1948 Green Bay Packers season
Appearance
1948 Green Bay Packers season | |
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Head coach | Curly Lambeau |
Home field | City Stadium Wisconsin State Fair Park |
Results | |
Record | 3–9 |
Division place | 4th NFL Western |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 1948 Green Bay Packers season was their 30th season overall and their 28th season in the National Football League. The team finished with a 3–9 record under coach Curly Lambeau, earning a fourth-place finish in the Western Conference.
Offseason
[edit]NFL draft
[edit]Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/club team |
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1 | 7 | Earl Girard | Halfback | Wisconsin |
3 | 19 | Ed Smith | Halfback | UTEP |
5 | 27 | Don Richards | Tackle | Arkansas |
5 | 31 | Weyman Sellers | End | Georgia |
6 | 41 | Larry Olsonoski | Guard | Minnesota |
7 | 51 | Jay Rhodemyre | Center | Kentucky |
8 | 61 | Bob Cunz | Tackle | Illinois |
10 | 81 | George Walmsley | Back | Rice |
11 | 91 | Bob Hodges | Tackle | Bradley |
12 | 101 | Bob Rennebohm | End | Wisconsin |
13 | 111 | Perry Moss | Quarterback | Illinois |
14 | 121 | Fred Provo | Halfback | Washington |
15 | 131 | Lou Agase | Tackle | Illinois |
16 | 141 | Travis Raven | Back | Texas |
18 | 161 | Ken Balge | End | Michigan State |
19 | 171 | Charley Tatom | Tackle | Texas |
20 | 181 | Floyd Thomas | Center | Arkansas |
21 | 191 | Herbert St. John | Guard | Georgia |
22 | 201 | Don Anderson | Back | Rice |
23 | 211 | Fred Kling | Back | Missouri |
24 | 221 | Clyde Biggers | Tackle | Catawba |
25 | 231 | Stan Heath | Quarterback | Nevada |
26 | 241 | Aubrey Allen | Tackle | Colorado |
27 | 251 | Stan Gorski | End | St. Mary's (MN) |
28 | 261 | Don Sharp | Center | Tulsa |
29 | 271 | John Panelli | Back | Notre Dame |
30 | 281 | Clarence McGeary | Defensive Tackle | North Dakota State |
31 | 289 | Gayland Mills | End | BYU |
32 | 296 | Ralph Earhart | Halfback | Texas Tech |
Regular season
[edit]Schedule
[edit]Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | ||
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1 | September 17 | at Boston Yanks | W 31–0 | 1–0 | Fenway Park | ||
2 | September 26 | Chicago Bears | L 7–45 | 1–1 | City Stadium | ||
3 | October 3 | Detroit Lions | W 33–21 | 2–1 | City Stadium | ||
4 | October 10 | Chicago Cardinals | L 7–17 | 2–2 | Wisconsin State Fair Park | ||
5 | October 17 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 10–24 | 2–3 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | ||
6 | October 24 | Washington Redskins | L 7–23 | 2–4 | Wisconsin State Fair Park | ||
7 | October 31 | at Detroit Lions | L 20–24 | 2–5 | Briggs Stadium | ||
8 | November 7 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 7–38 | 2–6 | Forbes Field | ||
9 | November 14 | at Chicago Bears | L 6–7 | 2–7 | Wrigley Field | ||
10 | November 21 | New York Giants | L 3–49 | 2–8 | Wisconsin State Fair Park | ||
11 | November 28 | Los Angeles Rams | W 16–0 | 3–8 | City Stadium | ||
12 | December 5 | at Chicago Cardinals | L 7–42 | 3–9 | Comiskey Park | ||
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |
Standings
[edit]NFL Western Division | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK | ||
Chicago Cardinals | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 7–1 | 395 | 226 | W10 | |
Chicago Bears | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 7–1 | 375 | 151 | L1 | |
Los Angeles Rams | 6 | 5 | 1 | .545 | 3–5 | 327 | 269 | W3 | |
Green Bay Packers | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 2–6 | 154 | 290 | L7 | |
Detroit Lions | 2 | 10 | 0 | .167 | 1–7 | 200 | 407 | L3 |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Roster
[edit]Green Bay Packers roster | ||||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers |
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen Rookies and first-year players in italics |