1958 Green Bay Packers season

NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 Green Bay Packers 1958 1–10–1 6th NFL Western Ray McLean Verne Lewellen Green Bay Football Corp.Dominic Olejniczak(President) City Stadium Milwaukee County Stadium Did not qualify Packers seasons The 1958 Green Bay Packers season was their 40th season overall and their 38th season in the National Football League. The team finished with a 1–10–1 record under first-year head coach Ray McLean for a last-place finish in the league in 1958 and the worst record ever posted by a Packers team. In the immortal words of New York sportswriter and Green Bay native Red Smith: "they overwhelmed one opponent, under-whelmed ten, and whelmed one."https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1683&dat=19990914&id=3P8cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lI4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=5049,7209886 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel In throes of winter, a team in disarray is reborn Maraniss David book excerpt September 14, 1999 1A November 19, 2015 April 27, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160427141539/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1683&dat=19990914&id=3P8cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lI4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=5049,7209886 dead The tie came in week two and the three-point win in week five; during the seven-game losing streak to end the season the Packers lost by an average margin of over 22 points and got no closer than ten. The Packers finished 1958 allowing a league-worst 382 points in the 12-game season (31.8 points per game). McLean was the top assistant on the coaching staff in 1957 and was given a one-year contract as head coach after Lisle Blackbourn was fired in early January 1958 with a year remaining ($25,000) on a five-year contract.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ht5QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ciUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5336%2C2625432 Milwaukee Journal Blackbourn is fired; McLean new coach January 7, 1958 13, part 2 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XW1QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dBAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7032%2C3524395 Milwaukee Sentinel Lea Bud Bud Lea McLean popular choice of fans and players alike January 8, 1958 4, part 2 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rw4rAAAAIBAJ&sjid=K5oFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5565%2C2390268 Reading Eagle Pennsylvania Associated Press McLean is named new Packer coach January 7, 1958 17 Following the final game of the 1958 season, McLean resigned on December 17,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OuxQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uyUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6910%2C3715813 Milwaukee Journal Packers shake up front office; McLean quits, Detroit Lions next? December 17, 1958 18, part 2https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_2pQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UBAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7380%2C3884585 Milwaukee Sentinel McLean quits, joins Lions staff December 18, 1958 8, part 2 which led to the historic hiring of Vince Lombardi in January 1959, who started turning things around in his first season.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bh8aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rCUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6945%2C3786870 Milwaukee Journal Johnson Chuck Packers name Vince Lombardi head coach, general manager January 29, 1959 11, part 2 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9TEoAAAAIBAJ&sjid=siUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2271%2C1715341 Milwaukee Journal Johnson Chuck Lombardi reception warm, despite cold February 3, 1959 14, part 2 The 1958 team consisted of hall of famers Bart Starr, Paul Hornung, Jim Taylor, Ray Nitschke, Jim Ringo, Bobby Dillon, Forrest Gregg, and Jerry Kramer, as well as future All-Pros Ron Kramer, Max McGee, Bill Forester, and Dan Currie. This is the only season that the team wore blue and white uniforms; the next year they would switch to the familiar green and gold color scheme which has remained ever since. Offseason NFL draft 1958 NFL draft The first four rounds of the 1958 Draft were conducted in early December 1957, when Blackbourn was head coach. The remaining 26 rounds were selected in late January. This draft by the Packers is regarded as among the best in NFL history.