1955 Green Bay Packers (NFL) |
| 3rd place • Western Conference • 6-6-0 .500 |
| Head Coach: Lisle Blackbourn |
| Tom Hearden | Defense |
| Ray McLean | Backfield |
| Lou Rymkus | Line |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/13/1955 | N | New York Giants | 31-24 | W | Spokane, WA | Joe Albi Stadium | 14000 | |
| Sat | 8/20/1955 | A | Cleveland Browns | 7-13 | L | Akron, OH | Rubber Bowl | 22000 | |
| Sat | 8/27/1955 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14-16 | L | Green Bay, WI | City Stadium | 16912 | |
| Sat | 9/3/1955 | N | Philadelphia Eagles | 10-24 | L | Charleston, WV | Laidley Field | 12500 | |
| Sat | 9/10/1955 | N | Washington Redskins | 31-33 | L | Winston-Salem, NC | Bowman Gray Stadium | 13000 | |
| Sat | 9/17/1955 | H | Chicago Cardinals | 37-28 | W | Milwaukee, WI | County Stadium | 18000 | |
| Sun | 9/25/1955 | H | Detroit Lions | 20-17 | W | Green Bay, WI | City Stadium | 22217 | |
| Sun | 10/2/1955 | H | Chicago Bears | 24-3 | W | Green Bay, WI | City Stadium | 24662 | |
| Sat | 10/8/1955 | H | Baltimore Colts | 20-24 | L | Milwaukee, WI | County Stadium | 40199 | |
| Sun | 10/16/1955 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 30-28 | W | Milwaukee, WI | County Stadium | 26960 | |
| Sun | 10/23/1955 | A | Cleveland Browns | 10-41 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 51482 | |
| Sat | 10/29/1955 | A | Baltimore Colts | 10-14 | L | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 34411 | |
| Sun | 11/6/1955 | A | Chicago Bears | 31-52 | L | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 48890 | |
| Sun | 11/13/1955 | H | Chicago Cardinals | 31-14 | W | Green Bay, WI | City Stadium | 20104 | |
| Sun | 11/20/1955 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 27-21 | W | Milwaukee, WI | County Stadium | 19099 | |
| Thu | 11/24/1955 | A | Detroit Lions | 10-24 | L | Detroit, MI | Briggs Stadium | 51685 | |
| Sun | 12/4/1955 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 28-7 | W | San Francisco, CA | Kezar Stadium | 32897 | |
| Sun | 12/11/1955 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 17-31 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 90535 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Tom Bettis | 58 | LLB-C | 6-2 | 228 | 22 | Purdue | 12 | 1 |
| Billy Bookout | 20 | RDH | 5-10 | 180 | 23 | Oklahoma; Austin | 12 | 12 |
| Nate Borden | 87 | RDE-LDE | 6-0 | 234 | 24 | Indiana | 12 | 4 |
| Charlie Brackins | 15 | QB | 6-2 | 210 | 23 | Prairie View A&M | 7 | 0 |
| Buddy Brown | 62 | ROG | 6-1 | 220 | 30 | Arkansas | 12 | 12 |
| Hank Bullough | 67 | LOG-ROG | 6-0 | 220 | 21 | Michigan State | 10 | 0 |
| Jim Capuzzi | 22 | DB | 6-0 | 190 | 23 | Marquette | 3 | 0 |
| Al Carmichael | 42 | ROH | 6-1 | 192 | 27 | Santa Ana JC; Southern California | 10 | 5 |
| Bob Clemens | 35 | FB | 6-2 | 212 | 22 | Georgia | 2 | 0 |
| Fred Cone | 31 | K-FB | 5-11 | 199 | 29 | Clemson | 12 | 1 |
| Tom Dahms | 78 | ROT | 6-5 | 242 | 28 | San Diego State | 12 | 12 |
| Dick Deschaine | 80 | P | 6-0 | 206 | 23 | none | 12 | 0 |
| Bobby Dillon | 44 | RS | 6-1 | 182 | 25 | Texas | 12 | 12 |
| Howie Ferguson | 37 | FB | 6-2 | 214 | 25 | none | 12 | 11 |
| Bill Forester | 69 | MG | 6-3 | 237 | 23 | Southern Methodist | 12 | 12 |
| Dave Hanner | 79 | RDT | 6-2 | 257 | 25 | Arkansas | 12 | 12 |
| Paul Held | 15 | QB | 6-2 | 195 | 28 | El Camino JC; San Diego State | 2 | 0 |
| Jerry Helluin | 73 | LDT | 6-2 | 272 | 26 | Tulane | 12 | 5 |
| Billy Howton | 86 | ROE | 6-2 | 191 | 25 | Rice | 12 | 12 |
| Jim Jennings | 85 | RDE | 6-3 | 200 | 22 | Missouri | 4 | 0 |
| Joe Johnson | 40 | ROH-LOE-LOH | 6-0 | 195 | 26 | Boston College | 12 | 2 |
| Gary Knafelc | 84 | LOE | 6-4 | 217 | 23 | Colorado | 12 | 12 |
| Bill Lucky | 71 | LDT | 6-3 | 240 | 24 | Baylor | 12 | 7 |
| John Martinkovic | 83 | LDE | 6-3 | 241 | 28 | Xavier (Ohio) | 12 | 12 |
| Doyle Nix | 41 | LDH | 6-1 | 191 | 22 | Southern Methodist | 12 | 11 |
| Pat O'Donahue | 81 | RDE-LDE | 6-1 | 208 | 25 | Wisconsin | 12 | 8 |
| Floyd Reid | 24 | LOH | 5-10 | 187 | 28 | Georgia | 12 | 12 |
| Jim Ringo | 51 | C | 6-1 | 232 | 24 | Syracuse | 12 | 12 |
| Al Romine | 85 | DB | 6-2 | 191 | 23 | North Alabama | 3 | 0 |
