1952 Green Bay Packers season

NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 Green Bay Packers 1952 6–6 4th National Gene Ronzani City StadiumMarquette Stadium Did not qualify Packers seasons The 1952 Green Bay Packers season was their 34th season overall and their 32nd season in the National Football League. The team finished with a 6–6 record under third-year head coach Gene Ronzani for a fourth-place finish in the National Conference in 1952. After climbing to a 6–3 record, the Packers lost their final three games, but the .500 record was their best since 1947. The Packers played their Milwaukee home games in Marquette Stadium during this season only, after using Wisconsin State Fair Park from 1934 through 1951. The new County Stadium became the venue in 1953, and hosted the Milwaukee home games through 1994, when they were discontinued. Head coach Ronzani was a Marquette University alumnus (1933) and won nine varsity letters in college. Offseason NFL draft 1952 NFL draft Round Pick Player Position School/club team14Babe ParilliQuarterbackKentucky215Billy HowtonWide receiverRice328Bobby DillonDefensive backTexas552Dave HannerDefensive tackleArkansas663Tom JohnsonDefensive tackleMichigan776Bill ReichardtFullbackIowa887Mel BecketCenterIndiana9100Deral TeteakLinebackerWisconsin10111Art KleinschmidtGuardTulane10116Bud RofflerBackWashington State11124Billy BurkhalterBackRice12135Bill WilsonTackleTexas13148Billy HairBackClemson14159Jack MorganTackleMichigan State15172Bobby Jack FloydFullbackTCU16183Johnny CoattaBackWisconsin17196Don PetersonBackMichigan18207Howard TisdaleTackleStephen F. Austin19220Johnny PontTackleMiami (OH)20231Chuck BoerioLinebackerIllinois21244Herb ZimmermanGuardTCU22255Karl KluckhohnEndColgate23268Frank KapralGuardMichigan State24279John SchuetznerEndSouth Carolina25292Charlie LaPraddTackleFlorida26303Charlie StokesTackleTennessee27316I. D. RussellBackSMU28327Billy BarrettBackNotre Dame29340Bill StrattonBackLewis30351Jack FulkersonTackleSouthern Miss Yellow indicates a future Pro Bowl selection Regular season 1952 NFL season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 28 Chicago Bears L 14–24 0–1 City Stadium 24,656 2 October 5 Washington Redskins W 35–20 1–1 Marquette Stadium   9,657 3 October 12 Los Angeles Rams L 28–30 1–2 Marquette Stadium 21,693 4 October 18, 1952 at Dallas Texans W 24–14 2–2 Cotton Bowl 14,000 5 October 26 Detroit Lions L 17–52 2–3 City Stadium 24,656 6 November 2 Philadelphia Eagles W 12–10 3–3 Marquette Stadium 10,149 7 November 9 at Chicago Bears W 41–28 4–3 Wrigley Field 41,751 8 November 16 at New York Giants W 17–3 5–3 Polo Grounds 26,723 9 November 23 Dallas Texans W 42–14 6–3 City Stadium 16,340 10 November 27 at Detroit Lions L 24–48 6–4 Briggs Stadium 39,101 11 December 7 at Los Angeles Rams L 27–45 6–5 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 49,822 12 December 14 at San Francisco 49ers L 14–24 6–6 Kezar Stadium 17,579 Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 7 Packers 7 10 7 17 Bears 7 0 7 14 November 9 Wrigley Field 41,751 yes Q1 GB Howton 19-yard pass from Parilli (Cone kick) GB 7–0 Q1 CHI Campbell 86-yard kickoff return (Blanda kick) Tie 7–7 Q2 GB Cone 1-yard run (Cone kick) GB 14–7 Q2 GB Cone 12-yard field goal GB 17–7 Q3 GB Cone 37-yard pass from Rote (Cone kick) GB 24–7 Q3 CHI Macon 89-yard kickoff return (Blanda kick) GB 24–14 Q4 GB Martinkovic ?-yard fumble return (Cone kick) GB 31–14 Q4 GB Reichardt 37-yard field goal GB 34–14 Q4 GB Mann 27-yard pass from Parilli (Cone kick) GB 41–14 Q4 CHI Schroeder 48-yard pass from Romanik (Blanda kick) GB 41–21 Q4 CHI Morrison 12-yard pass from Romanik (Blanda kick) GB 41–28 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Apr-20. Standings Roster 1952 Green Bay Packers final roster Quarterbacks 15 Babe Parilli P 18 Tobin Rote Running backs  3 Tony Canadeo 33 Bobby Jack Floyd 22 Billy Grimes 26 Lindy Pearson 37 Bill Reichardt K 24 Breezy Reid Receivers 80 Carlton Elliott DE 86 Billy Howton 81 Jim Keane 87 Bob Mann Offensive linemen 62 Dick Afflis T 70 Steve Dowden T 67 Dick Logan G 50 Jay Rhodemyre C 61 Steve Ruzich G 73 Wash Serini G/T 69 Dave Stephenson G/C Defensive linemen 63 Ray Bray MG 76 Bob Dees DT 77 Dave Hanner DT/T 72 Tom Johnson DT/T 83 John Martinkovic DE 85 Abner Wimberly DE Linebackers 51 Hal Faverty OLB  8 Bob Forte OLB 66 Deral Teteak MLB Defensive backs 44 Bobby Dillon CB 41 Marvin Johnson CB/S 43 Ace Loomis CB 20 Dan Sandifer S 28 Clarence Self CB Reserve 31 Fred Cone RB (IR) 7px 47 Dom Moselle S (IR) 7px 75 Howie Ruetz DT (IR) 7px -- Len Szafaryn T (Military) -- Clayton Tonnemaker LB (Military) Rookies in italics 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 Green Bay Packers Category:Long stubs with short prose