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1959 Green Bay Packers
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Record: 7-5-0, Finished 3rd in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 248 points (20.7/g), 8th of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 246 points (20.5/g), 6th.
Differential of 2 points (0.2/g), 7th.
Expected W-L: 6.1-5.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -4 (-0.3/g), 8th.
Coached by Vince Lombardi (7-5-0)
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1959 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 | Lamar McHan | 27 | 5 | 7 | 48 for 108, 805 yards, 8 td, 9 int, & 16 rushes for 64 yards and 0 td | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1954 |
| QB | Bart Starr | 25 | 3 | 5 | 70 for 134, 972 yards, 6 td, 7 int, & 16 rushes for 83 yards and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 17th / 200th pick / 1956 |
| FB | Jim Taylor | 24 | 1 | 0 | 120 rushes for 452 yards, 6 td, & 9 catches for 71 yards and 2 td | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1958 |
| FB | Lew Carpenter | 27 | 6 | 0 | 60 rushes for 322 yards, 1 td, & 5 catches for 47 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 8th / 97th pick / 1953 |
| LH | Paul Hornung* | 24 | 2 | 0 | 152 rushes for 681 yards, 7 td, & 15 catches for 113 yards and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 1st pick / 1957 |
| RH | Don McIlhenny | 25 | 3 | 0 | 47 rushes for 231 yards, 1 td, & 8 catches for 95 yards and 1 td | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 27th pick / 1956 |
| RH | Boyd Dowler | 22 | Rook | 0 | 1 rush for 20 yards, 0 td, & 32 catches for 549 yards and 4 td | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 25th pick / 1959 |
| LE | Max McGee | 27 | 5 | 0 | 30 catches for 695 yards, 5 td | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 51st pick / 1954 |
| LT | Norm Masters | 26 | 2 | 0 | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 18th pick / 1956 |
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| LG | Fuzzy Thurston | 26 | 1 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 54th pick / 1956 |
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| C | Jim Ringo*+ | 28 | 6 | 12 | 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 79th pick / 1953 |
| RG | Jerry Kramer | 23 | 1 | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 39th pick / 1958 |
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| RT | Forrest Gregg* | 26 | 3 | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 20th pick / 1956 |
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| RE | Gary Knafelc | 27 | 5 | 0 | 27 catches for 384 yards, 4 td | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 14th pick / 1954 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Jim Temp | 26 | 2 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 17th pick / 1955 |
| LDT | Dave Hanner | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 52nd pick / 1952 |
| RDT | Henry Jordan | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 52nd pick / 1957 |
| RDE | Bill Quinlan | 27 | 2 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 37th pick / 1956 |
| LLB | Dan Currie | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1958 |
| MLB | Ray Nitschke | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 36th pick / 1958 |
| RLB | Bill Forester* | 27 | 6 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 31st pick / 1953 |
| LDH | Hank Gremminger | 26 | 3 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 80th pick / 1956 |
| RDH | Jesse Whittenton | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 60th pick / 1956 |
| LS | Emlen Tunnell* | 34 | 11 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RS | Bobby Dillon | 29 | 7 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 28th pick / 1952 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Paul Hornung* | 24 | 2 | 0 | 7 of 17 field goals & 31 of 32 extra points | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 1st pick / 1957 |
| P | Max McGee | 27 | 5 | 0 | 64 punts for a 42.4 average, 1 blocked | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 51st pick / 1954 |
| PR | Bill Butler | 22 | Rook | 0 | 18 punt returns for a 9.1 average and 1 td | Green Bay Packers / 19th / 217th pick / 1959 |
| KR | Bill Butler | 22 | Rook | 0 | 21 kick returns for a 22.5 average and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 19th / 217th pick / 1959 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Ken Beck | 24 | DT-DE | 12 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 9/3/1935 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 4th / 38th pick / 1959 |
| Tom Bettis | 26 | LB | 12 | 0 | 228 | 6-2 | Purdue | 3/17/1933 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 5th pick / 1955 |
| Nate Borden | 27 | DE | 12 | 0 | 234 | 6-0 | Indiana | 9/22/1932 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 25th / 293rd pick / 1955 |
| Timmy Brown | 22 | RB | 1 | 0 | 198 | 5-11 | Ball State | 5/24/1937 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 27th / 313th pick / 1959 |
