1947 Green Bay Packers season

1947 Green Bay Packers season
Head coach	Curly Lambeau
Home field	City Stadium Wisconsin State Fair Park
Results
Record	6–5–1
Division place	3rd NFL Western
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1947 Green Bay Packers season was their 28th season in the National Football League. The club posted a 6–5–1 record under coach Curly Lambeau, earning a third-place finish in the Western Conference.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1947 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	6	Ernie Case	Back	University of California, Los Angeles
3	20	Burr Baldwin	End	UCLA
5	31	Buddy Burris	Guard	Oklahoma
6	40	Gene Wilson	Defensive Back	SMU
7	52	Dick Connors	Back	Northwestern
8	62	Monte Moncrief	Tackle	Texas A&M
9	72	Bob McDougal	Fullback	Miami (FL)
10	81	Bob Kelly	Back	Notre Dame
11	92	Tom Moulton	Center	Oklahoma State
12	100	George Hills	Guard	Oklahoma State
13	111	Bob Skoglund	Defensive End	Notre Dame
14	122	Jack Mitchell	Quarterback	Oklahoma
15	130	Denny Crawford	Tackle	Tennessee
16	141	Jim Callanan	End	USC
17	151	Ted Scalissi	Back	Ripon College
18	160	Jim Goodman	Tackle	Indiana
19	172	Dick Miller	Guard	Lawrence
20	181	Brad Ecklund	Center	Oregon
21	190	Bob West	Back	Colorado
22	202	Maurice Reilly	Back	Colorado
23	211	Ron Sockolov	Tackle	California
24	220	Herbert St. John	Guard	Georgia
25	232	Fred Redeker	Back	Cincinnati
26	241	Herm Lubker	End	Arkansas
27	250	Bob Palladino	Back	Notre Dame
28	262	Jerrell Baxter	Tackle	North Carolina
29	271	Ray Sellers	End	Georgia
30	280	Jerry Carle	Back	Northwestern
31	290	Bill Hogan	Back	Kansas
32	297	Ralph Olsen	Defensive End	Utah

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	September 28, 1947	Chicago Bears	W 29–20
2	October 5, 1947	Los Angeles Rams	W 17–14
3	October 12, 1947	Chicago Cardinals	L 14–10
4	October 19, 1947	Washington Redskins	W 27–10
5	October 26, 1947	Detroit Lions	W 34–17
6	November 2, 1947	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 18–17
7	November 9, 1947	at Chicago Bears	L 20–17
8	November 16, 1947	at Chicago Cardinals	L 21–20
9	November 23, 1947	at New York Giants	T 24–24
10	November 30, 1947	at Los Angeles Rams	W 30–10
11	December 7, 1947	at Detroit Lions	W 35–14
12	December 14, 1947	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 28–14

Standings

NFL Western Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Chicago Cardinals	9	3	0	.750	7–1	306	231	W2
Chicago Bears	8	4	0	.667	4–4	363	241	L2
Green Bay Packers	6	5	1	.545	5–3	274	210	L1
Los Angeles Rams	6	6	0	.500	4–4	259	214	W2
Detroit Lions	3	9	0	.250	0–8	231	305	L3

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

Roster

Green Bay Packers roster

Quarterbacks

Jack Jacobs

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

Ward Cuff

Rookies and first-year players in italics

References

Sportsencyclopedia.com

Green Bay Packers seasons

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Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl appearance

Green Bay Packers

Founded in 1919 Based and headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin

Franchise	Franchise Team history Green Bay Packers, Inc. Board of Directors

Records	Seasons Coaches Players A–D E–K L–R S–Z Starting quarterbacks Pro Football Hall of Famers Retired numbers First-round draft picks Records Pro Bowlers Stadiums

Stadiums	Hagemeister Park Bellevue Park City Stadium Borchert Field Wisconsin State Fair Park Marquette Stadium Milwaukee County Stadium Lambeau Field

Training Facilities	Don Hutson Center Clarke Hinkle Field Ray Nitschke Field St. Norbert College (training camp) Rockwood Lodge (former)

Culture	Cheesehead Lambeau Leap Hall of Fame Packers Fan Hall of Fame "Bang the Drum All Day" Cheerleaders Fight song Lumberjack Band Pigskin Champions Vernon Biever Hungry Five George Whitney Calhoun The Dope Sheet Curly Lambeau Vince Lombardi Ron Wolf Lombardi Pitch Perfect 2 Packers Heritage Trail Packers Pro Shop

Lore	Dolly Gray impostor The Ice Bowl The Snow Bowl Instant Replay Game 4th and 26 Fail Mary Miracle in Motown

Division championships (22)	1936 1938 1939 1944 1960 1961 1962 1965 1966 1967 1972 1995 1996 1997 2002 2003 2004 2007 2011 2012 2013 2014

Conference championships (9)	1960 1961 1962 1965 1966 1967 1996 1997 2010

League championships (13^†)	1929 1930 1931 1936 1939 1944 1961 1962 1965 1966 (I) 1967 (II) 1996 (XXXI) 2010 (XLV) ^† does not include 1966 or 1967 NFL championships

Retired numbers	3 4 14 15 66 92

Rivalries	Chicago Bears Detroit Lions Minnesota Vikings

Broadcasters	Radio: Packers Radio Network WTMJ WKTI-HD2 WIXX WTAQ Television (pre-season & official in-season team programming): WGBA-TV WTMJ-TV Personnel: Wayne Larrivee (play-by-play) Larry McCarren (color/analysis)

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1921–present) Conference: National Football Conference Division: North Division

Seasons (97)	1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

1947 NFL season

Eastern Division	Boston	New York	CHI Bears	CHI Cardinals	Western Division
	Philadelphia	Pittsburgh	Detroit	Green Bay
	Washington			Los Angeles

Related: 1947 AAFC Season

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