1953 Green Bay Packers season

The 1953 Green Bay Packers season was their 35th season overall and their 33rd in the National Football League. The team finished with a 2–9–1 record under head coach Gene Ronzani and interim co-coaches Ray McLean, and Hugh Devore, and finished last in the newly named Western Conference.

1953 Green Bay Packers season
Head coachGene Ronzani (10 games)
Ray McLean (interim)
Hugh Devore (interim)
Home fieldCity Stadium
Milwaukee County Stadium
Results
Record2–9–1
Division place6th NFL Western
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Fourth-year head coach Ronzani led the team for the first ten games, but resigned after a nationally televised Thanksgiving Day loss, his eighth loss to the Detroit Lions in four seasons;[1] McLean and Devore co-coached the last two games of the season, both losses. It was the only in-season coaching change in Packers history, until 2018. This season also marked the first season that the Packers played at the recently completed Milwaukee County Stadium.

Offseason

NFL Draft
Main article: 1953 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position School/club team
17Al CarmichaelHalfbackUSC
219Gil ReichBackArmy/Kansas
331Bill ForesterLinebackerSMU
443Gib DawsonHalfbackTexas
555Roger ZatkoffLinebackerMichigan
667Bob KennedyGuardWisconsin
779Jim RingoCenterSyracuse
891Lauren HargroveBackGeorgia
9103Floyd HarrawoodTackleTulsa
10115Vic RimkusGuardHoly Cross
11127Joe JohnsonHalfbackBoston College
12139Dick CurranBackArizona State
13151Bob OrdersCenterArmy/West Virginia
14163Charley WrennTackleTCU
15175Gene HelwigBackTulsa
16187John HlayFullbackOhio State
17199Bill GeorgesEndTexas
18211Jim PhileeBackBradley
19223Bill LuckyDefensive tackleBaylor
20235John HarvilleBackTCU
21247Bob ConwayBackAlabama
22259Bill TurnbeaughTackleAuburn
23271Bill MurrayEndAmerican International
24283James Haslam Jr.TackleTennessee
25295Ike JonesEndUCLA
26307George BozanicBackUSC
27319Jim McConaugheyEndHouston
28331Zack JordanEndColorado
29343John O'BrienGuardBoston College
30355Al BarryGuardUSC

Regular season

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 27 Cleveland Browns L 27–0 0–1 Milwaukee County Stadium
22,604
2 October 4 Chicago Bears L 17–13 0–2 City Stadium
24,835
3 October 11 Los Angeles Rams L 38–20 0–3 Milwaukee County Stadium
23,353
4 October 18 Baltimore Colts W 37–14 1–3 City Stadium
18,713
5 October 24 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 31–14 1–4 Forbes Field
22,918
6 October 31 at Baltimore Colts W 35–24 2–4 Memorial Stadium
33,797
7 November 8 at Chicago Bears T 21–21 2–4–1 Wrigley Field
39,889
8 November 15 Detroit Lions L 14–7 2–5–1 City Stadium
20,834
9 November 22 San Francisco 49ers L 37–7 2–6–1 Milwaukee County Stadium
16,378
10 November 26 at Detroit Lions L 34–15 2–7–1 Briggs Stadium
52,607
11 December 6 at San Francisco 49ers L 48–14 2–8–1 Kezar Stadium
31,337
12 December 12 at Los Angeles Rams L 33–17 2–9–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
23,069

Standings
NFL Western Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Detroit Lions 10 2 0 .833 8–2 271 205 W6
San Francisco 49ers 9 3 0 .750 8–2 372 237 W4
Los Angeles Rams 8 3 1 .727 7–3 366 236 W2
Chicago Bears 3 8 1 .273 2–7–1 218 262 L2
Baltimore Colts 3 9 0 .250 2–8 182 350 L7
Green Bay Packers 2 9 1 .182 2–7–1 200 338 L5

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

Rookies and first-year players in italics

References
  1. "Loss-plagued pilot leaves Green Bay pros". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. November 28, 1953. p. 11.
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