| Tobin Rote | 18 | QB | 6-3 | 211 | 27 | Rice | 12 | 12 |
| Clarence Self | 28 | DB | 5-8 | 181 | 30 | Wisconsin | 2 | 0 |
| Joe Skibinski | 63 | LOG | 5-11 | 236 | 27 | Purdue | 12 | 12 |
| Jack Spinks | 61 | ROG-LOT | 6-0 | 236 | 25 | Alcorn State | 6 | 0 |
| Dave Stephenson | 53 | C | 6-2 | 232 | 30 | Tennessee; West Virginia | 2 | 0 |
| Veryl Switzer | 27 | ROH-LOH | 5-11 | 190 | 23 | Kansas State | 12 | 6 |
| Len Szafaryn | 68 | LOT | 6-2 | 226 | 27 | North Carolina | 12 | 12 |
| Deral Teteak | 66 | LLB | 5-10 | 210 | 26 | Wisconsin | 12 | 11 |
| George Timberlake | 53 | LB-C | 6-2 | 220 | 23 | Long Beach CC; Southern California | 6 | 0 |
| Val Joe Walker | 47 | LS | 6-1 | 179 | 25 | Southern Methodist | 12 | 12 |
| Roger Zatkoff | 74 | RLB | 6-2 | 216 | 24 | Michigan | 12 | 12 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 5 | Tom Bettis | G | Purdue |
| 2 | 17 | Jim Temp | E | Wisconsin |
| 3 | 29 | Buddy Leake | B | Oklahoma |
| 5 | 53 | Hank Bullough | G | Michigan State |
| 6 | 65 | Norm Amundsen | G | Wisconsin |
| 7 | 77 | Bob Clemens | B | Georgia |
| 8 | 89 | Johnny Crouch | E | Texas Christian |
| 9 | 101 | Ed Culpepper | T | Alabama |
| 10 | 113 | George Rogers | T | Auburn |
| 11 | 125 | Ron Clark | B | Nebraska |
| 12 | 137 | Art Walker | T | Michigan |
| 13 | 149 | Ed Adams | B | South Carolina |
| 14 | 161 | Fred Baer | B | Michigan |
| 15 | 173 | George Machoukas | C | Toledo |
| 16 | 185 | Charlie Brackins | QB | Prairie View A&M |
| 17 | 197 | Lynn Beightol | B | Maryland |
| 18 | 209 | Doyle Nix | B | Southern Methodist |
| 19 | 221 | Bob Carter | T | Grambling State |
| 20 | 233 | Carl Bolt | B | Southern Mississippi |
| 20 | 236 | Bob Antkowiak | E | Bucknell |
| 21 | 245 | Lavell Isbell | T | Houston |
| 22 | 257 | Bill Brunner | B | Arkansas Tech |
| 23 | 269 | Elton Shaw | T | Southeastern Louisiana |
| 24 | 281 | Charley Bryant | G | Nebraska |
| 25 | 293 | Nate Borden | E | Indiana |
| 26 | 305 | Jim Jennings | E | Missouri |
| 27 | 317 | Bob Peringer | E | Washington State |
| 28 | 329 | Jack Spears | T | Tennessee-Chattanooga |
| 29 | 341 | Sam Pino | B | Boston University |
| 30 | 352 | Bob Saia | B | Tulane |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 40 | 101 | 45 | 72 | 258 |
| Opponents Totals | 77 | 59 | 58 | 82 | 276 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 213 | 106 | 95 | 12 | / % | / % | 41 | 401 | |
| Opponents Totals | 196 | 118 | 71 | 7 | / % | / % | 56 | 490 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Cone | 0 | 30 | 30 | 100.0 | 16 | 24 | 66.7 | 0 | 78 |
| Gary Knafelc | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| Billy Howton | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Tobin Rote | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Howie Ferguson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Floyd Reid | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Al Carmichael | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Joe Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Veryl Switzer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Len Szafaryn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 30 | 30 | 30 | 100.0 | 16 | 24 | 66.7 | 0 | 258 |
| Opponents Totals | 36 | 36 | 36 | 100.0 | 8 | 17 | 47.1 | 0 | 276 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Cone | 16 | 24 | 66.7 | 0 | 45 | 3/8 | 6/7 | 3/5 | 4/4 | 0/0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 24 | 66.7 | 0 | 47 | 3/8 | 6/7 | 3/5 | 4/4 | 0/0 |
| Opponents Totals | 8 | 17 | 47.1 | 3/ | 1/ | 3/ | 1/ | 0/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howie Ferguson | 192 | 859 | 4.5 | 57 | 4 |
| Tobin Rote | 74 | 332 | 4.5 | 49 | 5 |
| Floyd Reid | 83 | 303 | 3.7 | 28 | 2 |
| Joe Johnson | 49 | 210 | 4.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Veryl Switzer | 16 | 101 | 6.3 | 38 | 0 |
| Al Carmichael | 6 | 45 | 7.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Fred Cone | 12 | 25 | 2.1 | 14 | 0 |
| Paul Held | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 433 | 1883 | 4.3 | 57 | 11 |
| Opponents Totals | 475 | 2174 | 4.6 | 18 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tobin Rote | 342 | 157 | 45.9 | 166 | 1977 | 5.8 | 12.6 | 60t | 17 | 5.0 | 19 | 5.6 | 218 | 1759 | 57.8 | |
