# 1951 Green Bay Packers season

The 1951 Green Bay Packers season was their 33rd season overall and their 31st season in the National Football League. The team finished with a 3–9 record under second-year coach Gene Ronzani for a fifth-place finish in the National Conference. The Packers lost the final seven games of the season.
The Packers played their Milwaukee home games in Wisconsin State Fair Park for the final time, a venue they had used since 1934. Marquette Stadium was used for one season in 1952 and the new County Stadium was the host venue from 1953 through 1994.
The Packers' 478 passing attempts (39.8 per game) in 1951 are the most by an NFL team in the 1950s.

## Offseason
### NFL draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/club team |
| 1 | 5 | Bob Gain | Tackle | Kentucky |
| 2 | 16 | Albin Collins | Halfback | LSU |
| 3 | 27 | Fred Cone | Running back | Clemson |
| 5 | 52 | Wade Stinson | Back | Kansas |
| 6 | 63 | Sig Holowenko | Tackle | John Carroll |
| 7 | 77 | Bill Sutherland | End | St. Vincent |
| 9 | 99 | Dick McWilliams | Tackle | Michigan |
| 10 | 114 | Bob Noppinger | Tackle | Georgetown |
| 11 | 125 | George Rooks | Back | Morgan State |
| 12 | 136 | Carl Kreager | Center | Michigan |
| 13 | 150 | Ed Stephens | Back | Missouri |
| 14 | 161 | Ray Bauer | End | Montana |
| 15 | 172 | Joe Ernst | Back | Tulane |
| 16 | 186 | William Afflis | Offensive tackle | Nevada |
| 17 | 197 | Ray Pelfrey | Wide receiver | Eastern Kentucky |
| 18 | 208 | Ed Petela | Back | Boston College |
| 19 | 222 | Jim Liber | Back | Xavier |
| 20 | 233 | Dick Johnson | Tackle | Virginia |
| 21 | 244 | Art Edling | End | Minnesota |
| 22 | 258 | Art Felker | End | Marquette |
| 23 | 269 | Tubba Chamberlain | Guard | Wisconsin–Eau Claire |
| 24 | 280 | Dick Christie | Back | Nebraska–Omaha |
| 25 | 294 | Monte Charles | Back | Hillsdale |
| 26 | 305 | Bill Miller | Tackle | Ohio State |
| 27 | 316 | Bob Bossons | Center | Georgia Tech |
| 28 | 330 | Bill Ayre | Back | Abilene Christian |
| 29 | 341 | Ralph Fieler | End | Miami (FL) |
| 30 | 352 | Ed Withers | Back | Wisconsin |
* Yellow indicates a future Pro Bowl selection

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | September 30 | Chicago Bears | L 20–31 | 0–1 | City Stadium | 24,666 |
| 2 | October 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 35–33 | 1–1 | State Fair Park | 8,324 |
| 3 | October 14 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 37–24 | 2–1 | City Stadium | 18,489 |
| 4 | October 21 | Los Angeles Rams | L 0–28 | 2–2 | State Fair Park | 21,393 |
| 5 | October 28 | at New York Yanks | W 29–27 | 3–2 | Yankee Stadium | 7,351 |
| 6 | November 4 | Detroit Lions | L 17–24 | 3–3 | City Stadium | 18,800 |
| 7 | November 11 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 7–28 | 3–4 | Forbes Field | 20,080 |
| 8 | November 18 | at Chicago Bears | L 13–24 | 3–5 | Wrigley Field | 36,771 |
| 9 | November 22 | at Detroit Lions | L 35–52 | 3–6 | Briggs Stadium | 32,247 |
| 10 | December 2 | New York Yanks | L 28–31 | 3–7 | City Stadium | 14,297 |
| 11 | December 9 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 19–31 | 3–8 | Kezar Stadium | 15,121 |
| 12 | December 16 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 14–42 | 3–9 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 23,698 |
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

## Standings

NFL National Conference :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| Los Angeles Rams | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 7–2 | 392 | 261 | W1 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 4 | 1 | .636 | 5–2–1 | 255 | 205 | W3 |
| Detroit Lions | 7 | 4 | 1 | .636 | 5–4–1 | 336 | 259 | L1 |
| Chicago Bears | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 6–2 | 286 | 282 | L1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 1–8 | 254 | 375 | L7 |
| New York Yanks | 1 | 9 | 2 | .100 | 1–7–2 | 241 | 382 | L2 |
    Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.