1950 Green Bay Packers season

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1950 Green Bay Packers season
Head coachGene Ronzani
Home fieldCity Stadium
Wisconsin State Fair Park
Results
Record3–9
Division place5th (tied) National
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1950 Green Bay Packers season was their 32nd season overall and their 30th season in the National Football League. The team finished with a 3–9 record under first-year head coach Gene Ronzani for a fifth-place finish in the National Conference.

Offseason[]

To get the franchise on a firm financial footing, the team started selling stocks publicly for the first time. The stock drive netted $118,000. To replace Curly Lambeau, the Packers named Gene Ronzani as their new head coach and Vice President. The year also saw another change as the team changed its colors to green and yellow from the navy that the club had been wearing.[1]

NFL Draft[]

Main article: 1950 NFL Draft

Incomplete list

1950 Green Bay Packers Draft
Round Selection Player Position College Notes
1 4 Clayton Tonnemaker C Minnesota
2 17 Tobin Rote QB Rice
3 27 Gordy Soltau WR Minnesota
4 43 Larry Coutre HB Notre Dame
6 69 Jack Cloud FB William & Mary
7 82 Leon Manley G Oklahoma
13 160 Carlton Elliott DE Virginia
18 225 Arnold Galiffa QB Army
25 316 Frank Waters FB Michigan State
30 381 Ray Mallouf QB Southern Methodist
  • Yellow indicates a future Pro Bowl selection

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 17 Detroit Lions L 7–45 0–1 City Stadium 22,096 Recap
2 September 24 Washington Redskins W 35–21 1–1 Wisconsin State Fair Park 14,109 Recap
3 October 1 Chicago Bears W 31–21 2–1 City Stadium 24,893 Recap
4 October 8 New York Yanks L 31–44 2–2 City Stadium 23,871 Recap
5 October 15 at Chicago Bears L 14–28 2–3 Wrigley Field 51,065 Recap
6 October 19 at New York Yanks L 17–35 2–4 Yankee Stadium 13,661 Recap
7 Bye
8 November 5 at Baltimore Colts L 21–41 2–5 Memorial Stadium 12,971 Recap
9 November 12 Los Angeles Rams L 14–45 2–6 Wisconsin State Fair Park 20,456 Recap
10 November 19 at Detroit Lions L 21–24 2–7 Briggs Stadium 17,752 Recap
11 November 26 San Francisco 49ers W 25–21 3–7 City Stadium 13,196 Recap
12 December 3 at Los Angeles Rams L14–51 3–8 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 39,323 Recap
13 December 10 at San Francisco 49ers L 14–30 3–9 Kezar Stadium 20,797 Recap

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Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings[]

NFL National Conference
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 W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Los Angeles Rams 9 3 0 .750 9–2 466 309 W1
Chicago Bears 9 3 0 .750 8–2 279 207 W1
New York Yanks 7 5 0 .583 7–4 366 367 W1
Detroit Lions 6 6 0 .500 5–6 321 285 L1
San Francisco 49ers 3 9 0 .250 3–8 213 300 W1
Green Bay Packers 3 9 0 .250 2–9 244 406 L2
Baltimore Colts 1 11 0 .083 1–4 213 462 L5

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

Passing[]

Player Games Games Started Completions Attempts Comp. % Yards Touchdowns Interceptions
Tobin Rote 12 12 83 224 37.1% 1231 7 24
Paul Christman 11 1 (on def.) 51 126 40.5% 545 7 7
Tom O'Malley 1 0 4 15 26.7% 31 0 6
Bob Forte 12 0 2 2 100.0% 24 0 0

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Roster[]

Green Bay Packers roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

  • 36 Earl Girard

Rookies and first-year players in italics

Awards, records, and honors[]

References[]

  1. ^ Green Bay Packers (1919–Present)
  2. ^ a b 1950 Green Bay Packers Statistics & Players – Pro-Football-Reference.com
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