1950 Green Bay Packers season

1950 Green Bay Packers season
Head Coach	Gene Ronzani
Home Field	City Stadium Wisconsin State Fair Park
Results
Record	3–9
Place	5th National
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1949	1951

The 1950 Green Bay Packers season was their 32nd season overall and their 30th season in the National Football League. The club posted a 3–9 record under first-year head coach Gene Ronzani for a fifth-place finish in the National Conference.

Offseason

To get the franchise on a firm financial footing, the club started selling stocks publicly for the first time. The stock drive netted $118,000. To replace Curly Lambeau, the Packers named Gene Ronzani as their new head coach and Vice President. The year also saw another change as the team changed its colors to green and yellow; from the navy that the club had been wearing.

NFL Draft

Main article: 1950 NFL Draft

Incomplete list

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	4	Clayton Tonnemaker	Center	Minnesota
2	17	Tobin Rote	Quarterback	Rice
3	27	Gordy Soltau	Wide receiver	Minnesota
4	43	Larry Coutre	Halfback	Notre Dame
6	69	Jack Cloud	Fullback	William & Mary
7	82	Leon Manley	Guard	Oklahoma
13	160	Carlton Elliott	Defensive end	Virginia
18	225	Arnold Galiffa	Quarterback	Army
25	316	Frank Waters	Fullback	Michigan State
30	381	Ray Mallouf	Quarterback	Southern Methodist

• Yellow indicates a future Pro Bowl selection

Regular season

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Packers points	Opponents	First Downs	Record	Streak	Venue	Attendance
1	September 17	Detroit Lions	Loss	7	45	11	0–1	Lost 1	City Stadium	22,096
2	September 24	Washington Redskins	Win	35	21	21	1–1	Won 1	State Fair Park	14,109
3	Oct 1	Chicago Bears	Win	31	21	8	2–1	Won 2	City Stadium	24,893
4	Oct 8	New York Yanks	Loss	31	44	23	2–2	Lost 1	City Stadium	23,871
5	Oct 15	at Chicago Bears	Loss	14	28	11	2–3	Lost 2	Wrigley Field	51,065
6	Oct 19	at New York Yanks	Loss	17	35	14	2–4	Lost 3	Yankee Stadium	13,661
7	Nov 5	at Baltimore Colts	Loss	21	41	13	2–5	Lost 4	Memorial Stadium	12,971
8	Nov 12	Los Angeles Rams	Loss	14	45	17	2–6	Lost 5	State Fair Park	20,456
9	Nov 19	at Detroit Lions	Loss	21	24	16	2–7	Lost 6	Briggs Stadium	17,752
10	Nov 26	San Francisco 49ers	Win	25	21	13	3–7	Won 1	City Stadium	13,196
11	Dec 3	at Los Angeles Rams	Loss	14	51	13	3–8	Lost 1	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	39,323
12	Dec 10	at San Francisco 49ers	Loss	14	30	14	3–9	Lost 2	Kezar Stadium	20,797

Standings

Template:1950 NFL National standings

Passing

Player	Games	Games Started	Completions	Attempts	Comp. %	Yards	Touchdowns	Interceptions
Tobin Rote	12	12	83	224	37.1%	1231	7	24
Paul Christman	11	1 (on def.)	51	126	40.5%	545	7	7
Tom O'Malley	1	0	4	15	26.7%	31	0	6
Bob Forte	12	0	2	2	100.0%	24	0	0

Roster

Green Bay Packers roster
Quarterbacks 28 Paul Christman 76 Tom O'Malley 38 Tobin Rote Running Backs 31 Bill Boedeker 3 Tony Canadeo 42 Al Cannava 82 Jack Cloud 27 Larry Coutre 42 Wally Dreyer 8 Bob Forte 64 Ted Fritsch 22 Billy Grimes 80 Floyd Reid Wide Receivers 19 Al Baldwin 48 Ted Cook 31 Bob Mann 23 Steve Pritko		Offensive Linemen 33 Buddy Burris 21 Ray DiPierro 18 Chuck Drulis 55 Enrique Ecker 90 Leon Manley 58 Ed Neal 51 Len Szafaryn Defensive Linemen 44 Clarence McGeary 49 Dan Orlich 34 Joe Spencer 63 Don Stansauk 16 Abner Wimberly		Linebackers 17 Carl Schuette 77 Bob Summerhays 35 Clayton Tonnemaker Defensive Backs 74 Rebel Steiner 25 Alex Wizbicki Special Teams 36 Earl Girard Rookies and first-year players in italics

References

• Packers on Pro Football Reference
• Sportsencyclopedia.com