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1961 Green Bay Packers

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Record: 11-3-0, Finished 1st in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary

1961 NFL Champions

Scored 391 points (27.9/g), 1st of 14 in the NFL.
 Allowed 223 points (15.9/g), 2nd.
 Differential of 168 points (12.0/g), 1st.
 Expected W-L: 11.1-2.9.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +20 (1.4/g), 1st.

Coached by Vince Lombardi (11-3-0)

1961 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Drafted Players

Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos Yrs From To AP1 PB St CarAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD College/Univ
1 12 GNB Herb Adderley HOF DB 12 1961 1972 4 5 12 111 164 Michigan State
2 26 GNB Ron Kostelnik DT 9 1961 1969 0 0 6 45 120 Cincinnati
3 40 GNB Phil Nugent DB 1 1961 1961 0 0 1 3 12 Tulane
4 54 GNB Paul Dudley HB 2 1962 1963 0 0 0 2 21 0 1 0 0 1 38 121 0 10 120 1 Arkansas
4 56 GNB Joe LeSage G 0 0 0 Tulane
5 68 GNB Jack Novak G 0 0 0 Miami (FL)
6 82 GNB Lee Folkins TE 5 1961 1965 0 1 2 20 63 1 9 0 80 1042 10 Washington
7 96 GNB Lewis Johnson B 0 0 0 Florida A&M
9 124 GNB Vester Flanagan T 0 0 0 Humboldt State
10 128 GNB Roger Hagberg FB 5 1965 1969 0 0 1 11 68 194 766 4 58 645 4 Minnesota
10 138 GNB Buck McLeod T 0 0 0 Baylor
11 152 GNB Val Keckin QB 1 1962 1962 0 0 0 1 6 5 9 64 0 1 1 3 0 Southern Miss
12 166 GNB John Denvir G 1 1962 1962 0 0 1 4 11 Colorado
13 180 GNB Elijah Pitts HB 11 1961 1971 0 0 1 19 134 4 9 113 1 0 514 1788 28 104 1245 6 Philander Smith
14 194 GNB Nelson Toburen LB 2 1961 1962 0 0 0 4 24 Wichita State
15 208 GNB Ray Lardani T 0 0 0 Miami (FL)
16 222 GNB Clarence Mason E 0 0 0 Bowling Green
17 236 GNB Jim Brewington T 1 1961 1961 0 0 0 1 14 North Carolina Central
18 250 GNB Arthur Sims B 0 0 0 Texas A&M
19 264 GNB Leland Bondhus T 0 0 0 South Dakota State
20 278 GNB Ray Ratkowski HB 1 1961 1961 0 0 0 1 1 Notre Dame