1-0 | 0-1-0 | 3-2-0 | ||
November 1, 1959 | Green Bay Packers 3 at New York Giants 20 | L | 3-1-0 | 0-2-0 | 3-3-0 | ||
November 8, 1959 | Green Bay Packers 17 at Chicago Bears 28 | L | 3-1-0 | 0-3-0 | 3-4-0 | ||
November 15, 1959 | Baltimore Colts 28 at Green Bay Packers 24 | L | 3-2-0 | 0-3-0 | 3-5-0 | Milwaukee | |
November 22, 1959 | Washington Redskins 0 at Green Bay Packers 21 | W | 4-2-0 | 0-3-0 | 4-5-0 | ||
November 26, 1959 | Green Bay Packers 24 at Detroit Lions 17 | W | 4-2-0 | 1-3-0 | 5-5-0 | ||
December 6, 1959 | Green Bay Packers 38 at Los Angeles Rams 20 | W | 4-2-0 | 2-3-0 | 6-5-0 | ||
December 13, 1959 | Green Bay Packers 36 at San Francisco 49ers 14 | W | 4-2-0 | 3-3-0 | 7-5-0 |