1954 Green Bay Packers season

NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 Green Bay Packers 1954 4–8 5th NFL Western Verne Lewellen Lisle Blackbourn City StadiumMilwaukee County Stadium Did not qualify Packers seasons The 1954 Green Bay Packers season was their 36th season overall and their 34th season in the National Football League. The team finished with a 4–8 record under new head coach Lisle Blackbourn and finished fifth in the Western Conference. In a season of streaks for the Packers, they lost their first three games, all at home, climbed back to .500 at 4–4, then lost their final four. Hired in early January, Blackbourn was previously the head coach for four years at Marquette University in Milwaukee.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Z3YpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MuYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1050%2C2079822 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Green Bay hires Marquette coach January 8, 1954 8 Offseason NFL draft 1954 NFL draft Round Pick Player Position School/Club team13Art HunterOffensive tackleNotre Dame14Veryl SwitzerBackKansas State215Bob FleckTackleSyracuse327George TimberlakeLinebackerUSC440Tommy AllmanBackWest Virginia551Max McGeeWide receiverTulane775Sam MarshallTackleFlorida A&M887Jimmie WilliamsTackleTexas Tech999Dave DavisEndGeorgia Tech10111Gene KnutsonDefensive endMichigan11123Ken HallEndNorth Texas State12135Bill OliverBackAlabama13147Mike TakacsGuardOhio State14159Dave JohnsonBackRice16183Des KochBackUSC17195J. D. RobertsGuardOklahoma18207Emery BarnesDefensive endOregon19219Ken HallCenterSpringfield20231Lowell HerbertGuardPacific21243Art LiebscherBackPacific22255Willie BufordTackleMorgan State23267Clint SathrumBackSt. Olaf24279Marv TennefossEndStanford25291John SmalleyTackleAlabama26303Ralph BaierlTackleMaryland27315Hosea SimsEndMarquette28327Evan SlonacBackMichigan State29339Jerry DufekTackleSt. Norbert30351Terry CampbellBackWashington State Yellow indicates a future Pro Bowl selection Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 26 Pittsburgh Steelers L 20–21 0–1 City Stadium 20,675 2 October 3 Chicago Bears L 3–10 0–2 City Stadium 24,414 3 October 10 San Francisco 49ers L 17–23 0–3 Milwaukee County Stadium 15,571 4 October 17 Los Angeles Rams W 35–17 1–3 Milwaukee County Stadium 17,455 5 October 24 at Baltimore Colts W 7–6 2–3 Memorial Stadium 28,680 6 October 30, 1954 at Philadelphia Eagles W 37–14 3–3 Connie Mack Stadium 25,378 7 November 7 at Chicago Bears L 23–28 3–4 Wrigley Field 47,038 8 November 13, 1954 Baltimore Colts W 24–13 4–4 Milwaukee County Stadium 19,786 9 November 21 Detroit Lions L 17–21 4–5 City Stadium 20,767 10 November 25 at Detroit Lions L 24–28 4–6 Briggs Stadium 55,532 11 December 5 at San Francisco 49ers L 0–35 4–7 Kezar Stadium 32,012 12 December 12 at Los Angeles Rams L 27–35 4–8 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 38,839 Standings Roster 1954 Green Bay Packers final roster Quarterbacks 15 Bobby Garrett 18 Tobin Rote Running backs 42 Al Carmichael 31 Fred Cone K 37 Howie Ferguson 40 Joe Johnson 24 Breezy Reid 27 Veryl Switzer CB Receivers 86 Billy Howton 84 Gary Knafelc 85 Max McGee P Offensive linemen 75 Dick Afflis T/G 63 Al Barry G 62 Buddy Brown G 70 Art Hunter T 51 Jim Ringo C 61 Steve Ruzich G/T/MG/DT 53 Dave Stephenson C/G 68 Len Szafaryn T Defensive linemen 80 Carlton Elliott DE 69 Bill Forester MG/LB 77 Dave Hanner DT 72 Jerry Helluin DT 81 Gene Knutson DE 83 John Martinkovic DE Linebackers 66 Deral Teteak 58 Clayton Tonnemaker 74 Roger Zatkoff Defensive backs 44 Bobby Dillon S 48 Jim Psaltis CB 28 Clarence Self S 47 Val Joe Walker CB 88 Gene White CB Reserve list -- George Timberlake LB (IR) 7px Rookies in italics Awards, records, and honors 1954 NFL season #Awards 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