1956 Green Bay Packers (NFL) |
| 5th place • Western Conference • 4-8-0 .333 |
| Head Coach: Lisle Blackbourn |
| Earl Klapstein | Defensive Line |
| Ray McLean | Backfield |
| Lou Rymkus | Offensive Line |
| Abe Stuber | Defensive Backs |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/18/1956 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 27-6 | W | Milwaukee, WI | County Stadium | 12138 | |
| Sat | 8/25/1956 | H | New York Giants | 17-13 | W | Green Bay, WI | City Stadium | 16448 | |
| Sat | 9/1/1956 | A | Cleveland Browns | 21-20 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 15456 | |
| Sat | 9/8/1956 | N | Washington Redskins | 10-17 | L | Winston-Salem, NC | Bowman Gray Stadium | 13500 | |
| Sat | 9/15/1956 | N | Chicago Cardinals | 29-21 | W | St. Louis, MO | Sportsman's Park | 31454 | |
| Sun | 9/30/1956 | H | Detroit Lions | 16-20 | L | Green Bay, WI | City Stadium | 24668 | |
| Sun | 10/7/1956 | H | Chicago Bears | 21-37 | L | Green Bay, WI | City Stadium | 24668 | |
| Sun | 10/14/1956 | H | Baltimore Colts | 38-33 | W | Milwaukee, WI | County Stadium | 24214 | |
| Sun | 10/21/1956 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 42-17 | W | Milwaukee, WI | County Stadium | 24200 | |
| Sun | 10/28/1956 | A | Baltimore Colts | 21-28 | L | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 40086 | |
| Sun | 11/4/1956 | H | Cleveland Browns | 7-24 | L | Milwaukee, WI | County Stadium | 28590 | |
| Sun | 11/11/1956 | A | Chicago Bears | 14-38 | L | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 49172 | |
| Sun | 11/18/1956 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 16-17 | L | Green Bay, WI | City Stadium | 17986 | |
| Thu | 11/22/1956 | A | Detroit Lions | 24-20 | W | Detroit, MI | Briggs Stadium | 54087 | |
| Sun | 12/2/1956 | A | Chicago Cardinals | 24-21 | W | Chicago, IL | Comiskey Park | 22620 | |
| Sat | 12/8/1956 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 20-38 | L | San Francisco, CA | Kezar Stadium | 32436 | |
| Sun | 12/16/1956 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 21-49 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 45209 | |
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 |
| Emery Barnes | 85 | RDE | 6-6 | 230 | 27 | Oregon | 2 | 0 |
| Tom Bettis | 65 | LLB | 6-2 | 228 | 23 | Purdue | 12 | 8 |
| Billy Bookout | 20 | RDH | 5-10 | 180 | 24 | Oklahoma; Austin | 7 | 6 |
| Nate Borden | 87 | RDE-LDE | 6-0 | 234 | 25 | Indiana | 12 | 12 |
| Buddy Brown | 62 | ROG-C | 6-1 | 220 | 31 | Arkansas | 12 | 6 |
| Jim Capuzzi | 26 | RDH-LDH | 6-0 | 190 | 24 | Marquette | 7 | 0 |
| Al Carmichael | 48 | ROH | 6-1 | 192 | 28 | Santa Ana JC; Southern California | 12 | 9 |
| Fred Cone | 31 | K-FB | 5-11 | 199 | 30 | Clemson | 12 | 2 |
| Dick Deschaine | 80 | P | 6-0 | 206 | 24 | none | 12 | 0 |
| Bobby Dillon | 44 | RS | 6-1 | 182 | 26 | Texas | 12 | 12 |
| Howie Ferguson | 37 | FB-ROH | 6-2 | 214 | 26 | none | 11 | 11 |
| Bill Forester | 69 | MLB | 6-3 | 237 | 24 | Southern Methodist | 12 | 12 |
| Ken Gorgal | 27 | RDH | 6-2 | 200 | 27 | Purdue | 5 | 4 |
| Forrest Gregg | 75 | ROG-ROT | 6-3 | 249 | 23 | Southern Methodist | 11 | 2 |
| Hank Gremminger | 46 | LDH | 6-1 | 200 | 23 | Baylor | 12 | 12 |
| Dave Hanner | 79 | RDT-LDT | 6-2 | 257 | 26 | Arkansas | 12 | 12 |
| Jerry Helluin | 72 | LDT-RDT | 6-2 | 272 | 27 | Tulane | 12 | 12 |
| Billy Howton | 86 | ROE | 6-2 | 191 | 26 | Rice | 12 | 12 |
| Joe Johnson | 40 | LOH | 6-0 | 195 | 27 | Boston College | 12 | 4 |
| Don King | 70 | OT | 6-3 | 260 | 27 | Kentucky | 6 | 0 |
| Gary Knafelc | 84 | LOE | 6-4 | 217 | 24 | Colorado | 12 | 12 |
| Gene Knutson | 81 | LDE-RDE-RDT | 6-2 | 218 | 24 | Michigan | 6 | 1 |
| Larry Lauer | 58 | C | 6-3 | 232 | 29 | Alabama | 7 | 0 |
| Jack Losch | 25 | LOH | 6-1 | 205 | 22 | Miami (Florida) | 12 | 4 |
| John Martinkovic | 83 | LDE-RDE | 6-3 | 241 | 29 | Xavier (Ohio) | 12 | 11 |
| Floyd Reid | 24 | LOH | 5-10 | 187 | 29 | Georgia | 7 | 4 |
