1958 Green Bay Packers season

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The 1958 Green Bay Packers season was their 40th season overall and their 38th season in the National Football League. The team finished with a 1–10–1 record under first-year head coach Ray McLean for a last-place finish in the league in 1958 and the worst record ever posted by a Packers team.

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1958 Green Bay Packers season
OwnerGreen Bay Football Corp.
Dominic Olejniczak
(President)
General managerVerne Lewellen
Head coachRay McLean
Home stadiumCity Stadium
Milwaukee County Stadium
Results
Record1–10–1
Division place6th NFL Western
Playoff finishDid not qualify
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In the immortal words of New York sportswriter and Green Bay native Red Smith: "they overwhelmed one opponent, under-whelmed ten, and whelmed one."[1] The tie came in week two and the three-point win in week five; during the seven-game losing streak to end the season the Packers lost by an average margin of over 22 points and got no closer than ten. The Packers finished 1958 allowing a league-worst 382 points in the 12-game season (31.8 points per game).

McLean was the top assistant on the coaching staff in 1957 and was given a one-year contract as head coach after Lisle Blackbourn was fired in early January 1958 with a year remaining ($25,000) on a five-year contract.[2][3][4] Following the final game of the 1958 season, McLean resigned on December 17,[5][6] which paved the way for the historic hiring of Vince Lombardi in January 1959, who started turning things around in his first season.[7][8]

The underachieving 1958 team was loaded with talent, with future hall of famers Bart Starr, Paul Hornung, Jim Taylor, Ray Nitschke, Jim Ringo, Bobby Dillon, Forrest Gregg, and Jerry Kramer, as well as future All-Pros Ron Kramer, Max McGee, Bill Forester, and Dan Currie. This is the only season that the team wore blue and white uniforms; the next year they would switch to the familiar green and gold color scheme which has remained ever since.

Offseason

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NFL draft

The first four rounds of the 1958 Draft were conducted in early December 1957, when Blackbourn was head coach. The remaining 26 rounds were selected in late January. This draft by the Packers is regarded as among the best in NFL history.[9]

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Round Pick Player Position School
13Dan CurrieLinebackerMichigan State
215Jim TaylorFullbackLSU
327Dick ChristyBackNorth Carolina State
336Ray NitschkeLinebackerIllinois
439Jerry KramerGuardIdaho
551Joe FrancisQuarterbackOregon State
662Ken GrayTackleHoward Payne
775Doug MaisonBackHillsdale
886Mike BillCenterSyracuse
999Norm JarockBackSt. Norbert
10110Carl JohnsonTackleIllinois
11123Harry HortonEndWichita State
12134Wayne MillerEndBaylor
13147Gene CookEndToledo
13153Don HerndonBackTampa
14158Harry HauffeTackleSouth Dakota
15171Tom NewellBackDrake
16182Arley FinleyTackleGeorgia Tech
17195Joe ReeseEndArkansas Tech
18206Chuck StridGuardSyracuse
20230John DuBoseBackTrinity (TX)
21243Jerry KershnerTackleOregon
22264Franklin MerlinoBackFlorida State
23267Jack AshtonGuardSouth Carolina
24278John JereckTackleDetroit
25291Larry PlentyBackBoston College
26302Esker HarrisGuardUCLA
27315Neil HabigCenterPurdue
28326Dave CrowellGuardWashington State
29339Bob HaynesTackleSam Houston State
30350John PetersTackleHouston
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Regular season

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Schedule

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Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources
1 September 28 Chicago Bears L 20–34 0–1–0 City Stadium 32,150 Recap
2 October 5 Detroit Lions T 13–13 0–1–1 City Stadium 32,053 Recap
3 October 12 Baltimore Colts L 17–24 0–2–1 Milwaukee County Stadium 24,553 Recap
4 October 19 at Washington Redskins L 21–37 0–3–1 Griffith Stadium 25,228 Recap
5 October 26 Philadelphia Eagles W 38–35 1–3–1 City Stadium 31,043 Recap
6 November 2 at Baltimore Colts L 0–56 1–4–1 Memorial Stadium 51,333 Recap
7 November 9 at Chicago Bears L 10–24 1–5–1 Wrigley Field 48,424 Recap
8 November 16 Los Angeles Rams L 7–20 1–6–1 City Stadium 28,051 Recap
9 November 23 San Francisco 49ers L 12–33 1–7–1 Milwaukee County Stadium 19,786 Recap
10 November 27 at Detroit Lions L 14–24 1–8–1 Briggs Stadium 50,971 Recap
11 December 7 at San Francisco 49ers L 21–48 1–9–1 Kezar Stadium 50,793 Recap
12 December 14 at Los Angeles Rams L 20–34 1–10–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 54,634 Recap
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. Thanksgiving: Thursday, Nov. 27.
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Standings

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Program for the November 16 visit of the Rams to Green Bay.
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NFL Western Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Baltimore Colts 9 3 0 .750 8–2 381 203 L2
Los Angeles Rams 8 4 0 .667 7–3 344 278 W3
Chicago Bears 8 4 0 .667 7–3 298 230 W2
San Francisco 49ers 6 6 0 .500 4–6 257 324 W2
Detroit Lions 4 7 1 .364 3–6–1 261 276 L2
Green Bay Packers 1 10 1 .091 0–9–1 193 382 L7
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Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
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NFL Eastern Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
New York Giants 9 3 0 .750 7–3 246 183 W4
Cleveland Browns 9 3 0 .750 8–2 302 217 L1
Pittsburgh Steelers 7 4 1 .636 6–3–1 261 230 W1
Washington Redskins 4 7 1 .364 3–6–1 214 268 W1
Chicago Cardinals 2 9 1 .182 2–7–1 261 356 L6
Philadelphia Eagles 2 9 1 .182 2–7–1 235 306 L4
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Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Roster

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Green Bay Packers roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Rookies and first-year players in italics

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Awards, records, and honors

Milestones

  • Worst regular season record in franchise history

References

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