1954 Green Bay Packers season
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1954 Green Bay Packers season
| 1954 Green Bay Packers season | |||||||
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| Head coach | Lisle Blackbourn | ||||||
| Home field | City Stadium Milwaukee County Stadium |
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| Results | |||||||
| Record | 4-8 | ||||||
| Division Place | 5th NFL Western | ||||||
| Playoff finish | did not qualify | ||||||
| Timeline | |||||||
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The 1954 Green Bay Packers season was their 34th season in the National Football League. The club posted a 4-8 record under new head-coach Lisle Blackbourn, earning them a fifth place finish in the Western Conference.
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Offseason
NFL Draft
Main article: 1954 NFL Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
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| 1 | 2 | Art Hunter | Offensive Tackle | Notre Dame |
| 2 | 15 | Bob Fleck | Tackle | Syracuse |
| 3 | 27 | George Timberlake | Linebacker | USC |
| 4 | 40 | Tommy Allman | Back | West Virginia |
| 5 | 51 | Max McGee | Wide Receiver | Tulane |
| 7 | 75 | Sam Marshall | Tackle | Florida A&M |
| 8 | 87 | Jimmie Williams | Tackle | Texas Tech |
| 9 | 99 | Dave Davis | End | Georgia Tech |
| 10 | 111 | Gene Knutson | Defensive End | Michigan |
| 11 | 123 | Ken Hall | End | North Texas State |
| 12 | 135 | Bill Oliver | Back | Alabama |
| 13 | 147 | Mike Takacs | Guard | Ohio State |
| 14 | 159 | Dave Johnson | Back | Rice |
| 16 | 183 | Des Koch | Back | USC |
| 17 | 195 | J. D. Roberts | Guard | Oklahoma |
| 18 | 207 | Emery Barnes | Defensive End | Oregon |
| 19 | 219 | Ken Hall | Center | Springfield |
| 20 | 231 | Lowell Herbert | Guard | Pacific |
| 21 | 243 | Art Liebscher | Back | Pacific |
| 22 | 255 | Willie Buford | Tackle | Morgan State |
| 23 | 267 | Clint Sathrum | Back | St. Olaf |
| 24 | 279 | Marv Tennefoss | End | Stanford |
| 25 | 291 | John Smalley | Tackle | Alabama |
| 26 | 303 | Ralph Baierl | Tackle | Maryland |
| 27 | 315 | Hosea Sims | End | Marquette |
| 28 | 327 | Evan Slonac | Back | Michigan State |
| 29 | 339 | Jerry Dufek | Tackle | St. Norbert |
| 30 | 351 | Terry Campbell | Back | Washington State |
- Yellow indicates a future Pro Bowl selection
Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Venue | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 26, 1954 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 21-20 | City Stadium |
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| 2 | October 3, 1954 | Chicago Bears | L 10-3 | City Stadium |
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| 3 | October 10, 1954 | San Francisco 49ers | L 23-17 | Milwaukee County Stadium |
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| 4 | October 17, 1954 | Los Angeles Rams | W 35-17 | Milwaukee County Stadium |
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| 5 | October 24, 1954 | at Baltimore Colts | W 7-6 | Memorial Stadium |
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| 6 | October 30, 1954 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 37-14 | Connie Mack Stadium |
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| 7 | November 7, 1954 | at Chicago Bears | L 28-23 | Wrigley Field |
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| 8 | November 13, 1954 | Baltimore Colts | W 24-13 | Milwaukee County Stadium |
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| 9 | November 21, 1954 | Detroit Lions | L 21-17 | City Stadium |
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| 10 | November 25, 1954 | at Detroit Lions | L 28-24 | Briggs Stadium |
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| 11 | December 5, 1954 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 35-0 | Kezar Stadium |
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| 12 | December 12, 1954 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 35-27 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
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Standings
| NFL Western | |||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Detroit Lions | 9 | 2 | 1 | .818 | 337 | 189 | W-1 |
| Chicago Bears | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 301 | 279 | W-4 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 4 | 1 | .636 | 313 | 251 | W-2 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 6 | 5 | 1 | .545 | 314 | 285 | W-1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 234 | 251 | L-4 |
| Baltimore Colts | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 131 | 279 | L-1 |
Roster
| Green Bay Packers roster | ||||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
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Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive Backs
Rookies and first-year players in italics |
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Awards, records, and honors
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References
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| Eastern Conference | Western Conference |
| Chicago Cardinals | Baltimore |
| Cleveland | Chicago Bears |
| New York | Detroit |
| Philadelphia | Green Bay |
| Pittsburgh | Los Angeles |
| Washington | San Francisco |
| 1954 NFL Draft • NFL Championship • Pro Bowl | |
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