1952 Green Bay Packers season
NFL team season
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The 1952 Green Bay Packers season was their 34th season overall and their 32nd season in the National Football League. The team finished with a 6–6 record under third-year head coach Gene Ronzani for a fourth-place finish in the National Conference in 1952. After climbing to a 6–3 record, the Packers lost their final three games, but the .500 record was their best since 1947.
| 1952 Green Bay Packers season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Gene Ronzani |
| Home stadium | City Stadium Marquette Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 6–6 |
| Division place | 4th National |
| Playoffs | Did not qualify |
The Packers played their Milwaukee home games in Marquette Stadium during this season only, after using Wisconsin State Fair Park from 1934 through 1951. The new County Stadium became the venue in 1953, and hosted the Milwaukee home games through 1994, when they were discontinued.
Head coach Ronzani was a Marquette University alumnus (1933) and won nine varsity letters in college.
Offseason
NFL draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Babe Parilli | Quarterback | Kentucky |
| 2 | 15 | Billy Howton | Wide receiver | Rice |
| 3 | 28 | Bobby Dillon | Defensive back | Texas |
| 5 | 52 | Dave Hanner | Defensive tackle | Arkansas |
| 6 | 63 | Tom Johnson | Defensive tackle | Michigan |
| 7 | 76 | Bill Reichardt | Fullback | Iowa |
| 8 | 87 | Mel Becket | Center | Indiana |
| 9 | 100 | Deral Teteak | Linebacker | Wisconsin |
| 10 | 111 | Art Kleinschmidt | Guard | Tulane |
| 10 | 116 | Bud Roffler | Back | Washington State |
| 11 | 124 | Billy Burkhalter | Back | Rice |
| 12 | 135 | Bill Wilson | Tackle | Texas |
| 13 | 148 | Billy Hair | Back | Clemson |
| 14 | 159 | Jack Morgan | Tackle | Michigan State |
| 15 | 172 | Bobby Jack Floyd | Fullback | TCU |
| 16 | 183 | Johnny Coatta | Back | Wisconsin |
| 17 | 196 | Don Peterson | Back | Michigan |
| 18 | 207 | Howard Tisdale | Tackle | Stephen F. Austin |
| 19 | 220 | Johnny Pont | Tackle | Miami (OH) |
| 20 | 231 | Chuck Boerio | Linebacker | Illinois |
| 21 | 244 | Herb Zimmerman | Guard | TCU |
| 22 | 255 | Karl Kluckhohn | End | Colgate |
| 23 | 268 | Frank Kapral | Guard | Michigan State |
| 24 | 279 | John Schuetzner | End | South Carolina |
| 25 | 292 | Charlie LaPradd | Tackle | Florida |
| 26 | 303 | Charlie Stokes | Tackle | Tennessee |
| 27 | 316 | I. D. Russell | Back | SMU |
| 28 | 327 | Billy Barrett | Back | Notre Dame |
| 29 | 340 | Bill Stratton | Back | Lewis |
| 30 | 351 | Jack Fulkerson | Tackle | Southern Miss |
- Yellow indicates a future Pro Bowl selection
Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 28 | Chicago Bears | L 14–24 | 0–1 | City Stadium | 24,656 |
| 2 | October 5 | Washington Redskins | W 35–20 | 1–1 | Marquette Stadium | 9,657 |
| 3 | October 12 | Los Angeles Rams | L 28–30 | 1–2 | Marquette Stadium | 21,693 |
| 4 | October 18 | at Dallas Texans | W 24–14 | 2–2 | Cotton Bowl | 14,000 |
| 5 | October 26 | Detroit Lions | L 17–52 | 2–3 | City Stadium | 24,656 |
| 6 | November 2 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 12–10 | 3–3 | Marquette Stadium | 10,149 |
| 7 | November 9 | at Chicago Bears | W 41–28 | 4–3 | Wrigley Field | 41,751 |
| 8 | November 16 | at New York Giants | W 17–3 | 5–3 | Polo Grounds | 26,723 |
| 9 | November 23 | Dallas Texans | W 42–14 | 6–3 | City Stadium | 16,340 |
| 10 | November 27 | at Detroit Lions | L 24–48 | 6–4 | Briggs Stadium | 39,101 |
| 11 | December 7 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 27–45 | 6–5 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 49,822 |
| 12 | December 14 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 14–24 | 6–6 | Kezar Stadium | 17,579 |
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
Week 7
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Packers | 7 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 41 |
| Bears | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
- Date: November 9
- Location: Wrigley Field
- Game attendance: 41,751
| Q1 | GB | Howton 19-yard pass from Parilli (Cone kick) | GB 7–0 | |
| Q1 | CHI | Campbell 86-yard kickoff return (Blanda kick) | Tie 7–7 | |
| Q2 | GB | Cone 1-yard run (Cone kick) | GB 14–7 | |
| Q2 | GB | Cone 12-yard field goal | GB 17–7 | |
| Q3 | GB | Cone 37-yard pass from Rote (Cone kick) | GB 24–7 | |
| Q3 | CHI | Macon 89-yard kickoff return (Blanda kick) | GB 24–14 | |
| Q4 | GB | Martinkovic ?-yard fumble return (Cone kick) | GB 31–14 | |
| Q4 | GB | Reichardt 37-yard field goal | GB 34–14 | |
| Q4 | GB | Mann 27-yard pass from Parilli (Cone kick) | GB 41–14 | |
| Q4 | CHI | Schroeder 48-yard pass from Romanik (Blanda kick) | GB 41–21 | |
| Q4 | CHI | Morrison 12-yard pass from Romanik (Blanda kick) | GB 41–28 | |
Standings
| NFL National Conference | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK | ||
| Detroit Lions | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 7–3 | 344 | 192 | W3 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 8–2 | 349 | 234 | W8 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 6–3 | 285 | 221 | W1 | |
| Green Bay Packers | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 3–6 | 295 | 312 | L3 | |
| Chicago Bears | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 4–6 | 245 | 326 | W1 | |
| Dallas Texans | 1 | 11 | 0 | .083 | 1–9 | 182 | 427 | L2 | |
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Roster
| 1952 Green Bay Packers final roster | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Receivers
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
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Reserve
Rookies in italics | |||||
