The 1970 Green Bay Packers - 6-8 (T-3RD - Central Division)
Head Coach: Phil Bengtson
1970 PRE-SEASON RESULTS (3-0-3)
OFF DEF
AUGUST (2-0-2) RESULT RECORD ATT RSH PSS RSH PSS STARTING QB LEADING RUSHER LEADING PASSER LEADING RECEIVER
8 G-NEW YORK GIANTS T 31-31 0- 0-1 56,263 Bart Starr Perry Williams (67) Don Horn (229) Jack Clancy (4-110)
15 M-CHICAGO BEARS T 6- 6 0- 0-2 47,298 Bart Starr Dave Hampton (50) Bart Starr (136) Carroll Dale (4-81)
22 at Dallas Cowboys W 35-34 1- 0-2 72,389 Bart Starr Donny Anderson (78) Don Horn (110) Carroll Dale (5-63)
30 at Oakland Raiders W 37- 7 2- 0-2 53,395 Bart Starr Dave Hampton (42) Bart Starr (61) Donny Anderson (2-48)
SEPTEMBER (1-0-1)
5 M-CINCINNATI BENGALS T 10-10 2- 0-3 47,411 Bart Starr Dave Hampton (35) Don Horn (146) Dave Hampton (4-33)
12 G-BUFFALO BILLS W 34- 0 3- 0-3 56,161 Bart Starr Dave Hampton (69) Don Horn (207) Donny Anderson (3-45)
1970 REGULAR SEASON RESULTS
SEPTEMBER (1-1)
20 G-DETROIT LIONS (0-0) L 0-40 0- 1-0 56,263 50 64 266 132 Bart Starr Donny Anderson (21) Don Horn (40) Dave Hampton (4-7)
27 G-ATLANTA FALCONS (1-0) W 27-24 1- 1-0 56,263 86 258 112 272 Bart Starr Travis Williams (45) Bart Starr (196) Carroll Dale (4-186)
OCTOBER (3-1)
4 M-MINNESOTA VIKINGS (2-0) W 13-10 2- 1-0 47,967 141 32 57 159 Bart Starr Donny Anderson (59) Bart Starr (69) John Hilton (4-29)
12 at San Diego Chargers (0-2-1) W 22-20 3- 1-0 53,064 200 141 217 40 Bart Starr Travis Williams (109) Bart Starr (158) Carroll Dale (8-90)
18 G-LOS ANGELES RAMS (3-1) L 21-31 3- 2-0 56,263 137 182 142 135 Bart Starr Donny Anderson (98) Bart Starr (208) Travis Williams (4-77)
25 M-PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (0-5) W 30-17 4- 2-0 48,022 127 114 148 163 Bart Starr Donny Anderson (80) Bart Starr (129) Jack Clancy (2-38)
NOVEMBER (1-4)
1 at San Francisco 49ers (5-1-1) L 10-26 4- 3-0 59,335 173 135 126 132 Bart Starr Donny Anderson (105) Don Horn (134) Jack Clancy (3-63)
9 M-BALTIMORE COLTS (6-1) L 10-13 4- 4-0 48,063 130 88 127 163 Don Horn Donny Anderson (69) Don Horn (96) Donny Anderson (3-29)
15 G-CHICAGO BEARS (3-5) W 20-19 5- 4-0 56,263 123 196 110 172 Bart Starr Donny Anderson (67) Bart Starr (220) Jim Grabowski (9-42)
22 at Minnesota Vikings (8-1) L 3-10 5- 5-0 47,900 124 158 98 104 Bart Starr Donny Anderson (93) Bart Starr (131) Carroll Dale (7-69)
26 at Dallas Cowboys (6-4) L 3-16 5- 6-0 67,182 78 51 151 201 Bart Starr Donny Anderson (37) Bart Starr (83) Donny Anderson (4-43)
DECEMBER (1-2)
6 at Pittsburgh Steelers (5-6) W 20-12 6- 6-0 46,418 82 235 131 143 Bart Starr Dave Hampton (53) Bart Starr (235) John Hilton (5-99)
13 at Chicago Bears (4-8) L 17-35 6- 7-0 44,957 98 82 53 339 Bart Starr Donny Anderson (56) Rick Norton (64) Carroll Dale (8-128)
20 at Detroit Lions (9-4) L 0-20 6- 8-0 57,387 46 78 91 71 Bart Starr Donny Anderson (17) Bart Starr (122) Carroll Dale (5-66)
G - Green Bay M - Milwaukee
1970 IN REVIEW
