1956 Green Bay Packers season
1956 Green Bay Packers season | |
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General manager | Verne Lewellen |
Head coach | Lisle Blackbourn |
Home field | City Stadium Milwaukee County Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 4–8 |
Division place | 5th (tied) NFL Western |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 1956 Green Bay Packers season was their 38th season overall and their 36th in the National Football League.[1] The team finished with a 4–8 record under third-year coach Lisle Blackbourn, earning them a fifth-place finish in the Western Conference.
Offseason
[edit]NFL draft
[edit]Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
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1 | 8 | Jack Losch | Halfback | Miami (FL) |
2 | 20 | Forrest Gregg | Offensive Tackle | SMU |
4 | 44 | Cecil Morris | Guard | Oklahoma |
5 | 56 | Bob Skoronski | Offensive Tackle | Indiana |
6 | 68 | Bob Burris | Back | Oklahoma |
7 | 80 | Hank Gremminger | Cornerback | Baylor |
8 | 92 | Russ Dennis | End | Maryland |
9 | 104 | Gordy Duvall | Back | USC |
10 | 116 | Bob Laugherty | Back | Maryland |
11 | 128 | Mike Hudock | Center | Miami (FL) |
12 | 140 | Max Burnett | Back | Arizona |
13 | 152 | Jim Mense | Center | Notre Dame |
14 | 164 | Charlie Thomas | Back | Wisconsin |
15 | 176 | Buddy Alliston | Guard | Ole Miss |
16 | 188 | Curtis Lynch | Tackle | Alabama |
17 | 200 | Bart Starr | Quarterback | Alabama |
18 | 212 | Stan Intihar | End | Cornell |
19 | 224 | Ken Vakey | End | Texas Tech |
20 | 236 | Clyde Letbetter | Tackle | Baylor |
21 | 248 | Hal O'Brien | Back | SMU |
22 | 260 | Johnny Popson | Back | Furman |
23 | 272 | Jesse Birchfield | Guard | Duke |
24 | 284 | Don Wilson | Center | Rice |
25 | 296 | Franz Koenecke | End | Minnesota |
26 | 308 | Dick Goehe | Tackle | Ole Miss |
27 | 320 | Dick Kolian | End | Wisconsin |
28 | 332 | Bobby Lance | Quarterback | Florida |
29 | 344 | Vester Newcomb | Center | Southwest Junior College |
30 | 355 | Rod Hermes | Quarterback | Beloit |
- Green indicates a future Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee
- Yellow indicates a future Pro Bowl selection
Regular season
[edit]Schedule
[edit]Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
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1 | September 30 | Detroit Lions | L 16–20 | 0–1 | City Stadium | 24,668 | Recap |
2 | October 7 | Chicago Bears | L 21–37 | 0–2 | City Stadium | 24,668 | Recap |
3 | October 14 | Baltimore Colts | W 38–33 | 1–2 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 24,214 | Recap |
4 | October 21 | Los Angeles Rams | W 42–17 | 2–2 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 24,200 | Recap |
5 | October 28 | at Baltimore Colts | L 21–28 | 2–3 | Memorial Stadium | 40,086 | Recap |
6 | November 4 | Cleveland Browns | L 7–24 | 2–4 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 28,590 | Recap |
7 | November 11 | at Chicago Bears | L 14–38 | 2–5 | Wrigley Field | 49,172 | Recap |
8 | November 18 | San Francisco 49ers | L 16–17 | 2–6 | City Stadium | 17,986 | Recap |
9 | November 22 | at Detroit Lions | W 24–20 | 3–6 | Briggs Stadium | 54,087 | Recap |
10 | December 2 | at Chicago Cardinals | W 24–21 | 4–6 | Comiskey Park | 22,620 | Recap |
11 | December 8 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 20–38 | 4–7 | Kezar Stadium | 32,433 | Recap |
12 | December 16 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 21–49 | 4–8 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 45,209 | Recap |
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. |
Standings
[edit]NFL Western Conference | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK | ||
Chicago Bears | 9 | 2 | 1 | .818 | 8–2 | 363 | 246 | W2 | |
Detroit Lions | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 8–2 | 300 | 188 | L1 | |
San Francisco 49ers | 5 | 6 | 1 | .455 | 5–5 | 233 | 284 | W3 | |
Baltimore Colts | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 3–7 | 270 | 322 | W1 | |
Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 3–7 | 291 | 307 | W2 | |
Green Bay Packers | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 3–7 | 264 | 342 | L2 |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Roster
[edit]Green Bay Packers roster | ||||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
| Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
| Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams Rookies and first-year players in italics |
Awards and records
[edit]- Tobin Rote, NFL Leader, Touchdown Passes, (18)
References
[edit]- ^ "1956 Green Bay Packers Season, Schedule & Results". champsorchumps.us. Retrieved February 23, 2023.