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1956 Green Bay Packers season
Head Coach Lisle Blackbourn
Home Field City Stadium
Milwaukee County Stadium
Results
Record 4–8
Place 5th NFL Western
Playoff Finish did not qualify
Timeline
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1955 1957

The 1956 Green Bay Packers season was their 38th season overall and their 36th in the National Football League. The club posted a 4–8 record under coach Lisle Blackbourn, earning them a fifth-place finish in the Western Conference.

Offseason[]

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

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

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

Standings[]

Template:1956 NFL Western standings

Roster[]

Green Bay Packers roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

Rookies and first-year players in italics

Awards and records[]

Milestones[]

References[]

Eastern Conference Western Conference
Chicago Cardinals Baltimore
Cleveland Chicago Bears
New York Detroit
Philadelphia Green Bay
Pittsburgh Los Angeles
Washington San Francisco
1956 NFL DraftNFL ChampionshipPro Bowl


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