1958 Green Bay Packers season
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1958 Green Bay Packers season
| 1958 Green Bay Packers season | |||||||
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| Head coach | Ray McLean | ||||||
| Home field | Lambeau Field Milwaukee County Stadium |
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| Results | |||||||
| Record | 1-10-1 | ||||||
| Division Place | 6th NFL Western | ||||||
| Playoff finish | did not qualify | ||||||
| Timeline | |||||||
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The 1958 Green Bay Packers season was their 38th season in the National Football League. The club posted a 1-10-1 record under coach Ray McLean, earning them a last-place finish in the Western Conference and the worst record ever posted by a Packers team. In the immortal words of New York sportswriter and Green Bay native Red Smith: “they overwhelmed one opponent, under whelmed ten, and whelmed one." [1] McLean would not return to Green Bay in 1959, and his dismissal paved the way for the historic hiring of Vince Lombardi.
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Offseason
NFL Draft
Main article: 1958 NFL Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
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| 1 | 3 | Dan Currie | Linebacker | Michigan State |
| 2 | 15 | Jim Taylor | Fullback | LSU |
| 3 | 27 | Dick Christy | Back | North Carolina State |
| 3 | 36 | Ray Nitschke | Linebacker | Illinois |
| 4 | 39 | Jerry Kramer | Guard | Idaho |
| 5 | 51 | Joe Francis | Quarterback | Oregon State |
| 6 | 62 | Ken Gray | Tackle | Howard Payne |
| 7 | 75 | Doug Maison | Back | Hillsdale |
| 8 | 86 | Mike Bill | Center | Syracuse |
| 9 | 99 | Norm Jarock | Back | St. Norbert |
| 10 | 110 | Carl Johnson | Tackle | Illinois |
| 11 | 123 | Harry Horton | End | Wichita State |
| 12 | 134 | Wayne Miller | End | Baylor |
| 13 | 147 | Gene Cook | End | Toledo |
| 13 | 153 | Don Herndon | Back | Tampa |
| 14 | 158 | Harry Hauffe | Tackle | South Dakota |
| 15 | 171 | Tom Newell | Back | Drake |
| 16 | 182 | Arley Finley | Tackle | Georgia Tech |
| 17 | 195 | Joe Reese | End | Arkansas Tech |
| 18 | 206 | Chuck Strid | Guard | Syracuse |
| 20 | 230 | John DuBose | Back | Trinity (TX) |
| 21 | 243 | Jerry Kershner | Tackle | Oregon |
| 22 | 264 | Franklin Merlino | Back | Florida State |
| 23 | 267 | Jack Ashton | Guard | South Carolina |
| 24 | 278 | John Jereck | Tackle | Detroit |
| 25 | 291 | Larry Plenty | Back | Boston College |
| 26 | 302 | Esker Harris | Guard | UCLA |
| 27 | 315 | Neil Habig | Center | Purdue |
| 28 | 326 | Dave Crowell | Guard | Washington State |
| 29 | 339 | Bob Haynes | Tackle | Sam Houston State |
| 30 | 350 | John Peters | Tackle | Houston |
- Yellow indicates a future Pro Bowl selection
- Green indicates a future Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee
Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Venue | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 28, 1958 | Chicago Bears | L 34-20 | City Stadium |
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| 2 | October 5, 1958 | Detroit Lions | T 13-13 | City Stadium |
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| 3 | October 12, 1958 | Baltimore Colts | L 24-17 | Milwaukee County Stadium |
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| 4 | October 19, 1958 | at Washington Redskins | L 37-21 | Griffith Stadium |
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| 5 | October 26, 1958 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 38-35 | City Stadium |
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| 6 | November 2, 1958 | at Baltimore Colts | L 56-0 | Memorial Stadium |
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| 7 | November 9, 1958 | at Chicago Bears | L 24-10 | Wrigley Field |
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| 8 | November 16, 1958 | Los Angeles Rams | L 20-7 | City Stadium |
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| 9 | November 23, 1958 | San Francisco 49ers | L 33-12 | Milwaukee County Stadium |
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| 10 | November 27, 1958 | at Detroit Lions | L 24-14 | Briggs Stadium |
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| 11 | December 7, 1958 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 48-21 | Kezar Stadium |
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| 12 | December 14, 1958 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 34-20 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
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Standings
| NFL Western | |||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Baltimore Colts | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 381 | 203 | L-2 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 334 | 278 | W-3 |
| Chicago Bears | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 298 | 230 | W-2 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 257 | 324 | W-2 |
| Detroit Lions | 4 | 7 | 1 | .364 | 261 | 276 | L-2 |
| Green Bay Packers | 1 | 10 | 1 | .091 | 193 | 382 | L-7 |
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
Milestones
References
- ^ news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1683&dat=19990914&id=3P8cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lI4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=5049,7209886
- "1958 Green Bay Packers statistics". Pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on 15 December 2007. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb1958.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
- "Sports Encyclopedia - Green Bay Packers". Sportsencyclopedia.com. Archived from the original on 16 December 2007. http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/gb/packers.html. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
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| Eastern Conference | Western Conference |
| Cleveland | Baltimore |
| New York | Chicago Bears |
| Philadelphia | Detroit |
| Pittsburgh | Green Bay |
| Chicago Cardinals | Los Angeles |
| Washington | San Francisco |
| 1958 NFL Draft • NFL Championship • Pro Bowl | |
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