1954 Green Bay Packers season
| 1954 Green Bay Packers season | |
|---|---|
| General manager | Verne Lewellen |
| Head coach | Lisle Blackbourn |
| Home field | City Stadium Milwaukee County Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 4–8 |
| Division place | 5th NFL Western |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
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.[1]
Offseason
[edit]NFL draft
[edit]| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Art Hunter | Offensive tackle | Notre Dame |
| 1 | 4 | Veryl Switzer | Back | Kansas State |
| 2 | 15 | Bob Fleck | Tackle | Syracuse |
| 3 | 27 | George Timberlake | Linebacker | USC |
| 4 | 40 | Tommy Allman | Back | West Virginia |
| 5 | 51 | Max McGee | Wide receiver | Tulane |
| 7 | 75 | Sam Marshall | Tackle | Florida A&M |
| 8 | 87 | Jimmie Williams | Tackle | Texas Tech |
| 9 | 99 | Dave Davis | End | Georgia Tech |
| 10 | 111 | Gene Knutson | Defensive end | Michigan |
| 11 | 123 | Ken Hall | End | North Texas State |
| 12 | 135 | Bill Oliver | Back | Alabama |
| 13 | 147 | Mike Takacs | Guard | Ohio State |
| 14 | 159 | Dave Johnson | Back | Rice |
| 16 | 183 | Des Koch | Back | USC |
| 17 | 195 | J. D. Roberts | Guard | Oklahoma |
| 18 | 207 | Emery Barnes | Defensive end | Oregon |
| 19 | 219 | Ken Hall | Center | Springfield |
| 20 | 231 | Lowell Herbert | Guard | Pacific |
| 21 | 243 | Art Liebscher | Back | Pacific |
| 22 | 255 | Willie Buford | Tackle | Morgan State |
| 23 | 267 | Clint Sathrum | Back | St. Olaf |
| 24 | 279 | Marv Tennefoss | End | Stanford |
| 25 | 291 | John Smalley | Tackle | Alabama |
| 26 | 303 | Ralph Baierl | Tackle | Maryland |
| 27 | 315 | Hosea Sims | End | Marquette |
| 28 | 327 | Evan Slonac | Back | Michigan State |
| 29 | 339 | Jerry Dufek | Tackle | St. Norbert |
| 30 | 351 | Terry Campbell | Back | Washington State |
- Yellow indicates a future Pro Bowl selection
Regular season
[edit]Schedule
[edit]| 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 | 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 | 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
[edit]| NFL Western Conference | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK | ||
| Detroit Lions | 9 | 2 | 1 | .818 | 8–2 | 337 | 189 | W1 | |
| Chicago Bears | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 7–3 | 301 | 279 | W4 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 4 | 1 | .636 | 5–4–1 | 313 | 251 | W2 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | 6 | 5 | 1 | .545 | 4–5–1 | 314 | 285 | W1 | |
| Green Bay Packers | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 3–7 | 234 | 251 | L4 | |
| Baltimore Colts | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 2–8 | 131 | 279 | L1 | |
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Roster
[edit]| Green Bay Packers roster | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Rookies and first-year players in italics | ||||||
Awards, records, and honors
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Green Bay hires Marquette coach". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 8, 1954. p. 8.
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