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1954 Green Bay Packers
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Record: 4-8-0, Finished 5th in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 234 points (19.5/g), 8th of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 251 points (20.9/g), 5th.
Differential of -17 points (-1.4/g), 8th.
Expected W-L: 5.5-6.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +2 (0.2/g), 6th.
Coached by Lisle Blackbourn (4-8-0)
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1954 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 | Tobin Rote | 26 | 4 | 12 | 180 for 382, 2,311 yards, 14 td, 18 int, & 67 rushes for 301 yards and 8 td | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 17th pick / 1950 |
| FB | Howie Ferguson | 24 | 1 | 0 | 83 rushes for 276 yards, 0 td, & 41 catches for 398 yards and 0 td | |
| LH | Breezy Reid | 27 | 4 | 0 | 99 rushes for 507 yards, 5 td, & 14 catches for 129 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 9th / 107th pick / 1950 |
| RH | Al Carmichael | 26 | 1 | 0 | 33 rushes for 130 yards, 0 td, & 18 catches for 251 yards and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 7th pick / 1953 |
| LE | Max McGee | 22 | Rook | 0 | 36 catches for 614 yards, 9 td, & 1 rush for 9 yards and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 51st pick / 1954 |
| LT | Len Szafaryn | 26 | 5 | 12 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 28th pick / 1949 |
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| LG | Al Barry | 24 | Rook | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 30th / 355th pick / 1953 |
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| C | Jim Ringo | 23 | 1 | 12 | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 79th pick / 1953 |
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| RG | Buddy Brown | 28 | 3 | 12 | Washington Redskins / 19th / 221st pick / 1951 |
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| RT | Art Hunter | 21 | Rook | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1954 |
| RE | Billy Howton | 24 | 2 | 0 | 52 catches for 768 yards, 2 td | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1952 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | John Martinkovic* | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 6th / 65th pick / 1951 |
| LDT | Jerry Helluin | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 38th pick / 1951 |
| RDT | Dave Hanner* | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 52nd pick / 1952 |
| RDE | Carl Elliott | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 13th / 160th pick / 1950 |
| LLB | Bill Forester | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 31st pick / 1953 |
| MLB | Clayton Tonnemaker | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 4th pick / 1950 |
| RLB | Roger Zatkoff* | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 55th pick / 1953 |
| LDH | Val Joe Walker | 24 | 1 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 7th / 83rd pick / 1952 |
| RDH | Jim Psaltis | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 15th pick / 1953 |
| RDH | Veryl Switzer | 22 | Rook | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 4th pick / 1954 |
| LS | Clarence Self | 29 | 5 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 12th / 105th pick / 1948 |
| RS | Bobby Dillon+ | 24 | 2 | 0 | 7 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 28th pick / 1952 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Fred Cone | 28 | 3 | 0 | 9 of 16 field goals & 27 of 29 extra points | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 27th pick / 1951 |
| P | Max McGee | 22 | Rook | 0 | 72 punts for a 41.7 average, 0 blocked | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 51st pick / 1954 |
| PR | Veryl Switzer | 22 | Rook | 0 | 24 punt returns for a 12.8 average and 1 td | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 4th pick / 1954 |
| KR | Al Carmichael | 26 | 1 | 0 | 20 kick returns for a 26.6 average and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 7th pick / 1953 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Dick Afflis | 25 | T-DG-G | 12 | 0 | 251 | 6-0 | Nevada-Reno,Purdue | 6/27/1929 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 16th / 186th pick / 1951 |
| Al Barry | 24 | G | 12 | 0 | 238 | 6-2 | USC | 12/24/1930 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 30th / 355th pick / 1953 |
| Buddy Brown | 28 | G | 12 | 12 | 220 | 6-1 | Arkansas | 10/19/1926 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 19th / 221st pick / 1951 |
| Al Carmichael | 26 | HB | 10 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | USC | 11/10/1928 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 7th pick / 1953 |
