1951 Green Bay Packers season

1951 Green Bay Packers season
Head coach	Gene Ronzani
Home field	City Stadium Wisconsin State Fair Park
Results
Record	3–9
Division place	5th National
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1951 Green Bay Packers season was their 32nd season in the National Football League. The club posted a 3–9 record under second-year coach Gene Ronzani for a fifth-place finish in the National Conference. The Packers lost the final seven games of the season.

The Packers played their Milwaukee home games in Wisconsin State Fair Park for the final time, a venue they had used since 1934. Marquette Stadium was used for one season in 1952 and the new County Stadium was the host venue from 1953 through 1994.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1951 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	5	Bob Gain	Tackle	Kentucky
2	16	Albin Collins	Halfback	LSU
3	27	Fred Cone	Running Back	Clemson
5	52	Wade Stinson	Back	Kansas
6	63	Sig Holowenko	Tackle	John Carroll
7	77	Bill Sutherland	End	St. Vincent
9	99	Dick McWilliams	Tackle	Michigan
10	114	Bob Noppinger	Tackle	Georgetown
11	125	George Rooks	Back	Morgan State
12	136	Carl Kreager	Center	Michigan
13	150	Ed Stephens	Back	Missouri
14	161	Ray Bauer	End	Montana
15	172	Joe Ernst	Back	Tulane
16	186	William Afflis	Offensive Tackle	Nevada
17	197	Ray Pelfrey	Wide Receiver	Eastern Kentucky
18	208	Ed Petela	Back	Boston College
19	222	Jim Liber	Back	Xavier
20	233	Dick Johnson	Tackle	Virginia
21	244	Art Edling	End	Minnesota
22	258	Art Felker	End	Marquette
23	269	Tubba Chamberlain	Guard	Wisconsin-Eau Claire
24	280	Dick Christie	Back	Nebraska-Omaha
25	294	Monte Charles	Back	Hillsdale
26	305	Bill Miller	Tackle	Ohio State
27	316	Bob Bossons	Center	Georgia Tech
28	330	Bill Ayre	Back	Abilene Christian
29	341	Ralph Fieler	End	Miami (FL)
30	352	Ed Withers	Back	Wisconsin

Yellow indicates a future Pro Bowl selection

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Venue	Attendance
1	September 30, 1951	Chicago Bears	L 31–20	City Stadium	24,666
2	October 7, 1951	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 35–33	State Fair Park	8,324
3	October 14, 1951	Philadelphia Eagles	W 37–24	City Stadium	18,489
4	October 21, 1951	Los Angeles Rams	L 28–0	State Fair Park	21,393
5	October 28, 1951	at New York Yanks	W 29–27	Yankee Stadium	7,351
6	November 4, 1951	Detroit Lions	L 24–17	City Stadium	18,800
7	November 11, 1951	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 28–7	Forbes Field	20,080
8	November 18, 1951	at Chicago Bears	L 24–13	Wrigley Field	36,771
9	November 22, 1951	at Detroit Lions	L 52–35	Briggs Stadium	32,247
10	December 2, 1951	New York Yanks	L 31–28	City Stadium	14,297
11	December 9, 1951	at San Francisco 49ers	L 31–19	Kezar Stadium	15,121
12	December 16, 1951	at Los Angeles Rams	L 42–14	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	23,698

Standings

NFL National Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Los Angeles Rams	8	4	0	.667	7–2	392	261	W1
San Francisco 49ers	7	4	1	.636	5–2–1	255	205	W3
Detroit Lions	7	4	1	.636	5–4–1	336	259	L1
Chicago Bears	7	5	0	.583	6–2	286	282	L1
Green Bay Packers	3	9	0	.250	1–8	254	375	L7
New York Yanks	1	9	2	.100	1–7–2	241	382	L2

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Roster

Green Bay Packers roster

Quarterbacks

38 Tobin Rote
28 Bobby Thomason

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

23 Val Jansante
31 Bob Mann

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

Linebackers

86 Bill Schroll
17 Carl Schuette

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

36 Earl Girard

Rookies and first-year players in italics

References

Sportsencyclopedia.com

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Green Bay Packers

Founded in 1919 Based and headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin

Franchise	Franchise Team history Green Bay Packers, Inc. Board of Directors

Records	Seasons Coaches Players A–D E–K L–R S–Z Starting quarterbacks Pro Football Hall of Famers Retired numbers First-round draft picks Records Pro Bowlers Stadiums

Stadiums	Hagemeister Park Bellevue Park City Stadium Borchert Field Wisconsin State Fair Park Marquette Stadium Milwaukee County Stadium Lambeau Field

Training Facilities	Don Hutson Center Clarke Hinkle Field Ray Nitschke Field St. Norbert College (training camp) Rockwood Lodge (former)

Culture	Cheesehead Lambeau Leap Hall of Fame Packers Fan Hall of Fame "Bang the Drum All Day" Cheerleaders Fight song Lumberjack Band Pigskin Champions Vernon Biever Hungry Five George Whitney Calhoun The Dope Sheet Curly Lambeau Vince Lombardi Ron Wolf Lombardi Pitch Perfect 2 Packers Heritage Trail Packers Pro Shop

Lore	Dolly Gray impostor The Ice Bowl The Snow Bowl Instant Replay Game 4th and 26 Fail Mary Miracle in Motown

Division championships (22)	1936 1938 1939 1944 1960 1961 1962 1965 1966 1967 1972 1995 1996 1997 2002 2003 2004 2007 2011 2012 2013 2014

Conference championships (9)	1960 1961 1962 1965 1966 1967 1996 1997 2010

League championships (13^†)	1929 1930 1931 1936 1939 1944 1961 1962 1965 1966 (I) 1967 (II) 1996 (XXXI) 2010 (XLV) ^† does not include 1966 or 1967 NFL championships

Retired numbers	3 4 14 15 66 92

Rivalries	Chicago Bears Detroit Lions Minnesota Vikings

Broadcasters	Radio: Packers Radio Network WTMJ WKTI-HD2 WIXX WTAQ Television (pre-season & official in-season team programming): WGBA-TV WTMJ-TV Personnel: Wayne Larrivee (play-by-play) Larry McCarren (color/analysis)

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1921–present) Conference: National Football Conference Division: North Division

Seasons (97)	1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

1951 NFL season

American Conference	CHI Cardinals	Philadelphia	CHI Bears	Los Angeles	National Conference
	Cleveland	Pittsburgh	Detroit	NY Yanks
	NY Giants	Washington	Green Bay	San Francisco

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