Team: | Green Bay Packers |
Year: | 1943 |
Record: | 7–2–1 |
Division Place: | 2nd NFL Western |
President: | L. H. Joannes |
General Manager: | Curly Lambeau |
Coach: | Curly Lambeau |
Stadium: | City Stadium Wisconsin State Fair Park |
Playoffs: | Did not qualify |
Shortnavlink: | Packers seasons |
The 1943 Green Bay Packers season was their 25th overall and their 23rd season in the National Football League. The team finished with a 7–2–1 record under coach Curly Lambeau, earning a second-place finish in the Western Conference.
See main article: 1943 NFL draft.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team | |
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1 | 8 | Dick Wildung | Tackle | Minnesota | |
3 | 23 | Irv Comp | Back | Benedictine | |
5 | 38 | Roy McKay | Back | Texas | |
6 | 48 | Nick Susoeff | End | Washington State | |
7 | 58 | Ken Snelling | Fullback | UCLA | |
8 | 68 | Lester Gatewood | Center | Baylor | |
9 | 78 | Norm Verry | Tackle | USC | |
10 | 88 | Solon Barnett | Guard | Baylor | |
11 | 98 | Bob Forte | Back | Arkansas | |
12 | 108 | Van Davis | End | Georgia | |
13 | 118 | Tom Brock | Center | Notre Dame | |
14 | 128 | Ralph Tate | Back | Oklahoma State | |
15 | 138 | Don Carlson | Tackle | Denver | |
16 | 148 | Mike Welch | Back | Minnesota | |
17 | 158 | Ron Thomas | Guard | USC | |
18 | 168 | Jim Powers | Tackle | St. Mary's (CA) | |
19 | 178 | Hal Prescott | Wide receiver | Hardin–Simmons | |
20 | 188 | Eddie Forrest | Center | Santa Clara | |
21 | 198 | Lloyd Wasserbach | Tackle | Wisconsin | |
22 | 208 | Mark Hoskins | Back | Wisconsin | |
23 | 218 | Earl Bennett | Guard | Hardin–Simmons | |
24 | 228 | George Zellick | End | Oregon State | |
25 | 238 | Gene Bierhaus | End | Minnesota | |
26 | 248 | George Makris | Guard | Wisconsin | |
27 | 258 | Pete Susick | Back | Washington | |
28 | 268 | Bud Hasse | End | Northwestern | |
29 | 278 | Dick Thornally | Tackle | Wisconsin | |
30 | 288 | Bob Ray | Back | Wisconsin | |
31 | 293 | Brunel Christensen | Tackle | California | |
32 | 298 | Ken Roskie | Fullback | South Carolina |
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | |
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1 | September 26 | Chicago Bears | T 21–21 | 0–0–1 | City Stadium | |
2 | October 3 | at Chicago Cardinals | W 28–7 | 1–0–1 | Comiskey Park | |
3 | October 10 | Detroit Lions | W 35–14 | 2–0–1 | City Stadium | |
4 | October 17 | Washington Redskins | L 7–33 | 2–1–1 | Wisconsin State Fair Park | |
5 | October 24 | at Detroit Lions | W 27–6 | 3–1–1 | Briggs Stadium | |
6 | October 31 | at New York Giants | W 35–21 | 4–1–1 | Polo Grounds | |
7 | November 7 | at Chicago Bears | L 7–21 | 4–2–1 | Wrigley Field | |
8 | November 14 | Chicago Cardinals | W 35–14 | 5–2–1 | Wisconsin State Fair Park | |
9 | November 21 | at Brooklyn Dodgers | W 31–7 | 6–2–1 | Ebbets Field | |
10 | December 5 | at Steagles | W 38–28 | 7–2–1 | Shibe Park |