With the NFL and AFL merged, a new era began in professional football. Green Bay kept dropping veterans of the Lombardi era. Willie Davis, Henry Jordan and Boyd Dowler all retired. Elijah Pitts, Lee Roy Caffey and Bob Hyland were dealt to the Bears, and Herb Adderley and Marv Fleming went to Dallas and Miami, respectively, in trades. Of those staying on the scene, a sore arm hampered Bart Starr, a torn Achilles tendon sidelined Dave Robinson, and age started catching up to Ray Nitschke. The season began under a cloud when Vince Lombardi died of cancer at the age of 57 and ended in a cloud as Phil Bengtson resigned on December 21st. After a turbulent season filled with labor disputes and blowout losses, the Packers had only their second losing season since 1959. Bengtson resigned two days after the Packers were shut out in the season finale. Disappointed with Bengston's overall 20-21-1 record during three seasons as Lombardi's handpicked successor, it was obvious the franchise and the community craved the high standards from the past decade. The season was also the final season of Forrest Gregg as a Packer, a year later he returned home to play for Dallas where he joined his own teammate Herb Adderley.
PACKER HEAD COACH JOE PATERNO?
In January 1971, it appeared that Penn State head coach Joe Paterno was going to be named the new coach of the Green Bay Packers. Paterno, who had gone 40-10-1 in five seasons with the Nittany Lions, had turned down an offer the previous year to coach the Pittsburgh Steelers, who turned to Chuck Noll. The Packers interviewed him on January 13, and Paterno was quoted as saying, "We had a nice talk. We discussed the job. They told me what they were looking for. That was it. Any other comment has to come from Green Bay." Paterno, who stressed he was happy at Penn State, said the job interview consisted of both general manager and coaching duties. His interview came the same day Arizona coach Frank Kush dropped out of the running for the position after being interviewed the week previous. Assistant coach Bob Schnelker was also interviewed for the job. Other rumored candidates included Notre Dame head coach Ara Parseghian and several former and current Packers - Dave Hanner, Forrest Gregg and Bart Starr. George Allen was reportedly the first choice for the Packers before agreeing to his deal with the Redskins. On January 14, Dominic Olejniczak, Packer president, announced the signing of Dan Devine to a five-year contract at a hastily called news conference. In later years, it was learned that the Packer executive committee selected Devine, but not unanimously. Five members, led by Olejniczak, supported the hiring; two others, including Hall of Fame halfback Tony Canadeo, wanted Paterno.
NAME NO POS HGT WGT COLLEGE YR PR AG G HOW ACQUIRED
Lionel Aldridge 82 DE 6- 4 245 Utah State 8 8 29 14 1963 Draft-4th
Marty Amsler 87 DE 6- 5 255 Evansville 1 3 27 9 1970 FA-Cin
Donny Anderson 44 RB 6- 3 210 Texas Tech 5 5 27 14 1965 Draft-1st
Ken Bowman 57 C 6- 3 230 Wisconsin 7 7 27 10 1964 Draft-8th
Dave Bradley 61 G 6- 4 245 Penn State 2 2 23 4 1969 Draft-2nd
