1954 Green Bay Packers season explained

Team:Green Bay Packers
Year:1954
Record:4–8
Division Place:5th NFL Western
General Manager:Verne Lewellen
Coach:Lisle Blackbourn
Playoffs:Did not qualify
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The 1954 Green Bay Packers season was their 36th season overall and their 34th season in the National Football League. The team finished with a 4–8 record under new head coach Lisle Blackbourn and finished fifth in the Western Conference.

In a season of streaks for the Packers, they lost their first three games, all at home, climbed back to .500 at 4–4, then lost their final four.

Offseason

NFL draft

See main article: 1954 NFL draft.

RoundPickPlayerPositionSchool/Club Team
13Art HunterOffensive tackleNotre Dame
14Veryl SwitzerBackKansas State
215Bob FleckTackleSyracuse
327George TimberlakeLinebackerUSC
440Tommy AllmanBackWest Virginia
551Max McGeeWide receiverTulane
775Sam MarshallTackleFlorida A&M
887Jimmie WilliamsTackleTexas Tech
999Dave DavisEndGeorgia Tech
10111Gene KnutsonDefensive endMichigan
11123Ken HallEndNorth Texas State
12135Bill OliverBackAlabama
13147Mike TakacsGuardOhio State
14159Dave JohnsonBackRice
16183Des KochBackUSC
17195J. D. RobertsGuardOklahoma
18207Emery BarnesDefensive endOregon
19219Ken HallCenterSpringfield
20231Lowell HerbertGuardPacific
21243Art LiebscherBackPacific
22255Willie BufordTackleMorgan State
23267Clint SathrumBackSt. Olaf
24279Marv TennefossEndStanford
25291John SmalleyTackleAlabama
26303Ralph BaierlTackleMaryland
27315Hosea SimsEndMarquette
28327Evan SlonacBackMichigan State
29339Jerry DufekTackleSt. Norbert
30351Terry CampbellBackWashington State

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance
1September 26Pittsburgh SteelersL 20–210–1City Stadium20,675
2October 3Chicago BearsL 3–100–2City Stadium24,414
3October 10San Francisco 49ersL 17–230–3Milwaukee County Stadium15,571
4October 17Los Angeles RamsW 35–171–3Milwaukee County Stadium17,455
5October 24at Baltimore ColtsW 7–62–3Memorial Stadium28,680
6at Philadelphia EaglesW 37–143–3Connie Mack Stadium25,378
7November 7at Chicago BearsL 23–283–4Wrigley Field47,038
8November 13Baltimore ColtsW 24–134–4Milwaukee County Stadium19,786
9November 21Detroit LionsL 17–214–5City Stadium20,767
10November 25at Detroit LionsL 24–284–6Briggs Stadium55,532
11December 5at San Francisco 49ersL 0–354–7Kezar Stadium32,012
12December 12at Los Angeles RamsL 27–354–8Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum38,839

Roster

References