The 1958 YEAR IN FOOTBALL
New York Giants (9-3)
Head Coach: Jim Lee Howell
Passing Leader: Charlie Conerly (1119)
Rushing Leader: Frank Gifford (468)
Receiving Leader: Frank Gifford (29-330)
Baltimore Colts (9-3)
Head Coach: Weeb Ewbank
Passing Leader: Johnny Unitas (2007)
Rushing Leader: Alan Ameche (791)
Receiving Leader: Raymond Berry (56-794)
Cleveland Browns (9-3)
Head Coach: Paul Brown
Passing Leader: Milt Plum (1619)
Rushing Leader: Jim Brown (1527)
Receiving Leader: Preston Carpenter (29-474)
Chicago Bears (8-4)
Head Coach: George Halas
Passing Leader: Ed Brown (1418)
Rushing Leader: Rick Casares (651)
Receiving Leader: Bill McColl (35-517)
Pittsburgh Steelers (7-4-1)
Head Coach: Buddy Parker
Passing Leader: Bobby Layne (2339)
Rushing Leader: Tom Tracy (714)
Receiving Leader: Jimmy Orr (33-910)
Los Angeles Rams (8-4)
Head Coach: Sid Gillman
Passing Leader: Billy Wade (2875)
Rushing Leader: Jon Arnett (683)
Receiving Leader: Del Shofner (51-1097)
Washington Redskins (4-7-1)
Head Coach: Joe Kuharich
Passing Leader: Eddie LeBaron (1365)
Rushing Leader: Johnny Olszewski (505)
Receiving Leader: Joe Walton (32-532)
San Francisco 49ers (6-6)
Head Coach: Frankie Albert
Passing Leader: Y.A. Tittle (1467)
Rushing Leader: Joe Perry (758)
Receiving Leader: Clyde Conner (49-512)
Philadelphia Eagles (2-9-1)
Head Coach: Buck Shaw
Passing Leader: Norm Van Brocklin (2409)
Rushing Leader: Billy Barnes (551)
Receiving Leader: Pete Retzlaff (56-766)
Detroit Lions (4-7-1)
Head Coach: George Wilson
Passing Leader: Tobin Rote (1678)
Rushing Leader: Tobin Rote (351)
Receiving Leader: Dave Middleton (29-506)
Chicago Cardinals (2-9-1)
Head Coach: Frank Ivy
Passing Leader: M.C. Reynolds (1422)
Rushing Leader: Ollie Matson (505)
Receiving Leader: Woodley Lewis (46-690)
Green Bay Packers (1-10-1)
Head Coach: Ray McLean
Passing Leader: Babe Parilli (1068)
Rushing Leader: Paul Hornung (310)
Receiving Leader: Max McGee (37-655)
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 28
Chicago Bears 34, GREEN BAY 20 SAN FRANCISCO 23, Pittsburgh 20
Cleveland 30, LOS ANGELES 27 Washington 24, PHILADELPHIA 14
BALTIMORE 28, Detroit 15 New York 37, Chi Cards 7 at Buffalo
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
Cleveland 1 0 0 1.000 30 27 Chicago Bears 1 0 0 1.000 34 20
New York 1 0 0 1.000 37 7 Baltimore 1 0 0 1.000 28 15
Washington 1 0 0 1.000 24 14 San Francisco 1 0 0 1.000 23 20
Pittsburgh 0 1 0 .000 14 24 Detroit 0 1 0 .000 15 28
Chicago Cards 0 1 0 .000 7 37 Los Angeles 0 1 0 .000 27 30
Philadelphia 0 1 0 .000 20 23 GREEN BAY 0 1 0 .000 20 34
SATURDAY OCTOBER 4
BALTIMORE 51, Chicago Bears 38 CHICAGO CARDINALS 37, Washington 10
SUNDAY OCTOBER 5
Cleveland 45, PITTSBURGH 12 GREEN BAY 13, Detroit 13 (T)
PHILADELPHIA 27, New York 24 Los Angeles 33, SAN FRANCISCO 3
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
Cleveland 2 0 0 1.000 75 39 Baltimore 2 0 0 1.000 79 53
New York 1 1 0 .500 61 34 Chicago Bears 1 1 0 .500 72 71
Washington 1 1 0 .500 34 51 San Francisco 1 1 0 .500 26 53
Philadelphia 1 1 0 .500 47 47 Los Angeles 1 1 0 .500 60 33
Chicago Cards 1 1 0 .500 44 47 Detroit 0 1 1 .000 28 41
Pittsburgh 0 2 0 .000 26 69 GREEN BAY 0 1 1 .000 33 47
SUNDAY OCTOBER 12
Baltimore 24, Green Bay 17 at Mil CLEVELAND 35, Chicago Cardinals 28
Los Angeles 42, DETROIT 28 New York 21, WASHINGTON 14
