The 1957 Green Bay Packers season was their 39th season overall and their 37th season in the National Football League. After a week one win against the Chicago Bears, The team finished with a 3–9 record under fourth-year head coach Lisle Blackbourn and finished last in the Western Conference. It was Blackbourn's final season at Green Bay, who was replaced by Ray McLean in January 1958 for just one year, characterized by even worse results. McLean was succeeded in 1959 by Vince Lombardi, who brought a change of fortune for the Packers.
The 1957 season also marked the Packers' move from City Stadium to new City Stadium, which was opened with a win over the Chicago Bears in week one on September 29. It was renamed Lambeau Field in August 1965 in memory of Packers founder, player, and long-time head coach, Curly Lambeau, who had died two months earlier.
Offseason NFL draft
Round Pick Player Position School/club team11Paul HornungHalfbackNotre Dame14Ron KramerEndMichigan218Joel WellsBackClemson329Dalton TruaxTackleTulane441Carl VereenOffensive tackleGeorgia Tech670John NisbyGuardPacific776Frank GilliamEndIowa887George BelottiCenterUSC9100Ken WinebergBackTCU10111Gary GustafsonGuardGustavus Adolphus11124Jim RoseboroBackOhio State12135Ed SullivanCenterNotre Dame12145Glenn BestorBackWisconsin13148Jim MorseBackNotre Dame14159Rudy SchoendorfTackleMiami (OH)15172Pat HintonGuardLouisiana Tech16183Ed BuckinghamTackleMinnesota17196Don BoudreauxTackleHouston18207Credell GreenBackWashington19220Ernie DanjeanGuardAuburn20231Percy OliverGuardIllinois21244Chuck MehrerTackleMissouri22255Ronnie QuillianQuarterbackTulane23268John SymankDefensive backFlorida24279Charlie LeyendeckerTackleSMU25292Jerry JohnsonTackleSt. Norbert26303Buddy BassEndDuke27316Marty BooherTackleWisconsin28327Dave HerboldGuardMinnesota29340Howie DareBackMaryland
Green indicates a future Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Yellow indicates a future Pro Bowl selection
Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 29 Chicago Bears W 21–17 1–0 City Stadium 32,132 2 October 6 Detroit Lions L 14–24 1–1 City Stadium 32,120 3 October 13 Baltimore Colts L 17–45 1–2 Milwaukee County Stadium 26,322 4 October 20 San Francisco 49ers L 14–24 1–3 Milwaukee County Stadium 18,919 5 October 27 at Baltimore Colts W 24–21 2–3 Memorial Stadium 48,510 6 November 3 New York Giants L 17–31 2–4 City Stadium 32,070 7 November 10 at Chicago Bears L 14–21 2–5 Wrigley Field 47,153 8 November 17 Los Angeles Rams L 27–31 2–6 Milwaukee County Stadium 19,540 9 November 24 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 27–10 3–6 Forbes Field 29,701 10 November 28 at Detroit Lions L 6–18 3–7 Briggs Stadium 54,301 11 December 8 at Los Angeles Rams L 17–42 3–8 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 70,572 12 December 15 at San Francisco 49ers L 20–27 3–9 Kezar Stadium 59,100 Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. c
Season summary Week 1 vs Bears
First game at New City Stadium
Standings
Roster 1957 Green Bay Packers final roster Quarterbacks Babe Parilli Bart Starr
Running backs Al Carmichael Fred Cone K Howie Ferguson Paul Hornung Joe Johnson Don McIlhenny Frank Purnell
Receivers Billy Howton Ron Kramer Max McGee Offensive linemen Norm Amundsen G Al Barry G Larry Lauer C Norm Masters T Jim Ringo C Jim Salsbury G Ollie Spencer T Carl Vereen T
Defensive linemen Tom Finnin Dave Hanner Jerry Helluin Carlton Massey Jim Temp Linebackers Tom Bettis OLB Ernie Danjean MLB Bill Forester OLB Sam Palumbo MLB
Defensive backs Bobby Dillon S Hank Gremminger CB Billy Kinard CB/S John Petitbon CB John Symank S
Special teams Dick Deschaine Reserve list Nate Borden DE (IR) Hank Bullough G (Military) Forrest Gregg G/T (Military) Mike Hudock C (IR) Gary Knafelc WR (IR) Jack Losch RB (Military) Doyle Nix CB (Military) Joe Skibinski G (IR) Bob Skoronski T (Military) Veryl Switzer RB/CB (Military)
Rookies in italics
References
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