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{{Infobox NFL season
| team = Green Bay Packers
| year = 1953
| record = 2–9–1
| division_place = 6th [[Eastern and Western Divisions (NFL) 1933-69|NFL Western]]
| coach = [[Gene Ronzani]] (10 games)<br>[[Ray McLean]] (interim)<br>[[Hugh Devore]] (interim)
| stadium = [[City Stadium (Green Bay)|City Stadium]]<br>[[Milwaukee County Stadium]] 
| playoffs = ''did not qualify''
| shortnavlink = Packers seasons
}}
The '''1953 [[Green Bay Packers]] season''' was their 35th season overall and their 33rd in the [[National Football League]]. The club posted 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.

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 [[1953 Detroit Lions season|Detroit Lions]] in four seasons;<ref name=lpplgbp>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ky9WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=POYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6830%2C5030279 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |agency=Associated Press |title=Loss-plagued pilot leaves Green Bay pros |date=November 28, 1953 |page=11 }}</ref> 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 NFL season|2018]].  This season also marked the first season that the Packers played at the recently completed [[Milwaukee County Stadium]].

==Offseason==

===NFL Draft===
{{main|1953 NFL Draft}}
{| class="wikitable sortable sortable" 
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers 50thru53}};" width="7%"| Round
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers 50thru53}};" width="7%"| Pick
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers 50thru53}};" width="20%"| Player
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers 50thru53}};" width="15%"| Position
! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers 50thru53}};" width="20%"| School/club team
|-
|1||7||[[Al Carmichael]]||[[Halfback (American football)|Halfback]]||[[University of Southern California|USC]]
|-
|2||19||Gil Reich||Back||[[United States Military Academy|Army]]/[[University of Kansas|Kansas]]
|-
|-bgcolor="#FFCC00"
|3||31||[[Bill Forester]]||[[Linebacker]]||[[Southern Methodist University|SMU]]
|-
|4||43||[[Gib Dawson]]||Halfback||[[University of Texas at Austin|Texas]]
|-
|-bgcolor="#FFCC00"
|5||55||[[Roger Zatkoff]]||Linebacker||[[University of Michigan|Michigan]]
|-
|6||67||Bob Kennedy||[[Guard (American football)|Guard]]||[[University of Wisconsin–Madison|Wisconsin]]
|-
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|7||79||[[Jim Ringo]]||[[Center (American football)|Center]]||[[Syracuse University|Syracuse]]
|-
|8||91||Lauren Hargrove||Back||[[University of Georgia|Georgia]]
|-
|9||103||Floyd Harrawood||Tackle||[[University of Tulsa|Tulsa]]
|-
|10||115||Vic Rimkus||Guard||[[College of the Holy Cross|Holy Cross]]
|-
|11||127||[[Joe Johnson (running back)|Joe Johnson]]||Halfback||[[Boston College]]
|-
|12||139||Dick Curran||Back||[[Arizona State University|Arizona State]]
|-
|13||151||Bob Orders||Center||Army/[[West Virginia University|West Virginia]]
|-
|14||163||Charley Wrenn||Tackle||[[Texas Christian University|TCU]]
|-
|15||175||Gene Helwig||Back||Tulsa
|-
|16||187||[[John Hlay]]||[[Fullback (American football)|Fullback]]||[[Ohio State University|Ohio State]]
|-
|17||199||Bill Georges||End||[[University of Texas at Austin|Texas]]
|-
|18||211||Jim Philee||Back||[[Bradley University|Bradley]]
|-
|19||223||[[Bill Lucky]]||[[Tackle (American football)#Defensive tackle|Defensive tackle]]||[[Baylor University|Baylor]]
|-
|20||235||John Harville||Back||TCU
|-
|21||247||Bob Conway||Back||[[University of Alabama|Alabama]]
|-
|22||259||Bill Turnbeaugh||Tackle||[[Auburn University|Auburn]]
|-
|23||271||Bill Murray||End||[[American International College|American International]]
|-
|24||283||[[James Haslam Jr.]]||Tackle||[[University of Tennessee|Tennessee]]
|-
|25||295||[[Ike Jones]]||End||[[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]]
|-
|26||307||George Bozanic||Back||USC
|-
|27||319||Jim McConaughey||End||[[University of Houston|Houston]]
|-
|28||331||Zack Jordan||End||[[University of Colorado at Boulder|Colorado]]
|-
|29||343||John O'Brien||Guard||Boston College
|-
|30||355||[[Al Barry]]||Guard||USC
|}

*Yellow indicates a future [[Pro Bowl]] selection
*Green indicates a future [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] inductee

