1951 Green Bay Packers season

1951 Green Bay Packers season
Head coach	Gene Ronzani
Home field	City Stadium Wisconsin State Fair Park
Results
Record	3–9
Division place	5th National
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1951 Green Bay Packers season was their 32nd season in the National Football League. The club posted 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
	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 38 Tobin Rote 28 Bobby Thomason Running Backs 3 Tony Canadeo 82 Jack Cloud 65 Albin Collins 66 Fred Cone 22 Billy Grimes 23 Bob Nussbaumer 8 Ray Pelfrey 80 Floyd Reid Wide Receivers 23 Val Jansante 31 Bob Mann		Offensive Linemen 15 William Afflis 33 Buddy Burris 21 Ray DiPierro 55 Enrique Ecker 80 Leon Manley 46 Hamilton Nichols 85 Jay Rhodemyre 18 Charley Robinson 44 Dave Stephenson Defensive Linemen 40 Carlton Elliott 39 John Martinkovic 58 Ed Neal 49 Dan Orlich 75 Howie Ruetz 34 Joe Spencer 63 Don Stansauk 16 Abner Wimberly		Linebackers 86 Bill Schroll 17 Carl Schuette Defensive Backs 25 Harper Davis 7 Ace Loomis 93 Dom Moselle 74 Rebel Steiner Special Teams 36 Earl Girard Rookies and first-year players in italics

References

• Sportsencyclopedia.com