1953 Green Bay Packers season

NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 Green Bay Packers 1953 2–9–1 6th NFL Western Gene Ronzani (10 games)Ray McLean (interim)Hugh Devore (interim) City StadiumMilwaukee County Stadium Did not qualify Packers seasons The 1953 Green Bay Packers season was their 35th season overall and their 33rd in the National Football League. The team finished with 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;https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ky9WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=POYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6830%2C5030279 Spokesman-Review Associated Press Loss-plagued pilot leaves Green Bay pros November 28, 1953 11 McLean and Devore co-coached the last two games of the season, both losses. It was the only in-season coaching change in Packers history, until 2018. This season also marked the first season that the Packers played at the recently completed Milwaukee County Stadium. Offseason NFL draft 1953 NFL draft Round Pick Player Position School/club team17Al CarmichaelHalfbackUSC219Gil ReichBackArmy/Kansas331Bill ForesterLinebackerSMU443Gib DawsonHalfbackTexas555Roger ZatkoffLinebackerMichigan667Bob KennedyGuardWisconsin779Jim RingoCenterSyracuse891Lauren HargroveBackGeorgia9103Floyd HarrawoodTackleTulsa10115Vic RimkusGuardHoly Cross11127Joe JohnsonHalfbackBoston College12139Dick CurranBackArizona State13151Bob OrdersCenterArmy/West Virginia14163Charley WrennTackleTCU15175Gene HelwigBackTulsa16187John HlayFullbackOhio State17199Bill GeorgesEndTexas18211Jim PhileeBackBradley19223Bill LuckyDefensive tackleBaylor20235John HarvilleBackTCU21247Bob ConwayBackAlabama22259Bill TurnbeaughTackleAuburn23271Bill MurrayEndAmerican International24283James Haslam Jr.TackleTennessee25295Ike JonesEndUCLA26307George BozanicBackUSC27319Jim McConaugheyEndHouston28331Zack JordanEndColorado29343John O'BrienGuardBoston College30355Al BarryGuardUSC 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 1 September 27 Cleveland Browns L 0–27 0–1 Milwaukee County Stadium 22,604 2 October 4 Chicago Bears L 13–17 0–2 City Stadium 24,835 3 October 11 Los Angeles Rams L 20–38 0–3 Milwaukee County Stadium 23,353 4 October 18 Baltimore Colts W 37–14 1–3 City Stadium 18,713 5 October 24 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 14–31 1–4 Forbes Field 22,918 6 October 31 at Baltimore Colts W 35–24 2–4 Memorial Stadium 33,797 7 November 8 at Chicago Bears T 21–21 2–4–1 Wrigley Field 39,889 8 November 15 Detroit Lions L 7–14 2–5–1 City Stadium 20,834 9 November 22 San Francisco 49ers L 7–37 2–6–1 Milwaukee County Stadium 16,378 10 November 26 at Detroit Lions L 15–34 2–7–1 Briggs Stadium 52,607 11 December 6 at San Francisco 49ers L 14–48 2–8–1 Kezar Stadium 31,337 12 December 12 at Los Angeles Rams L 17–33 2–9–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 23,069 Standings Roster 1953 Green Bay Packers final roster Quarterbacks 15 Babe Parilli 18 Tobin Rote Running backs 20 Byron Bailey 43 Don Barton S 22 J. R. Boone CB 42 Al Carmichael 31 Fred Cone K 26 Gib Dawson S 37 Howie Ferguson 24 Breezy Reid Receivers 86 Billy Howton 87 Bob Mann 81 Clive Rush P/S Offensive linemen 72 Dick Afflis T/MG 62 Buddy Brown G 73 Gus Cifelli T 67 Dick Logan G 61 Steve Ruzich G 53 Dave Stephenson C 68 Len Szafaryn T/G Defensive linemen 80 Carlton Elliott DE/WR 69 Bill Forester MG/C 77 Dave Hanner DT 83 John Martinkovic DE 70 Dick Wildung DT 74 Roger Zatkoff DE/OLB Linebackers  8 Bob Forte 66 Deral Teteak 58 Clayton Tonnemaker Defensive backs 40 Ben Aldridge CB 44 Bobby Dillon S 48 Ace Loomis CB 47 Val Joe Walker S Reserve list 88 George Hays DE (IR) 7px 41 Marvin Johnson CB/S (IR) 7px 51 Jim Ringo C (IR) 7px Rookies in italics References Sportsencyclopedia.com https://web.archive.org/web/20071216175609/http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/gb/packers.html December 16, 2007 Category:Green Bay Packers seasons Green Bay Packers Green