1957 Green Bay Packers season

1957 Green Bay Packers season
Head coach Lisle Blackbourn
Home field City Stadium
County Stadium (Milwaukee)
Results
Record 3–9
Division place 6th NFL Western
Playoff finish did not qualify

The 1957 Green Bay Packers season was the Packers' 38th season in the National Football League. After an opening win, the club posted a 3–9 record under fourth-year head coach Lisle Blackbourn and finished last in the Western Conference. It was Blackbourn's final season at Green Bay, who was replaced by Ray McLean in January 1958 for just one year, succeeded by Vince Lombardi in 1959.

The 1957 season also marked the Packers' move from City Stadium to new City Stadium, which was opened with a win over the Chicago Bears in week one on September 29.[1] It was renamed Lambeau Field in August 1965 in memory of Packers founder, player, and long-time head coach, Curly Lambeau,[2][3] who had died two months earlier.[4][5]

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1957 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team
11Paul HornungHalfbackNotre Dame
14Ron KramerEndMichigan
218Joel WellsBackClemson
329Dalton TruaxTackleTulane
441Carl VereenOffensive TackleGeorgia Tech
670John NisbyGuardPacific
776Frank GilliamEndIowa
887George BelottiCenterUSC
9100Ken WinebergBackTCU
10111Gary GustafsonGuardGustavus Adolphus
11124Jim RoseboroBackOhio State
12135Ed SullivanCenterNotre Dame
12145Glenn BestorBackWisconsin
13148Jim MorseBackNotre Dame
14159Rudy SchoendorfTackleMiami (OH)
15172Pat HintonGuardLouisiana Tech
16183Ed BuckinghamTackleMinnesota
17196Don BoudreauxTackleHouston
18207Credell GreenBackWashington
19220Ernie DanjeanGuardAuburn
20231Percy OliverGuardIllinois
21244Chuck MehrerTackleMissouri
22255Ronnie QuillianQuarterbackTulane
23268John SymankDefensive BackFlorida
24279Charlie LeyendeckerTackleSMU
25292Jerry JohnsonTackleSt. Norbert
26303Buddy BassEndDuke
27316Marty BooherTackleWisconsin
28327Dave HerboldGuardMinnesota
29340Howie DareBackMaryland

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 29 Chicago Bears W 21–17 1–0 City Stadium
32,132
2 October 6 Detroit Lions L 24–14 1–1 City Stadium
32,120
3 October 13 Baltimore Colts L 45–17 1–2 Milwaukee County Stadium
26,322
4 October 20 San Francisco 49ers L 24–14 1–3 Milwaukee County Stadium
18,919
5 October 27 at Baltimore Colts W 24–21 2–3 Memorial Stadium
48,510
6 November 3 New York Giants L 31–17 2–4 City Stadium
32,070
7 November 10 at Chicago Bears L 21–14 2–5 Wrigley Field
47,153
8 November 17 Los Angeles Rams L 31–27 2–6 Milwaukee County Stadium
19,540
9 November 24 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 27–10 3–6 Forbes Field
29,701
10 November 28 at Detroit Lions L 18–6 3–7 Briggs Stadium
54,301
11 December 8 at Los Angeles Rams L 42–17 3–8 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
70,572
12 December 15 at San Francisco 49ers L 27–20 3–9 Kezar Stadium
59,100

Standings

NFL Western Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Detroit Lions 8 4 0 .667 6–4 251 231 W3
San Francisco 49ers 8 4 0 .667 7–3 260 264 W3
Baltimore Colts 7 5 0 .583 6–4 303 235 L2
Los Angeles Rams 6 6 0 .500 5–5 307 278 W2
Chicago Bears 5 7 0 .417 4–6 203 211 L1
Green Bay Packers 3 9 0 .250 2–8 218 311 L3

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

Roster

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

References

  1. "Crowd of 32,132 fills Green Bay's new City Stadium, sees Packers upset Bears". Milwaukee Journal. September 30, 1957. p. 7-part 2.
  2. "Packer board backs Lambeau Field idea". Milwaukee Journal. UPI. August 3, 1965. p. 18-part 2.
  3. "'Lambeau Field' voted by council". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. August 5, 1965. p. 3-part 2.
  4. "Curly Lambeau is stricken and dies of a heart attack". Lawrence (Kansas) Daily Journal World. Associated Press. June 2, 1965. p. 18.
  5. "Lambeau, Packer founder, dies; led club to 6 pro league titles". Milwaukee Journal. June 2, 1965. p. 19.
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