Bob Brown 78 DE 6- 5 260 Ark-Pine Bluff 5 5 30 14 1966 FA
Fred Carr 53 LB 6- 5 238 Texas-El Paso 3 3 24 14 1968 Draft-1st
Jim Carter 50 LB 6- 3 235 Minnesota 1 1 21 10 1970 Draft-3rd
Mike Carter 36 WR 6- 1 210 Sacramento State 1 1 22 3 1970 Draft-15th
Jack Clancy 80 WR 6- 1 195 Michigan 1 3 26 14 1970 Trade-Miami
Carroll Dale 84 WR 6- 2 200 Virginia Tech 6 11 32 14 1965 Trade-LA
Ken Ellis 48 CB 5-10 190 Southern 1 1 22 14 1970 Draft-4th
Jim Flanigan 55 LB 6- 3 240 Pittsburgh 4 4 25 11 1967 Draft-2nd
Gale Gillingham 68 G 6- 3 255 Minnesota 5 5 26 14 1966 Draft-1st
Jim Grabowski 33 RB 6- 2 220 Illinois 5 5 25 14 1966 Draft-1st
Forrest Gregg 75 T 6- 4 250 SMU 14 14 36 14 1956 Draft-2nd
Dave Hampton 25 RB 6- 0 210 Wyoming 2 2 23 6 1969 Draft-9th
Leon Harden 28 DB 5-11 195 Texas-El Paso 1 1 23 8 1969 Draft-11th
Kevin Hardy 73 DT 6- 5 260 Notre Dame 1 2 25 14 1970 Trade-SF
Doug Hart 43 DB 6- 0 190 Arlington State 7 7 31 14 1964 FA-St. Louis
Bill Hayhoe 77 T 6- 8 258 USC 2 2 23 14 1969 Draft-5th
John Hilton 86 TE 6- 5 225 Richmond 1 6 28 14 1970 Trade-Pitt
Dick Himes 72 T 6- 4 244 Ohio State 3 3 24 11 1968 Draft-3rd
Don Horn 13 QB 6- 2 195 San Diego State 4 4 25 9 1967 Draft-1st
Ervin Hunt 45 DB 6- 2 190 Fresno State 1 1 23 7 1970 Draft-6th
Bob Jeter 21 DB 6- 1 205 Iowa 8 8 33 14 1960 Draft-2nd
Larry Krause 30 RB 6- 0 208 St. Norbert 1 1 22 14 1970 Draft-17th
Rudy Kuechenberg 59 LB 6- 2 215 Indiana 1 4 27 6 1970 FA-Cleve
Dale Livingston 37 K 6- 1 210 Western Michigan 1 3 25 14 1970 FA-Cin (69)
Bill Lueck 62 G 6- 3 235 Arizona 3 3 24 14 1968 Draft-1st
Al Matthews 29 DB 5-11 190 Texas A&I 1 1 22 14 1970 Draft-2nd
Mike McCoy 76 DT 6- 5 284 Notre Dame 1 1 21 14 1970 Draft-1st
Rich McGeorge 81 TE 6- 4 235 Elon 1 1 21 14 1970 Draft-1st
Rich Moore 70 DT 6- 6 280 Villanova 2 2 23 6 1969 Draft-1st
Ray Nitschke 66 LB 6- 3 235 Illinois 13 13 33 14 1958 Draft-3rd
Rick Norton 11 QB 6- 2 190 Kentucky 1 5 26 3 1970 FA-Miami
Frank Patrick 10 QB 6- 7 225 Nebraska 1 1 23 14 1970 Draft-10th
NAME NO POS HGT WGT COLLEGE YR PR AG G HOW ACQUIRED
Francis Peay 71 T 6- 5 250 Missouri 3 5 26 14 1968 Trade-NYG
Dave Robinson 89 LB 6- 3 245 Penn State 8 8 29 4 1963 Draft-1st
John Spilis 85 WR 6- 3 205 North Illinois 2 2 22 14 1969 Draft-3rd
Bart Starr 15 QB 6- 1 190 Alabama 15 15 36 14 1956 Draft-17th
Cleo Walker 52 LB 6- 3 219 Louisville 1 1 22 14 1970 Draft-7th
Malcolm Walker 54 C-T 6- 4 250 Rice 1 5 27 14 1970 Trade-Dall
Clarence Williams 83 DE 6- 5 255 Prairie View 1 1 23 14 1970 Trade-Dall
Perry Williams 31 RB 6- 2 219 Purdue 2 2 23 14 1969 Draft-4th
Travis Williams 23 RB 6- 1 210 Arizona State 4 4 24 8 1967 Draft-4th
Willie Wood 24 DB 5-10 190 USC 11 11 33 14 1960 FA
NO - Jersey Number POS - Position HGT - Height WGT - Weight YR - Years with Packers PR - Years of Professional Football AGE - Age on September 1 G - Games Played FA - Free Agent
1970 PACKERS DRAFT (January 27-28, 1970)
RND-PICK NAME COLLEGE
1a - 2 DT Mike McCoy (A) Notre Dame
1b - 16 TE Rich McGeorge Elon
