1964 Green Bay Packers season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Green Bay Packers 1964 8–5–1 2nd NFL Western Vince Lombardi Vince Lombardi City StadiumMilwaukee County Stadium Lost NFL Playoff Bowl(vs. Cardinals) 17–24 Packers seasons The 1964 Green Bay Packers season was their 46th season overall and their 44th season in the National Football League. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Vince Lombardi, and tied for second place in the Western Conference at 8–5–1. The Packers opened the season in Green Bay with a promising win over the rival Chicago Bears, the defending NFL champions.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=L5hRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7BAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6988%2C2386970 Milwaukee Sentinel Lea Bud Bud Lea Packers hammer Bears, 23-12! September 14, 1964 4, part 2 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=j9haAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hWwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5167%2C2314520 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Associated Press Packer smash Bears by 23-12 September 14, 1964 34 They then lost four of six, including three home games, and were 3–4 midway through the season, falling twice to the Baltimore Colts. The first three losses were by a total of five points, but the fourth on October 25, to the Los Angeles Rams in Milwaukee, was by ten and came after building a 17–0 lead.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4XdQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SBEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7182%2C3739455 Milwaukee Sentinel Lea Bud Bud Lea Rams' rally rips Packers, 27-17 October 26, 1964 3, part 2 In the season's latter half, Green Bay won five of six and tied the Rams in the finale to end 3½ games behind the Colts (12–2) in the West, tied for second with Minnesota. Baltimore clinched the Western title on November 22, with three games remaining.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=A4BQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZBEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5897%2C4810040 Milwaukee Sentinel Associated Press Colts jar Rams, 24-7, to clinch Western title November 23, 1965 4, part 2http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1964/11/23/page/77/article/dump-rams-24-7-to-win-10th-in-row Chicago Tribune UPI Colts clinch title; Bears beat 49ers November 23, 1964 1, section 3 Based on point differential in the season split with the Vikings, the Packers were awarded the runner-up slot in the Playoff Bowl,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TrZQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_eIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4154%2C3135503 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Packers win spot in Bowl December 14, 1964 4B the consolation third place game in Miami played three weeks after the regular season, on January 3. Green Bay had played in the previous season's Playoff Bowl and won decisively,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=j_sjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QxEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7080%2C855726 Milwaukee Sentinel Lea Bud Bud Lea Starr-led Packers bomb Browns January 6, 1964 2, part 2 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rDlWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HekDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7244%2C1919052 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Packers cuff Browns, 40-23 January 6, 1964 12 which followed consecutive league titles in 1961 and 1962, and three straight appearances in the championship game. In the 1964 season's third-place game, the St. Louis Cardinals prevailed over the unmotivated Packers, 24–17.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hXhQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XREEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7314%2C681209 Milwaukee Sentinel Lea Bud Bud Lea Cards blunt Packers' rally, 24-17 January 4, 1965 2, part 2 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RU0aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jycEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6801%2C1524607 Milwaukee Journal Johnson Chuck Packers season ends as it began; Cardinals win in an exhibition January 4, 1965 8, part 2https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GwBWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-eIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5111%2C627288 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press 'Peanuts' leads Cards to victory