1964 Green Bay Packers season
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The 1964 Green Bay Packers
season was their 44th season in the National Football League
. The club posted a 8-5-1 record under coach Vince Lombardi
, earning them a second place finish in the Western Conference.
Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...
season was their 44th season in the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. The club posted a 8-5-1 record under coach Vince Lombardi
Vince Lombardi
Vincent Thomas "Vince" Lombardi was an American football coach. He is best known as the head coach of the Green Bay Packers during the 1960s, where he led the team to three straight league championships and five in seven years, including winning the first two Super Bowls following the 1966 and...
, earning them a second place finish in the Western Conference.
NFL Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | Lloyd Voss Lloyd Voss Lloyd John Voss was an American football defensive end. He was drafted in the first round by the Green Bay Packers in the 1964 NFL Draft. He played most of his career with the Pittsburgh Steelers.... |
Defensive End Defensive end Defensive end is the name of a defensive position in the sport of American and Canadian football.This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formations have substantially changed how the position is played over the years... |
Nebraska |
| 2 | 27 | Jon Morris Jon Morris Jon Morris is a former American college and professional football player. At Gonzaga College High School in Washington, DC, he was a three-sport athlete in football, basketball and baseball. After Gonzaga he played center and linebacker for three seasons at the College of the Holy Cross... |
Center Center (American football) Center is a position in American football and Canadian football . The center is the innermost lineman of the offensive line on a football team's offense... |
Holy Cross College of the Holy Cross The College of the Holy Cross is an undergraduate Roman Catholic liberal arts college located in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA... |
| 3 | 36 | Ode Burrell Ode Burrell Ode Burrell, Jr. was an American college and professional football player. A halfback, he played college football at Mississippi State University, and played professionally in the American Football League for the Houston Oilers from 1964 through 1969. He was an American Football League All-Star... |
Back | Mississippi State Mississippi State University The Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science commonly known as Mississippi State University is a land-grant university located in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States, partially in the town of Starkville and partially in an unincorporated area... |
| 3 | 40 | Joe O'Donnell Joe O'Donnell (American football) Joseph Raymond O'Donnell is a former offensive lineman who played eight seasons for the Buffalo Bills in the American Football League and the National Football League. He was a part of the 1964 and 1965 AFL Championship teams. O'Donnell was an AFL Eastern Division All-Star in 1965... |
Guard Guard (American football) In American and Canadian football, a guard is a player that lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team.... |
Michigan University of Michigan The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan... |
| 3 | 41 | Tommy Crutcher Tommy Crutcher Tommy Joe Crutcher Tommy Joe Crutcher with 10.5 speed, was one of the finest fullbacks and defensive linebackers in Texas High School football during the late 1950s... |
Linebacker Linebacker A linebacker is a position in American football that was invented by football coach Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen... |
TCU Texas Christian University Texas Christian University is a private, coeducational university located in Fort Worth, Texas, United States and founded in 1873. TCU is affiliated with, but not governed by, the Disciples of Christ... |
| 4 | 44 | Bob Long Bob Long Robert Andrew "Bob" Long is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League who played in the 1960s and 1970s and earned two Super Bowl rings. He attended suburban Pittsburgh's Washington Township High School , and Wichita State University... |
Wide Receiver Wide receiver A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible... |
Wichita State Wichita State University Wichita State University is a NCAA Division I public university in Wichita, Kansas with selective admissions. WSU is one of six state universities governed by the Kansas Board of Regents. The current president is Dr. Donald Beggs.... |
| 4 | 55 | Paul Costa Paul Costa -See also:*Other American Football League players... |
Tackle | Notre Dame University of Notre Dame The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States... |
| 5 | 60 | Duke Carlisle Duke Carlisle Emmet Augustus “Duke” Carlisle III is a former quarterback at the University of Texas and led the Longhorns to a national championship in 1963.... |
Quarterback Quarterback Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line... |
Texas University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas at Austin is a state research university located in Austin, Texas, USA, and is the flagship institution of the The University of Texas System. Founded in 1883, its campus is located approximately from the Texas State Capitol in Austin... |
