September 30: Chicago Bears (1-0) 31, Green Bay Packers (0-1) 20
(GREEN BAY) - Green Bay unveiled a new offense where only one back remained behind the quarterback. It was usually Jack Cloud or Fred Cone. The other halfbacks - Tony Canadeo, Billy Grimes and Jug Girard - went out wide. The Packers ended up throwing the ball 41 times in a losing cause. The Bears scored once in every period to outlast the Packers in the 66th meeting between these two heated rivals. Johnny Lujack was the big man for the Bears, flipping a 50-yard pass for Chicago's first TD in the opening period and adding four extra points. In all, he connected with 12 of 19 passes.
CHICAGO BEARS - 10 7 7 7 - 31
GREEN BAY - 0 6 7 7 - 20
1st - CHI - Whizzer White, 8-yard run (Johnny Lujack kick) CHICAGO 7-0
1st - CHI - George Blanda, 46-yard field goal CHICAGO 10-0
2nd - CHI - Julie Rykovich, 1-yard run (Lujack kick) CHICAGO 17-0
2nd - GB - Mann, 12-yard pass from Thomason (Kick failed) CHICAGO 17-6
3rd - CHI - John Dottley, 1-yard run (Lujack kick) CHICAGO 24-6
3rd - GB - Cloud, 1-yard pass from Thomason (Cone kick) CHICAGO 24-13
4th - CHI - Chuck Hunsinger, 5-yard run (Lujack kick) CHICAGO 31-13
4th - GB - Cloud, 1-yard run (Cone kick) CHICAGO 31-20
October 7: Green Bay Packers (1-1) 35, Pittsburgh Steelers (0-1-1) 33
(MILWAUKEE) - In a game where the Packers gained 393 yards despite howling winds, Green Bay Packers blew a 28-point lead but came from behind on a fourth period touchdown pass to upset the Pittsburgh Steelers 35-33. With triple-threater Joe Geri bottled up, Chuck Ortmann, Fran Rogel and Lynn Chandnois carried the Steeler touchdown load, taking a 33-28 lead early in the third quarter after the Packers had scored four quick touchdowns. Ortmann passed 33 yards to Chandnois for one touchdown, Chandnois and Rogel drove over for two more and Jimmy Finks raced 28 yards with a stolen Packer pass for another. Geri booted a 26-yard field goal and converted four times. Packer quarterback Tobin Rote passed 16 yards to Bob Mann for the payoff touchdown with five minutes to play. It was the second Rote-to-Mann scoring heave. A poor into-the-wind kick by Geri set up a Packer touchdown and and interception of a Geri pass set up still another.
PITTSBURGH - 0 23 10 0 - 33
GREEN BAY - 21 7 0 7 - 35
1st - GB - Grimes, 18-yard run (Cone kick) GREEN BAY 7-0
1st - GB - Mann, 40-yard pass from Rote (Cone kick) GREEN BAY 14-0
1st - GB - Pelfrey, 20-yard pass from Thomason (Cone kick) GREEN BAY 21-0
2nd - GB - Rote, 1-yard run (Cone kick) GREEN BAY 28-0
3rd - PITT - Geri, 26-yard field goal PITTSBURGH 33-28
4th - GB - Mann, 16-yard pass from Rote (Cone kick) GREEN BAY 35-33
October 14: Green Bay Packers (2-1) 37, Philadelphia Eagles (2-1) 24
(GREEN BAY) - The big upset of the day in the NFL took place in Green Bay where the Packers upended the unbeaten Philadelphia Eagles, 37-24. The Packers' victory was a personal show by Bobby Thomason, who threw three touchdowns. Tobin Rote pitched for another score and Bob Summerhays ran an interception 88 yards for the other tally. The first half wound up in a 7-7 tie, but footballs were all over the field in the third and fourth quarters, with the Packers notching 10 points in the third quarter and 20 in the finale.
