1945 Green Bay Packers season explained

Team:Green Bay Packers
Year:1945
Record:6–4
Division Place:3rd NFL Western
Coach:Curly Lambeau
Stadium:City Stadium
Wisconsin State Fair Park
Radio:WTMJ
Playoffs:Did not qualify
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The 1945 Green Bay Packers season was their 27th season overall and their 25th season in the National Football League. The team finished with a 6–4 record under coach Curly Lambeau, earning them a third-place finish in the Western Conference.

Offseason

NFL draft

See main article: 1945 NFL draft.

RoundPickPlayerPositionSchool/Club Team
111Walt SchlinkmanFullbackTexas Tech
327Clyde GoodnightEndTulsa
543Joe GrahamEndFlorida
654Don WellsTackleGeorgia
765Casey StephensonBackTennessee
876Toby CollinsTackleTulsa
987Lamar DinglerEndArkansas
1098Hal HelscherBackLSU
11109Ralph HammondCenterPittsburgh
12120Ed PodgorskiTackleLafayette
13131Bill HackettGuardOhio State
14142Marv LindseyBackArkansas
15153Bob McClureTackleNevada
16164Harry PieperCenterCalifornia
17175Bob KulaBackMinnesota
18186Frank HazardGuardNebraska
19197Ed JeffersTackleOklahoma State
20208Bill PrenticeBackSanta Clara
21219Warren FullerEndFordham
22230Fred NeilsenTackleSt. Mary's (CA)
23241Bob GilmoreBackWashington
24252Lloyd BaxterCenterSMU
25263Nolan LuhnEndTulsa
26274Nestor BlancoGuardColorado Mines
27285Bill ChestnutBackKansas
28296Jim ThompsonBackWashington State
29307Jim EvansEndIdaho
30318Hamilton NicholsGuardRice
31324John PridayBackOhio State
32330Bill Joe AldridgeBackOklahoma State

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecord
1September 30Chicago BearsW 31–211–0
2October 7Detroit LionsW 57–212–0
3October 14Cleveland RamsL 14–272–1
4October 21Boston YanksW 38–143–1
5October 28Chicago CardinalsW 33–144–1
6November 4at Chicago BearsL 24–284–2
7November 11at Cleveland RamsL 7–204–3
8November 18at Boston YanksW 28–05–3
9November 25at New York GiantsW 23–146–3
10December 2at Detroit LionsL 3–146–4
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

Roster

References