1959 Green Bay Packers Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
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
1959 Green Bay Packers Results

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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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Bart Starr	134	70	52.2	972	7.3	6	4.5	7	5.2	44	69.0
Lamar McHan	108	48	44.4	805	7.5	8	7.4	9	8.3	81	60.1
Paul Hornung	8	5	62.5	95	11.9	2	25.0	0	0.0	30	143.2
Joe Francis	18	5	27.8	91	5.1	0	0.0	1	5.6	24	25.0
Totals	268	128	47.8	1963	7.3	16	6.0	17	6.3	81

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Paul Hornung	152	681	4.5	63	7
Jim Taylor	120	452	3.8	21	6
Lew Carpenter	60	322	5.4	55	1
Don McIlhenny	47	231	4.9	46	1
Bart Starr	16	83	5.2	39	0
Lamar McHan	16	64	4.0	19	0
Bill Butler	7	49	7.0	16	0
Boyd Dowler	1	20	20.0	20	0
Joe Francis	2	5	2.5	8	0
Totals	421	1907	4.5	63	15

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Boyd Dowler	32	549	17.2	35	4
Max McGee	30	695	23.2	81	5
Gary Knafelc	27	384	14.2	38	4
Paul Hornung	15	113	7.5	19	0
Jim Taylor	9	71	7.9	20	2
Don McIlhenny	8	95	11.9	30	1
Lew Carpenter	5	47	9.4	23	0
A.D. Williams	1	11	11.0	11	0
Bill Butler	1	-2	-2.0	-2	0
Totals	128	1963	15.3	81	16

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Paul Hornung	32	31	96.9	17	7	41.2	52
Totals	32	31	96.9	17	7	41.2	52

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Max McGee	64	2716	42.4	61
Totals	64	2716	42.4	61

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Bill Butler	18	163	9.1	61	1
Lew Carpenter	13	150	11.5	51	0
Emlen Tunnell	1	3	3.0	3	0
John Symank	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	33	316	9.6	61	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bill Butler	21	472	22.5	34
John Symank	14	338	24.1	39
Joe Francis	2	52	26.0	28
Don McIlhenny	3	50	16.7	24
Lew Carpenter	1	24	24.0	24
Ray Nitschke	2	13	6.5	10
Totals	43	949	22.1	39

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bill Forester	2	48	24.0	34
John Symank	2	46	23.0	25
Bobby Freeman	2	22	11.0	22
Emlen Tunnell	2	20	10.0	18
Hank Gremminger	1	45	45.0	45
Dan Currie	1	25	25.0	25
Jim Temp	1	13	13.0	13
Bobby Dillon	1	7	7.0	7
Bill Quinlan	1	5	5.0	5
Tom Bettis	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	14	231	16.5	45

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Bill Forester		0	1	3	0
John Symank		0	4	3	0	0
Henry Jordan			0	2	0	0
Bart Starr			2	2	-8	0
Jesse Whittenton			0	2	45	0
Ray Nitschke			0	2	10	0
Bill Butler			1	1	0
Tom Bettis		0	0	1	0	0
Jim Taylor			2	1	0
Don McIlhenny			1	1	0
Nate Borden			0	1	0	0
Dave Hanner			0	1	0
John Dittrich			0	1	0	0
Gary Knafelc			0	1	0
Jim Ringo			0	1	0	0
Lamar McHan			3	0	0	0
Lew Carpenter			3	0	0
Paul Hornung			7	0	0
Totals	0	0	24	23	47	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Paul Hornung	7	0							7	31	0			94
Jim Taylor	6	2							0	0	0			48
Max McGee		5							0	0	0			30
Gary Knafelc		4							0	0	0			24
Boyd Dowler	0	4							0	0	0			24
Don McIlhenny	1	1		0					0	0	0			12
Bill Butler	0	0	1	0					0	0	0			6
Lew Carpenter	1	0	0	0					0	0	0			6
Bill Forester						0			0	0	0		1	2
Dave Hanner									0	0	0		1	2
Totals	15	16	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	31	0	0	2	248