1943 Green Bay Packers season

1943 Green Bay Packers season
Head coach Curly Lambeau
Home field City Stadium
Wisconsin State Fair Park
Results
Record 7–2–1
Division place 2nd NFL Western
Playoff finish did not qualify

The 1943 Green Bay Packers season was their 25th overall, and 24th season in the National Football League. The club posted a 7–2–1 record under coach Curly Lambeau, earning a second-place finish in the Western Conference.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1943 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team
18Dick WildungTackleMinnesota
323Irv CompBackBenedictine
538Roy McKayBackTexas
648Nick SusoeffEndWashington State
758Ken SnellingFullbackUCLA
868Lester GatewoodCenterBaylor
978Norm VerryTackleUSC
1088Solon BarnettGuardBaylor
1198Bob ForteBackArkansas
12108Van DavisEndGeorgia
13118Tom BrockCenterNotre Dame
14128Ralph TateBackOklahoma State
15138Don CarlsonTackleDenver
16148Mike WelchBackMinnesota
17158Ron ThomasGuardUSC
18168Jim PowersTackleSt. Mary's (CA)
19178Hal PrescottWide ReceiverHardin-Simmons
20188Eddie ForrestCenterSanta Clara
21198Lloyd WasserbachTackleWisconsin
22208Mark HoskinsBackWisconsin
23218Earl BennettGuardHardin-Simmons
24228George ZellickEndOregon State
25238Gene BierhausEndMinnesota
26248George MakrisGuardWisconsin
27258Pete SusickBackWashington
28268Bud HasseEndNorthwestern
29278Dick ThornallyTackleWisconsin
30288Bob RayBackWisconsin
31293Brunel ChristensenTackleCalifornia
32298Ken RoskieFullbackSouth Carolina

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result
1 September 26, 1943 Chicago Bears T 21–21
2 October 3, 1943 at Chicago Cardinals W 28–7
3 October 10, 1943 Detroit Lions W 35–14
4 October 17, 1943 Washington Redskins L 33–7
5 October 24, 1943 at Detroit Lions W 27–6
6 October 31, 1943 at New York Giants W 35–21
7 November 7, 1943 at Chicago Bears L 21–7
8 November 14, 1943 Chicago Cardinals W 35–14
9 November 21, 1943 at Brooklyn Dodgers W 31–7
10 December 5, 1943 at Steagles W 38–28

Game summaries

Week 1

1 234Total
Bears 7 077 21
Packers 0 777 21

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Standings

NFL Western Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Chicago Bears 8 1 1 .889 5–0–1 303 157 W1
Green Bay Packers 7 2 1 .778 4–1–1 264 172 W3
Detroit Lions 3 6 1 .333 2–4 178 218 L2
Chicago Cardinals 0 10 0 .000 0–6 95 218 L10

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Roster

Green Bay Packers roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

Rookies and first-year players in italics

References

  1. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Jul-14.
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