1951 Green Bay Packers season

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1951 Green Bay Packers season
Head coachGene Ronzani
Home fieldCity Stadium
Wisconsin State Fair Park
Results
Record3–9
Division place5th National
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1951 Green Bay Packers season was their 33rd season overall and their 31st season in the National Football League. The team finished with a 3–9 record under second-year coach Gene Ronzani for a fifth-place finish in the National Conference. The Packers lost the final seven games of the season.

The Packers played their Milwaukee home games in Wisconsin State Fair Park for the final time, a venue they had used since 1934. Marquette Stadium was used for one season in 1952 and the new County Stadium was the host venue from 1953 through 1994.

Offseason[]

NFL Draft[]

Main article: 1951 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position School/club team
1 5 Bob Gain Tackle Kentucky
2 16 Albin Collins Halfback LSU
3 27 Fred Cone Running Back Clemson
5 52 Wade Stinson Back Kansas
6 63 Sig Holowenko Tackle John Carroll
7 77 Bill Sutherland End St. Vincent
9 99 Dick McWilliams Tackle Michigan
10 114 Bob Noppinger Tackle Georgetown
11 125 George Rooks Back Morgan State
12 136 Carl Kreager Center Michigan
13 150 Ed Stephens Back Missouri
14 161 Ray Bauer End Montana
15 172 Joe Ernst Back Tulane
16 186 William Afflis Offensive tackle Nevada
17 197 Ray Pelfrey Wide receiver Eastern Kentucky
18 208 Ed Petela Back Boston College
19 222 Jim Liber Back Xavier
20 233 Dick Johnson Tackle Virginia
21 244 Art Edling End Minnesota
22 258 Art Felker End Marquette
23 269 Tubba Chamberlain Guard Wisconsin–Eau Claire
24 280 Dick Christie Back Nebraska–Omaha
25 294 Monte Charles Back Hillsdale
26 305 Bill Miller Tackle Ohio State
27 316 Bob Bossons Center Georgia Tech
28 330 Bill Ayre Back Abilene Christian
29 341 Ralph Fieler End Miami (FL)
30 352 Ed Withers Back Wisconsin
  • Yellow indicates a future Pro Bowl selection

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

Week Date Opponent Result Venue Attendance
1 September 30, 1951 Chicago Bears L 31–20 City Stadium 24,666
2 October 7, 1951 Pittsburgh Steelers W 35–33 State Fair Park 8,324
3 October 14, 1951 Philadelphia Eagles W 37–24 City Stadium 18,489
4 October 21, 1951 Los Angeles Rams L 28–0 State Fair Park 21,393
5 October 28, 1951 at New York Yanks W 29–27 Yankee Stadium 7,351
6 November 4, 1951 Detroit Lions L 24–17 City Stadium 18,800
7 November 11, 1951 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 28–7 Forbes Field 20,080
8 November 18, 1951 at Chicago Bears L 24–13 Wrigley Field 36,771
9 November 22, 1951 at Detroit Lions L 52–35 Briggs Stadium 32,247
10 December 2, 1951 New York Yanks L 31–28 City Stadium 14,297
11 December 9, 1951 at San Francisco 49ers L 31–19 Kezar Stadium 15,121
12 December 16, 1951 at Los Angeles Rams L 42–14 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 23,698

Standings[]

NFL National Conference
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 W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Los Angeles Rams 8 4 0 .667 7–2 392 261 W1
San Francisco 49ers 7 4 1 .636 5–2–1 255 205 W3
Detroit Lions 7 4 1 .636 5–4–1 336 259 L1
Chicago Bears 7 5 0 .583 6–2 286 282 L1
Green Bay Packers 3 9 0 .250 1–8 254 375 L7
New York Yanks 1 9 2 .100 1–7–2 241 382 L2

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

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[]


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