1956 Green Bay Packers season | |
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Head Coach | Lisle Blackbourn |
Home Field | City Stadium Milwaukee County Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 4-8 |
Place | 5th NFL Western |
Playoff Finish | did not qualify |
Timeline | |
Previous Season | Next Season |
1955 | 1957 |
The 1956 Green Bay Packers season was their 36th in the National Football League. The club posted a 4-8 record under coach Lisle Blackbourn, earning them a fifth-place finish in the Western Conference.
Offseason[]
NFL Draft[]
- Main article: 1956 NFL Draft
Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
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1 | 8 | Jack Losch | Halfback | Miami |
2 | 20 | Forrest Gregg | Offensive Tackle | SMU |
4 | 44 | Cecil Morris | Guard | Oklahoma |
5 | 56 | Bob Skoronski | Offensive Tackle | Indiana |
6 | 68 | Bob Burris | Back | Oklahoma |
7 | 80 | Hank Gremminger | Cornerback | Baylor |
8 | 92 | Russ Dennis | End | Maryland |
9 | 104 | Gordy Duvall | Back | USC |
10 | 116 | Bob Laugherty | Back | Maryland |
11 | 128 | Mike Hudock | Center | Miami |
12 | 140 | Max Burnett | Back | Arizona |
13 | 152 | Jim Mense | Center | Notre Dame |
14 | 164 | Charlie Thomas | Back | Wisconsin |
15 | 176 | Buddy Alliston | Guard | Mississippi |
16 | 188 | Curtis Lynch | Tackle | Alabama |
17 | 200 | Bart Starr | Quarterback | Alabama |
18 | 212 | Stan Intihar | End | Cornell |
19 | 224 | Ken Vakey | End | Texas Tech |
20 | 236 | Clyde Letbetter | Tackle | Baylor |
21 | 248 | Hal O'Brien | Back | SMU |
22 | 260 | Johnny Popson | Back | Furman |
23 | 272 | Jesse Birchfield | Guard | Duke |
24 | 284 | Don Wilson | Center | Rice |
25 | 296 | Franz Koenecke | End | Minnesota |
26 | 308 | Dick Goehe | Tackle | Ole Miss |
27 | 320 | Dick Kolian | End | Wisconsin |
28 | 332 | Bobby Lance | Quarterback | Florida |
29 | 344 | Vester Newcomb | Center | Southwest Mississippi Community College |
30 | 355 | Rod Hermes | Quarterback | Beloit |
- Green indicates a future Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee
- Yellow indicates a future Pro Bowl selection
Regular season[]
Schedule[]
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
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1 | September 30 | Detroit | L 20-16 | 0-1 | City Stadium | |
2 | October 7 | Chicago Bears | L 37-21 | 0-2 | City Stadium | |
3 | October 14 | Baltimore | W 38-33 | 1-2 | Milwaukee County Stadium | |
4 | October 21 | Los Angeles | W 42-17 | 2-2 | Milwaukee County Stadium | |
5 | October 28 | at Baltimore | L 28-21 | 2-3 | Memorial Stadium | |
6 | November 4 | Cleveland | L 24-7 | 2-4 | Milwaukee County Stadium | |
7 | November 11 | at Chicago Bears | L 38-14 | 2-5 | Wrigley Field | |
8 | November 18 | San Francisco | L 17-16 | 2-6 | City Stadium | |
9 | November 22 | at Detroit | W 24-20 | 3-6 | Tiger Stadium | |
10 | December 2 | at Chicago Cardinals | W 24-21 | 4-6 | Comiskey Park | |
11 | December 8 | at San Francisco | L 38-20 | 4-7 | Kezar Stadium | |
12 | December 16 | at Los Angeles | L 49-21 | 4-8 | LA Coliseum |
Standings[]
NFL Western | |||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
Chicago Bears | 9 | 2 | 1 | .818 | 363 | 246 | W-2 |
Detroit Lions | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 300 | 188 | L-1 |
San Francisco 49ers | 5 | 6 | 1 | .455 | 233 | 284 | W-3 |
Baltimore Colts | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 270 | 322 | W-1 |
Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 291 | 307 | W-2 |
Green Bay Packers | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 264 | 342 | L-2 |
Roster[]
Green Bay Packers roster | ||||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
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Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive Backs
Special Teams
Rookies and first-year players in italics |
Awards and records[]
- Tobin Rote, NFL Leader, Touchdown Passes, (18)
Milestones[]
References[]
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