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1965 Green Bay Packers
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Record: 10-3-1, Finished 1st in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
1965 NFL Champions
Scored 316 points (22.6/g), 8th of 14 in the NFL.
Allowed 224 points (16.0/g), 1st.
Differential of 92 points (6.6/g), 3rd.
Expected W-L: 9.7-4.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +24 (1.7/g), 1st.
Coached by Vince Lombardi (10-3-1)
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1965 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 | Bart Starr | 31 | 9 | 14 | 140 for 251, 2,055 yards, 16 td, 9 int, & 18 rushes for 169 yards and 1 td | Green Bay Packers / 17th / 200th pick / 1956 |
| HB | Paul Hornung | 30 | 8 | 0 | 89 rushes for 299 yards, 5 td, & 19 catches for 336 yards and 3 td | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 1st pick / 1957 |
| FB | Jim Taylor | 30 | 7 | 0 | 207 rushes for 734 yards, 4 td, & 20 catches for 207 yards and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1958 |
| FL | Carroll Dale | 27 | 5 | 0 | 20 catches for 382 yards, 2 td | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 86th pick / 1960 |
| SE | Boyd Dowler* | 28 | 6 | 0 | 44 catches for 610 yards, 4 td | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 25th pick / 1959 |
| TE | Marv Fleming | 23 | 2 | 0 | 14 catches for 141 yards, 2 td | Denver Broncos / 9th / 69th pick / 1963 |
| LT | Bob Skoronski | 31 | 9 | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 56th pick / 1956 |
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| LG | Forrest Gregg+ | 32 | 9 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 20th pick / 1956 |
| C | Ken Bowman | 23 | 1 | 0 | New York Jets / 10th / 75th pick / 1964 |
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| RG | Jerry Kramer | 29 | 7 | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 39th pick / 1958 |
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| RT | Steve Wright | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 8th / 59th pick / 1964 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Willie Davis*+ | 31 | 7 | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 15th / 181st pick / 1956 |
| LDT | Ron Kostelnik | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 26th pick / 1961 |
| RDT | Henry Jordan | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 52nd pick / 1957 |
| RDE | Lionel Aldridge | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 6th / 47th pick / 1963 |
| LLB | Dave Robinson | 24 | 2 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 14th pick / 1963 |
| MLB | Ray Nitschke | 29 | 7 | 0 | 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 36th pick / 1958 |
| RLB | Lee Roy Caffey* | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 4th / 25th pick / 1963 |
| LCB | Herb Adderley*+ | 26 | 4 | 0 | 6 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 12th pick / 1961 |
| RCB | Bob Jeter | 28 | 2 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 17th pick / 1960 |
| LS | Willie Wood*+ | 29 | 5 | 0 | 6 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| RS | Tom Brown | 25 | 1 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 20th pick / 1963 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Don Chandler | 31 | 9 | 0 | 17 of 26 field goals & 37 of 38 extra points | New York Giants / 5th / 57th pick / 1956 |
| P | Don Chandler | 31 | 9 | 0 | 74 punts for a 42.9 average, 0 blocked | New York Giants / 5th / 57th pick / 1956 |
| PR | Willie Wood*+ | 29 | 5 | 0 | 13 punt returns for a 2.9 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Elijah Pitts | 27 | 4 | 1 | 20 kick returns for a 19.8 average and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 13th / 180th pick / 1961 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Herb Adderley*+ | 26 | DB | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Michigan State | 6/8/1939 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 12th pick / 1961 |
| Lionel Aldridge | 24 | DE | 14 | 0 | 254 | 6-3 | Utah State | 2/14/1941 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 6th / 47th pick / 1963 |
| Bill Anderson | 29 | E-TE | 14 | 0 | 211 | 6-3 | Tennessee | 7/16/1936 | 7 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 31st pick / 1958 |
| Ken Bowman | 23 | C | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | Wisconsin | 12/15/1942 | 1 | New York Jets / 10th / 75th pick / 1964 |
| Zeke Bratkowski | 34 | QB | 6 | 2 | 210 | 6-2 | Georgia | 10/20/1931 | 11 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 17th pick / 1953 |
| Tom Brown | 25 | DB | 14 | 0 | 192 | 6-1 | Maryland | 12/12/1940 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 20th pick / 1963 |
| Lee Roy Caffey* | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Texas A&M | 6/3/1941 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 25th pick / 1963 |
| Don Chandler | 31 | FB-P-K | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Florida | 9/5/1934 | 9 | New York Giants / 5th / 57th pick / 1956 |
