The first game played at MCS was a 27–0 shutout at the hands of Cleveland, after which the Packers finished 1953 2-7-1. Ronzani was forced to resign with two games left in the season. Verne Llewellyn took over as GM in 1954 and Lisle Blackbourn of Marquette University was hired as head coach, but the Packers won four games that season. A 6–6 record in 1955 again put the team in postseason contention, but a loss to the Bears sent them home. The Packers fell back to 4–8 in 1956, a season most noteworthy for the drafting of University of Alabama QB Bart Starr.