# 1950 Green Bay Packers season

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 |
| 1 | 4 | Clayton Tonnemaker | C | Minnesota |
| 2 | 17 | Tobin Rote | QB | Rice |
| 3 | 27 | Gordy Soltau | WR | Minnesota |
| 4 | 43 | Larry Coutre | HB | Notre Dame |
| 6 | 69 | Jack Cloud | FB | William & Mary |
| 7 | 82 | Leon 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 |
| 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 | October 19 | at New York Yanks | L 17–35 | 2–4 | Yankee Stadium | 13,661 | Recap |
| — | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 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

NFL National Conference :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| Los Angeles Rams | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 9–2 | 466 | 309 | W1 |
| Chicago Bears | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 8–2 | 279 | 207 | W1 |
| New York Yanks | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 7–4 | 366 | 367 | W1 |
| Detroit Lions | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 5–6 | 321 | 285 | L1 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 3–8 | 213 | 300 | W1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 2–9 | 244 | 406 | L2 |
| Baltimore Colts | 1 | 11 | 0 | .083 | 1–4 | 213 | 462 | L5 |
       Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
NFL American Conference :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| Cleveland Browns | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 8–2 | 310 | 144 | W6 |
| New York Giants | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 8–2 | 268 | 150 | W6 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 5–5 | 180 | 195 | W1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 4–6 | 254 | 141 | L4 |
| Chicago Cardinals | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 3–6 | 233 | 287 | L1 |
| Washington Redskins | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 1–8 | 232 | 326 | L1 |
       Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

### Passing

| Player | Games | Games Started | Completions | Attempts | Comp. % | Yards | Touchdowns | Interceptions |
| Tobin Rote | 12 | 12 | 83 | 224 | 37.1% | 1231 | 7 | 24 |
| Paul Christman | 11 | 1 (on def.) | 51 | 126 | 40.5% | 545 | 7 | 7 |
| Tom O'Malley | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 26.7% | 31 | 0 | 6 |
| Bob Forte | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | 24 | 0 | 0 |