The 1954 Green Bay Packers season was their 36th season overall and their 34th season in the National Football League. The team finished with a 4–8 record under new head coach Lisle Blackbourn and finished fifth in the Western Conference.
In a season of streaks for the Packers, they lost their first three games, all at home, climbed back to .500 at 4–4, then lost their final four.
Hired in early January, Blackbourn was previously the head coach for four years at Marquette University in Milwaukee.
Offseason
NFL draft
Round Pick Player Position School/Club team13Art HunterOffensive tackleNotre Dame14Veryl SwitzerBackKansas State215Bob FleckTackleSyracuse327George TimberlakeLinebackerUSC440Tommy AllmanBackWest Virginia551Max McGeeWide receiverTulane775Sam MarshallTackleFlorida A&M887Jimmie WilliamsTackleTexas Tech999Dave DavisEndGeorgia Tech10111Gene KnutsonDefensive endMichigan11123Ken HallEndNorth Texas State12135Bill OliverBackAlabama13147Mike TakacsGuardOhio State14159Dave JohnsonBackRice16183Des KochBackUSC17195J. D. RobertsGuardOklahoma18207Emery BarnesDefensive endOregon19219Ken HallCenterSpringfield20231Lowell HerbertGuardPacific21243Art LiebscherBackPacific22255Willie BufordTackleMorgan State23267Clint SathrumBackSt. Olaf24279Marv TennefossEndStanford25291John SmalleyTackleAlabama26303Ralph BaierlTackleMaryland27315Hosea SimsEndMarquette28327Evan SlonacBackMichigan State29339Jerry DufekTackleSt. Norbert30351Terry CampbellBackWashington State Yellow indicates a future Pro Bowl selection
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 26 Pittsburgh Steelers L 20–21 0–1 City Stadium 20,675 2 October 3 Chicago Bears L 3–10 0–2 City Stadium 24,414 3 October 10 San Francisco 49ers L 17–23 0–3 Milwaukee County Stadium 15,571 4 October 17 Los Angeles Rams W 35–17 1–3 Milwaukee County Stadium 17,455 5 October 24 at Baltimore Colts W 7–6 2–3 Memorial Stadium 28,680 6 at Philadelphia Eagles W 37–14 3–3 Connie Mack Stadium 25,378 7 November 7 at Chicago Bears L 23–28 3–4 Wrigley Field 47,038 8 Baltimore Colts W 24–13 4–4 Milwaukee County Stadium 19,786 9 November 21 Detroit Lions L 17–21 4–5 City Stadium 20,767 10 November 25 at Detroit Lions L 24–28 4–6 Briggs Stadium 55,532 11 December 5 at San Francisco 49ers L 0–35 4–7 Kezar Stadium 32,012 12 December 12 at Los Angeles Rams L 27–35 4–8 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 38,839
Standings
Roster 1954 Green Bay Packers final roster Quarterbacks Bobby Garrett Tobin Rote
Running backs Al Carmichael Fred Cone K Howie Ferguson Joe Johnson Breezy Reid Veryl Switzer CB
Receivers Billy Howton Gary Knafelc Max McGee P Offensive linemen Dick Afflis T/G Al Barry G Buddy Brown G Art Hunter T Jim Ringo C Steve Ruzich G/T/MG/DT Dave Stephenson C/G Len Szafaryn T
Defensive linemen Carlton Elliott DE Bill Forester MG/LB Dave Hanner DT Jerry Helluin DT Gene Knutson DE John Martinkovic DE Linebackers Deral Teteak Clayton Tonnemaker Roger Zatkoff
Defensive backs Bobby Dillon S Jim Psaltis CB Clarence Self S Val Joe Walker CB Gene White CB Reserve list George Timberlake LB (IR)
Rookies in italics
Awards, records, and honors
References
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