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1955 Green Bay Packers
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Record: 6-6-0, Finished 3rd in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 258 points (21.5/g), 5th of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 276 points (23.0/g), 10th.
Differential of -18 points (-1.5/g), 7th.
Expected W-L: 5.5-6.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +5 (0.4/g), 4th.
Coached by Lisle Blackbourn (6-6-0)
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1955 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 | 27 | 5 | 12 | 157 for 342, 1,977 yards, 17 td, 19 int, & 74 rushes for 332 yards and 5 td | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 17th pick / 1950 |
| FB | Howie Ferguson* | 25 | 2 | 0 | 192 rushes for 859 yards, 4 td, & 22 catches for 153 yards and 0 td | |
| LH | Breezy Reid | 28 | 5 | 0 | 83 rushes for 303 yards, 2 td, & 13 catches for 138 yards and 1 td | Chicago Bears / 9th / 107th pick / 1950 |
| RH | Veryl Switzer | 23 | 1 | 0 | 16 rushes for 101 yards, 0 td, & 14 catches for 103 yards and 1 td | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 4th pick / 1954 |
| RH | Al Carmichael | 27 | 2 | 0 | 6 rushes for 45 yards, 0 td, & 16 catches for 222 yards and 1 td | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 7th pick / 1953 |
| LE | Gary Knafelc | 23 | 1 | 0 | 40 catches for 613 yards, 8 td | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 14th pick / 1954 |
| LT | Len Szafaryn | 27 | 6 | 12 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 28th pick / 1949 |
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| LG | Joe Skibinski | 27 | 3 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 15th / 183rd pick / 1951 |
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| C | Jim Ringo | 24 | 2 | 12 | 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 79th pick / 1953 |
| RG | Buddy Brown | 29 | 4 | 12 | 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 19th / 221st pick / 1951 |
| RT | Tom Dahms | 28 | 4 | 0 | ||
| RE | Billy Howton* | 25 | 3 | 0 | 44 catches for 697 yards, 5 td | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1952 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | John Martinkovic* | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 6th / 65th pick / 1951 |
| LDT | Jerry Helluin | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 38th pick / 1951 |
| MG | Bill Forester | 23 | 2 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 31st pick / 1953 |
| RDT | Dave Hanner | 25 | 3 | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 52nd pick / 1952 |
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| RDE | Pat O'Donahue | 25 | 3 | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 57th pick / 1952 |
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| LLB | Tom Bettis | 22 | Rook | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 5th pick / 1955 |
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| RLB | Deral Teteak | 26 | 3 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 9th / 100th pick / 1952 |
| LDH | Doyle Nix | 22 | Rook | 0 | 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 18th / 209th pick / 1955 |
| RDH | Billy Bookout | 23 | Rook | 0 | 2 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | |
| LS | Val Joe Walker | 25 | 2 | 0 | 6 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 7th / 83rd pick / 1952 |
| RS | Bobby Dillon*+ | 25 | 3 | 0 | 9 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 28th pick / 1952 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Fred Cone | 29 | 4 | 0 | 16 of 24 field goals & 30 of 30 extra points | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 27th pick / 1951 |
| P | Dick Deschaine | 23 | Rook | 0 | 56 punts for a 43.2 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Veryl Switzer | 23 | 1 | 0 | 24 punt returns for a 6.6 average and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 4th pick / 1954 |
| KR | Veryl Switzer | 23 | 1 | 0 | 17 kick returns for a 26.2 average and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 4th pick / 1954 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Tom Bettis | 22 | LB | 12 | 0 | 228 | 6-2 | Purdue | 3/17/1933 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 5th pick / 1955 |
| Billy Bookout | 23 | DB | 12 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Austin,Oklahoma | 1/1/1932 | Rook | |
| Nate Borden | 23 | DE | 12 | 0 | 234 | 6-0 | Indiana | 9/22/1932 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 25th / 293rd pick / 1955 |
| Charlie Brackins | 23 | QB | 7 | 0 | 202 | 6-2 | Prairie View | 1/12/1932 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 16th / 185th pick / 1955 |
| Buddy Brown | 29 | G | 12 | 12 | 220 | 6-1 | Arkansas | 10/19/1926 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 19th / 221st pick / 1951 |
| Hank Bullough | 21 | G-LB | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-0 | Michigan State | 1/24/1934 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 53rd pick / 1955 |
