1956 Green Bay Packers season

The 1956 Green Bay Packers season was their 38th season overall and their 36th in the National Football League.^[1] The team finished with a 4–8 record under third-year coach Lisle Blackbourn, earning them a fifth-place finish in the Western Conference.

1956 Green Bay Packers season
General manager	Verne Lewellen
Head coach	Lisle Blackbourn
Home stadium	City Stadium Milwaukee County Stadium
Results
Record	4–8
Division place	5th (tied) NFL Western
Playoffs	Did not qualify
← 1955 Packers seasons 1957 →

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1956 NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	8	Jack Losch	Halfback	Miami (FL)
2	20	Forrest Gregg	Offensive Tackle	SMU
4	44	Cecil Morris	Guard	Oklahoma
5	56	Bob Skoronski	Offensive Tackle	Indiana
6	68	Bob Burris	Back	Oklahoma
7	80	Hank Gremminger	Cornerback	Baylor
8	92	Russ Dennis	End	Maryland
9	104	Gordy Duvall	Back	USC
10	116	Bob Laugherty	Back	Maryland
11	128	Mike Hudock	Center	Miami (FL)
12	140	Max Burnett	Back	Arizona
13	152	Jim Mense	Center	Notre Dame
14	164	Charlie Thomas	Back	Wisconsin
15	176	Buddy Alliston	Guard	Ole Miss
16	188	Curtis Lynch	Tackle	Alabama
17	200	Bart Starr	Quarterback	Alabama
18	212	Stan Intihar	End	Cornell
19	224	Ken Vakey	End	Texas Tech
20	236	Clyde Letbetter	Tackle	Baylor
21	248	Hal O'Brien	Back	SMU
22	260	Johnny Popson	Back	Furman
23	272	Jesse Birchfield	Guard	Duke
24	284	Don Wilson	Center	Rice
25	296	Franz Koenecke	End	Minnesota
26	308	Dick Goehe	Tackle	Ole Miss
27	320	Dick Kolian	End	Wisconsin
28	332	Bobby Lance	Quarterback	Florida
29	344	Vester Newcomb	Center	Southwest Junior College
30	355	Rod Hermes	Quarterback	Beloit

• Green indicates a future Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee
• Yellow indicates a future Pro Bowl selection

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 30	Detroit Lions	L 16–20	0–1	City Stadium	24,668	Recap
2	October 7	Chicago Bears	L 21–37	0–2	City Stadium	24,668	Recap
3	October 14	Baltimore Colts	W 38–33	1–2	Milwaukee County Stadium	24,214	Recap
4	October 21	Los Angeles Rams	W 42–17	2–2	Milwaukee County Stadium	24,200	Recap
5	October 28	at Baltimore Colts	L 21–28	2–3	Memorial Stadium	40,086	Recap
6	November 4	Cleveland Browns	L 7–24	2–4	Milwaukee County Stadium	28,590	Recap
7	November 11	at Chicago Bears	L 14–38	2–5	Wrigley Field	49,172	Recap
8	November 18	San Francisco 49ers	L 16–17	2–6	City Stadium	17,986	Recap
9	November 22	at Detroit Lions	W 24–20	3–6	Briggs Stadium	54,087	Recap
10	December 2	at Chicago Cardinals	W 24–21	4–6	Comiskey Park	22,620	Recap
11	December 8	at San Francisco 49ers	L 20–38	4–7	Kezar Stadium	32,433	Recap
12	December 16	at Los Angeles Rams	L 21–49	4–8	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	45,209	Recap
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Western Conference
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Chicago Bears	9	2	1	.818	8–2	363	246	W2
Detroit Lions	9	3	0	.750	8–2	300	188	L1
San Francisco 49ers	5	6	1	.455	5–5	233	284	W3
Baltimore Colts	5	7	0	.417	3–7	270	322	W1
Los Angeles Rams	4	8	0	.333	3–7	291	307	W2
Green Bay Packers	4	8	0	.333	3–7	264	342	L2

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

Roster

Green Bay Packers roster
Quarterbacks 18 Tobin Rote 15 Bart Starr Running backs 48 Al Carmichael 31 Fred Cone 37 Howie Ferguson 40 Joe Johnson 25 Jack Losch 24 Floyd "Breezy" Reid 22 Bill Roberts 61 Jack Spinks Wide receivers 86 Billy Howton 84 Gary Knafelc		Offensive linemen 62 Buddy Brown 75 Forrest Gregg 58 Larry Lauer 51 Jim Ringo 77 John Sandusky 63 Joe Skibinski 76 Bob Skoronski 61 Jerry Smith 68 Len Szafaryn Defensive linemen 85 Emery Barnes 87 Nate Borden 79 Dave Hanner 72 Jerry Helluin 70 Don King 81 Gene Knutson 83 John Martinkovic		Linebackers 65 Tom Bettis 69 Bill Forester 74 Roger Zatkoff Defensive backs 20 Billy Bookout 26 Jim Capuzzi 44 Bobby Dillon 26 Ken Gorgal 46 Hank Gremminger 66 Deral Teteak 47 Val Joe Walker 23 Glenn Young Special teams 80 Dick Deschaine Rookies and first-year players in italics

Awards and records

• Tobin Rote, NFL Leader, Touchdown Passes, (18)