# 1956 Green Bay Packers season

The 1956 Green Bay Packers season was their 38th season overall and their 36th in the National Football League. The team finished with a 4–8 record under third-year coach Lisle Blackbourn, earning them a fifth-place finish in the Western Conference.

## Offseason
### NFL draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
| 1 | 8 | Jack Losch | Halfback | Miami (FL) |
| 2 | 20 | Forrest Gregg | Offensive Tackle | SMU |
| 4 | 44 | Cecil Morris | Guard | Oklahoma |
| 5 | 56 | Bob Skoronski | Offensive Tackle | Indiana |
| 6 | 68 | Bob Burris | Back | Oklahoma |
| 7 | 80 | Hank Gremminger | Cornerback | Baylor |
| 8 | 92 | Russ Dennis | End | Maryland |
| 9 | 104 | Gordy Duvall | Back | USC |
| 10 | 116 | Bob Laugherty | Back | Maryland |
| 11 | 128 | Mike Hudock | Center | Miami (FL) |
| 12 | 140 | Max Burnett | Back | Arizona |
| 13 | 152 | Jim Mense | Center | Notre Dame |
| 14 | 164 | Charlie Thomas | Back | Wisconsin |
| 15 | 176 | Buddy Alliston | Guard | Ole Miss |
| 16 | 188 | Curtis Lynch | Tackle | Alabama |
| 17 | 200 | Bart Starr | Quarterback | Alabama |
| 18 | 212 | Stan Intihar | End | Cornell |
| 19 | 224 | Ken Vakey | End | Texas Tech |
| 20 | 236 | Clyde Letbetter | Tackle | Baylor |
| 21 | 248 | Hal O'Brien | Back | SMU |
| 22 | 260 | Johnny Popson | Back | Furman |
| 23 | 272 | Jesse Birchfield | Guard | Duke |
| 24 | 284 | Don Wilson | Center | Rice |
| 25 | 296 | Franz Koenecke | End | Minnesota |
| 26 | 308 | Dick Goehe | Tackle | Ole Miss |
| 27 | 320 | Dick Kolian | End | Wisconsin |
| 28 | 332 | Bobby Lance | Quarterback | Florida |
| 29 | 344 | Vester Newcomb | Center | Southwest Junior College |
| 30 | 355 | Rod Hermes | Quarterback | Beloit |
* Green indicates a future Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee
* Yellow indicates a future Pro Bowl selection

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
| 1 | September 30 | Detroit Lions | L 16–20 | 0–1 | City Stadium | 24,668 | Recap |
| 2 | October 7 | Chicago Bears | L 21–37 | 0–2 | City Stadium | 24,668 | Recap |
| 3 | October 14 | Baltimore Colts | W 38–33 | 1–2 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 24,214 | Recap |
| 4 | October 21 | Los Angeles Rams | W 42–17 | 2–2 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 24,200 | Recap |
| 5 | October 28 | at Baltimore Colts | L 21–28 | 2–3 | Memorial Stadium | 40,086 | Recap |
| 6 | November 4 | Cleveland Browns | L 7–24 | 2–4 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 28,590 | Recap |
| 7 | November 11 | at Chicago Bears | L 14–38 | 2–5 | Wrigley Field | 49,172 | Recap |
| 8 | November 18 | San Francisco 49ers | L 16–17 | 2–6 | City Stadium | 17,986 | Recap |
| 9 | November 22 | at Detroit Lions | W 24–20 | 3–6 | Briggs Stadium | 54,087 | Recap |
| 10 | December 2 | at Chicago Cardinals | W 24–21 | 4–6 | Comiskey Park | 22,620 | Recap |
| 11 | December 8 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 20–38 | 4–7 | Kezar Stadium | 32,433 | Recap |
| 12 | December 16 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 21–49 | 4–8 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 45,209 | Recap |
| Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. ||||||||

### Standings

NFL Western Conference :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| Chicago Bears | 9 | 2 | 1 | .818 | 8–2 | 363 | 246 | W2 |
| Detroit Lions | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 8–2 | 300 | 188 | L1 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 5 | 6 | 1 | .455 | 5–5 | 233 | 284 | W3 |
| Baltimore Colts | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 3–7 | 270 | 322 | W1 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 3–7 | 291 | 307 | W2 |
| Green Bay Packers | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 3–7 | 264 | 342 | L2 |
    Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

### Roster
## Awards and records

* Tobin Rote, NFL Leader, Touchdown Passes, (18)