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1951 Green Bay Packers season
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Green Bay Packers 1951 3–9 5th National Gene Ronzani City StadiumWisconsin State Fair Park Did not qualify Packers seasons
The 1951 Green Bay Packers season was their 33rd season overall and their 31st season in the National Football League. The team finished with a 3–9 record under second-year coach Gene Ronzani for a fifth-place finish in the National Conference. The Packers lost the final seven games of the season.
The Packers played their Milwaukee home games in Wisconsin State Fair Park for the final time, a venue they had used since 1934. Marquette Stadium was used for one season in 1952 and the new County Stadium was the host venue from 1953 through 1994.
The Packers' 478 passing attempts (39.8 per game) in 1951 are the most by an NFL team in the 1950s.
Offseason
NFL draft
1951 NFL draft
Round Pick Player Position School/club team15Bob GainTackleKentucky216Albin CollinsHalfbackLSU327Fred ConeRunning backClemson552Wade StinsonBackKansas663Sig HolowenkoTackleJohn Carroll777Bill SutherlandEndSt. Vincent999Dick McWilliamsTackleMichigan10114Bob NoppingerTackleGeorgetown11125George RooksBackMorgan State12136Carl KreagerCenterMichigan13150Ed StephensBackMissouri14161Ray BauerEndMontana15172Joe ErnstBackTulane16186William AfflisOffensive tackleNevada17197Ray PelfreyWide receiverEastern Kentucky18208Ed PetelaBackBoston College19222Jim LiberBackXavier20233Dick JohnsonTackleVirginia21244Art EdlingEndMinnesota22258Art FelkerEndMarquette23269Tubba ChamberlainGuardWisconsin–Eau Claire24280Dick ChristieBackNebraska–Omaha25294Monte CharlesBackHillsdale26305Bill MillerTackleOhio State27316Bob BossonsCenterGeorgia Tech28330Bill AyreBackAbilene Christian29341Ralph FielerEndMiami (FL)30352Ed WithersBackWisconsin
Yellow indicates a future Pro Bowl selection
Regular season
Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 30 Chicago Bears L 20–31 0–1 City Stadium 24,666 2 October 7 Pittsburgh Steelers W 35–33 1–1 State Fair Park 8,324 3 October 14 Philadelphia Eagles W 37–24 2–1 City Stadium 18,489 4 October 21 Los Angeles Rams L 0–28 2–2 State Fair Park 21,393 5 October 28 at New York Yanks W 29–27 3–2 Yankee Stadium 7,351 6 November 4 Detroit Lions L 17–24 3–3 City Stadium 18,800 7 November 11 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 7–28 3–4 Forbes Field 20,080 8 November 18 at Chicago Bears L 13–24 3–5 Wrigley Field 36,771 9 November 22 at Detroit Lions L 35–52 3–6 Briggs Stadium 32,247 10 December 2 New York Yanks L 28–31 3–7 City Stadium 14,297 11 December 9 at San Francisco 49ers L 19–31 3–8 Kezar Stadium 15,121 12 December 16 at Los Angeles Rams L 14–42 3–9 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 23,698
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.
Standings
Roster
1951 Green Bay Packers final roster Quarterbacks
38 Tobin Rote
28 Bobby Thomason
Running backs
3 Tony Canadeo
66 Fred Cone K
22 Billy Grimes
93 Dom Moselle S
80 Breezy Reid
Receivers
40 Carlton Elliott DE
23 Val Jansante
31 Bob Mann
79 Dick Moje
8 Ray Pelfrey P Offensive linemen
21 Ray DiPierro G
55 Ed Ecker T/DT
90 Leon Manley T
85 Jay Rhodemyre C
34 Joe Spencer T
44 Dave Stephenson G
Defensive linemen
15 Dick Afflis MG
39 John Martinkovic DE
49 Dan Orlich DE/WR
75 Howie Ruetz DT
45 Dick Wildung DT/T
16 Abner Wimberly DE/WR Linebackers
35 Walt Michaels MLB/G
86 Bill Schroll OLB
17 Carl Schuette LB/C
77 Bob Summerhays OLB
Defensive backs
65 Rip Collins CB
25 Harper Davis S
36 Jug Girard P/S/CB/RB
7 Ace Loomis CB
74 Rebel Steiner CBReserve
33 Buddy Burris G/MG (IR) 7px
82 Jack Cloud RB (IR) 7px
-- Bob Forte OLB/RB/P (Military)
46 Hamilton Nichols G (IR) 7px
-- Len Szafaryn G (Military)
-- Clayton Tonnemaker LB/C (Military)
Rookies in italics
References
Sportsencyclopedia.com https://web.archive.org/web/20071216175609/http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/gb/packers.html December 16, 2007
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