PHILADELPHIA - 0 7 3 14 - 24
GREEN BAY - 7 0 10 20 - 37
1st - GB - Mann, 5-yard pass from Thomason (Cone kick) GREEN BAY 7-0
2nd - PH - Pete Pihos, 25-yd pass fr Bill Mackrides (Bobby Walston kick) TIED 7-7
3rd - GB - Cone, 20-yard field goal GREEN BAY 10-7
3rd - PHIL - Walston, 27-yard field goal TIED 10-10
3rd - GB - Mann, 44-yard pass from Thomason (Cone kick) GREEN BAY 17-10
4th - GB - Elliott, 6-yard pass from Thomason (Cone kick) GREEN BAY 24-10
4th - GB - Summerhays, 88-yard interception return (Cone kick) GREEN BAY 31-10
4th - GB - Mann, 38-yard pass from Thomason (Kick failed) GREEN BAY 37-10
4th - PHIL - Dan Sandifer, 2-yard run (Walston kick) GREEN BAY 37-17
4th - PHIL - Frank Ziegler, 1-yard run (Walston kick) GREEN BAY 37-24
October 21: Los Angeles Rams (3-1) 28, Green Bay Packers (2-2) 0
(MILWAUKEE) - Elroy Hirsch caught three passes for 111 yards, and Dan Towler ran for 144 yards, as the Rams completely throttled the Packers. Starting in drizzle and ending in sunshine, Packer fortunes went the other way. Led by sharp-passing Bobby Thornason, they knocked twice at the goal, then faded before a four-touchdown Ram rally in the last 16 minutes. The loss dropped the Packers from a first-place tie in the National Football League's Western Division to a fourth-place tie with San Francisco at 2-2. The Rams and Chicago Bears lead with 3-1. The Packers, fresh from upsets over Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, appeared to be headed for a third surprise victory early in the game. The two teams battled to a scoreless tie in the first half. In the third period, Thomason passed to the Ram one-yard line, and Los Angeles held. That ended the Packer threats, and as the weather cleared the Rams broke loose. Fullback Dan Towler raced 79 yards to a Ram touchdown late in the third period for a 7 to 0 lead. Bob Waterfield fired a 38- yard touchdown pass to halfback Tom Kalmanir early in the fourth, Norm Van Brocklin tossed to Elroy (Crazy Legs) Hirsch for an 81-yard score and halfback Jerry Williams plunged five yards for the final blow. Los Angeles, known for fancy passing, struck hardest on the ground. Altogether, the Rams ran and passed for 502 yards to the Packers' 317. The Packers filled the air with 50 passes and completed 22 for 243 yards. Thomason, a former Ram, led the way by hitting on 19 of 36 tosses for 207 yards.
LOS ANGELES - 0 0 7 21 - 28
GREEN BAY - 0 0 0 0 - 0
3rd - LA - Dan Towler, 79-yard run (Bob Waterfield kick) LOS ANGELES 7-0
4th - LA - Tommy Kalmanir, 38-yard pass from Waterfield (Waterfield kick) LA 14-0
4th - LA - Elroy Hirsch, 81-yd pass fr Norm Van Brocklin (Waterfield kick) LA 21-0
4th - LA - Jerry Williams, 5-yard run (Waterfield kick) LOS ANGELES 28-0
Green Bay Packers (3-2) 29, New York Yanks (0-4-1) 27
(NEW YORK) - Bobby Thomason had his best day as a Packer, completing 15 of 22
passes for 214 yards and three touchdowns. He also led Green Bay down the field, setting up Fred Cone's winning field goal with 11 seconds remaining. It would turn out to be the last Packer win of the season. The Yanks, the only winless team in the league, apparently had the Packers beaten going into the fourth period with a 21-6 margin. Then, Thomason tossed his three touchdown passes, to send Green Bay out in front. But with only a minute and 12 seconds to go, Bob Celeri pitched a 10-yard scoring aerial to Dan Garza to put the Yanks back in the lead by one point. That's the way it remained until Cone's successful kick.
