1958 Green Bay Packers season | |
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Head Coach | Ray McLean |
Home Field | City Stadium Milwaukee County Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 1-10-1 |
Place | 6th NFL Western |
Playoff Finish | did not qualify |
Timeline | |
Previous Season | Next Season |
1957 | 1959 |
The 1958 Green Bay Packers season was their 38th season in the National Football League. The club posted a 1-10-1 record under coach Ray McLean, earning them a last-place finish in the Western Conference 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." [1] McLean would not return to Green Bay in 1959, and his dismissal paved the way for the historic hiring of Vince Lombardi.
Offseason[]
NFL Draft[]
- Main article: 1958 NFL Draft
Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
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1 | 3 | Dan Currie | Linebacker | Michigan State |
2 | 15 | Jim Taylor | Fullback | LSU |
3 | 27 | Dick Christy | Back | North Carolina State |
3 | 36 | Ray Nitschke | Linebacker | Illinois |
4 | 39 | Jerry Kramer | Guard | Idaho |
5 | 51 | Joe Francis | Quarterback | Oregon State |
6 | 62 | Ken Gray | Tackle | Howard Payne |
7 | 75 | Doug Maison | Back | Hillsdale |
8 | 86 | Mike Bill | Center | Syracuse |
9 | 99 | Norm Jarock | Back | St. Norbert |
10 | 110 | Carl Johnson | Tackle | Illinois |
11 | 123 | Harry Horton | End | Wichita State |
12 | 134 | Wayne Miller | End | Baylor |
13 | 147 | Gene Cook | End | Toledo |
13 | 153 | Don Herndon | Back | Tampa |
14 | 158 | Harry Hauffe | Tackle | South Dakota |
15 | 171 | Tom Newell | Back | Drake |
16 | 182 | Arley Finley | Tackle | Georgia Tech |
17 | 195 | Joe Reese | End | Arkansas Tech |
18 | 206 | Chuck Strid | Guard | Syracuse |
20 | 230 | John DuBose | Back | Trinity (TX) |
21 | 243 | Jerry Kershner | Tackle | Oregon |
22 | 264 | Franklin Merlino | Back | Florida State |
23 | 267 | Jack Ashton | Guard | South Carolina |
24 | 278 | John Jereck | Tackle | Detroit |
25 | 291 | Larry Plenty | Back | Boston College |
26 | 302 | Esker Harris | Guard | UCLA |
27 | 315 | Neil Habig | Center | Purdue |
28 | 326 | Dave Crowell | Guard | Washington State |
29 | 339 | Bob Haynes | Tackle | Sam Houston State |
30 | 350 | John Peters | Tackle | Houston |
- Yellow indicates a future Pro Bowl selection
- Green indicates a future Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee
Regular season[]
Schedule[]
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Venue | Attendance |
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1 | September 28 | Chicago Bears | L 34-20 | City Stadium | |
2 | October 5 | Detroit Lions | T 13-13 | City Stadium | |
3 | October 12 | Baltimore Colts | L 24-17 | Milwaukee County Stadium | |
4 | October 19 | at Washington Redskins | L 37-21 | Griffith Stadium | |
5 | October 26 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 38-35 | City Stadium | |
6 | November 2 | at Baltimore Colts | L 56-0 | Memorial Stadium | |
7 | November 9 | at Chicago Bears | L 24-10 | Wrigley Field | |
8 | November 16 | Los Angeles Rams | L 20-7 | City Stadium | |
9 | November 23 | San Francisco 49ers | L 33-12 | Milwaukee County Stadium | |
10 | November 27 | at Detroit Lions | L 24-14 | Briggs Stadium | |
11 | December 7 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 48-21 | Kezar Stadium | |
12 | December 14 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 34-20 | LA Coliseum |
Standings[]
NFL Western | |||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
Baltimore Colts | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 381 | 203 | L-2 |
Los Angeles Rams | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 334 | 278 | W-3 |
Chicago Bears | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 298 | 230 | W-2 |
San Francisco 49ers | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 257 | 324 | W-2 |
Detroit Lions | 4 | 7 | 1 | .364 | 261 | 276 | L-2 |
Green Bay Packers | 1 | 10 | 1 | .091 | 193 | 382 | L-7 |
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
Rookies and first-year players in italics |
Awards, records, and honors[]
Milestones[]
References[]
- ↑ news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1683&dat=19990914&id=3P8cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lI4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=5049,7209886
- 1958 Green Bay Packers statistics. Pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-10.
- Sports Encyclopedia - Green Bay Packers. Sportsencyclopedia.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-10.