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1972 Green Bay Packers
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Record: 10-4-0, Finished 1st in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 304 points (21.7/g), 11th of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 226 points (16.1/g), 4th.
Differential of 78 points (5.6/g), 8th.
Expected W-L: 9.4-4.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +17 (1.2/g), 3rd.
Coached by Dan Devine (10-4-0)
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1972 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 | Scott Hunter | 25 | 1 | 14 | 86 for 199, 1,252 yards, 6 td, 9 int, & 22 rushes for 37 yards and 5 td | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 140th pick / 1971 |
| RB | MacArthur Lane | 30 | 4 | 0 | 177 rushes for 821 yards, 3 td, & 26 catches for 285 yards and 0 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 13th pick / 1968 |
| FB | John Brockington* | 24 | 1 | 0 | 274 rushes for 1,027 yards, 8 td, & 19 catches for 243 yards and 1 td | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 9th pick / 1971 |
| WR | Carroll Dale | 34 | 12 | 0 | 16 catches for 317 yards, 1 td | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 86th pick / 1960 |
| WR | Leland Glass | 22 | Rook | 0 | 15 catches for 261 yards, 1 td, & 2 rushes for 13 yards and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 8th / 190th pick / 1972 |
| TE | Len Garrett | 25 | 1 | 0 | 4 catches for 66 yards, 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 15th / 374th pick / 1971 |
| LT | Bill Hayhoe | 26 | 3 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 116th pick / 1969 |
| LG | Bill Lueck | 26 | 4 | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 26th pick / 1968 |
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| C | Ken Bowman | 30 | 8 | 0 | New York Jets / 10th / 75th pick / 1964 |
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| RG | Mal Snider | 25 | 3 | 0 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 54th pick / 1969 |
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| RT | Dick Himes | 26 | 4 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 81st pick / 1968 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Sweeny Williams | 26 | 2 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 11th / 283rd pick / 1969 |
| LDT | Mike McCoy | 24 | 2 | 12 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1970 |
| RDT | Robert E. Brown* | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 1st / 4th pick / 1964 |
| RDE | Alden Roche | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 37th pick / 1970 |
| LLB | Dave Robinson | 31 | 9 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 14th pick / 1963 |
| MLB | Jim Carter | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 68th pick / 1970 |
| RLB | Fred Carr* | 26 | 4 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 5th pick / 1968 |
| LCB | Willie Buchanon | 22 | Rook | 14 | 4 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 7th pick / 1972 |
| RCB | Ken Ellis+ | 25 | 2 | 14 | 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 93rd pick / 1970 |
| SS | Al Matthews | 25 | 2 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 41st pick / 1970 |
| FS | Jim Hill | 26 | 3 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 18th pick / 1968 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Chester Marcol*+ | 23 | Rook | 0 | 33 of 48 field goals & 29 of 29 extra points | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1972 |
| P | Ron Widby | 27 | 4 | 0 | 65 punts for a 41.8 average, 2 blocked | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 81st pick / 1967 |
| PR | Ken Ellis+ | 25 | 2 | 14 | 14 punt returns for a 15.4 average and 1 td | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 93rd pick / 1970 |
| KR | Ike Thomas | 25 | 1 | 0 | 21 kick returns for a 27.2 average and 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 51st pick / 1971 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Ken Bowman | 30 | C | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | Wisconsin | 12/15/1942 | 8 | New York Jets / 10th / 75th pick / 1964 |
| John Brockington* | 24 | RB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | Ohio State | 9/7/1948 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 9th pick / 1971 |
| Robert E. Brown* | 32 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | Ark-Pine Bluff | 2/22/1940 | 6 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 4th pick / 1964 |
| Willie Buchanon | 22 | DB | 14 | 14 | 190 | 6-0 | San Diego State | 11/4/1950 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 7th pick / 1972 |
| Fred Carr* | 26 | LB | 14 | 14 | 238 | 6-5 | Texas-El Paso | 8/19/1946 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 5th pick / 1968 |
| Jim Carter | 24 | LB-G | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 10/18/1948 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 68th pick / 1970 |
| Tommy Crutcher | 31 | LB | 12 | 0 | 229 | 6-3 | TCU | 8/10/1941 | 8 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 41st pick / 1964 |
| Carroll Dale | 34 | WR-TE-FL | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | Virginia Tech | 4/24/1938 | 12 | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 86th pick / 1960 |
| Dave Davis | 24 | WR | 10 | 0 | 175 | 6-0 | Tennessee State | 7/5/1948 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 168th pick / 1971 |
| Ken Ellis+ | 25 | DB | 14 | 14 | 190 | 5-10 | Southern | 9/27/1947 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 93rd pick / 1970 |
| Len Garrett | 25 | TE | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | New Mexico Highlands | 12/18/1947 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 15th / 374th pick / 1971 |