| Jim Ringo | 51 | C | 6-1 | 232 | 25 | Syracuse | 12 | 12 |
| Bill Roberts | 22 | ROH-FB | 6-0 | 200 | 27 | Dartmouth | 5 | 2 |
| Tobin Rote | 18 | QB | 6-3 | 211 | 28 | Rice | 12 | 10 |
| John Sandusky | 77 | ROT | 6-1 | 251 | 31 | Villanova | 12 | 12 |
| Joe Skibinski | 63 | LOG-ROG | 5-11 | 236 | 28 | Purdue | 12 | 11 |
| Bob Skoronski | 76 | LOT | 6-3 | 249 | 22 | Indiana | 12 | 12 |
| Jerry Smith | 61 | OG-C | 6-1 | 230 | 26 | Wisconsin | 3 | 0 |
| Jack Spinks | 61 | OG | 6-0 | 236 | 26 | Alcorn State | 1 | 0 |
| Bart Starr | 16 | QB | 6-1 | 197 | 22 | Alabama | 9 | 2 |
| Len Szafaryn | 68 | ROG-LOG | 6-2 | 226 | 28 | North Carolina | 12 | 5 |
| Deral Teteak | 66 | LLB | 5-10 | 210 | 27 | Wisconsin | 12 | 4 |
| Val Joe Walker | 47 | LS | 6-1 | 179 | 26 | Southern Methodist | 12 | 12 |
| Glenn Young | 23 | RDH | 6-2 | 205 | 27 | Purdue | 4 | 2 |
| Roger Zatkoff | 74 | RLB | 6-2 | 216 | 25 | Michigan | 12 | 12 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 8 | Jack Losch | B | Miami (Florida) |
| 2 | 20 | Forrest Gregg | T | Southern Methodist |
| 4 | 44 | Cecil Morris | G | Oklahoma |
| 5 | 56 | Bob Skoronski | T | Indiana |
| 6 | 68 | Bob Burris | B | Oklahoma |
| 7 | 80 | Hank Gremminger | E | Baylor |
| 8 | 92 | Russ Dennis | E | Maryland |
| 9 | 104 | Gordy Duvall | B | Southern California |
| 10 | 116 | Bob Laughery | B | Maryland |
| 11 | 128 | Mike Hudock | C | Miami (Florida) |
| 12 | 140 | Max Burnett | B | Arizona |
| 13 | 152 | Jim Mense | C | Notre Dame |
| 14 | 164 | Charlie Thomas | B | Wisconsin |
| 15 | 176 | Buddy Alliston | G | Mississippi |
| 16 | 188 | Curt Lynch | T | Alabama |
| 17 | 200 | Bart Starr | QB | Alabama |
| 18 | 212 | Stan Intihar | E | Cornell |
| 19 | 224 | Ken Vakey | E | Texas Tech |
| 20 | 236 | Clyde Letbetter | T | Baylor |
| 21 | 248 | Hal O'Brien | B | Southern Methodist |
| 22 | 260 | Johnny Popson | B | Furman |
| 23 | 272 | Jesse Birchfield | G | Duke |
| 24 | 284 | Don Wilson | C | Rice |
| 25 | 296 | Franz Koeneke | E | Minnesota |
| 26 | 308 | Dick Goehe | T | Mississippi |
| 27 | 320 | Dick Kolian | E | Wisconsin |
| 28 | 332 | Bobby Lance | QB | Florida |
| 29 | 344 | Vester Newcomb | C | Southwest Mississippi CC |
| 30 | 355 | Rod Hermes | QB | Beloit |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 51 | 61 | 62 | 90 | 264 |
| Opponents Totals | 78 | 125 | 54 | 85 | 342 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 212 | 86 | 112 | 14 | / % | / % | 42 | 393 | |
| Opponents Totals | 246 | 129 | 104 | 13 | / % | / % | 52 | 493 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Howton | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | ||
| Fred Cone | 4 | 33 | 36 | 91.7 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 0 | 72 |
| Tobin Rote | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | ||
| Gary Knafelc | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Al Carmichael | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Bobby Dillon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 36 | 33 | 36 | 91.7 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 0 | 264 |
| Opponents Totals | 44 | 42 | 44 | 95.5 | 12 | 18 | 66.7 | 0 | 342 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Cone | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 0 | 45 | 2/5 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 0 | 45 | 2/5 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| Opponents Totals | 12 | 18 | 66.7 | 4/ | 3/ | 3/ | 2/ | 0/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tobin Rote | 84 | 398 | 4.7 | 39 | 11 |
| Howie Ferguson | 99 | 367 | 3.7 | 24 | 0 |
| Fred Cone | 49 | 211 | 4.3 | 21 | 2 |
| Al Carmichael | 32 | 199 | 6.2 | 35 | 0 |
| Joe Johnson | 35 | 129 | 3.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Jack Losch | 19 | 43 | 2.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Floyd Reid | 14 | 39 | 2.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Bart Starr | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 337 | 1421 | 4.2 | 39 | 13 |
