1953 Green Bay Packers season
Head coachGene Ronzani (10 games)
Ray McLean (interim)
Hugh Devore (interim)
Home fieldCity Stadium
Milwaukee County Stadium
Results
Record2–9–1
Division place6th NFL Western
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1953 Green Bay Packers season was their 35th season overall and their 33rd in the National Football League. The team finished with 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 Detroit Lions in four seasons;[1] 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. This season also marked the first season that the Packers played at the recently completed Milwaukee County Stadium.

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1953 NFL draft
Round Pick Player Position School/club team
1 7 Al Carmichael Halfback USC
2 19 Gil Reich Back Army/Kansas
3 31 Bill Forester Linebacker SMU
4 43 Gib Dawson Halfback Texas
5 55 Roger Zatkoff Linebacker Michigan
6 67 Bob Kennedy Guard Wisconsin
7 79 Jim Ringo Center Syracuse
8 91 Lauren Hargrove Back Georgia
9 103 Floyd Harrawood Tackle Tulsa
10 115 Vic Rimkus Guard Holy Cross
11 127 Joe Johnson Halfback Boston College
12 139 Dick Curran Back Arizona State
13 151 Bob Orders Center Army/West Virginia
14 163 Charley Wrenn Tackle TCU
15 175 Gene Helwig Back Tulsa
16 187 John Hlay Fullback Ohio State
17 199 Bill Georges End Texas
18 211 Jim Philee Back Bradley
19 223 Bill Lucky Defensive tackle Baylor
20 235 John Harville Back TCU
21 247 Bob Conway Back Alabama
22 259 Bill Turnbeaugh Tackle Auburn
23 271 Bill Murray End American International
24 283 James Haslam Jr. Tackle Tennessee
25 295 Ike Jones End UCLA
26 307 George Bozanic Back USC
27 319 Jim McConaughey End Houston
28 331 Zack Jordan End Colorado
29 343 John O'Brien Guard Boston College
30 355 Al Barry Guard USC

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 27 Cleveland Browns L 0–27 0–1 Milwaukee County Stadium 22,604
2 October 4 Chicago Bears L 13–17 0–2 City Stadium 24,835
3 October 11 Los Angeles Rams L 20–38 0–3 Milwaukee County Stadium 23,353
4 October 18 Baltimore Colts W 37–14 1–3 City Stadium 18,713
5 October 24 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 14–31 1–4 Forbes Field 22,918
6 October 31 at Baltimore Colts W 35–24 2–4 Memorial Stadium 33,797
7 November 8 at Chicago Bears T 21–21 2–4–1 Wrigley Field 39,889
8 November 15 Detroit Lions L 7–14 2–5–1 City Stadium 20,834
9 November 22 San Francisco 49ers L 7–37 2–6–1 Milwaukee County Stadium 16,378
10 November 26 at Detroit Lions L 15–34 2–7–1 Briggs Stadium 52,607
11 December 6 at San Francisco 49ers L 14–48 2–8–1 Kezar Stadium 31,337
12 December 12 at Los Angeles Rams L 17–33 2–9–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 23,069

Standings

NFL Western Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Detroit Lions 10 2 0 .833 8–2 271 205 W6
San Francisco 49ers 9 3 0 .750 8–2 372 237 W4
Los Angeles Rams 8 3 1 .727 7–3 366 236 W2
Chicago Bears 3 8 1 .273 2–7–1 218 262 L2
Baltimore Colts 3 9 0 .250 2–8 182 350 L7
Green Bay Packers 2 9 1 .182 2–7–1 200 338 L5

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Roster

Green Bay Packers roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Rookies and first-year players in italics

References

  1. ^ "Loss-plagued pilot leaves Green Bay pros". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. November 28, 1953. p. 11.
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