==Regular season==

===Schedule===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Week
! Date
! Opponent
! Result
! Record
! Venue
! Attendance
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
|align=center|1
| September 27
| [[1953 Cleveland Browns season|Cleveland Browns]]
| L 27–0
| align=center|0–1
| [[Milwaukee County Stadium]]
| <center>22,604</center>
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
|align=center|2
| October 4
| [[1953 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears]]
| L 17–13
| align=center|0–2
| [[City Stadium (Green Bay)|City Stadium]]
| <center>24,835</center>
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
|align=center|3
| October 11
| [[1953 Los Angeles Rams season|Los Angeles Rams]]
| L 38–20
| align=center|0–3
| Milwaukee County Stadium
| <center>23,353</center>
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
|align=center|4
| October 18
| [[1953 Baltimore Colts season|Baltimore Colts]]
| W 37–14
| align=center|1–3
| City Stadium
| <center>18,713</center>
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
|align=center|5
| October 24
| at [[1953 Pittsburgh Steelers season|Pittsburgh Steelers]]
| L 31–14
| align=center|1–4
| [[Forbes Field]]
| <center>22,918</center>
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
|align=center|6
| October 31
| at Baltimore Colts
| W 35–24
| align=center|2–4
| [[Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)|Memorial Stadium]]
| <center>33,797</center>
|-style="background: #ffeeaa;"
|align=center|7
| November 8
| at Chicago Bears
| T 21–21
| align=center|2–4–1
| [[Wrigley Field]]
| <center>39,889</center>
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
|align=center|8
| November 15
| [[1953 Detroit Lions season|Detroit Lions]]
| L 14–7
| align=center|2–5–1
| City Stadium
| <center>20,834</center>
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
|align=center|9
| November 22
| [[1953 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]]
| L 37–7
| align=center|2–6–1
| Milwaukee County Stadium
| <center>16,378</center>
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
|align=center|10
| November 26
| at Detroit Lions
| L 34–15
| align=center|2–7–1
| [[Briggs Stadium]]
| <center>52,607</center>
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
|align=center|11
| December 6
| at San Francisco 49ers
| L 48–14
| align=center|2–8–1
| [[Kezar Stadium]]
| <center>31,337</center>
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
|align=center|12
| December 12
| at Los Angeles Rams
| L 33–17
| align=center|2–9–1
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
| <center>23,069</center>
|}

===Standings===
{{1953 NFL Western standings}}

===Roster===
{| class="toccolours" style="text-align: left;"
|-
! colspan="9" style="text-align:center; {{NFLPrimaryStyle|Green Bay Packers 50thru53|border=2}};"|'''Green Bay Packers roster'''
|-
| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" | '''Quarterbacks'''
*<span style="font-family: Courier New;">15</span> [[Babe Parilli]]
*<span style="font-family: Courier New;">18</span> [[Tobin Rote]]

'''Running Backs'''
*<span style="font-family: Courier New;">20</span> [[Byron Bailey]]
*<span style="font-family: Courier New;">43</span> ''[[Don Barton]]''
*<span style="font-family: Courier New;">22</span> [[J. R. Boone]]
*<span style="font-family: Courier New;">42</span> ''[[Al Carmichael]]''
*<span style="font-family: Courier New;">31</span> [[Fred Cone (American football)|Fred Cone]]
*<span style="font-family: Courier New;">27</span> [[Larry Coutre]]
*<span style="font-family: Courier New;">26</span> ''[[Gib Dawson]]''
*<span style="font-family: Courier New;">37</span> ''[[Howie Ferguson]]''
*<span style="font-family: Courier New;">22</span> [[Johnny Papit]]
*<span style="font-family: Courier New;">24</span> [[Floyd Reid]]

'''Wide Receivers'''
*<span style="font-family: Courier New;">86</span> [[Billy Howton]]
*<span style="font-family: Courier New;">87</span> [[Bob Mann (American football)|Bob Mann]]
*<span style="font-family: Courier New;">81</span> ''[[Clive Rush]]''

| style="width: 25px;" | 
| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" | '''Offensive Linemen'''
*<span style="font-family: Courier New;">72</span> [[Dick the Bruiser|William Afflis]]
*<span style="font-family: Courier New;">62</span> [[Buddy Brown]]
*<span style="font-family: Courier New;">73</span> [[Gus Cifelli]]
*<span style="font-family: Courier New;">67</span> [[Dick Logan]]
*<span style="font-family: Courier New;">51</span> ''[[Jim Ringo]]''
*<span style="font-family: Courier New;">61</span> [[Steve Ruzich]]
*<span style="font-family: Courier New;">53</span> [[Dave Stephenson]]
*<span style="font-family: Courier New;">68</span> [[Len Szafaryn]]

'''Defensive Linemen'''
*<span style="font-family: Courier New;">80</span> [[Carlton Elliott]]
*<span style="font-family: Courier New;">77</span> [[Dave Hanner]]
*<span style="font-family: Courier New;">88</span> [[George Hays (American football)|George Hays]]
*<span style="font-family: Courier New;">83</span> [[John Martinkovic]]
*<span style="font-family: Courier New;">75</span> [[Howie Ruetz]]
*<span style="font-family: Courier New;">70</span> [[Dick Wildung]]

| style="width: 25px;" |
| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" | '''Linebackers'''
*<span style="font-family: Courier New;">69</span> ''[[Bill Forester]]''
*<span style="font-family: Courier New;">8</span> [[Bob Forte]]
*<span style="font-family: Courier New;">66</span> [[Deral Teteak]]
*<span style="font-family: Courier New;">58</span> [[Clayton Tonnemaker]]
*<span style="font-family: Courier New;">74</span> ''[[Roger Zatkoff]]''

'''Defensive Backs'''
*<span style="font-family: Courier New;">40</span> [[Ben Aldridge (defensive back)|Ben Aldridge]]
*<span style="font-family: Courier New;">44</span> [[Bobby Dillon]]
*<span style="font-family: Courier New;">41</span> [[Marvin Johnson (American football)|Marvin Johnson]]
*<span style="font-family: Courier New;">48</span> [[Ace Loomis]]
*<span style="font-family: Courier New;">23</span> [[Dan Sandifer]]
*<span style="font-family: Courier New;">47</span> ''[[Val Joe Walker]]''

<small>''Rookies and first-year players in italics''</small><br />
|-
|}

==Awards, records, and honors==
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==References==
{{Reflist}}
*[http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/gb/packers.html Sportsencyclopedia.com]
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