January 4, 1965 3B http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1965/01/04/page/69/article/billy-makes-the-long-stretch-and-tucks-away-a-touchdown Chicago Tribune Segreti James Cards outlast Packers in runner-up bowl, 24-17 January 4, 1965 1, section 3 The 1964 season was arguably the most disappointing for Lombardi as a head coach. Consecutive appearances in the consolation Playoff Bowl, and the loss, keyed Lombardi and the Packers to win three consecutive NFL titles; the latter two followed by victories in the first two Super Bowls. Since the playoff era began 1933 in 1933, no other team was won three straight NFL titles. For the first time since 1950, the Packers did not play on Thanksgiving Day. In the previous thirteen seasons they had played the Detroit Lions at Tiger Stadium, and went 3 9 1 y; with Lombardi as head coach, the record was 2 2 1 y, which included the sole loss in 1962. Green Bay next played on Thanksgiving in 1970 at the Cotton Bowl, which was the franchise's first-ever loss to the Dallas Cowboys. Hall of Fame right guard Jerry Kramer missed most of the season due to an intestinal condition. After multiple surgeries, it was rectified in May 1965 after sizable wood fragments from a teenage accident a dozen years earlier were removed.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=v8sVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UBEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7375%2C1676100 Milwaukee Sentinel Lea Bud Bud Lea Find splinters in Kramer May 12, 1965 2, part 2 May 2022 InternetArchiveBot yes https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qKZfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VzIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4187%2C1875207 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Splinters from old injury caused Kramer's illness May 12, 1965 15https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FbBYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nfcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6401%2C3320923 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Associated Press Kramer surveys May 13, 1965 24https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_FEaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nScEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1794%2C1371697 Milwaukee Journal Associated Press (Photo) May 13, 1965 12, part 2 May 2022 InternetArchiveBot yes Offseason NFL draft 1964 NFL draft RoundPickPlayerPositionSchool113Lloyd VossDefensive endNebraska227Jon MorrisCenterHoly Cross336Ode BurrellBackMississippi State340Joe O'DonnellGuardMichigan341Tommy CrutcherLinebackerTCU444Bob LongWide receiverWichita State455Paul CostaTackleNotre Dame560Duke CarlisleQuarterbackTexas569Steve WrightOffensive tackleAlabama797Dick HerzingTackleDrake8111Ken BowmanCenterWisconsin9125John McDowellOffensive TackleSt. John's (MN)10139Allen JacobsBackUtah11153Jack PetersenTackleNebraska-Omaha12167Dwain BeanBackNorth Texas State13181Jack MauroTackleNorthern Michigan14195Tom O'GradyEndNorthwestern15209Alex ZerkoTackleKent State16223Andrew IrelandBackUtah17237Len St. JeanEndNorthern Michigan18251Mike HicksGuardMarshall19265John BakerEndNorfolk State20279Bill CurryCenterGeorgia Tech Yellow indicates a future Pro Bowl selection Roster 1964 Green Bay Packers 12 Zeke Bratkowski 10 Dennis Claridge 15 Bart Starr  5 Paul Hornung 25 Tom Moore 22 Elijah Pitts 31 Jim Taylor 86 Boyd Dowler 21 Bob Jeter 80 Bob Long 85 Max McGee 81 Marv Fleming 88 Ron Kramer 57 Ken Bowman C 75 Forrest Gregg T/G 67 Dan Grimm G 78 Norm Masters T 73 John McDowell T/G 76 Bob Skoronski T 63 Fuzzy Thurston G 72 Steve Wright T 82 Lionel Aldridge DE 87 Willie Davis DE 79 Dave Hanner DT 74 Henry Jordan DT 77 Ron Kostelnik DT 71 Lloyd Voss DT/DE 61 Gene Breen OLB 60 Lee Roy Caffey OLB 37 Tommy Joe Crutcher MLB 58 Dan Currie OLB 66 Ray Nitschke MLB 89 Dave Robinson OLB 26 Herb Adderley CB 40 Tom Brown CB/S 46 Hank Gremminger SS 43 Doug Hart SS/CB 47 Jesse Whittenton CB 24 Willie Wood FS * 23 Jerry Norton P 64 Jerry Kramer G (NF-Ill.) 7px Regular season 1964 NFL season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 13 Chicago Bears W 23–12 1–0 City Stadium 42,327 2 September 20 Baltimore Colts L 20–21 1–1 City Stadium 42,327 3 September 28, 1964 at Detroit Lions W 14–10 2–1 Tiger Stadium 59,203 4 October 4 Minnesota Vikings L 23–24 2–2 City Stadium 42,327 5 October 11 San Francisco 49ers W 24–14 3–2 Milwaukee County Stadium 47,380 6 October 18 at Baltimore Colts L 21–24 3–3 Memorial Stadium 60,213 7 October 25 Los Angeles Rams L 17–27 3–4 Milwaukee County Stadium 47,617 8 November 1 at Minnesota Vikings W 42–13 4–4 Metropolitan Stadium 44,278 9 November 6, 1964 Detroit