1954 Green Bay Packers (NFL) |
| 5th place • Western Conference • 4-8-0 .333 |
| Head Coach: Lisle Blackbourn |
| Tom Hearden | Assistant Coach |
| Ray McLean | Backfield |
| Lou Rymkus | Line |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/14/1954 | N | Chicago Cardinals | 10-27 | L | Minneapolis, MN | Parade Stadium | 19950 | |
| Sat | 8/21/1954 | H | Cleveland Browns | 13-14 | L | Green Bay, WI | City Stadium | 15747 | |
| Sat | 8/28/1954 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 36-14 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Forbes Field | 14012 | |
| Sat | 9/4/1954 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 13-24 | L | Hershey, PA | Hershey Stadium | 6124 | |
| Sat | 9/11/1954 | N | Washington Redskins | 31-3 | W | Raleigh, NC | Riddick Stadium | 16000 | |
| Sat | 9/18/1954 | H | New York Giants | 27-38 | L | Milwaukee, WI | Marquette Stadium | 17000 | |
| Sun | 9/26/1954 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 20-21 | L | Green Bay, WI | City Stadium | 20675 | |
| Sun | 10/3/1954 | H | Chicago Bears | 3-10 | L | Green Bay, WI | City Stadium | 24414 | |
| Sun | 10/10/1954 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 17-23 | L | Milwaukee, WI | County Stadium | 15571 | |
| Sun | 10/17/1954 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 35-17 | W | Milwaukee, WI | County Stadium | 17455 | |
| Sun | 10/24/1954 | A | Baltimore Colts | 7-6 | W | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 28680 | |
| Sat | 10/30/1954 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 37-14 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Connie Mack Stadium | 35378 | |
| Sun | 11/7/1954 | A | Chicago Bears | 23-28 | L | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 47038 | |
| Sat | 11/13/1954 | H | Baltimore Colts | 24-13 | W | Milwaukee, WI | County Stadium | 19786 | |
| Sun | 11/21/1954 | H | Detroit Lions | 17-21 | L | Green Bay, WI | City Stadium | 20767 | |
| Thu | 11/25/1954 | A | Detroit Lions | 24-28 | L | Detroit, MI | Briggs Stadium | 55532 | |
| Sun | 12/5/1954 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 0-35 | L | San Francisco, CA | Kezar Stadium | 32012 | |
| Sun | 12/12/1954 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 27-35 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 38839 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Dick Afflis | 75 | LOT-LOG-ROT | 5-11 | 250 | 25 | Purdue; Nevada-Reno | 12 | 3 |
| Al Barry | 63 | LOG | 6-2 | 230 | 24 | Southern California | 12 | 11 |
| Buddy Brown | 62 | ROG | 6-1 | 220 | 29 | Arkansas | 12 | 11 |
| Al Carmichael | 42 | ROH | 6-1 | 192 | 26 | Santa Ana JC; Southern California | 10 | 8 |
| Fred Cone | 31 | FB-K | 5-11 | 199 | 28 | Clemson | 12 | 2 |
| Bobby Dillon | 44 | S | 6-1 | 182 | 24 | Texas | 12 | 12 |
| Carl Elliott | 80 | RDE | 6-4 | 220 | 27 | Temple; Virginia | 12 | 10 |
| Howie Ferguson | 37 | FB | 6-2 | 214 | 24 | none | 12 | 10 |
| Bill Forester | 69 | MG | 6-3 | 237 | 22 | Southern Methodist | 12 | 12 |
| Bobby Garrett | 15 | QB | 6-1 | 198 | 22 | Stanford | 9 | 0 |
| Dave Hanner | 79 | RDT | 6-2 | 257 | 24 | Arkansas | 12 | 12 |
| Jerry Helluin | 72 | LDT | 6-2 | 272 | 25 | Tulane | 12 | 12 |
| Billy Howton | 86 | ROE | 6-2 | 191 | 24 | Rice | 12 | 11 |
| Art Hunter | 70 | ROT | 6-4 | 243 | 21 | Notre Dame | 12 | 11 |
| Joe Johnson | 40 | ROH-LOH | 6-0 | 195 | 25 | Boston College | 12 | 1 |
| Gary Knafelc | 84 | ROE-LOE | 6-4 | 217 | 22 | Colorado | 8 | 1 |
| Gene Knutson | 81 | RDE-LDE | 6-2 | 218 | 22 | Michigan | 12 | 2 |
| Bob Mann | 87 | E | 5-11 | 172 | 30 | Michigan | 2 | 0 |
| John Martinkovic | 83 | LDE | 6-3 | 241 | 27 | Xavier (Ohio) | 12 | 12 |
| Max McGee | 85 | LOE-P | 6-3 | 210 | 22 | Tulane | 12 | 12 |
| Lou Mihajlovich | 41 | RDH | 5-11 | 177 | 29 | Indiana | 3 | 3 |
| Don Miller | 20 | RDH | 6-2 | 195 | 22 | Southern Methodist | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Psaltis | 48 | DH | 6-1 | 190 | 27 | Santa Rosa JC; Southern California | 11 | 0 |
| Floyd Reid | 24 | LOH | 5-10 | 187 | 27 | Georgia | 12 | 12 |
| Jim Ringo | 51 | C | 6-1 | 232 | 23 | Syracuse | 12 | 11 |
| Tobin Rote | 18 | QB | 6-3 | 211 | 26 | Rice | 12 | 12 |
