| 1952 Green Bay Packers season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Gene Ronzani |
| Home stadium | City Stadium Marquette Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 6–6 |
| Division place | 4thNational |
| Playoffs | Did not qualify |
The1952 Green Bay Packers season was their 34th season overall and their 32nd season in theNational Football League. The team finished with a 6–6 record under third-year head coachGene Ronzani for a fourth-place finish in the National Conference in1952. After climbing to a 6–3 record, thePackers lost their final three games, but the .500 record was their best since1947.
The Packers played theirMilwaukee home games inMarquette Stadium during this season only, after usingWisconsin State Fair Park from1934 through1951. The newCounty Stadium became the venue in1953, and hosted the Milwaukee home games through1994, when they were discontinued.
Head coach Ronzani was aMarquette University alumnus (1933) and won nine varsity letters in college.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Babe Parilli | Quarterback | Kentucky |
| 2 | 15 | Billy Howton | Wide receiver | Rice |
| 3 | 28 | Bobby Dillon | Defensive back | Texas |
| 5 | 52 | Dave Hanner | Defensive tackle | Arkansas |
| 6 | 63 | Tom Johnson | Defensive tackle | Michigan |
| 7 | 76 | Bill Reichardt | Fullback | Iowa |
| 8 | 87 | Mel Becket | Center | Indiana |
| 9 | 100 | Deral Teteak | Linebacker | Wisconsin |
| 10 | 111 | Art Kleinschmidt | Guard | Tulane |
| 10 | 116 | Bud Roffler | Back | Washington State |
| 11 | 124 | Billy Burkhalter | Back | Rice |
| 12 | 135 | Bill Wilson | Tackle | Texas |
| 13 | 148 | Billy Hair | Back | Clemson |
| 14 | 159 | Jack Morgan | Tackle | Michigan State |
| 15 | 172 | Bobby Jack Floyd | Fullback | TCU |
| 16 | 183 | Johnny Coatta | Back | Wisconsin |
| 17 | 196 | Don Peterson | Back | Michigan |
| 18 | 207 | Howard Tisdale | Tackle | Stephen F. Austin |
| 19 | 220 | Johnny Pont | Tackle | Miami (OH) |
| 20 | 231 | Chuck Boerio | Linebacker | Illinois |
| 21 | 244 | Herb Zimmerman | Guard | TCU |
| 22 | 255 | Karl Kluckhohn | End | Colgate |
| 23 | 268 | Frank Kapral | Guard | Michigan State |
| 24 | 279 | John Schuetzner | End | South Carolina |
| 25 | 292 | Charlie LaPradd | Tackle | Florida |
| 26 | 303 | Charlie Stokes | Tackle | Tennessee |
| 27 | 316 | I. D. Russell | Back | SMU |
| 28 | 327 | Billy Barrett | Back | Notre Dame |
| 29 | 340 | Bill Stratton | Back | Lewis |
| 30 | 351 | Jack Fulkerson | Tackle | Southern Miss |
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 28 | Chicago Bears | L 14–24 | 0–1 | City Stadium | 24,656 |
| 2 | October 5 | Washington Redskins | W 35–20 | 1–1 | Marquette Stadium | 9,657 |
| 3 | October 12 | Los Angeles Rams | L 28–30 | 1–2 | Marquette Stadium | 21,693 |
| 4 | October 18 | atDallas Texans | W 24–14 | 2–2 | Cotton Bowl | 14,000 |
| 5 | October 26 | Detroit Lions | L 17–52 | 2–3 | City Stadium | 24,656 |
| 6 | November 2 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 12–10 | 3–3 | Marquette Stadium | 10,149 |
| 7 | November 9 | atChicago Bears | W 41–28 | 4–3 | Wrigley Field | 41,751 |
| 8 | November 16 | atNew York Giants | W 17–3 | 5–3 | Polo Grounds | 26,723 |
| 9 | November 23 | Dallas Texans | W 42–14 | 6–3 | City Stadium | 16,340 |
| 10 | November 27 | atDetroit Lions | L 24–48 | 6–4 | Briggs Stadium | 39,101 |
| 11 | December 7 | atLos Angeles Rams | L 27–45 | 6–5 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 49,822 |
| 12 | December 14 | atSan Francisco 49ers | L 14–24 | 6–6 | Kezar Stadium | 17,579 |
Note: Intra-conference opponents are inbold text.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Packers | 7 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 41 |
| Bears | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| Q1 | GB | Howton 19-yard pass fromParilli (Cone kick) | GB 7–0 | |
| Q1 | CHI | Campbell 86-yard kickoff return (Blanda kick) | Tie 7–7 | |
| Q2 | GB | Cone 1-yard run (Cone kick) | GB 14–7 | |
| Q2 | GB | Cone 12-yard field goal | GB 17–7 | |
| Q3 | GB | Cone 37-yard pass fromRote (Cone kick) | GB 24–7 | |
| Q3 | CHI | Macon 89-yard kickoff return (Blanda kick) | GB 24–14 | |
| Q4 | GB | Martinkovic ?-yard fumble return (Cone kick) | GB 31–14 | |
| Q4 | GB | Reichardt 37-yard field goal | GB 34–14 | |
| Q4 | GB | Mann 27-yard pass from Parilli (Cone kick) | GB 41–14 | |
| Q4 | CHI | Schroeder 48-yard pass fromRomanik (Blanda kick) | GB 41–21 | |
| Q4 | CHI | Morrison 12-yard pass from Romanik (Blanda kick) | GB 41–28 | |
| NFL National Conference | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK | ||
| Detroit Lions | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 7–3 | 344 | 192 | W3 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 8–2 | 349 | 234 | W8 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 6–3 | 285 | 221 | W1 | |
| Green Bay Packers | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 3–6 | 295 | 312 | L3 | |
| Chicago Bears | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 4–6 | 245 | 326 | W1 | |
| Dallas Texans | 1 | 11 | 0 | .083 | 1–9 | 182 | 427 | L2 | |
| 1952 Green Bay Packers final roster | ||||||||
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| Linebackers
Defensive backs
| Reserve
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