| 5 | 69 | Steve Wright Steve Wright (American football) Stephen Thomas Wright is a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League for five different teams. He also played for the Chicago Fire of the World Football League in 1974. He played college football at the University of Alabama.... |
Offensive Tackle | Alabama University of Alabama The University of Alabama is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States.... |
| 7 | 97 | Dick Herzing | Tackle | Drake Drake University Drake University is a private, co-educational university located in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. The institution offers a number of undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as professional programs in law and pharmacy. Today, Drake is one of the twenty-five oldest law schools in the country.... |
| 8 | 111 | Ken Bowman Ken Bowman Kenneth Brian Bowman was a center in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers. Bowman was the center during the winning play of the Ice Bowl in which Bart Starr scored the winning touchdown. Bowman attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison.... |
Center | Wisconsin |
| 9 | 125 | John McDowell John McDowell (American football) John McDowell is a former offensive tackle in the National Football League.-Biography:McDowell was born John Bernard McDowell on February 12, 1942 in Saint Paul, Minnesota.-Career:... |
Offensive Tackle | St. John's (MN) |
| 10 | 139 | Allen Jacobs Allen Jacobs Allen Winnitt Jacobs is a former American football fullback and halfback in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers and New York Giants. He played college football at the University of Utah.... |
Back | Utah University of Utah The University of Utah, also known as the U or the U of U, is a public, coeducational research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The university was established in 1850 as the University of Deseret by the General Assembly of the provisional State of Deseret, making it Utah's oldest... |
| 11 | 153 | Jack Petersen | Tackle | Nebraska-Omaha University of Nebraska at Omaha The University of Nebraska at Omaha is a four-year state university located in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. Founded in 1908 as Omaha University, the institution became the public Municipal University of Omaha in 1931. It assumed its current name in 1968 following a merger into the University... |
| 12 | 167 | Dwain Bean | Back | North Texas State University of North Texas The University of North Texas is a public institution of higher education and research in Denton. Founded in 1890, UNT is part of the University of North Texas System. As of the fall of 2010, the University of North Texas, Denton campus, had a certified enrollment of 36,067... |
| 13 | 181 | Jack Mauro | Tackle | Northern Michigan Northern Michigan University Northern Michigan University is a four-year college public university established in 1899 located in Marquette, in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. With a population of nearly 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students, Northern Michigan University is the Upper Peninsula's largest... |
| 14 | 195 | Tom O'Grady | End | Northwestern Northwestern University Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees.... |
| 15 | 209 | Alex Zerko | Tackle | Kent State Kent State University Kent State University is a public research university located in Kent, Ohio, United States. The university has eight campuses around the northeast Ohio region with the main campus in Kent being the largest... |
| 16 | 223 | Andrew Ireland | Back | Utah |
| 17 | 237 | Len St. Jean Len St. Jean Leonard Wayne St. Jean is a former college and professional American football guard. In 1964 he joined the Boston Patriots of the American Football League... |
End | Northern Michigan |
| 18 | 251 | Mike Hicks | Guard | Marshall Marshall University Marshall University is a coeducational public research university in Huntington, West Virginia, United States founded in 1837, and named after John Marshall, the fourth Chief Justice of the United States.... |
| 19 | 265 | John Baker | End | Norfolk State Norfolk State University Norfolk State University is a four-year, state-supported, coed, liberal arts, historically black university located in Norfolk, Virginia. It is member school of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund and the Virginia High-Tech Partnership.-Academics:... |
| 20 | 279 | Bill Curry Bill Curry William Alexander "Bill" Curry is an American football coach and former player. He is the current head coach at Georgia State University, which began competing in college football in 2010... |
Center | Georgia Tech Georgia Institute of Technology The Georgia Institute of Technology is a public research university in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States... |
- Yellow indicates a future Pro BowlPro BowlIn professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the all-star game of the National Football League . Since the merger with the rival American Football League in 1970, it has been officially called the AFC–NFC Pro Bowl, matching the top players in the American Football Conference against those...
