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1947 Green Bay Packers
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Record: 6-5-1, Finished 3rd in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 274 points (22.8/g), 5th of 10 in the NFL.
Allowed 210 points (17.5/g), 1st.
Differential of 64 points (5.3/g), 4th.
Expected W-L: 7.8-4.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +19 (1.6/g), 1st.
Coached by Curly Lambeau (6-5-1)
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1947 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Jack Jacobs | 28 | 5 | 8 | 108 for 242, 1,615 yards, 16 td, 17 int, & 18 rushes for 64 yards and 1 td | Cleveland Rams / 2nd / 12th pick / 1942 |
| FB | Ted Fritsch | 27 | 5 | 12 | 68 rushes for 247 yards, 6 td, & 0 catches for 0 yards and 0 td | |
| FB | Walt Schlinkman | 25 | 1 | 0 | 115 rushes for 439 yards, 2 td, & 2 catches for -6 yards and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 11th pick / 1945 |
| LH | Tony Canadeo | 28 | 6 | 6 | 103 rushes for 464 yards, 2 td, & 0 catches for 0 yards and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 9th / 77th pick / 1941 |
| LH | Bruce Smith | 27 | 2 | 6 | 47 rushes for 288 yards, 1 td, & 4 catches for 50 yards and 1 td | Green Bay Packers / 13th / 119th pick / 1942 |
| RH | Bob Forte | 25 | 1 | 10 | 29 rushes for 80 yards, 0 td, & 7 catches for 80 yards and 2 td | Green Bay Packers / 11th / 98th pick / 1943 |
| LE | Clyde Goodnight | 23 | 2 | 8 | 38 catches for 593 yards, 6 td, & 1 rush for -1 yards and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 27th pick / 1945 |
| LE | Larry Craig | 31 | 8 | 6 | 1 catch for 14 yards, 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 49th pick / 1939 |
| LT | Baby Ray | 33 | 9 | 10 | 3 fumbles recovered | |
| LG | Dick Wildung | 26 | 1 | 10 | 3 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 8th pick / 1943 |
| C | Charley Brock | 31 | 8 | 6 | 2 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 24th pick / 1939 |
| C | Les Gatewood | 26 | 1 | 6 | 2 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 8th / 68th pick / 1943 |
| RG | Damon Tassos | 24 | 2 | 10 | Bos/Bkn Yanks/Tigers / 3rd / 20th pick / 1945 |
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| RT | Paul Lipscomb | 24 | 2 | 10 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RE | Nolan Luhn | 26 | 2 | 9 | 42 catches for 696 yards, 7 td | Green Bay Packers / 25th / 263rd pick / 1945 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Ward Cuff | 34 | 10 | 0 | 7 of 16 field goals & 30 of 30 extra points | New York Giants / 4th / 34th pick / 1937 |
| P | Jack Jacobs | 28 | 5 | 8 | 57 punts for a 43.5 average, 1 blocked | Cleveland Rams / 2nd / 12th pick / 1942 |
| PR | Herm Rohrig | 29 | 6 | 3 | 18 punt returns for a 11.8 average and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 46th pick / 1941 |
| KR | Tony Canadeo | 28 | 6 | 6 | 15 kick returns for a 20.8 average and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 9th / 77th pick / 1941 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Bell | 26 | G-T | 11 | 1 | 227 | 6-1 | Indiana | 9/20/1921 | 1 | |
| Charley Brock | 31 | C-HB-FB | 12 | 6 | 207 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 3/15/1916 | 8 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 24th pick / 1939 |
| Tony Canadeo | 28 | HB-TB-FB-DB | 12 | 6 | 190 | 5-11 | Gonzaga | 5/5/1919 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 9th / 77th pick / 1941 |
| Ray Clemons | 26 | G | 9 | 1 | 220 | 5-10 | St. Mary's (CA) | 4/2/1921 | Rook | |
| Ed Cody | 24 | FB | 10 | 0 | 191 | 5-10 | Boston College,Purdue | 2/27/1923 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 36th pick / 1946 |
| Irv Comp | 28 | B | 12 | 1 | 204 | 6-2 | Benedictine | 5/17/1919 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 23rd pick / 1943 |
