1956 Green Bay Packers season

NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 Green Bay Packers 1956 4–8 5th (tied) NFL Western Verne Lewellen Lisle Blackbourn City StadiumMilwaukee County Stadium Did not qualify Packers seasons The 1956 Green Bay Packers season was their 38th season overall and their 36th in the National Football League.1956 Green Bay Packers Season, Schedule & Results https://champsorchumps.us/team/nfl/green-bay-packers/1956 2023-02-23 champsorchumps.us Under third-year coach Lisle Blackbourn, the Packers finished at 4–8, tied for last place in the six-team Western Conference. Notable draft picks were offensive tackles Forrest Gregg and Bob Skoronski, and quarterback Bart Starr. This was the final season for the Packers at City Stadium at East High School; the new City Stadium (renamed Lambeau Field in 1965) debuted in September 1957. Offseason NFL draft 1956 NFL draft Round Pick Player Position School/Club team18Jack LoschHalfbackMiami (FL)220Forrest GreggOffensive TackleSMU444Cecil MorrisGuardOklahoma556Bob SkoronskiOffensive TackleIndiana668Bob BurrisBackOklahoma780Hank GremmingerCornerbackBaylor892Russ DennisEndMaryland9104Gordy DuvallBackUSC10116Bob LaughertyBackMaryland11128Mike HudockCenterMiami (FL)12140Max BurnettBackArizona13152Jim MenseCenterNotre Dame14164Charlie ThomasBackWisconsin15176Buddy AllistonGuardOle Miss16188Curtis LynchTackleAlabama17200Bart StarrQuarterbackAlabama18212Stan IntiharEndCornell19224Ken VakeyEndTexas Tech20236Clyde LetbetterTackleBaylor21248Hal O'BrienBackSMU22260Johnny PopsonBackFurman23272Jesse BirchfieldGuardDuke24284Don WilsonCenterRice25296Franz KoeneckeEndMinnesota26308Dick GoeheTackleOle Miss27320Dick KolianEndWisconsin28332Bobby LanceQuarterbackFlorida29344Vester NewcombCenterSouthwest Junior College30355Rod HermesQuarterbackBeloit Green indicates a future Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Yellow indicates a future Pro Bowl selection Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 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, 1956 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 Roster 1956 Green Bay Packers final roster Quarterbacks 18 Tobin Rote 15 Bart Starr Running backs 48 Al Carmichael 31 Fred Cone K 37 Howie Ferguson 40 Joe Johnson 25 Jack Losch 22 Bill Roberts Receivers 86 Billy Howton 84 Gary Knafelc Offensive linemen 62 Buddy Brown G 51 Jim Ringo C 77 John Sandusky T 63 Joe Skibinski G 76 Bob Skoronski T 61 Jerry Smith G/C 68 Len Szafaryn G Defensive linemen 87 Nate Borden DE 79 Dave Hanner DT 72 Jerry Helluin DT 81 Gene Knutson DE/DT 83 John Martinkovic DE Linebackers 65 Tom Bettis OLB 69 Bill Forester MLB 66 Deral Teteak OLB 74 Roger Zatkoff OLB Defensive backs 20 Billy Bookout CB 44 Bobby Dillon S 26 Ken Gorgal CB 46 Hank Gremminger CB 47 Val Joe Walker S Special teams 80 Dick Deschaine P Reserve list -- Al Barry G (Military) -- Hank Bullough G (Military) -- Bobby Garrett QB (Military) 75 Forrest Gregg G/T (Military) 58 Larry Lauer C (IR) 7px -- Max McGee WR/P (Military) -- Doyle Nix CB (Military) -- Veryl Switzer RB/CB (Military) -- Jim Temp DE (Military) -- Gene White CB (Military) Rookies in italics Awards and records Tobin Rote, NFL Leader, Touchdown Passes, (18) 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