| Steve Ruzich | 61 | ROG-ROT-LOT | 6-2 | 228 | 27 | Ohio State | 12 | 0 |
| Clarence Self | 28 | LLB | 5-8 | 181 | 29 | Wisconsin | 12 | 10 |
| Dave Stephenson | 53 | C-ROG-LOG | 6-2 | 232 | 29 | Tennessee; West Virginia | 11 | 2 |
| Veryl Switzer | 27 | ROH-LDH | 5-11 | 190 | 22 | Kansas State | 12 | 5 |
| Len Szafaryn | 68 | LOT | 6-2 | 226 | 26 | North Carolina | 12 | 11 |
| Deral Teteak | 66 | LLB-RLB | 5-10 | 210 | 25 | Wisconsin | 6 | 2 |
| Clay Tonnemaker | 58 | MLB | 6-2 | 237 | 26 | Minnesota | 12 | 12 |
| Val Joe Walker | 47 | LDH | 6-1 | 179 | 24 | Southern Methodist | 10 | 10 |
| Gene White | 88 | RDH | 6-2 | 205 | 22 | Georgia | 9 | 8 |
| Roger Zatkoff | 74 | RLB | 6-2 | 216 | 23 | Michigan | 12 | 12 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 3 | Art Hunter | T | Notre Dame |
| 1 | 4 | Veryl Switzer | B | Kansas State |
| 2 | 15 | Bob Fleck | T | Syracuse |
| 3 | 27 | George Timberlake | G | Southern California |
| 4 | 40 | Tommy Allman | B | West Virginia |
| 5 | 51 | Max McGee | B | Tulane |
| 7 | 75 | Sam Marshall | T | Florida A&M |
| 8 | 87 | Jimmy Williams | T | Texas Tech |
| 9 | 99 | Dave Davis | E | Georgia Tech |
| 10 | 111 | Gene Knutson | E | Michigan |
| 11 | 123 | Ken Hall | E | North Texas |
| 12 | 135 | Bill Oliver | B | Alabama |
| 13 | 147 | Mike Takacs | G | Ohio State |
| 14 | 159 | Dave Johnson | B | Rice |
| 16 | 183 | Des Koch | B | Southern California |
| 17 | 195 | J.D. Roberts | G | Oklahoma |
| 18 | 207 | Emery Barnes | E | Oregon |
| 19 | 219 | Ken Hall | C | Springfield |
| 20 | 231 | Lowell Herbert | G | Pacific |
| 21 | 243 | Art Liebscher | B | Pacific |
| 22 | 255 | Bill Buford | T | Morgan State |
| 23 | 267 | Clint Sathrum | B | St. Olaf |
| 24 | 279 | Marv Tennefoss | E | Stanford |
| 25 | 291 | Jack Smalley | T | Alabama |
| 26 | 303 | Ralph Baierl | T | Maryland |
| 27 | 315 | Hosea Sims | E | Marquette |
| 28 | 327 | Evan Slonac | B | Michigan State |
| 29 | 339 | Jerry Dufek | T | St. Norbert |
| 30 | 351 | Terry Campbell | B | Washington State |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 38 | 70 | 77 | 49 | 234 |
| Opponents Totals | 72 | 73 | 34 | 72 | 251 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 207 | 79 | 112 | 16 | / % | / % | 57 | 522 | |
| Opponents Totals | 228 | 101 | 119 | 8 | / % | / % | 72 | 666 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Cone | 0 | 27 | 30 | 90.0 | 9 | 16 | 56.3 | 0 | 54 |
| Max McGee | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
| Tobin Rote | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| Floyd Reid | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Veryl Switzer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Billy Howton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Bobby Dillon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Joe Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 30 | 27 | 30 | 90.0 | 9 | 16 | 56.3 | 0 | 234 |
| Opponents Totals | 33 | 32 | 33 | 97.0 | 7 | 14 | 50.0 | 0 | 251 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Cone | 9 | 16 | 56.3 | 2 | 45 | 3/7 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 3/6 | 0/0 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 16 | 56.3 | 2 | 45 | 3/7 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 3/6 | 0/0 |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 14 | 50.0 | 0/ | 3/ | 3/ | 1/ | 0/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floyd Reid | 99 | 507 | 5.1 | 69t | 5 |
| Tobin Rote | 67 | 301 | 4.5 | 30 | 8 |
| Howie Ferguson | 83 | 276 | 3.3 | 25 | 0 |
| Al Carmichael | 33 | 130 | 3.9 | 23 | 0 |
| Veryl Switzer | 15 | 59 | 3.9 | 33 | 0 |
| Joe Johnson | 7 | 31 | 4.4 | 10 | 0 |
| Fred Cone | 15 | 18 | 1.2 | 11 | 0 |
| Max McGee | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Bobby Garrett | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 321 | 1328 | 4.1 | 69t | 13 |
| Opponents Totals | 403 | 1871 | 4.6 | 13 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tobin Rote | 382 | 180 | 180 | 184 | 2311 | 6.0 | 12.8 | 82t | 14 | 3.7 | 18 | 4.7 | 295 | 2016 | 59.1 | |
| Bobby Garrett | 30 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 143 | 4.8 | 9.5 | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 49.7 |