GREEN BAY - 0 6 0 23 - 29
NEW YORK YANKS - 14 7 0 6 - 27
1st - NYY - Sherman Howard, 2-yard run (Harvey Johnson kick) NY YANKS 7-0
1st - NYY - Howard, 75-yard pass from Bob Celeri (Johnson kick) NY YANKS 14-0
2nd - GB - Mann, 7-yard pass from Rote (Kick failed) NEW YORK YANKS 14-6
2nd - NYY - Dan Garza, 52-yard pass from Celeri (Johnson kick) NY YANKS 21-6
4th - GB - Pelfrey, 2-yard pass from Thomason (Cone kick) NY YANKS 21-13
4th - GB - Girard, 75-yard pass from Thomason (Cone kick) NY YANKS 21-20
4th - NYY - Garza, 15-yard pass from Celeri (Kick failed) NY YANKS 27-26
4th - GB - Cone, 16-yard field goal GREEN BAY 29-27
Detroit Lions (3-2-1) 24, Green Bay Packers (3-3) 17
(GREEN BAY) - Bobby Layne threw two touchdown passes in the fourth quarter to lead the Lions. Layne connected with Leon Hart to give the Lions a 17-3 lead early in the fourth quarter. The Packers closed to 17-10 a few minutes later. Doak Walker was on the receiving end of a Layne pass to put Detroit out front 24-10 with just over a minute left. The Packers scored with 10 seconds left to make the final score 24-17. The game was played in 16-degree weather.
DETROIT - 0 3 7 14 - 24
GREEN BAY - 3 0 0 14 - 17
1st - GB - Cone, 16-yard field goal GREEN BAY 3-0
2nd - DET - Doak Walker, 13-yard field goal TIED 3-3
3rd - DET - Leon Hart, 24-yard pass from Bobby Layne (Walker kick) DET 10-3
4th - DET - Hart, 17-yard pass from Layne (Walker kick) DETROIT 17-3
4th - GB - Cone, 1-yard run (Cone kick) DETROIT 17-10
4th - DET - Walker, 47-yard pass from Layne (Walker kick) DETROIT 24-10
4th - GB - Girard, 15-yard pass from Thomason (Cone kick) DETROIT 24-17
November 11: Pittsburgh Steelers (2-4-1) 28, Green Bay Packers (3-4) 7
(PITTSBURGH) - The Packers were slapped with their third straight loss, bowing 28-7 to Joe Geri and the Pittsburgh Steelers. With Geri's running, passing and kicking sparking the Steelers to their second victory in seven starts, they marked up four touchdowns before the Packers could score. And by then it was too late for Green Bay, now second from the bottom in the National Conference with a 3-4 record. Geri ignited the first Pittsburgh touchdown drive with a 17-yard run and a 24-yard pass to Truett Smith. Lynn Chandnois carried it over from the 13. Still in the first quarter, Jerry Shipkey intercepted Bobby Thomason's pass to Bob Mann and returned it to the Packer's 16. Three plays later, Jerry Nuzum plowed over from the three. With time running
out in the half, Green Bay gambled on fourth down—and lost. The Steelers took over the Packers' 26 and Geri's
plunge from the four several plays later made it 21-0 at the half. Chandnois' 35-yard pass to Henry Minarik early in the final period wrapped up the Steeler scoring. Tobin Rote prevented a shut-out when he hit Mann in the end zone with a 25-yard toss with two and a half minutes left. The rough game resulted in 186 yards of penalties and Steeler John Schweder and Packer Ray Dipero were thrown out in the third quarter for fighting. The Steelers outgained Green Bay on the ground, 176 yards to 59, but were slightly behind in the air as the Packers gained 159 yards passing to 148 for Pittsburgh. There were a total of 50 aerials attempted. Green Bay tried 29 and completed 18 of them.
GREEN BAY - 0 0 0 7 - 7
PITTSBURGH - 14 7 0 7 - 28
1st - PITT - Lynn Chandois, 13-yard run (Joe Geri kick) PITTSBURGH 7-0
1st - PITT - Jerry Nuzum, 3-yard run (Geri kick) PITTSBURGH 14-0
November 18: Chicago Bears (6-2) 24, Green Bay Packers (3-5) 13
(CHICAGO) - Chicago made it nine straight wins over the Packers. The Bears had their troubles beating the Packers, after trailing 13-10 at the half. But George Gulyanics and Julie Rykovich broke it open in the second half by scoring after long drives. Tobin Rote tallied twice for the Packers in the second quarter. Rote threw 33 passes, and ran 14 times for 150 yards. The rest of the Packers ran 10 times for 23 yards.
