1958 Green Bay Packers season

1958 Green Bay Packers season
Head coach	Ray McLean
General manager	Verne Lewellen
Owner	Dominic Olejniczak (President)
Home field	City Stadium Milwaukee County Stadium
Results
Record	1–10–1
Division place	6th NFL Western
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1958 Green Bay Packers season was their 39th season in the National Football League. The club posted a 1–10–1 record under first-year head coach Ray McLean for a last-place finish in the league in 1958 and the worst record ever posted by a Packers team.

In the immortal words of New York sportswriter and Green Bay native Red Smith: "they overwhelmed one opponent, under-whelmed ten, and whelmed one." ^[1] The tie came in week two and the three-point win in week five; during the seven-game losing streak to end the season the Packers lost by an average margin of over 22 points and got no closer than ten.

McLean was the top assistant on the coaching staff in 1957 and was given a one-year contract as head coach after Lisle Blackbourn was fired in early January 1958 with a year remaining ($25,000) on a five-year contract.^[2]^[3]^[4] Following the final game of the 1958 season, McLean resigned on December 17,^[5]^[6] which paved the way for the historic hiring of Vince Lombardi in January 1959.^[7]^[8]

The underachieving 1958 team was loaded with talent, with future hall of famers Bart Starr, Paul Hornung, Jim Taylor, Ray Nitschke, Jim Ringo, and Forrest Gregg, as well as future All-Pros Jerry Kramer, Ron Kramer, Max McGee, Bill Forester, and Dan Currie.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1958 NFL draft

The first four rounds of the 1958 Draft were conducted in early December 1957, when Blackbourn was head coach. The remaining 26 rounds were selected in late January. This draft by the Packers is among the best in NFL history.^[9]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
1	3	Dan Currie	Linebacker	Michigan State
2	15	Jim Taylor	Fullback	LSU
3	27	Dick Christy	Back	North Carolina State
3	36	Ray Nitschke	Linebacker	Illinois
4	39	Jerry Kramer	Guard	Idaho
5	51	Joe Francis	Quarterback	Oregon State
6	62	Ken Gray	Tackle	Howard Payne
7	75	Doug Maison	Back	Hillsdale
8	86	Mike Bill	Center	Syracuse
9	99	Norm Jarock	Back	St. Norbert
10	110	Carl Johnson	Tackle	Illinois
11	123	Harry Horton	End	Wichita State
12	134	Wayne Miller	End	Baylor
13	147	Gene Cook	End	Toledo
13	153	Don Herndon	Back	Tampa
14	158	Harry Hauffe	Tackle	South Dakota
15	171	Tom Newell	Back	Drake
16	182	Arley Finley	Tackle	Georgia Tech
17	195	Joe Reese	End	Arkansas Tech
18	206	Chuck Strid	Guard	Syracuse
20	230	John DuBose	Back	Trinity (TX)
21	243	Jerry Kershner	Tackle	Oregon
22	264	Franklin Merlino	Back	Florida State
23	267	Jack Ashton	Guard	South Carolina
24	278	John Jereck	Tackle	Detroit
25	291	Larry Plenty	Back	Boston College
26	302	Esker Harris	Guard	UCLA
27	315	Neil Habig	Center	Purdue
28	326	Dave Crowell	Guard	Washington State
29	339	Bob Haynes	Tackle	Sam Houston State
30	350	John Peters	Tackle	Houston

Yellow indicates a future Pro Bowl selection
Green indicates a future Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 28	Chicago Bears	L 34–20	0–1–0	City Stadium	32,150
2	October 5	Detroit Lions	T 13–13	0–1–1	City Stadium	32,053
3	October 12	Baltimore Colts	L 24–17	0–2–1	Milwaukee County Stadium	24,553
4	October 19	at Washington Redskins	L 37–21	0–3–1	Griffith Stadium	25,228
5	October 26	Philadelphia Eagles	W 38–35	1–3–1	City Stadium	31,043
6	November 2	at Baltimore Colts	L 56–0	1–4–1	Memorial Stadium	51,333
7	November 9	at Chicago Bears	L 24–10	1–5–1	Wrigley Field	48,424
8	November 16	Los Angeles Rams	L 20–7	1–6–1	City Stadium	28,051
9	November 23	San Francisco 49ers	L 33–12	1–7–1	Milwaukee County Stadium	19,786
10	November 27	at Detroit Lions	L 24–14	1–8–1	Briggs Stadium	50,971
11	December 7	at San Francisco 49ers	L 48–21	1–9–1	Kezar Stadium	50,793
12	December 14	at Los Angeles Rams	L 34–20	1–10–1	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	54,634

