The 1948 Green Bay Packers season was their 30th season overall and their 28th season in the National Football League. The team finished with a 3–9 record under coach Curly Lambeau, earning a fourth-place finish in the Western Conference.
Offseason NFL draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionSchool/club team17Earl GirardHalfbackWisconsin319Ed SmithHalfbackUTEP527Don RichardsTackleArkansas531Weyman SellersEndGeorgia641Larry OlsonoskiGuardMinnesota751Jay RhodemyreCenterKentucky861Bob CunzTackleIllinois1081George WalmsleyBackRice1191Bob HodgesTackleBradley12101Bob RennebohmEndWisconsin13111Perry MossQuarterbackIllinois14121Fred ProvoHalfbackWashington15131Lou AgaseTackleIllinois16141Travis RavenBackTexas18161Ken BalgeEndMichigan State19171Charley TatomTackleTexas20181Floyd ThomasCenterArkansas21191Herbert St. JohnGuardGeorgia22201Don AndersonBackRice23211Fred KlingBackMissouri24221Clyde BiggersTackleCatawba25231Stan HeathQuarterbackNevada26241Aubrey AllenTackleColorado27251Stan GorskiEndSt. Mary's (MN)28261Don SharpCenterTulsa29271John PanelliBackNotre Dame30281Clarence McGearyDefensive TackleNorth Dakota State31289Gayland MillsEndBYU32296Ralph EarhartHalfbackTexas Tech
Regular season
Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 17 at Boston Yanks W 31–0 1–0 Fenway Park 15,442 Recap 2 September 26 Chicago Bears L 7–45 1–1 City Stadium 25,546 Recap 3 October 3 Detroit Lions W 33–21 2–1 City Stadium 24,206 Recap 4 October 10 Chicago Cardinals L 7–17 2–2 State Fair Park 34,369 Recap 5 October 17 at Los Angeles Rams L 10–24 2–3 LA Memorial Coliseum 25,119 Recap 6 October 24 Washington Redskins L 7–23 2–4 State Fair Park 13,433 Recap 7 October 31 at Detroit Lions L 20–24 2–5 Briggs Stadium 16,174 Recap 8 November 7 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 7–38 2–6 Forbes Field 26,058 Recap 9 November 14 at Chicago Bears L 6–7 2–7 Wrigley Field 48,113 Recap 10 November 21 New York Giants L 3–49 2–8 State Fair Park 12,639 Recap 11 November 28 Los Angeles Rams W 16–0 3–8 City Stadium 23,874 Recap 12 December 5 at Chicago Cardinals L 7–42 3–9 Comiskey Park 26,072 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
Roster 1948 Green Bay Packers final rosterQuarterbacks 27 Jack Jacobs 10 Perry Moss
Running backs 3 Tony Canadeo CB 17 Ed Cody K 41 Ralph Earhart 8 Bob Forte S 64 Ted Fritsch K/LB 80 Fred Provo 7 Walt Schlinkman 21 Ed Smith
Receivers 23 Clyde Goodnight 38 Nolan LuhnLinemen/Linebackers 33 Lloyd Baxter LB 82 Ed Bell G/T/MG/DT 54 Larry Craig DE 66 Ralph Davis G/MG 85 Don Deeks DT 35 Bob Flowers LB/C 72 Jim Kekeris T/DT 47 Paul Lipscomb T/DT 58 Ed Neal MG 63 Urban Odson T/DT 46 Larry Olsonoski G/MG 44 Baby Ray T/DT 22 Jay Rhodemyre LB/C 15 Damon Tassos G 79 Evan Vogds G 43 Don Wells DE 45 Dick Wildung T/DTDefensive backs 51 Irv Comp S/QB 48 Ted Cook CB/WR 36 Jug Girard CB/RB/P 65 Gene Wilson CB/WR
Rookies in italics
References
Further reading Cliff Christl, The Greatest Story in Sports: Green Bay Packers, 1919–2019. 4 volumes. Stevens Point, WI: KCI Sports Publishing, 2021.
External links Sportsencyclopedia.com