1956 Green Bay Packers season

NFL team season

1956 Green Bay Packers season
General manager	Verne Lewellen
Head coach	Lisle Blackbourn
Home field	City Stadium Milwaukee County Stadium
Results
Record	4–8
Division place	5th (tied) NFL Western
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
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The 1956 Green Bay Packers season was their 38th season overall and their 36th in the National Football League. The team finished with a 4–8 record under third-year coach Lisle Blackbourn, earning them a fifth-place finish in the Western Conference.

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1956 NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	8	Jack Losch	Halfback	Miami (FL)
2	20	Forrest Gregg	Offensive Tackle	SMU
4	44	Cecil Morris	Guard	Oklahoma
5	56	Bob Skoronski	Offensive Tackle	Indiana
6	68	Bob Burris	Back	Oklahoma
7	80	Hank Gremminger	Cornerback	Baylor
8	92	Russ Dennis	End	Maryland
9	104	Gordy Duvall	Back	USC
10	116	Bob Laugherty	Back	Maryland
11	128	Mike Hudock	Center	Miami (FL)
12	140	Max Burnett	Back	Arizona
13	152	Jim Mense	Center	Notre Dame
14	164	Charlie Thomas	Back	Wisconsin
15	176	Buddy Alliston	Guard	Ole Miss
16	188	Curtis Lynch	Tackle	Alabama
17	200	Bart Starr	Quarterback	Alabama
18	212	Stan Intihar	End	Cornell
19	224	Ken Vakey	End	Texas Tech
20	236	Clyde Letbetter	Tackle	Baylor
21	248	Hal O'Brien	Back	SMU
22	260	Johnny Popson	Back	Furman
23	272	Jesse Birchfield	Guard	Duke
24	284	Don Wilson	Center	Rice
25	296	Franz Koenecke	End	Minnesota
26	308	Dick Goehe	Tackle	Ole Miss
27	320	Dick Kolian	End	Wisconsin
28	332	Bobby Lance	Quarterback	Florida
29	344	Vester Newcomb	Center	Southwest Junior College
30	355	Rod Hermes	Quarterback	Beloit

Green indicates a future Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee
Yellow indicates a future Pro Bowl selection

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 30	Detroit Lions	L 16–20	0–1	City Stadium	24,668	Recap
2	October 7	Chicago Bears	L 21–37	0–2	City Stadium	24,668	Recap
3	October 14	Baltimore Colts	W 38–33	1–2	Milwaukee County Stadium	24,214	Recap
4	October 21	Los Angeles Rams	W 42–17	2–2	Milwaukee County Stadium	24,200	Recap
5	October 28	at Baltimore Colts	L 21–28	2–3	Memorial Stadium	40,086	Recap
6	November 4	Cleveland Browns	L 7–24	2–4	Milwaukee County Stadium	28,590	Recap
7	November 11	at Chicago Bears	L 14–38	2–5	Wrigley Field	49,172	Recap
8	November 18	San Francisco 49ers	L 16–17	2–6	City Stadium	17,986	Recap
9	November 22	at Detroit Lions	W 24–20	3–6	Briggs Stadium	54,087	Recap
10	December 2	at Chicago Cardinals	W 24–21	4–6	Comiskey Park	22,620	Recap
11	December 8	at San Francisco 49ers	L 20–38	4–7	Kezar Stadium	32,433	Recap
12	December 16	at Los Angeles Rams	L 21–49	4–8	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	45,209	Recap
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Western Conference
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Chicago Bears	9	2	1	.818	8–2	363	246	W2
Detroit Lions	9	3	0	.750	8–2	300	188	L1
San Francisco 49ers	5	6	1	.455	5–5	233	284	W3
Baltimore Colts	5	7	0	.417	3–7	270	322	W1
Los Angeles Rams	4	8	0	.333	3–7	291	307	W2
Green Bay Packers	4	8	0	.333	3–7	264	342	L2