GREEN BAY - 0 13 0 0 - 13
CHICAGO BEARS - 3 7 7 7 - 24
1st - CHI - George Blanda, 35-yard field goal CHICAGO 3-0
2nd - GB - Moselle, 5-yard run (Cone kick) GREEN BAY 7-3
2nd - GB - Canadeo, 10-yard pass from Rote (Kick failed) GREEN BAY 13-3
2nd - CHI - Steve Romanik, 1-yard run (Blanda kick) GREEN BAY 13-10
3rd - CHI - George Gulyanics, 3-yard run (Blanda kick) CHICAGO 17-13
4th - CHI - Julie Rykovich, 1-yard run (Blanda kick) CHICAGO 24-13
November 22: Detroit Lions (6-2-1) 52, Green Bay Packers (3-6) 35
(DETROIT) - The highest scoring Thanksgiving Day game in history was the first of 13 straight Turkey Day appearances in Detroit by the Packers. The Lions got in gear slowly but they made up a 21-10 deficit in the second quarter when Bobby Layne flipped touchdown passes to Leon Hart for 33 yards, Doak Walker for 35 and Hart again for 19. Layne's passing magic—which gave him a season's total of 24 scoring throws to date compared to the all-time league record of 28 set by Sid Luckman of the Chicago Bears in 1943—completed 20 of 36 attempts for 296 yards. Three dazzling runs that thrilled a Thanksgiving day crowd of 33,452 ended the rout in the third period. With 30 seconds gone, Bob Hoerneschmeyer skirted around the left end, cut back and went 85 yards for a touchdown. It was the league's longest scoring run from scrimmage this season. Then Jack Christiansen got into the act. He took a Green Bay punt on his 29 and raced to the end zone. A few minutes later, he grabbed another punt and churned 89 yards around and through the Packers for a score. The Lions shattered their own all-time single game scoring record of 49 points set against the Yanks just a year ago.
GREEN BAY - 14 7 7 7 - 35
DETROIT - 10 21 21 0 - 52
1st - DET - Doak Walker, 20-yard field goal DETROIT 3-0
1st - GB - Elliott, 15-yard pass from Rote (Cone kick) GREEN BAY 7-3
1st - DT - Bob Hoernschemeyer, 17-yd pass fr Bobby Layne (Walker kick) DET 10-7
1st - GB - Rote, 1-yard run (Cone kick) GREEN BAY 14-10
2nd - GB - Moselle, 48-yard pass from Rote (Cone kick) GREEN BAY 21-10
2nd - DET - Leon Hart, 33-yard pass from Layne (Walker kick) GREEN BAY 21-17
2nd - DET - Walker, 35-yard pass from Layne (Walker kick) DETROIT 24-21
2nd - DET - Hart, 19-yard pass from Layne (Walker kick) DETROIT 31-21
3rd - DET - Hoernschemeyer, 85-yard run (Walker kick) DETROIT 38-21
3rd - GB - Pelfrey, 42-yard pass from Rote (Cone kick) DETROIT 38-28
3rd - DET - Jack Christiansen, 71-yard punt return (Walker kick) DETROIT 45-28
3rd - DET - Christiansen, 89-yard punt return (Walker kick) DETROIT 52-28
4th - GB - Elliott, 35-yard pass from Thomason (Cone kick) DETROIT 52-35
December 2: New York Yanks (1-7-2) 31, Green Bay Packers (3-7) 28
(GREEN BAY) - In their final home game of the year, Green Bay retired the jersey of Don Hutson, meaning no one would ever wear #14 again. Tobin Rote ran for 92 yards, but the Packers ended the day embarassed, as the Yanks picked up their only win of the season and the last before moving to Dallas. The Yanks, who have been playing the most breath-taking losing games in the history of the NFL, finally pulled one out when they licked the Packers on three last quarter touchdown passes by Bob Celeri. George Ratterman also passed for one TD. Tobin Rote flipped for two scores and went over once himself for the Packers.
