1970 Green Bay Packers season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Green Bay Packers 1970 6–8 3rd NFC Central Phil Bengtson Lambeau FieldMilwaukee County Stadium Did not qualify Packers seasons The 1970 Green Bay Packers season was their 52nd season overall and their 50th season in the National Football League. The team finished with a 6–8 record earning them a third consecutive third-place finish in the four-team NFC Central division. It was the third and final season for Phil Bengtson as head coach; he resigned shortly after the season ended.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hj4aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cSgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6729%2C435004 Milwaukee Journal Bledsoe Terry Bengtson quits, cites bad year December 22, 1970 1, part 1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fqlRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UxEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5800%2C5220070 Milwaukee Sentinel Lea Bud Bud Lea Packer board won't be rushed December 23, 1970 1, part 2https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xV8iAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BqsFAAAAIBAJ&pg=978%2C5835071 Owosso Argus-Press Michigan Associated Press Greene Bob First Lombardi, now Bengston; what's next for the Pack??? December 23, 1970 11 Offseason The Packers' 1970 season began in a state of mourning. After a summer in and out of Georgetown Hospital, Vince Lombardi succumbed to cancer on September 3, at the age of 57. Over 3,500 people attended Lombardi's funeral in New York City, including pallbearers Bart Starr, Paul Hornung, and Willie Davis. Three days after his funeral, NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle announced that the Super Bowl trophy would be renamed in Lombardi's honor. NFL draft In the 1970 NFL draft, the Packers used their two picks in the first-round to choose Mike McCoy and Rich McGeorge. The first pick was obtained from the Chicago Bears in a January trade that sent Lee Roy Caffey and Elijah Pitts to Chicago.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fQMkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xxAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7130%2C4758009 Milwaukee Sentinel Lea Bud Bud Lea Packers get Bears' no. 1 pick January 22, 1970 1, part 2http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1970/01/22/page/98/ Chicago Tribune Pierson Don Bears deal 2 – Mayes, No. 1 draft pick January 22, 1970 1, part 3 In total, the Packers selected 20 players in the draft, nine of those being in the first seven rounds. http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?teamId=1800&type=team Draft History – Green Bay Packers NFL.com 2007-02-09 1970 NFL draft 1970 Green Bay Packers 1 2 Mike McCoy Defensive tackle Notre Dame yes 1 16 Rich McGeorge Tight end Elon yes 2 41 Al Matthews Safety Texas A&I yes 3 68 Jim Carter Linebacker Minnesota yes yes 4 93 Ken Ellis Cornerback Southern yes yes 4 96 Skip Butler Kicker Texas–Arlington no 5 120 Cecil Pryor Defensive end Michigan no 6 145 Ervin Hunt Cornerback Fresno State yes 7 172 Cleo Walker Linebacker Louisville yes 8 197 Tim Mjos Running back North Dakota State no 9 224 Bob Reinhard Guard Stanford no 10 248 Russ Melby Defensive tackle Weber State no 10 251 Frank Patrick Quarterback Nebraska yes 11 276 Dan Hook Linebacker Humboldt State no 12 301 Frank Foreman Wide receiver Michigan State no 13 328 Dave Smith Running back Utah no 14 353 Bob Lints Guard Eastern Michigan no 15 380 Mike Carter Wide receiver Sacramento State yes 16 405 Jim Heacock Defensive back Muskingum no 17 432 Larry Krause Running back St. Norbert yes yes no 1970 NFL draft https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1970/draft.htm Pro Football Reference 22 November 2021 Undrafted free agents + 1970 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeMax CroshawLinebackerWeber StateTony FornczakKickerMilwaukee Area Technical CollegeLes PerryRunning backConcordia (Moorhead)Bob SwansonRunning backLea (Minnesota) Roster 1970 Green Bay Packers roster Quarterbacks 11 Rick Norton 10 quarterback Frank Patrick y 15 Bart Starr Running backs 44 Donny Anderson P 33 Jim Grabowski 25 Dave Hampton 30 Larry Krause y 31 running back Perry Williams Wide receivers 80 Jack Clancy 84 Carroll Dale 85 John Spilis Tight ends 86 American football John Hilton 81 Rich McGeorge y Offensive linemen 57 Ken Bowman C 61 Dave Bradley G 68 Gale Gillingham G 75 Forrest Gregg T 77 Bill Hayhoe T 72 Dick Himes T 62 Bill Lueck G 71 Francis Peay T 54 American football Malcolm Walker C Defensive linemen 82 Lionel Aldridge DE 87 Marty Amsler DE 78 defensive lineman Bob Brown DT/DE 73 defensive tackle Kevin Hardy DT 76 defensive tackle Mike McCoy DT y 83 Clarence Williams defensive end DELinebackers 53 Fred Carr OLB 50 American football Jim Carter OLB y 59 Rudy Kuechenberg MLB 66 Ray Nitschke MLB 52 Cleo Walker y OLB Defensive backs 48 American football Ken Ellis CB y 28 Leon Harden SS 43 Doug Hart SS 21 Bob Jeter CB 29 American football Al Matthews CB y 24 Willie Wood FS Special teams 37 Dale Livingston KReserve lists 13 Don Horn QB IR 70 Rich Moore American football DT IR 89 American football Dave Robinson LB IR 23 running back Travis Williams RB IR Taxi squad 36 American football Mike Carter y WR 45 Ervin Hunt CB y -- Jerry Warren no K Regular season Schedule The Packers finished 6–8 in the regular season, failing to reach the playoffs for the third consecutive season. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/1970_games.htm 1970 Green Bay Packer's Game Results Pro-football-reference.com 2007-01-06 The schedule had the Packers play their final five games on the road and they lost four of them. For the first time, the Packers lost to the Dallas Cowboys; this year's game was on Thanksgiving on the artificial turf of the Cotton Bowl.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MJtRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KhEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7477%2C5765083 Milwaukee Sentinel Lea Bud Bud Lea Cowboys end Packer jinx, 16-3 November 27, 1970 1, part 2 Green Bay had won the first six meetings, four in the regular season (1960, 1964, 1965, 1968) and two in NFL championship games (1966, 1967). The Packers won the next meeting in Green Bay in 1972.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-9AVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tBEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7348%2C110068 Milwaukee Sentinel Lea Bud Bud Lea Patched up Pack jolts Dallas October 2, 1972 1, part 2 Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 20 Detroit Lions L 0–40 0–1 Lambeau Field 56,263 2 September 27 Atlanta Falcons W 27–24 1–1 Lambeau Field 56,263 3 October 4 Minnesota Vikings W 13–10 2–1 Milwaukee County Stadium 47,967 4 October 12, 1970 at San Diego Chargers W 22–20 3–1 San Diego Stadium 53,064 5 October 18 Los Angeles Rams L 21–31 3–2 Lambeau Field 56,263 6 October 25 Philadelphia Eagles W 30–17 4–2 Milwaukee County Stadium 48,022 7 November 1 at San Francisco 49ers L 10–26 4–3 Kezar Stadium 59,335 8 November 9, 1970 Baltimore Colts L 10–13 4–4 Milwaukee County Stadium 48,063 9 November 15 Chicago Bears W 20–19 5–4 Lambeau Field 56,263 10 November 22 at Minnesota Vikings L 3–10 5–5 Metropolitan Stadium 47,900 11 November 26 at Dallas Cowboys L 3–16 5–6 Cotton Bowl 67,182 12 December 6 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 20–12 6–6 Three Rivers Stadium 46,418 13 December 13 at Chicago Bears L 17–35 6–7 Wrigley Field 44,957 14 December 20 at Detroit Lions L 0–20 6–8 Tiger Stadium 57,387 Monday (October 12, November 9), Thursday (November 26) Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 4: at San Diego Chargers Green Bay Packers 1970 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Four: Green Bay Packers at San Diego Chargers – Game summary October 12 8:00 p.m. CST/6:00 p.m. PDT Packers 3 3 13 3 Chargers 0 6 0 14 San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California 53,064 68 °F 1, relative humidity 72%, wind 8 mph Box score First quarter GB – Dale Livingston 16-yard field goal. Packers 3–0. Second quarter GB – Dale Livingston 27-yard field goal. Packers 6–0. SDG – Mike Mercer 16-yard field goal. Packers 6–3. SDG – Mike Mercer 39-yard field goal. Tied 6–6. Third quarter GB – Jack Clancy 4-yard pass from Bart Starr (kick blocked). Packers 12–6. GB – John Hilton 2-yard pass from Bart Starr (Dale Livingston kick). Packers 19–6. Fourth quarter SDG – Willie Frazier 24-yard run (Mike Mercer kick). Packers 19–13. SDG – Jeff Queen 1-yard run (Mike Mercer kick). Chargers 20–19. GB – Dale Livingston 14-yard field goal. Packers 22–20. Top passers GB – Bart Starr – 16/20, 158 yards, 2 TD SDG – John Hadl – 6/19, 53 yards, 3 INT Top rushers GB – Travis Williams – 21 rushes, 109 yards SDG – Willie Frazier – 2 rushes, 94 yards, TD Top receivers GB – Carroll Dale – 8 receptions, 90 yards SDG – Dave Smith – 1 reception, 42 yards Standings Aftermath After a turbulent season filled with labor disputes, blowout losses, and the final merger of the AFL and NFL, the Packers had only their second losing season (1968) since 1958. Thoroughly frustrated, third-year head coach Phil Bengtson resigned two days after being shut out in the season finale against the Detroit Lions. His overall record was 20–21–1 during three seasons as Lombardi's handpicked successor. Obviously the organization and the community craved the high standards of winning established a decade earlier; Lombardi did not have a losing season but Bengston had two in three years and finished in third place in the four-team division each season. The 1970 season was also the final season of Forrest Gregg as a Packer, a year later the Hall of Fame right tackle returned home to Texas to play for the Dallas Cowboys, where he joined his former teammates Herb Adderley and Lee Roy Caffey. The former Packer trio helped the Cowboys to win their 1st Super Bowl victory in franchise history. Statistical leaders The following players led the Packers in the following statistical categories in 1970. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/1970.htm 1970 Green Bay Packers Statistics and Players Pro-football-reference.com 2007-01-06 Passing Leader Comp Att Yds Td Int Bart Starr 144 255 1645 8 13Rushing Leader Att Yds YPATds Donny Anderson 222 853 3.8 5 Travis Williams 74 276 3.7 1Receiving Leader Rec Yds YPCTds Carroll Dale 49 814 16.6 2 Donny Anderson 36 414 11.5 0 John Hilton 25 350 14.0 4 References 30em External links Packers.com Sports_Encyclopedia.com https://web.archive.org/web/20071216175609/http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/gb/packers.html December 16, 2007 Database_Football.com Category:Green Bay Packers seasons Green Bay Packers Green