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1956 Green Bay Packers season

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1956 Green Bay Packers season
General managerVerne Lewellen
Head coachLisle Blackbourn
Home fieldCity Stadium
Milwaukee County Stadium
Results
Record4–8
Division place5th (tied) NFL Western
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1956 Green Bay Packers season was their 38th season overall and their 36th in the National Football League.[1] 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

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NFL draft

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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

Regular season

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Schedule

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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

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NFL Western Conference
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

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Green Bay Packers roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Rookies and first-year players in italics

Awards and records

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References

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  1. ^ "1956 Green Bay Packers Season, Schedule & Results". champsorchumps.us. Retrieved February 23, 2023.