1961_Green_Bay_Packers_season

1961 Green Bay Packers season
1961 Green Bay Packers season
General manager	Vince Lombardi
Head coach	Vince Lombardi
Home field	City Stadium; Milwaukee County Stadium
Results
Record	11–3
Division place	1st NFL Western
Playoff finish	Won NFL Championship; (vs. Giants) 37–0
	← 1960; Packers seasons; 1962 →;

1961 Green Bay Packers season

NFL team season (7th championship)

The 1961 Green Bay Packers season was their 43rd season overall and their 41st season in the National Football League. The team finished with an 11–3 record under third-year head coach Vince Lombardi, earning them a first-place finish in the Western Conference. The Packers ended the season by shutting out the New York Giants 37–0 in the NFL Championship Game, the first title game ever played in Green Bay. This was the Packers seventh NFL league championship. The 1961 Packers also featured 12 future Hall of Famers, the most on any single team in NFL history.

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The 1961 season was the first in which the Packers wore their trademark capital "G" logo on their helmets.^[1]^[2]

Regular season

Despite being named NFL MVP, Paul Hornung was briefly lost to the military. In response to the construction of the Berlin Wall, the Department of Defense activated thousands of reservists. Two dozen football players were activated, including Paul Hornung, Boyd Dowler, and Ray Nitschke.^[5]^[6] On November 14, Hornung was to report to Fort Riley in north central Kansas.^[7] Wisconsin residents were so upset that Republican senator Alexander Wiley and Democratic congressman Clement Zablocki requested deferments for the players.^[8] On October 18, the final word was that the players had to serve. Hornung missed the November 19 game in Green Bay against the Rams, but was flown from Fort Riley to Detroit for the November 23 Thanksgiving Day game against the Lions at Tiger Stadium.^[9] Hornung kicked a field goal and two extra points in the 17–9 victory.^[10]^[11]

Injured in late October, right guard Jerry Kramer was sidelined for the remainder of the season. Forrest Gregg moved in from right tackle to guard, and Norm Masters started at right tackle.

Season summary

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Round	Overall	Player	Position	School
1	12	Herb Adderley	Cornerback	Michigan State
2	26	Ron Kostelnik	Defensive tackle	Cincinnati
3	40	Phil Nugent	Back	Tulane
4	54	Paul Dudley	Back	Arkansas
4	56	Joe LeSage	Guard	Tulane
5	68	Jack Novak	Guard	Miami (FL)
6	82	Lee Folkins	Tight end	Washington
7	96	Lewis Johnson	Back	Florida A&M
9	124	Vester Flanagan	Tackle	Humboldt State
10	128	Roger Hagberg	Back	Minnesota
10	138	Buck McLeod	Tackle	Baylor
11	152	Val Keckin	Back	Southern Miss
12	166	John Denvir	Tackle	Colorado
13	180	Elijah Pitts	Halfback	Philander Smith
14	194	Nelson Toburen	Linebacker	Wichita
15	208	Ray Lardani	Tackle	Miami (FL)
16	222	Clarence Mason	End	Bowling Green
17	236	Jim Brewington	Tackle	North Carolina Central
18	250	Arthur Sims	Back	Texas A&M
19	264	Leland Bondhus	Tackle	South Dakota State
20	278	Ray Ratkowski	Back	Notre Dame


	Quarterbacks 10 John Roach 15 Bart Starr Running backs 33 Lew Carpenter 5 Paul Hornung 25 Tom Moore 22 Elijah Pitts 31 Jim Taylor Wide receivers 86 Boyd Dowler 85 Max McGee Tight ends 81 Lee Folkins 84 Gary Knafelc 88 Ron Kramer		Offensive linemen 75 Forrest Gregg T / G 53 Ken Iman G 64 Jerry Kramer G 78 Norm Masters T 51 Jim Ringo C 76 Bob Skoronski T 63 Fuzzy Thurston G Defensive linemen 72 Ben Davidson DE 87 Willie Davis DE 79 Dave Hanner 74 Henry Jordan DT 83 Bill Quinlan		Linebackers 65 Tom Bettis 58 Dan Currie 71 Bill Forester 66 Ray Nitschke MLB 61 Nelson Toburen Defensive backs 26 Herb Adderley CB 45 Emlen Tunnell 46 Hank Gremminger 27 John Symank 47 Jesse Whittenton 24 Willie Wood SS Special teams 3 Ben Agajanian K 86 Boyd Dowler P 46 Hank Gremminger KO 5 Paul Hornung K 85 Max McGee P 24 Willie Wood PR		Rookies in italics