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

Roster

Green Bay Packers roster
Quarterbacks 18 Tobin Rote 15 Bart Starr Running backs 48 Al Carmichael 31 Fred Cone 37 Howie Ferguson 40 Joe Johnson 25 Jack Losch 24 Floyd Reid 22 Bill Roberts 61 Jack Spinks Wide receivers 86 Billy Howton 84 Gary Knafelc		Offensive linemen 62 Buddy Brown 75 Forrest Gregg 58 Larry Lauer 51 Jim Ringo 77 John Sandusky 63 Joe Skibinski 76 Bob Skoronski 61 Jerry Smith 68 Len Szafaryn Defensive linemen 85 Emery Barnes 87 Nate Borden 79 Dave Hanner 72 Jerry Helluin 70 Don King 81 Gene Knutson 83 John Martinkovic		Linebackers 65 Tom Bettis 69 Bill Forester 74 Roger Zatkoff Defensive backs 20 Billy Bookout 26 Jim Capuzzi 44 Bobby Dillon 26 Ken Gorgal 46 Hank Gremminger 47 Val Joe Walker 23 Glenn Young Special teams 80 Dick Deschaine Rookies and first-year players in italics

Green Bay Packers roster

Quarterbacks

18 Tobin Rote
15 Bart Starr

Running backs

Wide receivers

86 Billy Howton
84 Gary Knafelc

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

80 Dick Deschaine

Rookies and first-year players in italics

Awards and records

Tobin Rote, NFL Leader, Touchdown Passes, (18)

References

"1956 Green Bay Packers Season, Schedule & Results". champsorchumps.us. Retrieved February 23, 2023.

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Green Bay Packers

Founded in 1919
Based and headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin

Franchise

Overview	Team Green Bay Packers, Inc. Charitable Foundation Season-by-season results

Notable people

Founders	Curly Lambeau & George Whitney Calhoun
Personnel	Coaches General managers Presidents
Players	Lists of players All-Anniversary Team selections All-Decade Team selections All-Pro selections All-Rookie Team selections All-time roster Award winners Draft history Picks, 1936 to 1969 Picks, 1970 to present First-round picks Hall of Famers Pro Bowlers Retired numbers Starting QBs Team Hall of Fame Team records

Facilities

Stadiums	List of stadiums Current: Lambeau Field Past: Hagemeister Park Bellevue Park City Stadium Borchert Field Wisconsin State Fair Park Marquette Stadium Milwaukee County Stadium
Other	Clarke Hinkle Field Don Hutson Center Ray Nitschke Field Rockwood Lodge (former) St. Norbert College (training camp) Titletown District

Team history

General	History Home games in Milwaukee The Hungry Five Indian Packing Company Packers Heritage Trail
Culture	"Bang the Drum All Day" Bart Starr Award Cheerleaders Cheese League Cheesehead Dolly Gray impostor Fight song Lambeau Leap Lumberjack Band Packers sweep Receiver (statue)
Notable games	1940 NFL All-Star Game 1965 NFL playoffs 2014 NFC Championship Game 2019 NFC Divisional playoff game 2019 NFC Championship Game 2020 NFC Championship Game 4th and 26 Dez Caught It Fail Mary Favre's Dad Game Instant Replay Game Miracle in Motown Snow Globe Game The Catch II The Ice Bowl The Snow Bowl We want the ball and we're going to score!
Rivalries	Chicago Bears Dallas Cowboys Detroit Lions Minnesota Vikings New York Giants San Francisco 49ers Seattle Seahawks Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Championships

Division (21)	1936 1938 1939 1944 1967 1972 1995 1996 1997 2002 2003 2004 2007 2011 2012 2013 2014 2016 2019 2020 2021
Conference (9)	1960 1961 1962 1965 1966 1967 1996 1997 2010
League (13)	1929 1930 1931 1936 1939 1944 1961 1962 1965 1966 (I) 1967 (II) 1996 (XXXI) 2010 (XLV)

Media

Radio	Packers Radio Network (WIXX in Green Bay, WRNW in Milwaukee)
Television	WGBA-TV WTMJ-TV Spectrum News 1 WI
Personnel	Wayne Larrivee (play-by-play) Larry McCarren (color/analysis)
Related	Driven Instant Replay Lombardi (film) Lombardi (play) Pigskin Champions Pitch Perfect 2 Second Effort That '70s Show The 60 Yard Line When Pride Still Mattered

Current affiliations

Division	North Division (2002–present)
Conference	National Football Conference (1970–present)
League	National Football League (1921–present)

does not include 1966 or 1967 NFL championships

1956 NFL season

Eastern Conference	Chi Cardinals	Philadelphia	Baltimore	Green Bay	Western Conference
	Cleveland	Pittsburgh	Chi Bears	Los Angeles
	New York	Washington	Detroit	San Francisco

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