| Paul Held | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 27 | 6.8 | 13.5 | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 27 | 71.9 | |
| Charlie Brackins | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | -7 | 39.6 | |||
| Team Totals | 348 | 159 | 45.7 | 170 | 2004 | 5.8 | 12.6 | 60t | 17 | 4.9 | 19 | 5.5 | 225 | 1779 | 57.7 | |
| Opponents Totals | 259 | 118 | 45.6 | 110 | 1768 | 6.8 | 15.0 | 13 | 5.0 | 31 | 12.0 | 80 | 1688 | 45.6 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Howton | 44 | 697 | 15.8 | 60 | 5 |
| Gary Knafelc | 40 | 613 | 15.3 | 48 | 8 |
| Howie Ferguson | 22 | 153 | 7.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Al Carmichael | 16 | 222 | 13.9 | 32 | 1 |
| Veryl Switzer | 14 | 103 | 7.4 | 22 | 1 |
| Floyd Reid | 13 | 138 | 10.6 | 60t | 1 |
| Joe Johnson | 9 | 71 | 7.9 | 30t | 1 |
| Fred Cone | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 159 | 2004 | 12.6 | 60t | 17 |
| Opponents Totals | 118 | 1768 | 15.0 | 13 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Dillon | 9 | 153 | 17.0 | 61 | 0 |
| Val Joe Walker | 6 | 77 | 12.8 | 36 | 0 |
| Doyle Nix | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 12 | 0 |
| Bill Forester | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Roger Zatkoff | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Deral Teteak | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 32 | 0 |
| Billy Bookout | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 400 | 12.9 | 61 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 19 | 268 | 14.1 | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Deschaine | 56 | 2420 | 43.2 | 73 | 0 | 223 | ||||
| Team Totals | 56 | 2420 | 43.2 | 73 | 0 | 223 | 39.2 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 52 | 2174 | 41.8 | 55 | 1 | 280 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veryl Switzer | 24 | 158 | 6.6 | 38 | 0 | |
| Al Carmichael | 10 | 89 | 8.9 | 40 | 0 | |
| Len Szafaryn | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28t | 1 | |
| Joe Johnson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 36 | 280 | 7.8 | 40 | 1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 36 | 223 | 6.2 | 55t | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Carmichael | 14 | 418 | 29.9 | 100t | 1 | |
| Veryl Switzer | 17 | 445 | 26.2 | 57 | 0 | |
| Bill Forester | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 20 | 0 | |
| Joe Johnson | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Floyd Reid | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 17 | 0 | |
| Howie Ferguson | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 39 | 1002 | 25.7 | 100t | 1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 48 | 1157 | 24.1 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Bookout | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Borden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Buddy Brown | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Cone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Dillon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Howie Ferguson | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Forester | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jerry Helluin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Howton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Jennings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Johnson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Martinkovic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Doyle Nix | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Floyd Reid | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Ringo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tobin Rote | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Veryl Switzer | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Deral Teteak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Val Joe Walker | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roger Zatkoff | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 37 | 25 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 27 | 18 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 3 |
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