1953 Green Bay Packers season
1953 Green Bay Packers season | |
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Head coach |
Gene Ronzani (10 games) Ray McLean (interim) Hugh Devore (interim) |
Home field |
City Stadium Milwaukee County Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 2–9–1 |
Division place | 6th NFL Western |
Playoff finish | did not qualify |
The 1953 Green Bay Packers season was their 34th in the National Football League. The club posted a 2–9–1 record under head coach Gene Ronzani and interim co-coaches Ray McLean, and Hugh Devore, and finished last in the newly named Western Conference.
Fourth-year head coach Ronzani led the team for the first ten games, but resigned after a nationally televised Thanksgiving Day loss, his eighth loss to the Detroit Lions in four seasons;[1] McLean and Devore co-coached the last two games of the season, both losses. This season also marked the first season that the Packers played at the recently completed Milwaukee County Stadium.
Offseason
NFL Draft
Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
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1 | 7 | Al Carmichael | Halfback | USC |
2 | 19 | Gil Reich | Back | Army/Kansas |
3 | 31 | Bill Forester | Linebacker | SMU |
4 | 43 | Gib Dawson | Halfback | Texas |
5 | 55 | Roger Zatkoff | Linebacker | Michigan |
6 | 67 | Bob Kennedy | Guard | Wisconsin |
7 | 79 | Jim Ringo | Center | Syracuse |
8 | 91 | Lauren Hargrove | Back | Georgia |
9 | 103 | Floyd Harrawood | Tackle | Tulsa |
10 | 115 | Vic Rimkus | Guard | Holy Cross |
11 | 127 | Joe Johnson | Halfback | Boston College |
12 | 139 | Dick Curran | Back | Arizona State |
13 | 151 | Bob Orders | Center | Army/West Virginia |
14 | 163 | Charley Wrenn | Tackle | TCU |
15 | 175 | Gene Helwig | Back | Tulsa |
16 | 187 | John Hlay | Fullback | Ohio State |
17 | 199 | Bill Georges | End | Texas |
18 | 211 | Jim Philee | Back | Bradley |
19 | 223 | Bill Lucky | Defensive Tackle | Baylor |
20 | 235 | John Harville | Back | TCU |
21 | 247 | Bob Conway | Back | Alabama |
22 | 259 | Bill Turnbeaugh | Tackle | Auburn |
23 | 271 | Bill Murray | End | American International |
24 | 283 | James Haslam Jr. | Tackle | Tennessee |
25 | 295 | Ike Jones | End | UCLA |
26 | 307 | George Bozanic | Back | USC |
27 | 319 | Jim McConaughey | End | Houston |
28 | 331 | Zack Jordan | End | Colorado |
29 | 343 | Henry O'Brien | Guard | Boston College |
30 | 355 | Al Barry | Guard | USC |
- Yellow indicates a future Pro Bowl selection
- Green indicates a future Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee
Regular season
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
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1 | September 27 | Cleveland Browns | L 27–0 | 0–1 | Milwaukee County Stadium | |
2 | October 4 | Chicago Bears | L 17–13 | 0–2 | City Stadium | |
3 | October 11 | Los Angeles Rams | L 38–20 | 0–3 | Milwaukee County Stadium | |
4 | October 18 | Baltimore Colts | W 37–14 | 1–3 | City Stadium | |
5 | October 24 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 31–14 | 1–4 | Forbes Field | |
6 | October 31 | at Baltimore Colts | W 35–24 | 2–4 | Memorial Stadium | |
7 | November 8 | at Chicago Bears | T 21–21 | 2–4–1 | Wrigley Field | |
8 | November 15 | Detroit Lions | L 14–7 | 2–5–1 | City Stadium | |
9 | November 22 | San Francisco 49ers | L 37–7 | 2–6–1 | Milwaukee County Stadium | |
10 | November 26 | at Detroit Lions | L 34–15 | 2–7–1 | Briggs Stadium | |
11 | December 6 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 48–14 | 2–8–1 | Kezar Stadium | |
12 | December 12 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 33–17 | 2–9–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | |
Standings
NFL Western Conference | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK | ||
Detroit Lions | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 8–2 | 271 | 205 | W6 | |
San Francisco 49ers | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 8–2 | 372 | 237 | W4 | |
Los Angeles Rams | 8 | 3 | 1 | .727 | 7–3 | 366 | 236 | W2 | |
Chicago Bears | 3 | 8 | 1 | .273 | 2–7–1 | 218 | 262 | L2 | |
Baltimore Colts | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 2–8 | 182 | 350 | L7 | |
Green Bay Packers | 2 | 9 | 1 | .182 | 2–7–1 | 200 | 338 | L5 |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Roster
Green Bay Packers roster | ||||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
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Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive Backs
Rookies and first-year players in italics | ||||||
References
- ↑ "Loss-plagued pilot leaves Green Bay pros". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. November 28, 1953. p. 11.