1942 Green Bay Packers season explained

Team:Green Bay Packers
Year:1942
Record:8–2–1
Division Place:2nd NFL Western
Coach:Curly Lambeau
Playoffs:Did not qualify
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The 1942 Green Bay Packers season was their 24th season overall and their 22nd season in the National Football League. The team finished with an 8–2–1 record under coach Curly Lambeau, earning a second-place finish in the Western Conference.

Offseason

NFL draft

See main article: 1942 NFL draft.

RoundPickPlayerPositionSchool/club team
19Urban OdsonTackleMinnesota
324Ray FrankowskiGuardWashington
539Bill GreenBackIowa
649Joe KrivonakGuardSouth Carolina
759Pres JohnstonBackSMU
869Joe RogersEndMichigan
979Noah LangdaleTackleAlabama
1089Gene FlickCenterMinnesota
1199Tom FarrisBackWisconsin
12109Jimmy RichardsonBackMarquette
13119Bruce SmithHalfbackMinnesota
14129Bill ApplegateGuardSouth Carolina
15139Jim TrimbleTackleIndiana
16149Tom KinkadeBackOhio State
17159Fred PrestonEndNebraska
18169Robert IngallsCenterMichigan
19179George BensonBackNorthwestern
20189Horace YoungBackSMU
21194Henry WoroniczEndBoston College
22199Woody AdamsTackleTCU

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecord
1September 27Chicago BearsL 28–440–1
2October 4at Chicago CardinalsW 17–131–1
3October 11Detroit LionsW 38–72–1
4October 18Cleveland RamsW 45–283–1
5October 25at Detroit LionsW 28–74–1
6November 1Chicago CardinalsW 55–245–1
7November 8at Cleveland RamsW 30–126–1
8November 15at Chicago BearsL 7–386–2
9November 22at New York GiantsT 21–216–2–1
10November 29at Philadelphia EaglesW 7–07–2–1
11December 6Pittsburgh SteelersW 24–218–2–1
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

Roster

Awards and records

Milestones

References