1947 Green Bay Packers season
Appearance
1947 Green Bay Packers season | |
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Head coach | Curly Lambeau |
Home field | City Stadium Wisconsin State Fair Park |
Results | |
Record | 6–5–1 |
Division place | 3rd NFL Western |
Playoff finish | did not qualify |
The 1947 Green Bay Packers season was their 28th season in the National Football League. The club posted a 6–5–1 record under coach Curly Lambeau, earning a third-place finish in the Western Conference.
Offseason
NFL Draft
Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
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1 | 6 | Ernie Case | Back | University of California, Los Angeles |
3 | 20 | Burr Baldwin | End | UCLA |
5 | 31 | Buddy Burris | Guard | Oklahoma |
6 | 40 | Gene Wilson | Defensive Back | SMU |
7 | 52 | Dick Connors | Back | Northwestern |
8 | 62 | Monte Moncrief | Tackle | Texas A&M |
9 | 72 | Bob McDougal | Fullback | Miami (FL) |
10 | 81 | Bob Kelly | Back | Notre Dame |
11 | 92 | Tom Moulton | Center | Oklahoma State |
12 | 100 | George Hills | Guard | Oklahoma State |
13 | 111 | Bob Skoglund | Defensive End | Notre Dame |
14 | 122 | Jack Mitchell | Quarterback | Oklahoma |
15 | 130 | Denny Crawford | Tackle | Tennessee |
16 | 141 | Jim Callanan | End | USC |
17 | 151 | Ted Scalissi | Back | Ripon College |
18 | 160 | Jim Goodman | Tackle | Indiana |
19 | 172 | Dick Miller | Guard | Lawrence |
20 | 181 | Brad Ecklund | Center | Oregon |
21 | 190 | Bob West | Back | Colorado |
22 | 202 | Maurice Reilly | Back | Colorado |
23 | 211 | Ron Sockolov | Tackle | California |
24 | 220 | Herbert St. John | Guard | Georgia |
25 | 232 | Fred Redeker | Back | Cincinnati |
26 | 241 | Herm Lubker | End | Arkansas |
27 | 250 | Bob Palladino | Back | Notre Dame |
28 | 262 | Jerrell Baxter | Tackle | North Carolina |
29 | 271 | Ray Sellers | End | Georgia |
30 | 280 | Jerry Carle | Back | Northwestern |
31 | 290 | Bill Hogan | Back | Kansas |
32 | 297 | Ralph Olsen | Defensive End | Utah |
Regular season
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
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1 | September 28, 1947 | Chicago Bears | W 29–20 |
2 | October 5, 1947 | Los Angeles Rams | W 17–14 |
3 | October 12, 1947 | Chicago Cardinals | L 14–10 |
4 | October 19, 1947 | Washington Redskins | W 27–10 |
5 | October 26, 1947 | Detroit Lions | W 34–17 |
6 | November 2, 1947 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 18–17 |
7 | November 9, 1947 | at Chicago Bears | L 20–17 |
8 | November 16, 1947 | at Chicago Cardinals | L 21–20 |
9 | November 23, 1947 | at New York Giants | T 24–24 |
10 | November 30, 1947 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 30–10 |
11 | December 7, 1947 | at Detroit Lions | W 35–14 |
12 | December 14, 1947 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 28–14 |
Standings
NFL Western Division | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK | ||
Chicago Cardinals | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 7–1 | 306 | 231 | W2 | |
Chicago Bears | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 4–4 | 363 | 241 | L2 | |
Green Bay Packers | 6 | 5 | 1 | .545 | 5–3 | 274 | 210 | L1 | |
Los Angeles Rams | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 4–4 | 259 | 214 | W2 | |
Detroit Lions | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 0–8 | 231 | 305 | L3 |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Roster
Green Bay Packers roster | ||||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running Backs Wide Receivers |
Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen |
Defensive Backs
Special Teams Rookies and first-year players in italics |
Awards, records, and honors
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