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CzAgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LioEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6602%2C1638949 Milwaukee Journal Wolf Bob Packers' 1958 draft may have been greatest ever May 3, 1979 3, part 3 Round Pick Player Position School13Dan CurrieLinebackerMichigan State215Jim TaylorFullbackLSU327Dick ChristyBackNorth Carolina State336Ray NitschkeLinebackerIllinois439Jerry KramerGuardIdaho551Joe FrancisQuarterbackOregon State662Ken GrayTackleHoward Payne775Doug MaisonBackHillsdale886Mike BillCenterSyracuse999Norm JarockBackSt. Norbert10110Carl JohnsonTackleIllinois11123Harry HortonEndWichita State12134Wayne MillerEndBaylor13147Gene CookEndToledo13153Don HerndonBackTampa14158Harry HauffeTackleSouth Dakota15171Tom NewellBackDrake16182Arley FinleyTackleGeorgia Tech17195Joe ReeseEndArkansas Tech18206Chuck StridGuardSyracuse20230John DuBoseBackTrinity (TX)21243Jerry KershnerTackleOregon22264Franklin MerlinoBackFlorida State23267Jack AshtonGuardSouth Carolina24278John JereckTackleDetroit25291Larry PlentyBackBoston College26302Esker HarrisGuardUCLA27315Neil HabigCenterPurdue28326Dave CrowellGuardWashington State29339Bob HaynesTackleSam Houston State30350John PetersTackleHouston Yellow indicates a future Pro Bowl selection Green indicates a future Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Regular season Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 28 Chicago Bears L 20–34 0–1–0 City Stadium 32,150 Recap 2 October 5 Detroit Lions T 13–13 0–1–1 City Stadium 32,053 Recap 3 October 12 Baltimore Colts L 17–24 0–2–1 Milwaukee County Stadium 24,553 Recap 4 October 19 at Washington Redskins L 21–37 0–3–1 Griffith Stadium 25,228 Recap 5 October 26 Philadelphia Eagles W 38–35 1–3–1 City Stadium 31,043 Recap 6 November 2 at Baltimore Colts L 0–56 1–4–1 Memorial Stadium 51,333 Recap 7 November 9 at Chicago Bears L 10–24 1–5–1 Wrigley Field 48,424 Recap 8 November 16 Los Angeles Rams L 7–20 1–6–1 City Stadium 28,051 Recap 9 November 23 San Francisco 49ers L 12–33 1–7–1 Milwaukee County Stadium 19,786 Recap 10 November 27 at Detroit Lions L 14–24 1–8–1 Briggs Stadium 50,971 Recap 11 December 7 at San Francisco 49ers L 21–48 1–9–1 Kezar Stadium 50,793 Recap 12 December 14 at Los Angeles Rams L 20–34 1–10–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 54,634 Recap Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. Thanksgiving: Thursday, Nov. 27. Roster 1958 Green Bay Packers final roster Quarterbacks 20 Joe Francis 10 Babe Parilli 15 Bart Starr Running backs 48 Al Carmichael  5 Paul Hornung K 42 Don McIlhenny 22 Jim Shanley 31 Jim Taylor Receivers 86 Billy Howton 40 Joe Johnson 85 Max McGee P 80 Steve Meilinger Offensive linemen 75 Forrest Gregg T 64 Jerry Kramer G 78 Norm Masters T 51 Jim Ringo C 67 Jim Salsbury G 77 Ollie Spencer T Defensive linemen 87 Nate Borden DE 83 Len Ford DE 79 Dave Hanner DT 72 J. D. Kimmel DT 82 Jim Temp DE Linebackers 65 Tom Bettis MLB 58 Dan Currie OLB 69 Bill Forester OLB 63 Marv Matuszak OLB 33 Ray Nitschke MLB/OLB Defensive backs 44 Bobby Dillon S 25 Billy Kinard CB 23 Al Romine S 27 John Symank S/CB 47 Jesse Whittenton S/CB Reserve list 61 Hank Bullough G (Retired) 37 Howie Ferguson RB (IR) 7px 46 Hank Gremminger CB (IR) 7px -- Jerry Helluin DT (IR) 7px 84 Gary Knafelc WR (IR) 7px -- Ron Kramer WR (Military) -- Jack Losch RB (Military) 81 Carlton Massey LB (IR) 7px -- Earl Miller WR (IR) 7px -- Bob Skoronski T (Military) Rookies in italics Standings thumb|right|260px|Program for the November 16 visit of the Rams to Green Bay. Awards, records, and honors Milestones Worst regular season record in franchise history References Pro-football-reference.com https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb1958.htm 1958 Green Bay Packers statistics December 10, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071215181854/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb1958.htm December 15, 2007 live Sportsencyclopedia.com http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/gb/packers.html Sports Encyclopedia – Green Bay Packers December 10, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071216175609/http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/gb/packers.html December 16, 2007 live Category:Green Bay Packers seasons Green Bay Packers