NEW YORK YANKS - 0 7 3 21 - 31
GREEN BAY - 7 0 14 7 - 28
1st - GB - Canadeo, 1-yard run (Cone kick) GREEN BAY 7-0
2nd - NYY - Sherman Howard, 10-yard pass from George Ratterman (Harvey Johnson kick) NY YANKS 7-3
3rd - GB - Pelfrey, 49-yard pass from Rote (Cone kick) GREEN BAY 14-7
3rd - GB - Rote, 55-yard run (Cone kick) GREEN BAY 21-7
3rd - NYY - Johnson, 34-yard field goal GREEN BAY 21-10
4th - NYY - Dan Edwards, 53-yard pass from Bob Celeri (Johnson kick) GB 21-17
4th - NYY - Buddy Young, 41-yd pass from Celeri (Johnson kick) NY YANKS 31-21
4th - GB - Moselle, 6-yard pass from Rote (Cone kick) NEW YORK YANKS 31-28
December 9: San Francisco 49ers (6-4-1) 31, Green Bay Packers (3-8) 19
(SAN FRANCISCO) - Two fourth quarter touchdowns gave San Francisco a win and clinched a winning season, while the Packers dropped their sixth straight. Frankie Albert engineered both of the scores before a chilled crowd of 18,621. One drive went 58 yards and was capped by Jim Monachino's three yard slash through right tackle. The final tally came on Albert's pass to Gordon Soltau in the end zone after Bob White intercepted a Tobin Rote pass on the Packer 40. Green Bay jumped into a 3 to 0 lead midway in the opening period when Fred Cone kicked a 20-yard field goal. The 49ers quickly tied the score when Soltau booted a 23-yard field goal. Cone put the Packers out in front again in the second quarter with an accurate, 37-yard field goal booted from a slight angle. An 80-yard scoring drive, with San Francisco's alternate quarterback Y. A. Tittle calling the plays, gave the 49ers a momentary lead. Left halfback Joe Arenas ran the last seven yards for the score. Then Tobin Rote, starring in the quarterback role for Green Bay, maneuvered his club into the lead again with a touchdown shortly before the half ended With the ball on San Francisco's three yard line, Rote connected with Ray Pelfrey in the end zone. The drive was good for 76 yards and was highlighted by Rote's 46-yard pass to Dom Moselle. Opening the third period, San Francisco smashed to a touchdown, traveling 75 yards in 10 plays with Arenas going over from the one yard marker. Albert directed the scoring thrust and got off a 34 yard run of his own. The Packers went out in front again in the same quarter, however, after Harper Davis recovered a 49er fumble. Rote completed four passes to Carlton Elliott, the last for 11 yards and a touchdown. The drive was good or 64 yards in five plays. Cone's conversion attempt failed when he ball hit the upright.
GREEN BAY - 3 10 6 0 - 19
SAN FRANCISCO - 3 7 7 14 - 31
1st - GB - Cone, 20-yard field goal GREEN BAY 3-0
1st - SF - Gordie Soltau, 23-yard field goal TIED 3-3
2nd - GB - Cone, 37-yard field goal GREEN BAY 6-3
2nd - SF - Joe Arenas, 7-yard run (Soltau kick) SAN FRANCISCO 10-6
2nd - GB - Pelfrey, 3-yard pass from Rote (Cone kick) GREEN BAY 13-10
3rd - SF - Arenas, 1-yard run (Soltau kick) SAN FRANCISCO 17-13
3rd - GB - Elliott, 11-yard pass from Rote (Kick failed) GREEN BAY 19-17
4th - SF - Jim Monachino, 3-yard run (Soltau kick) SAN FRANCISCO 24-19
4th - SF - Soltau, 9-yd pass fr Frankie Albert (Gail Bruce pass from Albert) SF 31-19
December 16: Los Angeles Rams (8-4) 42, Green Bay Packers (3-9) 14
(LOS ANGELES) - Bob Waterfield threw five touchdown passes, as the Rams won the National Conference. San Francisco defeated Detroit 21-17 to put Los Angeles in the position to move to the NFL Championship game. For Green Bay, which lost its seventh in a row to end the season, Tobin Rote and Bobby Thomason combined to pass the ball 56 times and racked up 379 yard in passing offense. Capt. Waterfield threw three of his scores to his star right end, Elroy Hirsch, the longest for 73 yards. The other Ram score came on a brilliant run by Jerry Williams—99 yards after taking a field goal try by the Packers' Fred Cone. Hirsch's three touchdown catches brought his season total to 17 and tied the all-time pro league record established in 1942 by Don Hutson of the Green Bay Packers. The stubborn Packers held the vaunted Rams to a 14-14 tie at the half, and seemed destined to make things even tougher for the local golden boys, but it was not to be.