| Larry Craig | 31 | B-E | 12 | 6 | 211 | 6-1 | South Carolina | 6/27/1916 | 8 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 49th pick / 1939 |
| Tiny Croft | 27 | T | 10 | 0 | 287 | 6-3 | Alabama,Ripon | 11/7/1920 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 20th / 186th pick / 1942 |
| Ward Cuff | 34 | WB-QB-HB | 10 | 0 | 192 | 6-1 | Marquette | 8/12/1913 | 10 | New York Giants / 4th / 34th pick / 1937 |
| Ralph Davis | 25 | G | 11 | 4 | 205 | 5-11 | Wisconsin | 5/30/1922 | Rook | |
| Bob Flowers | 30 | C-LB | 12 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | Texas,Texas Tech | 8/6/1917 | 5 | |
| Aldo Forte | 29 | G-T | 10 | 1 | 213 | 6-0 | Montana | 1/20/1918 | 8 | Chicago Bears / 21st / 191st pick / 1939 |
| Bob Forte | 25 | HB-LB-DB | 12 | 10 | 199 | 6-0 | Arkansas | 7/15/1922 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 11th / 98th pick / 1943 |
| Ted Fritsch | 27 | FB | 12 | 12 | 210 | 5-10 | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | 10/31/1920 | 5 | |
| Les Gatewood | 26 | C | 12 | 6 | 198 | 6-2 | Baylor,Tulane | 5/30/1921 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 8th / 68th pick / 1943 |
| Jim Gillette | 30 | HB | 10 | 1 | 185 | 6-1 | Virginia | 12/19/1917 | 7 | Green Bay Packers / 18th / 169th pick / 1940 |
| Clyde Goodnight | 23 | E | 11 | 8 | 196 | 6-1 | Tulsa | 3/3/1924 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 27th pick / 1945 |
| Jack Jacobs | 28 | QB-TB-HB | 12 | 8 | 186 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 8/7/1919 | 5 | Cleveland Rams / 2nd / 12th pick / 1942 |
| Ken Keuper | 29 | B | 12 | 1 | 207 | 6-0 | Georgia | 11/14/1918 | 2 | |
| John Kovatch | 27 | E | 3 | 0 | 197 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 7/21/1920 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 13th / 116th pick / 1942 |
| Paul Lipscomb | 24 | T-DT | 12 | 10 | 246 | 6-5 | Tennessee | 1/13/1923 | 2 | |
| Nolan Luhn | 26 | E | 12 | 9 | 200 | 6-3 | Tulsa | 7/27/1921 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 25th / 263rd pick / 1945 |
| Bob McDougal | 26 | FB | 1 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Duke,Miami (FL) | 3/19/1921 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 9th / 72nd pick / 1947 |
| Roy McKay | 27 | TB-HB-FB | 11 | 1 | 193 | 6-0 | Texas | 2/2/1920 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 38th pick / 1943 |
| Ed Neal | 29 | MG-C-G-T | 12 | 0 | 285 | 6-4 | LSU,Ouachita Baptist,Tulane | 12/31/1918 | 2 | |
| Urban Odson | 29 | T | 11 | 0 | 251 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 11/17/1918 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 9th pick / 1942 |
| Baby Ray | 33 | T | 11 | 10 | 249 | 6-6 | Vanderbilt | 9/30/1914 | 9 | |
| Herm Rohrig | 29 | WB-HB | 7 | 3 | 190 | 5-8 | Nebraska | 3/19/1918 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 46th pick / 1941 |
| Walt Schlinkman | 25 | FB | 12 | 0 | 205 | 5-9 | Texas Tech | 5/2/1922 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 11th pick / 1945 |
| Bob Skoglund | 22 | DE | 9 | 1 | 198 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 7/29/1925 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 13th / 111th pick / 1947 |
| Bruce Smith | 27 | HB-DB-TB | 10 | 6 | 197 | 6-0 | Minnesota | 2/8/1920 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 13th / 119th pick / 1942 |
| Damon Tassos | 24 | G | 12 | 10 | 225 | 6-1 | Texas A&M | 12/5/1923 | 2 | Bos/Bkn Yanks/Tigers / 3rd / 20th pick / 1945 |
| Don Wells | 25 | DE-E | 12 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | Georgia,North Carolina,Wake Forest | 7/12/1922 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 54th pick / 1945 |
| Dick Wildung | 26 | T-DT-G | 12 | 10 | 221 | 6-0 | Minnesota | 8/16/1921 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 8th pick / 1943 |
| Gene Wilson | 21 | E | 9 | 0 | 177 | 5-10 | SMU | 6/24/1926 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 40th pick / 1947 |
| Team Total | 27.1 | 12 | 210.8 | 6-0.8 | 3.3 |