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	August 11	at Dallas Cowboys	W 30–7	1–0	Cotton Bowl	Recap Archived 2020-11-12 at the Wayback Machine
2	August 18	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 31–10	2–0	Sportsman's Park	Recap Archived 2020-11-12 at the Wayback Machine
3	August 26	Chicago Bears	W 24–14	3–0	Milwaukee County Stadium	Recap Archived 2020-11-12 at the Wayback Machine
4	September 4	New York Giants	W 20–17	4–0	City Stadium	Recap Archived 2020-11-12 at the Wayback Machine
5	September 9	vs. Washington Redskins	W 31–24	5–0	A. J. McClung Memorial Stadium	Recap Archived 2020-11-12 at the Wayback Machine

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 17	Detroit Lions	L 13–17	0–1	Milwaukee County Stadium	Recap
2	September 24	San Francisco 49ers	W 30–10	1–1	City Stadium	Recap
3	October 1	Chicago Bears	W 24–0	2–1	City Stadium	Recap
4	October 8	Baltimore Colts	W 45–7	3–1	City Stadium	Recap
5	October 15	at Cleveland Browns	W 49–17	4–1	Cleveland Stadium	Recap
6	October 22	at Minnesota Vikings	W 33–7	5–1	Metropolitan Stadium	Recap
7	October 29	Minnesota Vikings	W 28–10	6–1	Milwaukee County Stadium	Recap
8	November 5	at Baltimore Colts	L 21–45	6–2	Memorial Stadium	Recap
9	November 12	at Chicago Bears	W 31–28	7–2	Wrigley Field	Recap
10	November 19	Los Angeles Rams	W 35–17	8–2	City Stadium	Recap
11	November 23	at Detroit Lions	W 17–9	9–2	Tiger Stadium	Recap
12	December 3	New York Giants	W 20–17	10–2	Milwaukee County Stadium	Recap
13	December 10	at San Francisco 49ers	L 21–22	10–3	Kezar Stadium	Recap
14	December 17	at Los Angeles Rams	W 24–17	11–3	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	Recap

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	7	3	0	0	10
Packers	7	13	3	7	30

1961_Green_Bay_Packers_season

1961 Green Bay Packers season

Offseason

NFL draft

Personnel

Staff

Roster

Depth chart

Preseason

Regular season

Schedule

Season summary

Week 1: vs. Detroit

Week 2: vs. San Francisco

Week 3: vs. Chicago

Week 4: vs. Baltimore

Week 5: at Cleveland

Week 6: at Minnesota

Week 7: vs. Minnesota

Week 8: at Baltimore

Week 9: at Chicago

Week 10: vs. Los Angeles

Week 11: at Detroit

Week 12: vs. New York

Week 13: at San Francisco

Week 14: at Los Angeles

Playoffs

Game summary

1961 NFL Championship Game vs. New York

Standings

Roster

Stats

Awards and records

Milestones

References

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	Front office President – Dominic Olejniczak Director of player personnel – Dick Voris Head coaches Head coach – Vince Lombardi Offensive coaches Offensive backs – Red Cochran Ends – Dick Voris Offensive line – Bill Austin			Defensive coaches Defensive line – Phil Bengtson Defensive backs – Norb Hecker

NFL Western Conference
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Green Bay Packers	11	3	0	.786	9–3	391	223	W1
Detroit Lions	8	5	1	.615	7–4–1	270	258	L1
Chicago Bears	8	6	0	.571	7–5	326	302	W2
Baltimore Colts	8	6	0	.571	6–6	302	307	W1
San Francisco 49ers	7	6	1	.538	6–5–1	346	272	L1
Los Angeles Rams	4	10	0	.286	3–9	263	333	L1
Minnesota Vikings	3	11	0	.214	3–9	285	407	L2