The 1950 Green Bay Packers season was their 32nd season overall and their 30th season in the National Football League. The team finished with a 3–9 record under first-year head coach Gene Ronzani for a fifth-place finish in the National Conference.
Offseason To get the franchise on a firm financial footing, the team started selling stocks publicly for the first time. The stock drive netted $118,000. To replace Curly Lambeau, the Packers named Gene Ronzani as their new head coach and Vice President. The year also saw another change as the team changed its colors to green and yellow from the navy that the club had been wearing.
NFL draft
Incomplete list 1950 Green Bay Packers draft Round Selection Player Position College Notes 1 4Clayton TonnemakerCMinnesota 2 17Tobin Rote QB Rice 3 27 Gordy Soltau WR Minnesota 4 43Larry Coutre HB Notre Dame 6 69Jack CloudFB William & Mary 7 82Leon Manley G Oklahoma 13 160 Carlton Elliott DE Virginia 18 225 Arnold Galiffa QB Army 25 316 Frank Waters FB Michigan State 30 381 Ray Mallouf QB Southern Methodist Yellow indicates a future Pro Bowl selection
Regular season
Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 17 Detroit Lions L 7–45 0–1 City Stadium 22,096 Recap 2 September 24 Washington Redskins W 35–21 1–1 Wisconsin State Fair Park 14,109 Recap 3 October 1 Chicago Bears W 31–21 2–1 City Stadium 24,893 Recap 4 October 8 New York Yanks L 31–44 2–2 City Stadium 23,871 Recap 5 October 15 at Chicago Bears L 14–28 2–3 Wrigley Field 51,065 Recap 6 at New York Yanks L 17–35 2–4 Yankee Stadium 13,661 Recap — Bye 7 November 5 at Baltimore Colts L 21–41 2–5 Memorial Stadium 12,971 Recap 8 November 12 Los Angeles Rams L 14–45 2–6 Wisconsin State Fair Park 20,456 Recap 9 November 19 at Detroit Lions L 21–24 2–7 Briggs Stadium 17,752 Recap 10 November 26 San Francisco 49ers W 25–21 3–7 City Stadium 13,196 Recap 11 December 3 at Los Angeles Rams L14–51 3–8 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 39,323 Recap 12 December 10 at San Francisco 49ers L 14–30 3–9 Kezar Stadium 20,797 Recap Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.
Standings
Passing PlayerGamesGames StartedCompletionsAttemptsComp. %YardsTouchdownsInterceptionsTobin Rote 12 12 83 224 37.1% 1231 7 24Paul Christman 11 1 (on def.) 51 126 40.5% 545 7 7Tom O'Malley 1 0 4 15 26.7% 31 0 6Bob Forte 12 0 2 2 100.0% 24 0 0
Roster 1950 Green Bay Packers final rosterQuarterbacks Paul Christman Tobin Rote
Running backs Tony Canadeo Jack Cloud Larry Coutre Ted Fritsch K Jug Girard P/CB Billy Grimes Breezy Reid
Wide receivers Al Baldwin CB Ted Cook Bob MannLinemen/Linebackers Buddy Burris G Ray DiPierro G Chuck Drulis MG Ed Ecker T Bob Forte OLB/RB/P Leon Manley G/T Clarence McGeary DT Ed Neal MG/C Dan Orlich DE Steve Pritko DE/WR Joe Spencer T/DT Don Stansauk DT Len Szafaryn G/DT Dick Wildung T/DT Abner Wimberly DE/WR Carl Schuette OLB Bob Summerhays OLB Clayton Tonnemaker MLB/CDefensive backs Wally Dreyer S Rebel Steiner CB Alex Wizbicki CB
Reserve Joe Ethridge G (Military) Jay Rhodemyre C/LB (Military)
Rookies in italics
References
Further reading Cliff Christl, The Greatest Story in Sports: Green Bay Packers, 1919–2019. 4 volumes. Stevens Point, WI: KCI Sports Publishing, 2021.
External links Packers on Pro Football Reference Sportsencyclopedia.com