1947 Green Bay Packers season

The 1947 Green Bay Packers season was their 29th season overall and their 27th 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.

1947 Green Bay Packers season
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

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1947 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
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	Record	Venue	Game recap
1	Bye
2	September 28	Chicago Bears	W 29–20	1–0	City Stadium	Recap
3	October 5	Los Angeles Rams	W 17–14	2–0	Wisconsin State Fair Park	Recap
4	October 12	Chicago Cardinals	L 10–14	2–1	City Stadium	Recap
5	October 19	Washington Redskins	W 27–10	3–1	Wisconsin State Fair Park	Recap
6	October 26	Detroit Lions	W 34–17	4–1	City Stadium	Recap
7	November 2	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 17–18	4–2	Wisconsin State Fair Park	Recap
8	November 9	at Chicago Bears	L 17–20	4–3	Wrigley Field	Recap
9	November 16	at Chicago Cardinals	L 20–21	4–4	Comiskey Park	Recap
10	November 23	at New York Giants	T 24–24	4–4–1	Polo Grounds	Recap
11	November 30	at Los Angeles Rams	W 30–10	5–4–1	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	Recap
12	December 7	at Detroit Lions	W 35–14	6–4–1	Briggs Stadium	Recap
13	December 14	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 14–28	6–5–1	Shibe Park	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Western Division
	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
Quarterbacks Jack Jacobs Running Backs Tony Canadeo Ed Cody Bob Forte Ted Fritsch Jim Gillette Bob McDougal Walt Schlinkman Bruce Smith Wide Receivers Larry Craig Clyde Goodnight John Kovatch Nolan Luhn Gene Wilson		Offensive Linemen Ed Bell Charley Brock Ray Clemons Tiny Croft Ralph Davis Bob Flowers Aldo Forte Lester Gatewood Urban Odson Baby Ray Damon Tassos Dick Wildung Defensive Linemen Paul Lipscomb Ed Neal Bob Skoglund Don Wells		Defensive Backs Irv Comp Ken Keuper Roy McKay Herm Rohrig Special Teams Ward Cuff Rookies and first-year players in italics

Awards, records, and honors

References

• Sportsencyclopedia.com