PITTSBURGH 24, Philadelphia 3 CHICAGO BEARS 28, San Francisco 6
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
Cleveland 3 0 0 1.000 110 67 Baltimore 3 0 0 1.000 103 70
New York 2 1 0 .667 82 48 Chicago Bears 2 1 0 .667 100 77
Washington 1 2 0 .333 48 72 Los Angeles 2 1 0 .667 102 61
Philadelphia 1 2 0 .333 50 71 San Francisco 1 2 0 .333 32 81
Chicago Cards 1 2 0 .333 72 82 Detroit 0 2 1 .000 56 83
Pittsburgh 1 2 0 .333 50 72 GREEN BAY 0 2 1 .000 50 71
SUNDAY OCTOBER 19
Baltimore 40, DETROIT 14 WASHINGTON 37, Green Bay 21
Chicago Cardinals 23, NEW YORK 6 CHICAGO BEARS 31, Los Angeles 10
CLEVELAND 27, Pittsburgh 10 San Francisco 30, PHILADELPHIA 24
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
Cleveland 4 0 0 1.000 137 77 Baltimore 4 0 0 1.000 143 84
New York 2 2 0 .500 88 71 Chicago Bears 3 1 0 .750 131 87
Washington 2 2 0 .500 85 93 Los Angeles 2 2 0 .500 112 92
Chicago Cards 2 2 0 .500 95 88 San Francisco 2 2 0 .500 62 105
Philadelphia 1 3 0 .250 74 101 Detroit 0 3 1 .000 70 123
Pittsburgh 1 3 0 .250 60 99 GREEN BAY 0 3 1 .000 71 108
SUNDAY OCTOBER 26
Chicago Bears 27, SAN FRANCISCO 14 BALTIMORE 35, Washington 10
Cleveland 38, CHICAGO CARDINALS 24 NEW YORK 17, Pittsburgh 6
Detroit 41, LOS ANGELES 24 Green Bay 38, PHILADELPHIA 35
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
Cleveland 5 0 0 1.000 175 101 Baltimore 5 0 0 1.000 178 94
New York 3 2 0 .600 105 77 Chicago Bears 4 1 0 .800 158 101
Washington 2 3 0 .400 95 128 Los Angeles 2 3 0 .400 136 133
Chicago Cards 2 3 0 .400 119 126 San Francisco 2 3 0 .400 76 132
Philadelphia 1 4 0 .200 112 136 Detroit 1 3 1 .250 111 147
Pittsburgh 1 4 0 .200 66 116 GREEN BAY 1 3 1 .250 109 143
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 2
LOS ANGELES 41, Chicago Bears 35 BALTIMORE 56, Green Bay 0
PITTSBURGH 24, Washington 16 New York 21, CLEVELAND 17
SAN FRANCISCO 24, Detroit 21 CHI CARD 21, Philadelphia 21 (T)
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
Cleveland 5 1 0 .833 192 122 Baltimore 6 0 0 1.000 234 94
New York 4 2 0 .667 126 94 Chicago Bears 4 2 0 .667 193 142
Chicago Cards 2 3 1 .400 140 147 Los Angeles 3 3 0 .500 177 168
Washington 2 4 0 .333 111 152 San Francisco 3 3 0 .500 100 153
Pittsburgh 2 4 0 .333 90 132 Detroit 1 4 1 .200 132 171
Philadelphia 1 4 1 .200 133 157 GREEN BAY 1 4 1 .200 109 199
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 9
NEW YORK 24, Baltimore 21 CHICAGO BEARS 24, Green Bay 10
WASHINGTON 45, Chicago Cardinals 31 Pittsburgh 31, PHILADELPHIA 24
Detroit 30, CLEVELAND 10 LOS ANGELES 56, San Francisco 7
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
Cleveland 5 2 0 .714 202 152 Baltimore 6 1 0 .833 255 118
New York 5 2 0 .714 150 115 Chicago Bears 5 2 0 .714 217 152
Pittsburgh 3 4 0 .429 121 156 Los Angeles 4 3 0 .571 233 175
Washington 3 4 0 .429 156 183 San Francisco 3 4 0 .429 107 209
Chicago Cards 2 4 1 .333 171 192 Detroit 2 4 1 .333 162 181
Philadelphia 1 5 1 .167 157 188 GREEN BAY 1 5 1 .167 119 223
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 16
Baltimore 17, CHICAGO BEARS 0 Los Angeles 20, GREEN BAY 7
PHILADELPHIA 49, Chicago Cardinals 21 PITTSBURGH 31, New York 10
Cleveland 20, WASHINGTON 10 DETROIT 35, San Francisco 21
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
Cleveland 6 2 0 .750 222 162 Baltimore 7 1 0 .875 272 118