GREEN BAY - 7 7 0 0 - 14
LOS ANGELES - 14 0 14 14 - 42
1st - LA - Dick Hoerner, 15-yard pass from Bob Waterfield (Waterfield kick) LA 7-0
Dave Stephenson 44 G 6- 2 255 West Virginia 1 2 25 12 1951 FA - LA (1950)
Bob Summerhays 77 B 6- 1 215 Utah 3 3 24 12 1949 Draft - 4th round
Bobby Thomason 28 QB 6- 1 197 Virginia Milit 1 2 23 11 1951 Trade - L. Angeles
Dick Wildung 45 T 6- 0 220 Minnesota 6 6 30 12 1943 Draft - 1st round
Abner Wimberly 16 E 6- 1 210 Louisiana State 2 3 25 12 1950 FA - LA (AAFC)
NO - Jersey Number POS - Position HGT - Height WGT - Weight YR - Years with Packers PR - Years of Professional Football AGE - Age at Start of Season G - Games Played FA - Free Agent
1951 IN REVIEW: Green Bay lost their last seven games to finish a limp fifth in the National Conference. Even the hapless New York Yanks downed the Packers 31-28 for their only win of the season. Coach Gene Ronzani looked high and low for running backs, and the best he could find were Fred Cone, whose kicking far surpassed his ball carrying, and Tony Canadeo, a veteran of the Lambeau era who had long ago left his best days behind. That left the burden of the running as well as the throwing to quarterback Tobin Rote. Ends Bob Mann and Ray Pelfrey caught many of Rote's passes, but, so, unfortunately, did enemy defensive backs, as Green Bay tossed an league-worst 29 interceptions.
1951 PRE-SEASON RESULTS (2-3) - AUGUST
25 G-CHICAGO CARDINALS W 17-14 1-0-0 16,168
SEPTEMBER
9 M-PHILADELPHIA EAGLES L 10-14 1-1-0 19,282
12 San Francisco 49ers at Minneapolis L 0-20 1-2-0 19,021
16 Pittsburgh Steelers at Buffalo L 6-35 1-3-0 13,458
23 Washington Redskins at Alexandria, VA W 14- 7 2-3-0 6,000
1951 REGULAR SEASON RESULTS (3-9) - SEPTEMBER (0-1)
30 G-CHICAGO BEARS (0-0) L 20-31 0-1-0 24,666
OCTOBER (3-1)
7 M-PITTSBURGH STEELERS (0-0-1) W 35-33 1-1-0 8,324
14 G-PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (2-1) W 37-24 2-1-0 18,489
21 M-LOS ANGELES RAMS (2-1) L 0-28 2-2-0 21,393
28 at New York Yanks (0-3-1) W 29-27 3-2-0 7,351
NOVEMBER (0-4)
4 G-DETROIT LIONS (2-2-1) L 17-24 3-3-0 18,800
11 at Pittsburgh Steelers (1-4-1) L 7-28 3-4-0 20,080
18 at Chicago Bears (5-2) L 13-24 3-5-0 36,771
22 at Detroit Lions (5-2-1) L 35-52 3-6-0 32,247
DECEMBER (0-3)
2 G-NEW YORK YANKS (0-7-2) L 28-31 3-7-0 14,297
9 at San Francisco 49ers (5-4-1) L 19-31 3-8-0 15,121
16 at Los Angeles Rams (7-4) L 14-42 3-9-0 23,698
August 25: Green Bay Packers (1-0) 17, Chicago Cardinals 14
(GREEN BAY) – Veteran Ted Fritsch booted a field goal in the last minute of play Saturday night that gave strength to the old adage about history repeating itself. Fritsch's good right foot meant a victory for the Packers over the Chicago Cardinals. It was that same 17-14 count that downed Coach Curly Lambeau's Cardinals a year ago. Fritsch's goal climaxed a fourth quarter rally in which the Bays tied the Cards, 14-14, on a 76-yard pass play from Tobin Rote to Ray Pefrey.