| Opponents Totals | 512 | 2619 | 5.1 | 20 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tobin Rote | 308 | 146 | 47.4 | 147 | 2203 | 7.2 | 15.1 | 66t | 18 | 5.8 | 15 | 4.9 | 177 | 2026 | 70.6 | |
| Bart Starr | 44 | 24 | 54.5 | 17 | 325 | 7.4 | 13.5 | 39t | 2 | 4.5 | 3 | 6.8 | 16 | 309 | 65.1 | |
| Jack Losch | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 63 | 63.0 | 63.0 | 63t | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 158.3 |
| Team Totals | 353 | 171 | 48.4 | 164 | 2591 | 7.3 | 15.2 | 66t | 21 | 5.9 | 18 | 5.1 | 193 | 2398 | 71.6 | |
| Opponents Totals | 260 | 144 | 55.4 | 95 | 2166 | 8.3 | 15.0 | 17 | 6.5 | 21 | 8.1 | 75 | 2091 | 71.1 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Howton | 55 | 1188 | 21.6 | 66t | 12 |
| Gary Knafelc | 30 | 418 | 13.9 | 38 | 6 |
| Joe Johnson | 28 | 258 | 9.2 | 20 | 0 |
| Howie Ferguson | 22 | 214 | 9.7 | 25 | 0 |
| Al Carmichael | 13 | 180 | 13.8 | 63 | 1 |
| Fred Cone | 12 | 218 | 18.2 | 69t | 2 |
| Jack Losch | 7 | 85 | 12.1 | 43 | 0 |
| Floyd Reid | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Bill Roberts | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 171 | 2591 | 15.2 | 66t | 21 |
| Opponents Totals | 144 | 2166 | 15.0 | 17 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Dillon | 7 | 244 | 34.9 | 45 | 1 |
| Bill Forester | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Jim Capuzzi | 2 | 65 | 32.5 | 65 | 0 |
| Hank Gremminger | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Deral Teteak | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Ken Gorgal | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Billy Bookout | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Val Joe Walker | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 406 | 19.3 | 65 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 18 | 312 | 17.3 | 3 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Deschaine | 62 | 2649 | 42.7 | 57 | 0 | 280 | ||||
| Team Totals | 62 | 2649 | 42.7 | 57 | 0 | 280 | 38.2 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 50 | 2040 | 40.8 | 56 | 0 | 239 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Carmichael | 21 | 165 | 7.9 | 22 | 0 | |
| Jack Losch | 8 | 74 | 9.3 | 58 | 0 | |
| Floyd Reid | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 30 | 239 | 8.0 | 58 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 49 | 280 | 5.7 | 90t | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Carmichael | 33 | 927 | 28.1 | 106t | 1 | |
| Jack Losch | 15 | 390 | 26.0 | 51 | 0 | |
| Howie Ferguson | 5 | 83 | 16.6 | 34 | 0 | |
| Bill Forester | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Hank Gremminger | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Nate Borden | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 59 | 1442 | 24.4 | 106t | 1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 48 | 924 | 19.3 | 45 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Capuzzi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Carmichael | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Cone | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Dillon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Howie Ferguson | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Forester | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Hanner | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Losch | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Martinkovic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Floyd Reid | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Ringo | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tobin Rote | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Len Szafaryn | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Zatkoff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 17 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 2 |
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