New York 5 3 0 .625 160 146 Chicago Bears 5 3 0 .625 217 169
Pittsburgh 4 4 0 .500 152 166 Los Angeles 5 3 0 .625 253 182
Washington 3 5 0 .375 166 203 Detroit 3 4 1 .429 197 202
Chicago Cards 2 5 1 .286 192 241 San Francisco 3 5 0 .375 128 244
Philadelphia 2 5 1 .286 206 209 GREEN BAY 1 6 1 .143 126 243
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 23
Chicago Bears 20, DETROIT 7 CLEVELAND 28, Philadelphia 14
BALTIMORE 34, Los Angeles 7 Pittsburgh 27, CHICAGO CARDINALS 20
NEW YORK 30, Washington 0 San Fran 33, Green Bay 12 at Mil
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
Cleveland 7 2 0 .778 250 176 Baltimore 8 1 0 .889 306 125
New York 6 3 0 .667 190 146 Chicago Bears 6 3 0 .667 237 176
Pittsburgh 5 4 0 .556 179 186 Los Angeles 5 4 0 .556 260 216
Washington 3 6 0 .333 166 233 San Francisco 4 5 0 .444 161 256
Chicago Cards 2 6 1 .250 212 268 Detroit 3 5 1 .375 204 222
Philadelphia 2 6 1 .250 220 237 GREEN BAY 1 7 1 .125 138 276
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 27
DETROIT 24, Green Bay 14
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 30
PITTSBURGH 24, Chicago Bears 10 NEW YORK 24, Philadelphia 10
Los Angeles 20, CHICAGO CARDINALS 14 CLEVELAND 21, Washington 14
BALTIMORE 35, San Francisco 27
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
Cleveland 8 2 0 .800 271 190 X-Baltimore 9 1 0 .900 341 152
New York 7 3 0 .700 214 156 Chicago Bears 6 4 0 .600 247 200
Pittsburgh 6 4 0 .600 203 196 Los Angeles 6 4 0 .600 280 230
Washington 3 7 0 .300 180 254 Detroit 4 5 1 .444 228 236
Chicago Cards 2 7 1 .222 226 288 San Francisco 4 6 0 .400 188 291
Philadelphia 2 7 1 .222 230 261 GREEN BAY 1 8 1 .111 152 300
X-Clinched Division Title
SATURDAY DECEMBER 6
LOS ANGELES 30, Baltimore 28
SUNDAY DECEMBER 7
WASHINGTON 14, Pittsburgh 14 (T) Cleveland 21, PHILADELPHIA 14
Chicago Bears 30, CHI CARDINALS 14 New York 19, DETROIT 17
SAN FRANCISCO 48, Green Bay 21
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
Y-Cleveland 9 2 0 .818 292 204 X-Baltimore 9 2 0 .818 369 182
New York 8 3 0 .727 233 173 Chicago Bears 7 4 0 .636 277 214
Pittsburgh 6 4 1 .600 217 210 Los Angeles 7 4 0 .636 310 258
Washington 3 7 1 .300 194 268 San Francisco 5 6 0 .455 236 312
Chicago Cards 2 8 1 .200 240 318 Detroit 4 6 1 .400 245 255
Philadelphia 2 8 1 .200 244 282 GREEN BAY 1 9 1 .100 173 348
X-Clinched Division Title Y-Clinched Tie for Division Title
SATURDAY DECEMBER 13
PITTSBURGH 38, Chicago Cardinals 21
SUNDAY DECEMBER 14
SAN FRANCISCO 21, Baltimore 12 LOS ANGELES 34, Green Bay 20
NEW YORK 13, Cleveland 10 WASHINGTON 20, Philadelphia 0
CHICAGO BEARS 21, Detroit 16
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
Y-Cleveland 9 3 0 .750 302 217 X-Baltimore 9 3 0 .750 381 203
Y-New York 9 3 0 .750 246 183 Chicago Bears 8 4 0 .667 298 230
Pittsburgh 7 4 1 .636 261 230 Los Angeles 8 4 0 .667 344 278
Washington 4 7 1 .364 214 268 San Francisco 6 6 0 .500 257 324
Chicago Cards 2 9 1 .182 261 356 Detroit 4 7 1 .364 261 273
Philadelphia 2 9 1 .182 235 306 GREEN BAY 1 10 1 .091 193 382
X-Clinched Division Title Y-Clinched Tie for Division Title
1958 EASTERN CONFERENCE PLAYOFF (December 21 at New York)
NEW YORK GIANTS (9-3) 10, CLEVELAND BROWNS (9-3) 0
1958 NFL TITLE (December 28 at New York)
BALTIMORE COLTS (9-3) 23, NEW YORK GIANTS (10-3) 17 (OT)