| Bill Butler | 22 | DB-HB | 11 | 0 | 189 | 5-10 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 7/10/1937 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 19th / 217th pick / 1959 |
| Lew Carpenter | 27 | HB-FB | 12 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Arkansas | 1/12/1932 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 8th / 97th pick / 1953 |
| Dan Currie | 24 | LB | 12 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Michigan State | 6/27/1935 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1958 |
| Bobby Dillon | 29 | DB | 12 | 0 | 180 | 6-1 | Texas | 2/23/1930 | 7 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 28th pick / 1952 |
| John Dittrich | 26 | G | 12 | 0 | 236 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 5/7/1933 | 3 | Chicago Cardinals / 6th / 70th pick / 1956 |
| Boyd Dowler | 22 | FL-SE-WR | 12 | 0 | 224 | 6-5 | Colorado | 10/18/1937 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 25th pick / 1959 |
| Bill Forester* | 27 | LB-MG-DT | 12 | 0 | 237 | 6-3 | SMU | 8/9/1932 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 31st pick / 1953 |
| Joe Francis | 23 | QB-HB | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Oregon State | 4/21/1936 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 51st pick / 1958 |
| Bobby Freeman | 27 | DB | 12 | 0 | 202 | 6-1 | Auburn | 10/19/1932 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 37th pick / 1955 |
| Forrest Gregg* | 26 | T-G-DT | 12 | 0 | 249 | 6-4 | SMU | 10/18/1933 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 20th pick / 1956 |
| Hank Gremminger | 26 | DB | 12 | 0 | 201 | 6-1 | Baylor | 9/1/1933 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 80th pick / 1956 |
| Dave Hanner | 29 | DT | 12 | 0 | 257 | 6-2 | Arkansas | 5/22/1930 | 7 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 52nd pick / 1952 |
| Paul Hornung* | 24 | HB-FB-QB | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 12/23/1935 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 1st pick / 1957 |
| Henry Jordan | 24 | DT-DE | 12 | 0 | 248 | 6-2 | Virginia | 1/26/1935 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 52nd pick / 1957 |
| Gary Knafelc | 27 | E | 12 | 0 | 217 | 6-4 | Colorado | 1/2/1932 | 5 | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 14th pick / 1954 |
| Jerry Kramer | 23 | G | 12 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Idaho | 1/23/1936 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 39th pick / 1958 |
| Ron Kramer | 24 | E-TE | 12 | 0 | 234 | 6-3 | Michigan | 6/24/1935 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 4th pick / 1957 |
| Norm Masters | 26 | T | 12 | 0 | 249 | 6-2 | Michigan State | 9/19/1933 | 2 | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 18th pick / 1956 |
| Max McGee | 27 | E | 12 | 0 | 205 | 6-3 | Tulane | 7/16/1932 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 51st pick / 1954 |
| Lamar McHan | 27 | QB | 12 | 7 | 201 | 6-1 | Arkansas | 12/16/1932 | 5 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1954 |
| Don McIlhenny | 25 | HB | 12 | 0 | 197 | 6-0 | SMU | 11/22/1934 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 27th pick / 1956 |
| Ray Nitschke | 23 | LB | 12 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Illinois | 12/29/1936 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 36th pick / 1958 |
| Bill Quinlan | 27 | DE | 12 | 0 | 248 | 6-3 | Michigan State | 6/19/1932 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 37th pick / 1956 |
| Jim Ringo*+ | 28 | C | 12 | 12 | 232 | 6-1 | Syracuse | 11/21/1931 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 79th pick / 1953 |
| Bob Skoronski | 25 | T-C | 12 | 0 | 249 | 6-3 | Indiana | 3/5/1934 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 56th pick / 1956 |
| Bart Starr | 25 | QB | 12 | 5 | 197 | 6-1 | Alabama | 1/9/1934 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 17th / 200th pick / 1956 |
| John Symank | 24 | DB | 12 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Florida | 8/31/1935 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 23rd / 268th pick / 1957 |
| Jim Taylor | 24 | FB | 12 | 0 | 214 | 6-0 | LSU | 9/20/1935 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1958 |
| Jim Temp | 26 | DE | 12 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Wisconsin | 10/10/1933 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 17th pick / 1955 |
| Fuzzy Thurston | 26 | G | 12 | 0 | 247 | 6-1 | Valparaiso | 12/29/1933 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 54th pick / 1956 |
| Emlen Tunnell* | 34 | DB | 12 | 0 | 187 | 6-1 | Iowa,Toledo | 3/29/1925 | 11 | |
| Jesse Whittenton | 25 | DB | 12 | 0 | 193 | 6-0 | Texas-El Paso | 5/9/1934 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 60th pick / 1956 |
| A.D. Williams | 26 | E-FL | 12 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Pacific | 11/21/1933 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1956 |
| Team Total | 25.6 | 12 | 221.0 | 6-1.7 | 2.9 |