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1964 Green Bay Packers season

NFL team season

Field	Value
team	Green Bay Packers
year	1964
record	8–5–1
division_place	2nd NFL Western
coach	Vince Lombardi
general manager	Vince Lombardi
stadium	City Stadium
Milwaukee County Stadium
playoffs	Lost NFL Playoff Bowl
(vs. [Cardinals](1964-st-louis-cardinals-nfl-season)) 17–24
shortnavlink	Packers seasons

Milwaukee County Stadium (vs. Cardinals) 17–24 The 1964 Green Bay Packers season was their 46th season overall and their 44th season in the National Football League. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Vince Lombardi, and tied for second place in the Western Conference at 8–5–1.

The Packers opened the season in Green Bay with a promising win over the rival Chicago Bears, the defending NFL champions. They then lost four of six, including three home games, and were 3–4 midway through the season, falling twice to the Baltimore Colts. The first three losses were by a total of five points, but the fourth on October 25, to the Los Angeles Rams in Milwaukee, was by ten and came after building a 17–0 lead.

In the season's latter half, Green Bay won five of six and tied the Rams in the finale to end 3½ games behind the Colts (12–2) in the West, tied for second with Minnesota. Baltimore clinched the Western title on November 22, with three games remaining. Based on point differential in the season split with the Vikings, the Packers were awarded the runner-up slot in the Playoff Bowl, the consolation third place game in Miami played three weeks after the regular season, on January 3.

Green Bay had played in the previous season's Playoff Bowl and won decisively, which followed consecutive league titles in 1961 and 1962, and three straight appearances in the championship game. In the season's third-place game, the St. Louis Cardinals prevailed over the unmotivated Packers, 24–17.

The 1964 season was arguably the most disappointing for Lombardi as a head coach. Consecutive appearances in the consolation Playoff Bowl, and the loss, keyed Lombardi and the Packers to win three consecutive NFL titles; the latter two followed by victories in the first two Super Bowls. Since the playoff era began in 1933, no other team was won three straight NFL titles.

For the first time since 1950, the Packers did not play on Thanksgiving Day. In the previous thirteen seasons they had played the Detroit Lions at Tiger Stadium, and went ; with Lombardi as head coach, the record was , which included the sole loss in 1962. Green Bay next played on Thanksgiving in 1970 at the Cotton Bowl, which was the franchise's first-ever loss to the Dallas Cowboys.

Hall of Fame right guard Jerry Kramer missed most of the season due to an intestinal condition. After multiple surgeries, it was rectified in May 1965 after sizable wood fragments from a teenage accident a dozen years earlier were removed.

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1964 NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
1	13	Lloyd Voss	Defensive end	[Nebraska](1963-nebraska-cornhuskers-football-team)
2	27	Jon Morris	Center	Holy Cross
3	36	Ode Burrell	Back	[Mississippi State](1963-mississippi-state-bulldogs-football-team)
3	40	Joe O'Donnell	Guard	[Michigan](1963-michigan-wolverines-football-team)
3	41	Tommy Crutcher	Linebacker	TCU
4	44	Bob Long	Wide receiver	Wichita State
4	55	Paul Costa	Tackle	[Notre Dame](1963-notre-dame-fighting-irish-football-team)
5	60	Duke Carlisle	Quarterback	[Texas](1963-texas-longhorns-football-team)
5	69	Steve Wright	Offensive tackle	[Alabama](1963-alabama-crimson-tide-football-team)
7	97	Dick Herzing	Tackle	Drake
8	111	Ken Bowman	Center	[Wisconsin](1963-wisconsin-badgers-football-team)
9	125	John McDowell	Offensive Tackle	St. John's (MN)
10	139	Allen Jacobs	Back	[Utah](1963-utah-redskins-football-team)
11	153	Jack Petersen	Tackle	Nebraska-Omaha
12	167	Dwain Bean	Back	North Texas State
13	181	Jack Mauro	Tackle	Northern Michigan
14	195	Tom O'Grady	End	Northwestern
15	209	Alex Zerko	Tackle	Kent State
16	223	Andrew Ireland	Back	Utah
17	237	Len St. Jean	End	Northern Michigan
18	251	Mike Hicks	Guard	Marshall
19	265	John Baker	End	Norfolk State
20	279	Bill Curry	Center	Georgia Tech