Standings

NFL Western Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Baltimore Colts	9	3	0	.750	8–2	381	203	L2
Los Angeles Rams	8	4	0	.667	7–3	334	278	W3
Chicago Bears	8	4	0	.667	7–3	298	230	W2
San Francisco 49ers	6	6	0	.500	4–6	257	324	W2
Detroit Lions	4	7	1	.364	3–6–1	261	276	L2
Green Bay Packers	1	10	1	.091	0–9–1	193	382	L7

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Roster

Green Bay Packers roster

Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Rookies and first-year players in italics

Awards, records, and honors

Milestones

Worst regular season record in franchise history

References

↑ Maraniss, David (September 14, 1999). "In throes of winter, a team in disarray is reborn". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. book excerpt. p. 1A.
↑ "Blackbourn is fired; McLean new coach". Milwaukee Journal. January 7, 1958. p. 13, part 2.
↑ Lea, Bud (January 8, 1958). "McLean popular choice of fans and players alike". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 4, part 2.
↑ "McLean is named new Packer coach". Reading Eagle. Pennsylvania. Associated Press. January 7, 1958. p. 17.
↑ "Packers shake up front office; McLean quits, Detroit Lions next?". Milwaukee Journal. December 17, 1958. p. 18, part 2.
↑ "McLean quits, joins Lions staff". Milwaukee Sentinel. December 18, 1958. p. 8, part 2.
↑ Johnson, Chuck (January 29, 1959). "Packers name Vince Lombardi head coach, general manager". Milwaukee Journal. p. 11, part 2.
↑ Johnson, Chuck (February 3, 1959). "Lombardi reception warm, despite cold". Milwaukee Journal. p. 14, part 2.
↑ Wolf, Bob (May 3, 1979). "Packers' 1958 draft may have been greatest ever". Milwaukee Journal. p. 3, part 3.

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Green Bay Packers seasons

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Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl appearance

Green Bay Packers

Founded in 1919 Based and headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin

Franchise	Franchise Team history Green Bay Packers, Inc. Board of Directors

Records	Seasons Coaches Players A–D E–K L–R S–Z Starting quarterbacks Pro Football Hall of Famers Retired numbers First-round draft picks Records Pro Bowlers Stadiums

Stadiums	Hagemeister Park Bellevue Park City Stadium Borchert Field Wisconsin State Fair Park Marquette Stadium Milwaukee County Stadium Lambeau Field

Training Facilities	Don Hutson Center Clarke Hinkle Field Ray Nitschke Field St. Norbert College (training camp) Rockwood Lodge (former)

Culture	Cheesehead Lambeau Leap Hall of Fame Packers Fan Hall of Fame "Bang the Drum All Day" Cheerleaders Fight song Lumberjack Band Pigskin Champions Vernon Biever Hungry Five George Whitney Calhoun The Dope Sheet Curly Lambeau Vince Lombardi Ron Wolf Lombardi Pitch Perfect 2 Packers Heritage Trail Packers Pro Shop

Lore	Dolly Gray impostor The Ice Bowl The Snow Bowl Instant Replay Game 4th and 26 Fail Mary Miracle in Motown

Division championships (22)	1936 1938 1939 1944 1960 1961 1962 1965 1966 1967 1972 1995 1996 1997 2002 2003 2004 2007 2011 2012 2013 2014

Conference championships (9)	1960 1961 1962 1965 1966 1967 1996 1997 2010

League championships (13^†)	1929 1930 1931 1936 1939 1944 1961 1962 1965 1966 (I) 1967 (II) 1996 (XXXI) 2010 (XLV) ^† does not include 1966 or 1967 NFL championships

Retired numbers	3 4 14 15 66 92

Rivalries	Chicago Bears Detroit Lions Minnesota Vikings

Broadcasters	Radio: Packers Radio Network WTMJ WKTI-HD2 WIXX WTAQ Television (pre-season & official in-season team programming): WGBA-TV WTMJ-TV Personnel: Wayne Larrivee (play-by-play) Larry McCarren (color/analysis)

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1921–present) Conference: National Football Conference Division: North Division

Seasons (97)	1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

1958 NFL season

Eastern Conference	CHI Cardinals	Philadelphia	Baltimore	Green Bay	Western Conference
	Cleveland	Pittsburgh	CHI Bears	Los Angeles
	New York	Washington	Detroit	San Francisco

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