| 1951 Green Bay Packers season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Gene Ronzani |
| Home stadium | City Stadium Wisconsin State Fair Park |
| Results | |
| Record | 3–9 |
| Division place | 5thNational |
| Playoffs | Did not qualify |
The1951 Green Bay Packers season was their 33rd season overall and their 31st season in theNational Football League. The team finished with a 3–9 record under second-year coachGene Ronzani for a fifth-place finish in the National Conference. ThePackers lost the final seven games of the season.
The Packers played their Milwaukee home games inWisconsin State Fair Park for the final time, a venue they had used since1934.Marquette Stadium was used for one season in1952 and the newCounty Stadium was the host venue from1953 through1994.
The Packers' 478 passing attempts (39.8 per game) in 1951 are the most by an NFL team in the 1950s.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Bob Gain | Tackle | Kentucky |
| 2 | 16 | Albin Collins | Halfback | LSU |
| 3 | 27 | Fred Cone | Running back | Clemson |
| 5 | 52 | Wade Stinson | Back | Kansas |
| 6 | 63 | Sig Holowenko | Tackle | John Carroll |
| 7 | 77 | Bill Sutherland | End | St. Vincent |
| 9 | 99 | Dick McWilliams | Tackle | Michigan |
| 10 | 114 | Bob Noppinger | Tackle | Georgetown |
| 11 | 125 | George Rooks | Back | Morgan State |
| 12 | 136 | Carl Kreager | Center | Michigan |
| 13 | 150 | Ed Stephens | Back | Missouri |
| 14 | 161 | Ray Bauer | End | Montana |
| 15 | 172 | Joe Ernst | Back | Tulane |
| 16 | 186 | William Afflis | Offensive tackle | Nevada |
| 17 | 197 | Ray Pelfrey | Wide receiver | Eastern Kentucky |
| 18 | 208 | Ed Petela | Back | Boston College |
| 19 | 222 | Jim Liber | Back | Xavier |
| 20 | 233 | Dick Johnson | Tackle | Virginia |
| 21 | 244 | Art Edling | End | Minnesota |
| 22 | 258 | Art Felker | End | Marquette |
| 23 | 269 | Tubba Chamberlain | Guard | Wisconsin–Eau Claire |
| 24 | 280 | Dick Christie | Back | Nebraska–Omaha |
| 25 | 294 | Monte Charles | Back | Hillsdale |
| 26 | 305 | Bill Miller | Tackle | Ohio State |
| 27 | 316 | Bob Bossons | Center | Georgia Tech |
| 28 | 330 | Bill Ayre | Back | Abilene Christian |
| 29 | 341 | Ralph Fieler | End | Miami (FL) |
| 30 | 352 | Ed Withers | Back | Wisconsin |
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 30 | Chicago Bears | L 20–31 | 0–1 | City Stadium | 24,666 |
| 2 | October 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 35–33 | 1–1 | State Fair Park | 8,324 |
| 3 | October 14 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 37–24 | 2–1 | City Stadium | 18,489 |
| 4 | October 21 | Los Angeles Rams | L 0–28 | 2–2 | State Fair Park | 21,393 |
| 5 | October 28 | atNew York Yanks | W 29–27 | 3–2 | Yankee Stadium | 7,351 |
| 6 | November 4 | Detroit Lions | L 17–24 | 3–3 | City Stadium | 18,800 |
| 7 | November 11 | atPittsburgh Steelers | L 7–28 | 3–4 | Forbes Field | 20,080 |
| 8 | November 18 | atChicago Bears | L 13–24 | 3–5 | Wrigley Field | 36,771 |
| 9 | November 22 | atDetroit Lions | L 35–52 | 3–6 | Briggs Stadium | 32,247 |
| 10 | December 2 | New York Yanks | L 28–31 | 3–7 | City Stadium | 14,297 |
| 11 | December 9 | atSan Francisco 49ers | L 19–31 | 3–8 | Kezar Stadium | 15,121 |
| 12 | December 16 | atLos Angeles Rams | L 14–42 | 3–9 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 23,698 |
Note: Intra-conference opponents are inbold text.
| NFL National Conference | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK | ||
| Los Angeles Rams | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 7–2 | 392 | 261 | W1 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 4 | 1 | .636 | 5–2–1 | 255 | 205 | W3 | |
| Detroit Lions | 7 | 4 | 1 | .636 | 5–4–1 | 336 | 259 | L1 | |
| Chicago Bears | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 6–2 | 286 | 282 | L1 | |
| Green Bay Packers | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 1–8 | 254 | 375 | L7 | |
| New York Yanks | 1 | 9 | 2 | .100 | 1–7–2 | 241 | 382 | L2 | |
| 1951 Green Bay Packers final roster | ||||||||
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