| Jim Capuzzi | 23 | DB-QB | 2 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Cincinnati,Marquette | 3/12/1932 | Rook | |
| Al Carmichael | 27 | HB | 10 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | USC | 11/10/1928 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 7th pick / 1953 |
| Bob N. Clemens | 22 | FB | 2 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | Georgia | 8/3/1933 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 77th pick / 1955 |
| Fred Cone | 29 | FB-K | 12 | 0 | 199 | 5-11 | Clemson | 6/21/1926 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 27th pick / 1951 |
| Tom Dahms | 28 | T | 12 | 0 | 242 | 6-5 | San Diego State | 4/19/1927 | 4 | |
| Dick Deschaine | 23 | K | 12 | 0 | 206 | 6-0 | none | 4/28/1932 | Rook | |
| Bobby Dillon*+ | 25 | DB | 12 | 0 | 180 | 6-1 | Texas | 2/23/1930 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 28th pick / 1952 |
| Howie Ferguson* | 25 | FB-HB | 12 | 0 | 218 | 6-2 | none | 8/5/1930 | 2 | |
| Bill Forester | 23 | LB-MG-DT | 12 | 0 | 237 | 6-3 | SMU | 8/9/1932 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 31st pick / 1953 |
| Dave Hanner | 25 | DT | 12 | 0 | 257 | 6-2 | Arkansas | 5/22/1930 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 52nd pick / 1952 |
| Paul Held | 27 | QB | 2 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | San Jose State | 10/20/1928 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 19th / 229th pick / 1953 |
| Jerry Helluin | 26 | DT | 12 | 0 | 272 | 6-2 | Tulane | 8/8/1929 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 38th pick / 1951 |
| Billy Howton* | 25 | E | 12 | 0 | 191 | 6-2 | Rice | 7/5/1930 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1952 |
| Jim Jennings | 22 | DE-E | 4 | 0 | 195 | 6-3 | Missouri | 11/14/1933 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 26th / 305th pick / 1955 |
| Joe Johnson | 26 | HB-E | 12 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Boston College | 11/3/1929 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 11th / 127th pick / 1953 |
| Gary Knafelc | 23 | E | 12 | 0 | 217 | 6-4 | Colorado | 1/2/1932 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 14th pick / 1954 |
| Bill Lucky | 24 | DT | 12 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Baylor | 8/24/1931 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 60th pick / 1954 |
| John Martinkovic* | 28 | DE-DT | 12 | 0 | 241 | 6-3 | Xavier (OH) | 2/4/1927 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 6th / 65th pick / 1951 |
| Doyle Nix | 22 | DB | 12 | 0 | 191 | 6-1 | SMU | 5/30/1933 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 18th / 209th pick / 1955 |
| Pat O'Donahue | 25 | DE | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 10/7/1930 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 57th pick / 1952 |
| Breezy Reid | 28 | HB | 12 | 0 | 187 | 5-10 | Georgia | 9/14/1927 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 9th / 107th pick / 1950 |
| Jim Ringo | 24 | C | 12 | 12 | 232 | 6-1 | Syracuse | 11/21/1931 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 79th pick / 1953 |
| Al Romine | 23 | DB-HB | 4 | 0 | 191 | 6-2 | Florida,North Alabama | 3/10/1932 | Rook | |
| Tobin Rote | 27 | QB | 12 | 12 | 211 | 6-3 | Rice | 1/18/1928 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 17th pick / 1950 |
| Clarence Self | 30 | DB-HB | 2 | 0 | 181 | 5-8 | Wisconsin | 10/10/1925 | 6 | Chicago Cardinals / 12th / 105th pick / 1948 |
| Joe Skibinski | 27 | G | 12 | 0 | 245 | 5-11 | Purdue | 12/23/1928 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 15th / 183rd pick / 1951 |
| Jack Spinks | 25 | T-G-FB-DT | 6 | 0 | 236 | 6-0 | Alcorn State | 8/15/1930 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 11th / 126th pick / 1952 |
| Dave Stephenson | 30 | G-C-DG | 2 | 0 | 232 | 6-2 | Tennessee,West Virginia | 10/22/1925 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 15th / 194th pick / 1950 |
| Veryl Switzer | 23 | HB-DB | 12 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Kansas State | 8/6/1932 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 4th pick / 1954 |
| Len Szafaryn | 27 | T-G-LB-DT | 12 | 12 | 226 | 6-2 | North Carolina | 1/19/1928 | 6 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 28th pick / 1949 |
| Deral Teteak | 26 | LB-G | 12 | 0 | 210 | 5-10 | Wisconsin | 12/11/1929 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 9th / 100th pick / 1952 |
| George Timberlake | 23 | LB-G | 6 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | USC | 11/3/1932 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 27th pick / 1954 |
| Val Joe Walker | 25 | DB | 12 | 0 | 179 | 6-1 | SMU | 1/7/1930 | 2 | New York Giants / 7th / 83rd pick / 1952 |
| Roger Zatkoff*+ | 24 | LB-DE | 12 | 0 | 216 | 6-2 | Michigan | 3/25/1931 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 55th pick / 1953 |
| Team Total | 25.0 | 12 | 213.3 | 6-1.1 | 2.1 |