CHI CARDS - 0 7 7 0 - 14
GREEN BAY - 0 7 0 10 - 17
GB – Grimes, 3-yard run (Fritsch kick) GREEN BAY 7-0
CHI – Don Paul, 10-yard pass from Frank Tripucka (Cliff Patton kick) TIED 7-7
CHI – Paul, 4-yard run (Vinnie Yablonski kick) CHICAGO 14-7
September 9: Philadelphia Eagles 14, Green Bay Packers (1-1) 10
(MILWAUKEE) – The Packers lost to the mighty Eagles Sunday, but they proved they have the stuff to be a top team this fall. Coach Gene Ronzani's club trailed in scoring before the Shrine charity game crowd of 19,282 but led in nearly everything else. The Packers, behind 14-0 in the second period, cut the Eagle lead to 14-10 by halftime. Three times in the last half, they pounded at the Eagle goal, but mainly because of penalties they failed to score.
PHILADELPHIA - 7 7 0 0 - 14
GREEN BAY - 0 10 0 0 - 10
PHI – Bosh Pritchard, 16-yard run (Steve Van Buren kick) PHILADELPHIA 7-0
PHI – Pete Pihos, 9-yard pass from Adrian Burk (Van Buren kick) PHIL 14-0
GB – Reid, 13-yard pass from Thomason (Fritsch kick) PHILADELPHIA 14-7
GB – Fritsch, 27-yard field goal PHILADELPHIA 14-10
September 12: San Francisco Giants 20, Green Bay Packers (1-2) 0
(MINNEAPOLIS) - Joe Perry and Joe Arenas raced through the Packers defense for long touchdown runs as the 49ers swept easily to victory Wednesday night. Arenas contributed the most spectacular performance, picking up a punt on his own five-yard line, dodging through a swarm of tacklers on the ten, and then racing all the way for a third quarter touchdown. In the same period Perry broke off right tackle and rolled 42 yards for
the Packers' goal. The third 49er touchdown came midway in the fourth quarter when Rex Berry scored from eight yards out on an off-tackle run to climax a 62-yard march. A crowd of 19,021 fans, the largest pro football turnout in Minnesota history, watched the game.
GREEN BAY - 0 0 0 0 - 0
SAN FRANCISCO - 0 0 13 7 - 20
SF – Joe Arenas, 95-yard punt return (Perry kick) SAN FRANCISCO 7-0
SF – Joe Perry, 42-yard run (Kick failed) SAN FRANCISCO 13-0
SF – Rex Berry, 8-yard run (Y.A. Tittle kick) SAN FRANCISC 20-0
September 16: Pittsburgh Steeler 35, Green Bay Packers (1-3) 6
(BUFFALO) - The Steelers turned on the power in the final period with a three-touchdown splurge to overwhelm the Packers Sunday. A Civic stadium crowd of 13,458 saw the Steelers get out in front with a nine-yard touchdown run by Jerry Nuzum in the first quarter and then turn the game into a rout in the second half with the help of Green Bay fumbles.
GREEN BAY - 0 0 6 0 - 6
PITTSBURGH - 7 0 7 21 - 35
PIT – Jerry Nuzum, 5-yard run (Joe Geri kick) PITTSBURGH 7-0
PIT – Howard Hartley 62-yard lateral from Bill McPeak after fumble recovery (Geri kick) PITT 14-0
GB – Cloud, 3-yard run (Kick failed) PITTSBURGH 14-7
PIT – George Hayes, 56-yard lateral from Jerry Shipkey after fumble recovery (Geri kick) PITT 21-7
PIT – Ray Mathews, 85-yard run (Geri kick) PITTSBURGH 28-6
PIT – George Papach, 1-yard run (Geri kick) PITTSBURGH 35-6
September 23: Green Bay Packers (2-3) 14, Washington Redskins 7
(ALEXANDRIA, VA) – QB Bob Thomason engineered two long scoring drives, completing one with a touchdown pass, as the Packers wound up their pre-season Sunday by tripping the Redskins. The other side of the Packer victory was a tight defense which throttled two Redskin drives within the 2-yard line.