Lions W 30–7 5–4 City Stadium 42,327 10 November 15 at San Francisco 49ers L 14–24 5–5 Kezar Stadium 38,483 11 November 22 Cleveland Browns W 28–21 6–5 Milwaukee County Stadium 48,065 12 November 29 at Dallas Cowboys W 45–21 7–5 Cotton Bowl 44,975 13 December 5, 1964 at Chicago Bears W 17–3 8–5 Wrigley Field 43,636 14 December 13 at Los Angeles Rams T 24–24 8–5–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 40,735 Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OZhRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7BAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4008%2C4634881 Milwaukee Sentinel 'Defense did a super job' September 29, 1964 2, part 2October 2021 Season summary Week 1 vs Bears 1964 Chicago Bears season Bears–Packers rivalry Green Bay Packers 1964 2; text-align:center collapsed Week One: Chicago Bears (0–0) at Green Bay Packers (0–0) September 13, 1964 Bears 0 3 9 0 Packers 7 10 3 3 City Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin 42,327 53 F C Pro-Football-Reference.com First quarter GB – Max McGee 11-yard pass from Bart Starr (Paul Hornung kick). Packers 7–0. Drive: Second quarter CHI – Bob Jencks 8-yard field goal. Packers 7–3. Drive: GB – Tom Moore 33-yard pass from Bart Starr (Paul Hornung kick). Packers 14–3. Drive: GB – Paul Hornung 52-yard field goal. Packers 17–3. Drive: Third quarter CHI – Bob Jencks 36-yard field goal. Packers 17–6. Drive: CHI – Mike Ditka 13-yard pass from Rudy Bukich (kick failed). Packers 17–12. Drive: GB – Paul Hornung 29-yard field goal. Packers 20–12. Drive: Fourth quarter GB – Paul Hornung 20-yard field goal. Packers 23–12. Drive: Top passers CHI – Rudy Bukich – 7/16, 83 yards, TD, 2 INT GB – Bart Starr – 8/16, 127 yards, 2 TD Top rushers CHI – Ronnie Bull – 8 rushes, 25 yards GB – Jim Taylor – 16 rushes, 79 yards Top receivers CHI – Mike Ditka – 7 receptions, 74 yards, TD GB – Ron Kramer – 3 receptions, 48 yards Week 2 vs Colts 1964 Baltimore Colts season Green Bay Packers 1964 2; text-align:center collapsed Baltimore Colts (0–1) at Green Bay Packers (1–0) September 20 Colts 7 14 0 0 Packers 7 6 7 0 New City Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin 42,327 65 F C Box Score First quarter BAL – Lenny Moore 52-yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Lou Michaels kick). Colts 7–0. Drive: GB – Paul Hornung 20-yard run (Paul Hornung kick). Tie 7–7. Drive: Second quarter BAL – Lenny Moore 4-yard run (Lou Michaels kick). Colts 14–7. Drive: GB – Paul Hornung 4-yard run (kick failed). Colts 14–13. Drive: BAL – John Mackey 40-yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Lou Michaels kick). Colts 21–13. Drive: Third quarter GB – Jim Taylor 23-yard run (Paul Hornung kick). Colts 21–20. Drive: Fourth quarter No scoring Top passers BAL – Johnny Unitas – 7/12, 154 yards, 2 TD GB – Bart Starr – 16/21, 175 yards, 3 INT Top rushers BAL – Jerry Hill – 15 rushes, 49 yards GB – Jim Taylor – 18 rushes, 98 yards, TD Top receivers BAL – Lenny Moore – 1 reception, 52 yards, TD GB – Boyd Dowler – 7 receptions, 66 yards Week 11: vs. Cleveland Browns text-align:center; Green Bay Packers text-align:center; autocollapse Green Bay Packers 28, Cleveland Browns 21 November 22, 1964 1:00 p.m. CST Milwaukee County Stadium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin 48,065 15 F, wind 15 mph on, wind chill 0 F CBS Ken Coleman (CLE) (second half) and Earl Gillespie (GB) (first half) (play-by-play), Warren Lahr (CLE) (second half) and Tony Canadeo (GB) (first half) (color commentators) Browns 14 0 0 7 Packers 7 0 14 7 Pro-Football-Reference.com First quarter CLE – Paul Warfield 48-yard pass from Frank Ryan (Lou Groza kick), CLE 7–0 GB   – Elijah Pitts 19-yard rush (Paul Hornung kick), tied 7–7 CLE – Jim Brown 1-yard rush (Groza kick), CLE 14–7 Second quarter no scoring Third quarter GB   – Jim Taylor 1-yard rush – (Hornung kick), tied 14–14 GB   – Bart Starr 4-yard rush (Hornung kick), GB 21–14 Fourth quarter GB   – Taylor 5-yard rush (Hornung kick), GB 28–14 CLE – Warfield 19-yard pass from Ryan (Groza kick), GB 28–21 Standings Playoff Bowl Playoff Bowl Round Date Opponent Result Venue Attendance Playoff Bowl January 3, 1965 St. Louis Cardinals L 17–24 Orange Bowl 56,218 Source:NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 369 Awards and records Bart Starr, NFL leader, passing yards, (2,144 yards) References Sportsencyclopedia.com https://web.archive.org/web/20071216175609/http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/gb/packers.html December 16, 2007 External links PackersHistory.net https://web.archive.org/web/20190413193604/http://www.packershistory.net/1964PACKERS.html 2019-04-13 – 1964 season Category:Green Bay Packers seasons Green Bay Packers Green