| Team Totals | 412 | 195 | 195 | 198 | 2454 | 6.0 | 12.6 | 82t | 14 | 3.4 | 19 | 4.6 | 295 | 2159 | 58.5 | |
| Opponents Totals | 374 | 208 | 208 | 147 | 2690 | 7.2 | 12.9 | 17 | 4.5 | 19 | 5.1 | 211 | 2479 | 72.4 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Howton | 52 | 768 | 14.8 | 59 | 2 |
| Howie Ferguson | 41 | 398 | 9.7 | 49 | 0 |
| Max McGee | 36 | 614 | 17.1 | 82 | 9 |
| Al Carmichael | 18 | 251 | 13.9 | 45 | 0 |
| Veryl Switzer | 17 | 166 | 9.8 | 28 | 2 |
| Floyd Reid | 14 | 129 | 9.2 | 25 | 0 |
| Joe Johnson | 10 | 72 | 7.2 | 17 | 1 |
| Fred Cone | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Gary Knafelc | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 195 | 2454 | 12.6 | 82 | 14 |
| Opponents Totals | 208 | 2690 | 12.9 | 17 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Dillon | 7 | 111 | 15.9 | 59t | 1 |
| Val Joe Walker | 4 | 83 | 20.8 | 44 | 0 |
| Clarence Self | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Deral Teteak | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Bill Forester | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Gene White | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Dick Afflis | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Clay Tonnemaker | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Roger Zatkoff | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 285 | 15.0 | 59t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 19 | 380 | 20.0 | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max McGee | 72 | 2999 | 41.7 | 63 | 0 | 290 | ||||
| Team Totals | 72 | 2999 | 41.7 | 63 | 0 | 290 | 37.6 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 64 | 2568 | 40.1 | 72 | 0 | 394 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veryl Switzer | 24 | 306 | 12.8 | 93t | 1 | |
| Al Carmichael | 9 | 43 | 4.8 | 14 | 0 | |
| Joe Johnson | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 9 | 0 | |
| Bobby Dillon | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Jim Psaltis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 40 | 394 | 9.9 | 93t | 1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 43 | 290 | 6.7 | 61t | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Carmichael | 20 | 531 | 26.6 | 49 | 0 | |
| Veryl Switzer | 20 | 500 | 25.0 | 88 | 0 | |
| Joe Johnson | 4 | 91 | 22.8 | 26 | 0 | |
| Howie Ferguson | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 22 | 0 | |
| Fred Cone | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Bill Forester | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Buddy Brown | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 49 | 1193 | 24.3 | 88 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 45 | 832 | 18.5 | 35 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Carmichael | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Cone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Dillon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Carl Elliott | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Howie Ferguson | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Garrett | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Hanner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Helluin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Howton | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Art Hunter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Knutson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Martinkovic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Psaltis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Floyd Reid | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tobin Rote | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Clarence Self | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Veryl Switzer | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Val Joe Walker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Gene White | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Zatkoff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 3 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 22 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 1 |
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