GREEN BAY - 7 0 0 7 - 14
WASHINGTON - 0 0 7 0 - 7
GB – Girard, 18-yard pass from Thomason (Fritsch kick) GREEN BAY 7-0
WASH – Hugh Taylor, 10-yard pass from Harry Gilmer (Bill Dudley kick) TIED 7-7
GB – Cloud, 3-yard run (Fritsch kick) GREEN BAY 14-7
1951 PACKERS DRAFT (January 18-19, 1951)
RND-PICKNAMEPOSCOLLEGE
1 - 5 Bob Gain T Kentucky
2 - 16 Albin Collins HB Louisiana State
3 - 27 Fred Cone FB Clemson
4 - 41 to Cleveland Browns
5 - 52 Wade Stinson HB Kansas
6 - 63 Sidmund Holowenko T John Carroll
7 - 77 Bill Sutherland E St. Vincent
8 - 88 to Cleveland Browns
9 - 99 Dick McWilliams T Michigan
10 - 114 Bob Noppinger E Georgetown
11 - 125 George Rooks FB Morgan State
12 - 136 Carl Kreager C Michigan
13 - 150 Ed Stephens HB Missouri
14 - 161 Ray Bauer E Montana
15 - 172 Joe Ernst QB Tulane
16 - 186 Dick Afflis T Nevada
17 - 197 Ray Pelfrey HB E. Kentucky
18 - 208 Ed Petela FB Boston College
19 - 222 Jim Liber HB Xavier
20 - 233 Dick Johnson T Virginia
21 - 244 Art Edling E Minnesota
22 - 258 Art Felker E Marquette
23 - 269 Tubba Chamberlain T UW-Eau Claire
24 - 280 Dick Christie FB Nebraska-Omaha
25 - 294 Charles Monte HB Hillsdale
26 - 305 Bill Miller T Ohio State
27 - 316 Bob Bossons C Georgia Tech
28 - 330 Bill Ayre HB Abilene Christ.
29 - 341 Ralph Fieler E Miami (Fla.)
30 - 352 Ed Withers HB Wisconsin
Bold - Played for the Green Bay Packers
Rams at Packers Program - 21 October
Packers at Bears Program - 18 November
Packers at 49ers Program - 9 December
Bears at Packers Program - 30 September
1951 PACKERS TRANSACTIONS
JUNE 23 - Signed T Howard Ruetz.
JULY 23 - Acquired QB Bobby Thomason from LOS ANGELES for 1952 1st round and 2nd round draft choices.
JULY 20 - Traded Ted Cook to WASHINGTON for DE John Martinkovic
AUG 21 - Traded E Dan Orlich to CLEVELAND for OG/LB Walt Michaels. Acquired C Jerry Grenier from LOS ANGELES for undisclosed terms.
SEPT 20 - Traded rights to Bob Gain (1951 1st-round draft choice) and 1952 4th round to CLEVELAND for HB Dom Moselle, HB Ace Loomis, G Charlie Schroll and E Dan Orlich.
SEPT 28 - Acquired G Dave Stephenson and E Dick Moje from LOS ANGELES for undisclosed terms. Acquired HB Harper Davis off waivers from CHICAGO BEARS.
OCT 8 - Traded T Ed Neal to CHICAGO BEARS for 1952 10th round draft choice. Aquired HB Bob Nussbaumer off waivers from CHICAGO CARDINALS.
OCT 26 - Placed HB Bob Nussbaumer on waivers.
NOV 28 - Placed G Hamilton Nichols (broken hand) on injured reserve. Waived G Charley Robinson. Acquired E Val Jasante off waivers from PITTSBURGH. Signed E Dick Moje.
DEC 27 - Returned QB Bobby Thomason to LOS ANGELES for 1952 1st round and 2nd round draft choices.
