1950 Green Bay Packers season

NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 Green Bay Packers 1950 3–9 5th (tied) National Gene Ronzani City StadiumWisconsin State Fair Park Did not qualify Packers seasons The 1950 Green Bay Packers season was their 32nd season overall and their 30th season in the National Football League. The team finished with a 3–9 record under first-year head coach Gene Ronzani for a fifth-place finish in the National Conference. Offseason To get the franchise on a firm financial footing, the team started selling stocks publicly for the first time. The stock drive netted $118,000. To replace Curly Lambeau, the Packers named Gene Ronzani as their new head coach and Vice President. The year also saw another change as the team changed its colors to green and yellow from the navy that the club had been wearing.Christl Cliff Packers first wore green jerseys in 1935 https://www.packers.com/news/packers-first-wore-green-jerseys-in-1935 Packers.com July 19, 2018 September 28, 2025 When Gene Ronzani replaced Curly Lambeau as Packers coach in 1950, he introduced two new sets of uniforms. One was a Kelly green jersey with large gold numbers and matching pants with a one-inch gold stripe down the side. The other was a gold jersey with green numbers and green stripes. What's more, the two uniforms were worn interchangeably.http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/gb/packers.html Green Bay Packers (1919–Present) December 25, 2007 December 16, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071216175609/http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/gb/packers.html dead NFL draft 1950 NFL draft Incomplete list 1950 Green Bay Packers draft Round Selection Player Position College Notes 1 4Clayton TonnemakerCMinnesota 2 17Tobin Rote QB Rice 3 27 Gordy Soltau WR Minnesota 4 43Larry Coutre HB Notre Dame 6 69Jack CloudFB William & Mary 7 82Leon Manley G Oklahoma 13 160 Carlton Elliott DE Virginia 18 225 Arnold Galiffa QB Army 25 316 Frank Waters FB Michigan State 30 381 Ray Mallouf QB Southern Methodist Yellow indicates a future Pro Bowl selection Regular season Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 17 Detroit Lions L 7–45 0–1 City Stadium 22,096 Recap 2 September 24 Washington Redskins W 35–21 1–1 Wisconsin State Fair Park 14,109 Recap 3 October 1 Chicago Bears W 31–21 2–1 City Stadium 24,893 Recap 4 October 8 New York Yanks L 31–44 2–2 City Stadium 23,871 Recap 5 October 15 at Chicago Bears L 14–28 2–3 Wrigley Field 51,065 Recap 6 October 19, 1950 at New York Yanks L 17–35 2–4 Yankee Stadium 13,661 Recap — Bye 7 November 5 at Baltimore Colts L 21–41 2–5 Memorial Stadium 12,971 Recap 8 November 12 Los Angeles Rams L 14–45 2–6 Wisconsin State Fair Park 20,456 Recap 9 November 19 at Detroit Lions L 21–24 2–7 Briggs Stadium 17,752 Recap 10 November 26 San Francisco 49ers W 25–21 3–7 City Stadium 13,196 Recap 11 December 3 at Los Angeles Rams L14–51 3–8 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 39,323 Recap 12 December 10 at San Francisco 49ers L 14–30 3–9 Kezar Stadium 20,797 Recap Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. Standings thumb|right|260px|Program for the September opener against the Detroit Lions. Passing PlayerGamesGames StartedCompletionsAttemptsComp. %YardsTouchdownsInterceptionsTobin Rote 12 12 83 224 37.1% 1231 7 24Paul Christman 11 1 (on def.) 51 126 40.5% 545 7 7Tom O'Malley 1 0 4 15 26.7% 31 0 6Bob Forte 12 0 2 2 100.0% 24 0 0 Roster 1950 Green Bay Packers final rosterQuarterbacks 28 Paul Christman 38 Tobin Rote Running backs  3 Tony Canadeo 82 Jack Cloud 27 Larry Coutre 64 Ted Fritsch K 36 Jug Girard P/CB 22 Billy Grimes 80 Breezy Reid Wide receivers 19 Al Baldwin CB 48 Ted Cook 31 Bob MannLinemen/Linebackers 33 Buddy Burris G 21 Ray DiPierro G 18 Chuck Drulis MG 55 Ed Ecker T  8 Bob Forte OLB/RB/P 90 Leon Manley G/T 44 Clarence McGeary DT 58 Ed Neal MG/C 49 Dan Orlich DE 23 Steve Pritko DE/WR 34 Joe Spencer T/DT 63 Don Stansauk DT 51 Len Szafaryn G/DT 45 Dick Wildung T/DT 16 Abner Wimberly DE/WR 17 Carl Schuette OLB 77 Bob Summerhays OLB 35 Clayton Tonnemaker MLB/CDefensive backs 42 Wally Dreyer S 74 Rebel Steiner CB 25 Alex Wizbicki CB Reserve -- Joe Ethridge G (Military) -- Jay Rhodemyre C/LB (Military) Rookies in italics References 35em Further reading Cliff Christl, The Greatest Story in Sports: Green Bay Packers, 1919–2019. 4 volumes. Stevens Point, WI: KCI Sports Publishing, 2021. External links Packers on Pro Football Reference 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