Yellow indicates a future Pro Bowl selection

Roster

Zeke Bratkowski
Dennis Claridge
Bart Starr
Paul Hornung
Tom Moore
Elijah Pitts
Jim Taylor
Boyd Dowler
Bob Jeter
Bob Long
Max McGee
Marv Fleming
Ron Kramer
Ken Bowman C
Forrest Gregg T/G
Dan Grimm G
Norm Masters T
John McDowell T/G
Bob Skoronski T
Fuzzy Thurston G
Steve Wright T
Lionel Aldridge DE
Willie Davis DE
Dave Hanner DT
Henry Jordan DT
Ron Kostelnik DT
Lloyd Voss DT/DE
Gene Breen OLB
Lee Roy Caffey OLB
Tommy Joe Crutcher MLB
Dan Currie OLB
Ray Nitschke MLB
Dave Robinson OLB
Herb Adderley CB
Tom Brown CB/S
Hank Gremminger SS
Doug Hart SS/CB
Jesse Whittenton CB
Willie Wood FS
Jerry Kramer G (NF-Ill.) [[File:Injury icon.svg|7px]]

Regular season

Main article: 1964 NFL season

Schedule

Green Bay Packers	year=1964	border=2}}"	Week	Green Bay Packers	year=1964
September 13	[Chicago Bears](1964-chicago-bears-season)	W 23–12	1–0	City Stadium	42,327
September 20	[Baltimore Colts](1964-baltimore-colts-season)	L 20–21	1–1	City Stadium	42,327
	at [Detroit Lions](1964-detroit-lions-season)	W 14–10	2–1	Tiger Stadium	59,203
October 4	[Minnesota Vikings](1964-minnesota-vikings-season)	L 23–24	2–2	City Stadium	42,327
October 11	[San Francisco 49ers](1964-san-francisco-49ers-season)	W 24–14	3–2	Milwaukee County Stadium	47,380
October 18	at Baltimore Colts	L 21–24	3–3	Memorial Stadium	60,213
October 25	[Los Angeles Rams](1964-los-angeles-rams-season)	L 17–27	3–4	Milwaukee County Stadium	47,617
November 1	at Minnesota Vikings	W 42–13	4–4	Metropolitan Stadium	44,278
	Detroit Lions	W 30–7	5–4	City Stadium	42,327
November 15	at San Francisco 49ers	L 14–24	5–5	Kezar Stadium	38,483
November 22	[Cleveland Browns](1964-cleveland-browns-season)	W 28–21	6–5	Milwaukee County Stadium	48,065
November 29	at [Dallas Cowboys](1964-dallas-cowboys-season)	W 45–21	7–5	Cotton Bowl	44,975
	at Chicago Bears	W 17–3	8–5	Wrigley Field	43,636
December 13	at Los Angeles Rams	T 24–24	8–5–1	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	40,735

:Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. :Source:

Season summary

Week 1 vs Bears

First quarter

GB – Max McGee 11-yard pass from Bart Starr (Paul Hornung kick). ''Packers 7–0. '''Drive:''''' Second quarter
CHI – Bob Jencks 8-yard field goal. ''Packers 7–3. '''Drive:'''''
GB – Tom Moore 33-yard pass from Bart Starr (Paul Hornung kick). ''Packers 14–3. '''Drive:'''''
GB – Paul Hornung 52-yard field goal. ''Packers 17–3. '''Drive:''''' Third quarter
CHI – Bob Jencks 36-yard field goal. ''Packers 17–6. '''Drive:'''''
CHI – Mike Ditka 13-yard pass from Rudy Bukich (kick failed). ''Packers 17–12. '''Drive:'''''
GB – Paul Hornung 29-yard field goal. ''Packers 20–12. '''Drive:''''' Fourth quarter
GB – Paul Hornung 20-yard field goal. ''Packers 23–12. '''Drive:''''' ;Top passers
CHI – Rudy Bukich – 7/16, 83 yards, TD, 2 INT
GB – Bart Starr – 8/16, 127 yards, 2 TD ;Top rushers
CHI – Ronnie Bull – 8 rushes, 25 yards
GB – Jim Taylor – 16 rushes, 79 yards ;Top receivers
CHI – Mike Ditka – 7 receptions, 74 yards, TD
GB – Ron Kramer – 3 receptions, 48 yards

