1972 Green Bay Packers season

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1972 Green Bay Packers season
Head Coach Dan Devine
Home Field Lambeau Field
Milwaukee County Stadium
Results
Record 10-4
Place 1st NFC Central
Playoff Finish Lost Divisional Playoffs
Timeline
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1971 1973

The 1972 Green Bay Packers season was their 52nd season in the National Football League. The club posted a 10-4 record under coach Dan Devine, earning them the 1st place finish in the NFC Central division. This marked the return of the Packers to the playoffs after a four-year drought. The Packers lost in the Divisional Playoffs to the Washington Redskins 16-3. Chester Marcol set an NFL rookie record (since broken) for most Field Goals in one year by a rookie with 32 Field Goals. [1]

Contents

[edit] Offseason

[edit] NFL Draft

Main article: 1972 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team
1 7 Willie Buchanon Defensive Back San Diego State
1 11 (From San Diego Chargers) Jerry Tagge Quarterback Nebraska

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

NFC Central
Team W L T PCT PF PA
Green Bay Packers 10 4 0 .714 304 226
Detroit Lions 8 5 1 .607 339 290
Minnesota Vikings 7 7 0 .500 301 252
Chicago Bears 4 9 1 .321 225 275

[edit] Schedule

Game Date Opponent Result Packers points Opponents First Downs Record Streak
1 Sept 17 @ Cleveland Browns Win 26 10 15 1-0 Won 1
2 Sept 24 Oakland Raiders Loss 14 20 15 1-1 Lost 1
3 Oct 1 Dallas Cowboys Win 16 13 11 2-1 Won 1
4 Oct 8 Chicago Bears Win 20 17 17 3-1 Won 2
5 Oct 16 @ Detroit Lions Win 24 23 16 4-1 Won 3
6 Oct 22 Atlanta Falcons Loss 9 10 10 4-2 Lost 1
7 Oct 29 Minnesota Vikings Loss 13 27 12 4-3 Lost 2
8 Nov 5 San Francisco 49ers Win 34 24 13 5-3 Won 1

[2]

[edit] Roster

Green Bay Packers roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers Tight Ends

 Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen DE

 Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams Rookies and first-year players in italics

[edit] Awards, Records and Honors

  • Chester Marcol, NFL rookie record (since broken), most Field Goals in one year by a rookie, (32)

[edit] References

  1. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 409
  2. ^ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/1972.htm
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