2 - 41 CB Al Matthews Texas A&I
3 - 68 LB Jim Carter Minnesota
4a - 93 FL Ken Ellis Southern
4b - 96 K Skip Butler (B) TX-Arlington
5 - 120 DE Cecil Pryor Michigan
6 - 145 DB Ervin Hunt Fresno State
7 - 172 C Cleo Walker Louisville
8 - 197 RB Tim Mjos N. Dakota St
9 - 224 G Bob Reinhard Stanford
10a- 248 DT Russ Melby Weber State
10b- 251 TE Frank Patrick (C) Nebraska
11 - 276 LB Dan Hook Humboldt St
12 - 300 FL Frank Foreman Michigan St
13 - 328 RB Dave Smith Utah
14 - 353 G Bob Lints E. Michigan
15 - 380 FL Mike Carter Sacram. St
16 - 405 S Jim Heacock Muskingum
17 - 432 RB Larry Krause St. Norbert
A - from Chicago Bears in Elijah Pitts/Lee Roy Caffey/Bob Hyland trade - B - from Baltimore Colts in Ron Kostelnik trade - C - from Washington Redskins in Leo Carroll trade
1970 PACKER TRADES - TRANSACTIONS
JAN 21 - Traded C-G Bob Hyland, HB Elijah Pitts and LB Lee Roy Coffey to CHICAGO for a 1970 first-round draft choice.
FEB 28 - Traded DB John Rowser to PITTSBURGH for TE John Hilton.
APR 29 - Traded a 1971 5th-round draft choice to SAN DIEGO for TE Jacques MacKinnon
MAY 18 - Traded TE Marv Fleming to MIAMI for WR Jack Clancy.
JUN 18 - Signed WR Bob Sherlag (ATLANTA) and DE Larry Cox (DENVER)
JUL 18 - OF Bob Reinhard (9th round) and LB Dan Hook (11th round) left camp (26 rookies in camp)
JUL 23 - Waived RB Tim Mjos (8th round) and DT Russ Melby (10th round) after they failed their physicals (23 rookies in camp)
AUG 10 - Released WR Claudis James, DR Larry Cox, WR Bob Sherlag, S Jim Heacock (16th round), K Jim Huff, K Gary Sievers, LB Max Croshaw, WR Dan Eckstein, RB Les Perry and RB
Bob Swanson
AUG 23 - WR Frank Foreman (12th round) claimed off waivers by ATLANTA. Placed QB Billy Stevens on waivers. Claimed K Dale Livingston off waivers from CINCINNATI and placed him
on the taxi squad (55 players)
SEPT 1 - Traded CB Herb Adderley to DALLAS for C Malcolm Walker and DE Clarence Williams. Released DE Cecil Pryor (5th round), WR Terry Fredenberg, K Joe Runk and K Skip Butler
(4th round) (59 players)
SEPT 2 - Sold TE Ron Jones to ATLANTA. Waived DT Jim Weatherwax (claimed by St. Louis), OG Dave Bradley (injured), DB Gordon Rule (injured), LB Jim Carter (injured).
SEPT 4 - DT Jim Weatherwax returned to Packers after failing Cardinals physical.
SEPT 5 - Activated K Dale Livingston.
SEPT 8 - Traded DE Francis Winkler to ATLANTA for C Ken Mendenhall.
SEPT 10 - Waived WR Jacques MacKinnon (retired), RB Dave Smith (13th round), WR Mike Carter (15th round), G Don Bliss and OL Jack O'Malley. Claimed DL Gary McArthur off waivers from SAN FRANCISCO. Placed OL Forrest Gregg on reserve list (44 players)
SEPT 11 - TE Jacques MacKinnon claimed off waivers by OAKLAND, who sent Green Bay a 1971 7th-round choice. Traded a 1971 2nd-round draft choice to SAN FRANCISCO for DT Kevin Hardy.
SEPT 14 - Waived LB Phil Vandersea, K Booth Lusteg, OG Larry Agajanian, DT Gary McArthur, C Ken Mendenhall and DB Leon Harden (39 players)
DEC 3 - Signed QB Rick Norton off waivers from MIAMI and added to taxi squad