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Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 13, 1964 | Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 23-12 |
| 2 | September 20, 1964 | Baltimore Colts History of the Indianapolis Colts The Indianapolis Colts are a professional football team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. They play in the AFC South division of the National Football League. They have won 3 NFL championships and 2 Super Bowls.... |
L 21-20 |
| 3 | September 28, 1964 | at Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and... |
W 14-10 |
| 4 | October 4, 1964 | Minnesota Vikings Minnesota Vikings The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960... |
L 24-23 |
| 5 | October 11, 1964 | San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and... |
W 24-14 |
| 6 | October 18, 1964 | at Baltimore Colts History of the Indianapolis Colts The Indianapolis Colts are a professional football team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. They play in the AFC South division of the National Football League. They have won 3 NFL championships and 2 Super Bowls.... |
L 24-21 |
| 7 | October 25, 1964 | Los Angeles Rams | L 27-17 |
| 8 | November 1, 1964 | at Minnesota Vikings Minnesota Vikings The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960... |
W 42-13 |
| 9 | November 8, 1964 | Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and... |
W 30-7 |
| 10 | November 15, 1964 | at San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and... |
L 24-14 |
| 11 | November 22, 1964 | Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 28-21 |
| 12 | November 29, 1964 | at Dallas Cowboys Dallas Cowboys The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas... |
W 45-21 |
| 13 | December 5, 1964 | at Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 17-3 |
| 14 | December 13, 1964 | at Los Angeles Rams | T 24-24 |
Standings
| NFL Western Eastern and Western Divisions (NFL) 1933-69 The Eastern and Western Divisions of the National Football League, renamed the American and National Conferences in 1950 and then the Eastern and Western Conferences in 1953, were organized as a result of the disputed NFL championship of 1932... |
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Baltimore Colts 1964 Baltimore Colts season The 1964 Baltimore Colts season was the 12th season for the team in the National Football League. The Baltimore Colts finished the National Football League's 1964 season with a record of 12 wins and 2 losses and finished first in the Western Conference.... |
12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 428 | 225 | W-1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 8 | 5 | 1 | .615 | 342 | 245 | T-1 |
| Minnesota Vikings 1964 Minnesota Vikings season The 1964 Minnesota Vikings season was the fourth year of season play for the Minnesota Vikings and the 45th regular season of the National Football League. The Vikings finished with a record of eight wins, five losses, and one tie under head coach Norm Van Brocklin... |
8 | 5 | 1 | .615 | 355 | 296 | W-3 |
| Detroit Lions 1964 Detroit Lions season The 1964 Detroit Lions season was the 35th season in franchise history.-Offseason:*On January 21, William Clay Ford, Lions president since 1961 purchased the team.... |
7 | 5 | 2 | .583 | 280 | 260 | W-2 |
| Los Angeles Rams 1964 Los Angeles Rams season The 1964 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 27th year with the National Football League and the 19th season in Los Angeles.-Schedule:-Standings:... |
5 | 7 | 2 | .417 | 283 | 339 | T-1 |
| Chicago Bears 1964 Chicago Bears season The 1964 Chicago Bears season was their 45th regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 5-9 record, earning them a sixth place finish in the NFL Western Conference... |
5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 260 | 379 | L-2 |
| San Francisco 49ers 1964 San Francisco 49ers season -NFL Draft:-Schedule:-Standings:-External links:* *... |
4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | 236 | 330 | L-1 |
Playoff Bowl
| Season | Date | Winner | Score | Runner up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | January 3, 1965 | St. Louis Cardinals Arizona Cardinals The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
24-17 | Green Bay Packers |