# 1948 Green Bay Packers season

The 1948 Green Bay Packers season was their 30th season overall and their 28th season in the National Football League. The team finished with a 3–9 record under coach Curly Lambeau, earning a fourth-place finish in the Western Conference.

## Offseason
### NFL draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/club team |
| 1 | 7 | Earl Girard | Halfback | Wisconsin |
| 3 | 19 | Ed Smith | Halfback | UTEP |
| 5 | 27 | Don Richards | Tackle | Arkansas |
| 5 | 31 | Weyman Sellers | End | Georgia |
| 6 | 41 | Larry Olsonoski | Guard | Minnesota |
| 7 | 51 | Jay Rhodemyre | Center | Kentucky |
| 8 | 61 | Bob Cunz | Tackle | Illinois |
| 10 | 81 | George Walmsley | Back | Rice |
| 11 | 91 | Bob Hodges | Tackle | Bradley |
| 12 | 101 | Bob Rennebohm | End | Wisconsin |
| 13 | 111 | Perry Moss | Quarterback | Illinois |
| 14 | 121 | Fred Provo | Halfback | Washington |
| 15 | 131 | Lou Agase | Tackle | Illinois |
| 16 | 141 | Travis Raven | Back | Texas |
| 18 | 161 | Ken Balge | End | Michigan State |
| 19 | 171 | Charley Tatom | Tackle | Texas |
| 20 | 181 | Floyd Thomas | Center | Arkansas |
| 21 | 191 | Herbert St. John | Guard | Georgia |
| 22 | 201 | Don Anderson | Back | Rice |
| 23 | 211 | Fred Kling | Back | Missouri |
| 24 | 221 | Clyde Biggers | Tackle | Catawba |
| 25 | 231 | Stan Heath | Quarterback | Nevada |
| 26 | 241 | Aubrey Allen | Tackle | Colorado |
| 27 | 251 | Stan Gorski | End | St. Mary's (MN) |
| 28 | 261 | Don Sharp | Center | Tulsa |
| 29 | 271 | John Panelli | Back | Notre Dame |
| 30 | 281 | Clarence McGeary | Defensive Tackle | North Dakota State |
| 31 | 289 | Gayland Mills | End | BYU |
| 32 | 296 | Ralph Earhart | Halfback | Texas Tech |

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
| 1 | September 17 | at Boston Yanks | W 31–0 | 1–0 | Fenway Park | 15,442 | Recap |
| 2 | September 26 | Chicago Bears | L 7–45 | 1–1 | City Stadium | 25,546 | Recap |
| 3 | October 3 | Detroit Lions | W 33–21 | 2–1 | City Stadium | 24,206 | Recap |
| 4 | October 10 | Chicago Cardinals | L 7–17 | 2–2 | State Fair Park | 34,369 | Recap |
| 5 | October 17 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 10–24 | 2–3 | LA Memorial Coliseum | 25,119 | Recap |
| 6 | October 24 | Washington Redskins | L 7–23 | 2–4 | State Fair Park | 13,433 | Recap |
| 7 | October 31 | at Detroit Lions | L 20–24 | 2–5 | Briggs Stadium | 16,174 | Recap |
| 8 | November 7 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 7–38 | 2–6 | Forbes Field | 26,058 | Recap |
| 9 | November 14 | at Chicago Bears | L 6–7 | 2–7 | Wrigley Field | 48,113 | Recap |
| 10 | November 21 | New York Giants | L 3–49 | 2–8 | State Fair Park | 12,639 | Recap |
| 11 | November 28 | Los Angeles Rams | W 16–0 | 3–8 | City Stadium | 23,874 | Recap |
| 12 | December 5 | at Chicago Cardinals | L 7–42 | 3–9 | Comiskey Park | 26,072 | Recap |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |||||||||

## Standings

NFL Western Division :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK |
| Chicago Cardinals | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 7–1 | 395 | 226 | W10 |
| Chicago Bears | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 7–1 | 375 | 151 | L1 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 6 | 5 | 1 | .545 | 3–5 | 327 | 269 | W3 |
| Green Bay Packers | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 2–6 | 154 | 290 | L7 |
| Detroit Lions | 2 | 10 | 0 | .167 | 1–7 | 200 | 407 | L3 |
    Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
NFL Eastern Division :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 9 | 2 | 1 | .818 | 7–1 | 376 | 156 | W1 |
| Washington Redskins | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 5–3 | 291 | 287 | W1 |
| New York Giants | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 3–5 | 297 | 388 | L2 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 3–5 | 200 | 243 | L1 |
| Boston Yanks | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 2–6 | 174 | 372 | W1 |
    Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.