| Paul Gibson | 24 | WR | 1 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Texas-El Paso | 6/20/1948 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 8th / 183rd pick / 1972 |
| Gale Gillingham | 28 | G-DT | 2 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 2/3/1944 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 13th pick / 1966 |
| Leland Glass | 22 | WR | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Oregon | 11/5/1950 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 8th / 190th pick / 1972 |
| Charlie V. Hall | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 193 | 6-1 | Pittsburgh | 3/31/1948 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1971 |
| Bill Hayhoe | 26 | T | 14 | 0 | 258 | 6-8 | USC | 9/6/1946 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 116th pick / 1969 |
| Larry Hefner | 23 | LB | 2 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Clemson | 8/2/1949 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 14th / 346th pick / 1972 |
| Jim Hill | 26 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 10/21/1946 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 18th pick / 1968 |
| Dick Himes | 26 | T | 14 | 14 | 244 | 6-4 | Ohio State | 5/25/1946 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 81st pick / 1968 |
| Bob Hudson | 24 | RB | 12 | 0 | 210 | 5-11 | Northeast State (OK) | 3/21/1948 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 147th pick / 1972 |
| Kevin Hunt | 24 | T-G | 3 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | Doane | 11/29/1948 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 10th / 246th pick / 1971 |
| Scott Hunter | 25 | QB | 14 | 14 | 205 | 6-2 | Alabama | 11/11/1947 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 140th pick / 1971 |
| Dave Kopay | 30 | RB | 14 | 0 | 218 | 6-0 | Washington | 6/28/1942 | 8 | |
| Bob Kroll | 22 | DB | 5 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Northern Michigan | 6/9/1950 | Rook | |
| Pete Lammons | 29 | TE | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | Texas | 10/20/1943 | 6 | New York Jets / 8th / 68th pick / 1966 |
| MacArthur Lane | 30 | RB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Utah State | 3/16/1942 | 4 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 13th pick / 1968 |
| Bill Lueck | 26 | G | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Arizona | 4/7/1946 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 26th pick / 1968 |
| Chester Marcol*+ | 23 | K | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Hillsdale | 10/24/1949 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1972 |
| Al Matthews | 25 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 11/7/1947 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 41st pick / 1970 |
| Mike McCoy | 24 | DT-NT | 12 | 12 | 284 | 6-5 | Notre Dame | 9/6/1948 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 2nd pick / 1970 |
| Rich McGeorge | 24 | TE | 2 | 0 | 235 | 6-4 | Elon | 9/14/1948 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 16th pick / 1970 |
| Ray Nitschke | 36 | LB | 11 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Illinois | 12/29/1936 | 14 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 36th pick / 1958 |
| Frank Patrick | 25 | QB | 2 | 0 | 225 | 6-7 | Nebraska | 3/11/1947 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 10th / 251st pick / 1970 |
| Francis Peay | 28 | T | 6 | 0 | 250 | 6-5 | Arizona,Cameron,Missouri | 5/23/1944 | 6 | New York Giants / 1st / 10th pick / 1966 |
| Dave Pureifory | 23 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-1 | Eastern Michigan | 7/12/1949 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 142nd pick / 1972 |
| Dave Robinson | 31 | LB | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Penn State | 5/3/1941 | 9 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 14th pick / 1963 |
| Alden Roche | 27 | DE | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-4 | Southern | 4/9/1945 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 37th pick / 1970 |
| Mal Snider | 25 | G-T | 14 | 0 | 251 | 6-4 | Stanford | 4/5/1947 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 54th pick / 1969 |
| Jon Staggers | 24 | WR | 11 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | Missouri | 12/14/1948 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 105th pick / 1970 |
| Jerry Tagge | 22 | QB | 4 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 4/12/1950 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 11th pick / 1972 |
| Ike Thomas | 25 | DB-WR | 12 | 0 | 193 | 6-2 | Bishop | 11/4/1947 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 51st pick / 1971 |
| Vern Vanoy | 26 | DT | 13 | 0 | 275 | 6-8 | Kansas | 12/31/1946 | 1 | New York Giants / 3rd / 60th pick / 1969 |
| Ward Walsh | 25 | RB | 2 | 0 | 213 | 6-0 | Colorado | 11/21/1947 | 1 | |
| Ron Widby | 27 | P | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-4 | Tennessee | 3/9/1945 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 81st pick / 1967 |
| Perry Williams | 26 | RB | 14 | 0 | 219 | 6-2 | Purdue | 12/11/1946 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 90th pick / 1969 |
| Sweeny Williams | 26 | DE | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-5 | Prairie View | 9/3/1946 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 11th / 283rd pick / 1969 |
| Cal Withrow | 27 | C | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-0 | Kentucky | 7/4/1945 | 2 | |
| Keith Wortman | 22 | T-G-C | 13 | 0 | 260 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 7/20/1950 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 10th / 242nd pick / 1972 |
| Team Total | 26.0 | 14 | 225.6 | 6-2.4 | 3.0 |