1952 Green Bay Packers

1952 Green Bay Packers season
Head Coach	Gene Ronzani
Home Field	City Stadium Marquette Stadium
Results
Record	6-6
Place	4th National
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous Season	Next Season
1951	1953

The 1952 Green Bay Packers season was their 32nd season in the National Football League. The club posted a 6-6 record under coach Gene Ronzani, earning them a fourth place finish in the National Conference.

Offseason

NFL Draft

• Main article: 1952 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	4	Babe Parilli	Quarterback	Kentucky
2	15	Billy Howton	Wide Receiver	Rice
3	28	Bobby Dillon	Defensive Back	Texas
5	52	Dave Hanner	Defensive Tackle	Arkansas
6	63	Tom Johnson	Defensive Tackle	Michigan
7	76	Bill Reichardt	Fullback	Iowa
8	87	Mel Becket	Center	Indiana
9	100	Deral Teteak	Linebacker	Wisconsin
10	111	Art Kleinschmidt	Guard	Tulane
10	116	Bud Roffler	Back	Washington State
11	124	Billy Burkhalter	Back	Rice
12	135	Bill Wilson	Tackle	Texas
13	148	Billy Hair	Back	Clemson
14	159	Jack Morgan	Tackle	Michigan State
15	172	Bobby Jack Floyd	Fullback	TCU
16	183	Johnny Coatta	Back	Wisconsin
17	196	Don Peterson	Back	Michigan
18	207	Howard Tisdale	Tackle	Stephen F. Austin
19	220	Johnny Pont	Tackle	Miami (OH)
20	231	Chuck Boerio	Linebacker	Illinois
21	244	Herb Zimmerman	Guard	TCU
22	255	Karl Kluckhohn	End	Colgate
23	268	Frank Kapral	Guard	Michigan State
24	279	John Schuetzner	End	South Carolina
25	292	Charlie LaPradd	Tackle	Florida
26	303	Charlie Stokes	Tackle	Tennessee
27	316	I. D. Russell	Back	SMU
28	327	Billy Barrett	Back	Notre Dame
29	340	Bill Stratton	Back	Lewis
30	351	Jack Fulkerson	Tackle	Southern Miss

• Yellow indicates a future Pro Bowl selection

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Venue	Attendance
1	September 28	Chi. Bears	L 24-14	City Stadium	24,656
2	October 5	Washington	W 35-20	Marquette Stadium	9,657
3	October 12	Los Angeles	L 30-28	Marquette Stadium	21,693
4	October 18	at Dallas	W 24-14	Cotton Bowl	14,000
5	October 26	Detroit	L 52-17	City Stadium	24,656
6	November 2	Philadelphia	W 12-10	Marquette Stadium	10,149
7	November 9	at Chi. Bears	W 41-28	Wrigley Field	41,751
8	November 16	at NY Giants	W 17-3	Polo Grounds	26,723
9	November 23	Dallas	W 42-14	City Stadium	16,340
10	November 27	at Detroit	L 48-24	Briggs Stadium	39,101
11	December 7	at Los Angeles	L 45-27	LA Coliseum	49,822
12	December 14	at San Francisco	L 24-14	Kezar Stadium	17,579

Standings

NFL National
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Detroit Lions	9	3	0	.750	344	192	W-3
Los Angeles Rams	9	3	0	.750	349	234	W-8
San Francisco 49ers	7	5	0	.583	285	221	W-1
Green Bay Packers	6	6	0	.500	295	312	L-3
Chicago Bears	5	7	0	.417	245	326	W-1
Dallas Texans	1	11	0	.083	182	427	L-2

Roster

Green Bay Packers roster
Quarterbacks 15 Babe Parilli 18 Tobin Rote Running Backs 3 Tony Canadeo 31 Fred Cone 33 Bobby Jack Floyd 22 Billy Grimes 26 Lindy Pearson 37 Bill Reichardt 24 Floyd Reid 41 Bill Robinson Wide Receivers 86 Billy Howton 81 Jim Keane 87 Bob Mann 8 Ray Pelfrey		Offensive Linemen 62 William Afflis 70 Steve Dowden 67 Dick Logan 50 Jay Rhodemyre 61 Steve Ruzich 73 Wash Serini 69 Dave Stephenson Defensive Linemen 81 Ed Berrang 63 Ray Bray 76 Bob Dees 80 Carlton Elliott 77 Dave Hanner 72 Tom Johnson 83 John Martinkovic 75 Howie Ruetz 54 George Schmidt 85 Abner Wimberly		Linebackers 65 Chuck Boerio 51 Hal Faverty 8 Bob Forte 66 Deral Teteak Defensive Backs 44 Bobby Dillon 41 Marvin Johnson 43 Ace Loomis 47 Dom Moselle 20 Dan Sandifer 28 Clarence Self Rookies and first-year players in italics

References

• Sportsencyclopedia.com