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 |
Shortnavlink: | Packers seasons |
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.
See main article: 1954 NFL draft.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team | |
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1 | 3 | Art Hunter | Offensive tackle | Notre Dame | |
1 | 4 | Veryl Switzer | Back | Kansas State | |
2 | 15 | Bob Fleck | Tackle | Syracuse | |
3 | 27 | George Timberlake | Linebacker | USC | |
4 | 40 | Tommy Allman | Back | West Virginia | |
5 | 51 | Max McGee | Wide receiver | Tulane | |
7 | 75 | Sam Marshall | Tackle | Florida A&M | |
8 | 87 | Jimmie Williams | Tackle | Texas Tech | |
9 | 99 | Dave Davis | End | Georgia Tech | |
10 | 111 | Gene Knutson | Defensive end | Michigan | |
11 | 123 | Ken Hall | End | North Texas State | |
12 | 135 | Bill Oliver | Back | Alabama | |
13 | 147 | Mike Takacs | Guard | Ohio State | |
14 | 159 | Dave Johnson | Back | Rice | |
16 | 183 | Des Koch | Back | USC | |
17 | 195 | J. D. Roberts | Guard | Oklahoma | |
18 | 207 | Emery Barnes | Defensive end | Oregon | |
19 | 219 | Ken Hall | Center | Springfield | |
20 | 231 | Lowell Herbert | Guard | Pacific | |
21 | 243 | Art Liebscher | Back | Pacific | |
22 | 255 | Willie Buford | Tackle | Morgan State | |
23 | 267 | Clint Sathrum | Back | St. Olaf | |
24 | 279 | Marv Tennefoss | End | Stanford | |
25 | 291 | John Smalley | Tackle | Alabama | |
26 | 303 | Ralph Baierl | Tackle | Maryland | |
27 | 315 | Hosea Sims | End | Marquette | |
28 | 327 | Evan Slonac | Back | Michigan State | |
29 | 339 | Jerry Dufek | Tackle | St. Norbert | |
30 | 351 | Terry Campbell | Back | Washington State |
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | |
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1 | September 26 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 20–21 | 0–1 | City Stadium | 20,675 | |
2 | October 3 | Chicago Bears | L 3–10 | 0–2 | City Stadium | 24,414 | |
3 | October 10 | San Francisco 49ers | L 17–23 | 0–3 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 15,571 | |
4 | October 17 | Los Angeles Rams | W 35–17 | 1–3 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 17,455 | |
5 | October 24 | at Baltimore Colts | W 7–6 | 2–3 | Memorial Stadium | 28,680 | |
6 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 37–14 | 3–3 | Connie Mack Stadium | 25,378 | ||
7 | November 7 | at Chicago Bears | L 23–28 | 3–4 | Wrigley Field | 47,038 | |
8 | November 13 | Baltimore Colts | W 24–13 | 4–4 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 19,786 | |
9 | November 21 | Detroit Lions | L 17–21 | 4–5 | City Stadium | 20,767 | |
10 | November 25 | at Detroit Lions | L 24–28 | 4–6 | Briggs Stadium | 55,532 | |
11 | December 5 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 0–35 | 4–7 | Kezar Stadium | 32,012 | |
12 | December 12 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 27–35 | 4–8 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 38,839 |