Week 2 vs Colts

First quarter

BAL – Lenny Moore 52-yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Lou Michaels kick). ''Colts 7–0. '''Drive:'''''
GB – Paul Hornung 20-yard run (Paul Hornung kick). ''Tie 7–7. '''Drive:''''' Second quarter
BAL – Lenny Moore 4-yard run (Lou Michaels kick). ''Colts 14–7. '''Drive:'''''
GB – Paul Hornung 4-yard run (kick failed). ''Colts 14–13. '''Drive:'''''
BAL – John Mackey 40-yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Lou Michaels kick). ''Colts 21–13. '''Drive:''''' Third quarter
GB – Jim Taylor 23-yard run (Paul Hornung kick). ''Colts 21–20. '''Drive:''''' Fourth quarter
No scoring ;Top passers
BAL – Johnny Unitas – 7/12, 154 yards, 2 TD
GB – Bart Starr – 16/21, 175 yards, 3 INT ;Top rushers
BAL – Jerry Hill – 15 rushes, 49 yards
GB – Jim Taylor – 18 rushes, 98 yards, TD ;Top receivers
BAL – Lenny Moore – 1 reception, 52 yards, TD
GB – Boyd Dowler – 7 receptions, 66 yards

Week 11: vs. Cleveland Browns

;First quarter

CLE – Paul Warfield 48-yard pass from Frank Ryan (Lou Groza kick), CLE 7–0
GB – Elijah Pitts 19-yard rush (Paul Hornung kick), tied 7–7
CLE – Jim Brown 1-yard rush (Groza kick), CLE 14–7 ;Second quarter
no scoring ;Third quarter
GB – Jim Taylor 1-yard rush – (Hornung kick), tied 14–14
GB – Bart Starr 4-yard rush (Hornung kick), GB 21–14 ;Fourth quarter
GB – Taylor 5-yard rush (Hornung kick), GB 28–14
CLE – Warfield 19-yard pass from Ryan (Groza kick), GB 28–21 ;Browns

;Packers

Standings

Playoff Bowl

Main article: Playoff Bowl

Green Bay Packers	year=1964	border=2}}"	Round	Green Bay Packers	year=1964	border=2}}"	Date	Green Bay Packers	year=1964	border=2}}"	Opponent	Green Bay Packers	year=1964	border=2}}"	Result	Green Bay Packers	year=1964	border=2}}"	Venue	Green Bay Packers	year=1964	border=2}}"	Attendance	Playoff Bowl
January 3, 1965	[St. Louis Cardinals](1964-st-louis-cardinals-nfl-season)	L 17–24	Orange Bowl	56,218

Source:

Awards and records

Bart Starr, NFL leader, passing yards, (2,144 yards)

References

Sportsencyclopedia.com

References

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(September 14, 1964). "Packer smash Bears by 23-12". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Lea, Bud. (October 26, 1964). "Rams' rally rips Packers, 27-17". Milwaukee Sentinel.
(November 23, 1965). "Colts jar Rams, 24-7, to clinch Western title". Milwaukee Sentinel.
(November 23, 1964). "Colts clinch title; Bears beat 49ers". Chicago Tribune.
(December 14, 1964). "Packers win spot in Bowl". Eugene Register-Guard.
Lea, Bud. (January 6, 1964). "Starr-led Packers bomb Browns". Milwaukee Sentinel.
(January 6, 1964). "Packers cuff Browns, 40-23". Spokesman-Review.
Lea, Bud. (January 4, 1965). "Cards blunt Packers' rally, 24-17". Milwaukee Sentinel.
Johnson, Chuck. (January 4, 1965). "Packers season ends as it began; Cardinals win in an exhibition". Milwaukee Journal.
(January 4, 1965). "'Peanuts' leads Cards to victory". Eugene Register-Guard.
Segreti, James. (January 4, 1965). "Cards outlast Packers in runner-up bowl, 24-17". Chicago Tribune.
Lea, Bud. (May 12, 1965). "Find splinters in Kramer". Milwaukee Sentinel.
(May 12, 1965). "Splinters from old injury caused Kramer's illness". Lewiston Morning Tribune.
(May 13, 1965). "Kramer surveys". Spokane Daily Chronicle.
(May 13, 1965). "(Photo)". Milwaukee Journal.
(September 29, 1964). "'Defense did a super job'". Milwaukee Sentinel.
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