| Dennis Claridge | 24 | QB | 1 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 8/18/1941 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 39th pick / 1963 |
| Junior Coffey | 23 | RB | 13 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Washington | 3/21/1942 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 94th pick / 1965 |
| Tommy Crutcher | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 229 | 6-3 | TCU | 8/10/1941 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 41st pick / 1964 |
| Bill Curry | 23 | C-LB | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Georgia Tech | 10/21/1942 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 23rd / 183rd pick / 1964 |
| Carroll Dale | 27 | WR-TE-FL | 13 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | Virginia Tech | 4/24/1938 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 86th pick / 1960 |
| Willie Davis*+ | 31 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 243 | 6-3 | Grambling State | 7/24/1934 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 15th / 181st pick / 1956 |
| Boyd Dowler* | 28 | FL-SE-WR | 14 | 0 | 224 | 6-5 | Colorado | 10/18/1937 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 25th pick / 1959 |
| Marv Fleming | 23 | TE-SE | 13 | 0 | 232 | 6-4 | Utah | 1/2/1942 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 9th / 69th pick / 1963 |
| Forrest Gregg+ | 32 | T-G-DT | 14 | 0 | 249 | 6-4 | SMU | 10/18/1933 | 9 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 20th pick / 1956 |
| Hank Gremminger | 32 | DB | 8 | 0 | 201 | 6-1 | Baylor | 9/1/1933 | 9 | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 80th pick / 1956 |
| Dan Grimm | 24 | G | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Colorado | 2/7/1941 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 70th pick / 1963 |
| Doug Hart | 26 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Texas-Arlington | 6/3/1939 | 1 | |
| Paul Hornung | 30 | HB-FB-QB | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 12/23/1935 | 8 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 1st pick / 1957 |
| Allen Jacobs | 24 | FB-HB | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Utah | 5/19/1941 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 10th / 139th pick / 1964 |
| Bob Jeter | 28 | DB-WR | 13 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Iowa | 5/9/1937 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 17th pick / 1960 |
| Henry Jordan | 30 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 248 | 6-2 | Virginia | 1/26/1935 | 8 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 52nd pick / 1957 |
| Ron Kostelnik | 25 | DT | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-4 | Cincinnati | 1/14/1940 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 26th pick / 1961 |
| Jerry Kramer | 29 | G | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Idaho | 1/23/1936 | 7 | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 39th pick / 1958 |
| Bob Long | 23 | FL-WR | 13 | 0 | 205 | 6-3 | Wichita State | 6/16/1942 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 44th pick / 1964 |
| Bud Marshall | 24 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 270 | 6-4 | Baylor,Stephen F. Austin | 9/12/1941 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 10th / 136th pick / 1965 |
| Max McGee | 33 | E | 12 | 0 | 205 | 6-3 | Tulane | 7/16/1932 | 11 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 51st pick / 1954 |
| Tom Moore | 27 | HB-FB | 13 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Vanderbilt | 7/17/1938 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 5th pick / 1960 |
| Ray Nitschke | 29 | LB | 12 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Illinois | 12/29/1936 | 7 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 36th pick / 1958 |
| Elijah Pitts | 27 | HB | 14 | 1 | 204 | 6-1 | Philander Smith | 2/3/1938 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 13th / 180th pick / 1961 |
| Dave Robinson | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Penn State | 5/3/1941 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 14th pick / 1963 |
| Bob Skoronski | 31 | T-C | 14 | 0 | 249 | 6-3 | Indiana | 3/5/1934 | 9 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 56th pick / 1956 |
| Bart Starr | 31 | QB | 14 | 14 | 197 | 6-1 | Alabama | 1/9/1934 | 9 | Green Bay Packers / 17th / 200th pick / 1956 |
| Jim Taylor | 30 | FB | 14 | 0 | 214 | 6-0 | LSU | 9/20/1935 | 7 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1958 |
| Fuzzy Thurston | 32 | G | 14 | 0 | 247 | 6-1 | Valparaiso | 12/29/1933 | 7 | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 54th pick / 1956 |
| Lloyd Voss | 23 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 256 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 2/13/1942 | 1 | New York Jets / 2nd / 11th pick / 1964 |
| Willie Wood*+ | 29 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | USC | 12/23/1936 | 5 | |
| Steve Wright | 23 | T | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-6 | Alabama | 7/17/1942 | 1 | New York Jets / 8th / 59th pick / 1964 |
| Team Total | 27.1 | 14 | 225.1 | 6-2.4 | 4.4 |