| Fred Cone | 28 | FB-K | 12 | 0 | 199 | 5-11 | Clemson | 6/21/1926 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 27th pick / 1951 |
| Bobby Dillon+ | 24 | DB | 12 | 0 | 180 | 6-1 | Texas | 2/23/1930 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 28th pick / 1952 |
| Carl Elliott | 27 | DE-E | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-4 | Virginia | 11/12/1927 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 13th / 160th pick / 1950 |
| Howie Ferguson | 24 | FB-HB | 12 | 0 | 218 | 6-2 | none | 8/5/1930 | 1 | |
| Bill Forester | 22 | LB-MG-DT | 12 | 0 | 237 | 6-3 | SMU | 8/9/1932 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 31st pick / 1953 |
| Bobby Garrett | 22 | QB | 9 | 0 | 198 | 6-1 | Stanford | 8/16/1932 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 1st pick / 1954 |
| Dave Hanner* | 24 | DT | 12 | 0 | 257 | 6-2 | Arkansas | 5/22/1930 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 52nd pick / 1952 |
| Jerry Helluin | 25 | DT | 12 | 0 | 272 | 6-2 | Tulane | 8/8/1929 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 38th pick / 1951 |
| Billy Howton | 24 | E | 12 | 0 | 191 | 6-2 | Rice | 7/5/1930 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1952 |
| Art Hunter | 21 | C-T | 12 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 4/24/1933 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1954 |
| Joe Johnson | 25 | HB-E | 12 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Boston College | 11/3/1929 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 11th / 127th pick / 1953 |
| Gary Knafelc | 22 | E | 9 | 0 | 217 | 6-4 | Colorado | 1/2/1932 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 14th pick / 1954 |
| Gene Knutson | 22 | DE | 12 | 0 | 218 | 6-2 | Michigan | 11/10/1932 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 10th / 111th pick / 1954 |
| Bob Mann | 30 | E | 2 | 0 | 172 | 5-11 | Michigan | 4/8/1924 | 6 | |
| John Martinkovic* | 27 | DE-DT | 12 | 0 | 241 | 6-3 | Xavier (OH) | 2/4/1927 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 6th / 65th pick / 1951 |
| Max McGee | 22 | E | 12 | 0 | 205 | 6-3 | Tulane | 7/16/1932 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 51st pick / 1954 |
| Lou Mihajlovich | 29 | DE | 3 | 0 | 175 | 5-11 | Indiana | 2/19/1925 | 6 | |
| Don Miller | 22 | HB | 1 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | SMU | 5/24/1932 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 7th / 84th pick / 1954 |
| Jim Psaltis | 27 | DB | 11 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | San Jose State,USC | 12/14/1927 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 15th pick / 1953 |
| Breezy Reid | 27 | HB | 12 | 0 | 187 | 5-10 | Georgia | 9/14/1927 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 9th / 107th pick / 1950 |
| Jim Ringo | 23 | C | 12 | 12 | 232 | 6-1 | Syracuse | 11/21/1931 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 79th pick / 1953 |
| Tobin Rote | 26 | QB | 12 | 12 | 211 | 6-3 | Rice | 1/18/1928 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 17th pick / 1950 |
| Steve Ruzich | 27 | G-LB-T-DT | 12 | 0 | 228 | 6-2 | Ohio State | 12/24/1927 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 14th / 168th pick / 1952 |
| Clarence Self | 29 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 181 | 5-8 | Wisconsin | 10/10/1925 | 5 | Chicago Cardinals / 12th / 105th pick / 1948 |
| Dave Stephenson | 29 | G-C-DG | 12 | 0 | 232 | 6-2 | Tennessee,West Virginia | 10/22/1925 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 15th / 194th pick / 1950 |
| Veryl Switzer | 22 | HB-DB | 12 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Kansas State | 8/6/1932 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 4th pick / 1954 |
| Len Szafaryn | 26 | T-G-LB-DT | 12 | 12 | 226 | 6-2 | North Carolina | 1/19/1928 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 28th pick / 1949 |
| Deral Teteak | 25 | LB-G | 6 | 0 | 210 | 5-10 | Wisconsin | 12/11/1929 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 9th / 100th pick / 1952 |
| Clayton Tonnemaker | 26 | LB-C | 12 | 0 | 237 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 6/8/1928 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 4th pick / 1950 |
| Val Joe Walker | 24 | DB | 10 | 0 | 179 | 6-1 | SMU | 1/7/1930 | 1 | New York Giants / 7th / 83rd pick / 1952 |
| Gene White | 22 | DB | 9 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Georgia | 6/21/1932 | Rook | |
| Roger Zatkoff* | 23 | LB-DE | 12 | 0 | 216 | 6-2 | Michigan | 3/25/1931 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 55th pick / 1953 |
| Team Total | 25.0 | 12 | 213.0 | 6-1.3 | 2.0 |