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 |
Shortnavlink: | Packers seasons |
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.
See main article: 1945 NFL draft.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team | |
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1 | 11 | Walt Schlinkman | Fullback | Texas Tech | |
3 | 27 | Clyde Goodnight | End | Tulsa | |
5 | 43 | Joe Graham | End | Florida | |
6 | 54 | Don Wells | Tackle | Georgia | |
7 | 65 | Casey Stephenson | Back | Tennessee | |
8 | 76 | Toby Collins | Tackle | Tulsa | |
9 | 87 | Lamar Dingler | End | Arkansas | |
10 | 98 | Hal Helscher | Back | LSU | |
11 | 109 | Ralph Hammond | Center | Pittsburgh | |
12 | 120 | Ed Podgorski | Tackle | Lafayette | |
13 | 131 | Bill Hackett | Guard | Ohio State | |
14 | 142 | Marv Lindsey | Back | Arkansas | |
15 | 153 | Bob McClure | Tackle | Nevada | |
16 | 164 | Harry Pieper | Center | California | |
17 | 175 | Bob Kula | Back | Minnesota | |
18 | 186 | Frank Hazard | Guard | Nebraska | |
19 | 197 | Ed Jeffers | Tackle | Oklahoma State | |
20 | 208 | Bill Prentice | Back | Santa Clara | |
21 | 219 | Warren Fuller | End | Fordham | |
22 | 230 | Fred Neilsen | Tackle | St. Mary's (CA) | |
23 | 241 | Bob Gilmore | Back | Washington | |
24 | 252 | Lloyd Baxter | Center | SMU | |
25 | 263 | Nolan Luhn | End | Tulsa | |
26 | 274 | Nestor Blanco | Guard | Colorado Mines | |
27 | 285 | Bill Chestnut | Back | Kansas | |
28 | 296 | Jim Thompson | Back | Washington State | |
29 | 307 | Jim Evans | End | Idaho | |
30 | 318 | Hamilton Nichols | Guard | Rice | |
31 | 324 | John Priday | Back | Ohio State | |
32 | 330 | Bill Joe Aldridge | Back | Oklahoma State |
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | ||||
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1 | September 30 | Chicago Bears | W 31–21 | 1–0 | ||||
2 | October 7 | Detroit Lions | W 57–21 | 2–0 | ||||
3 | October 14 | Cleveland Rams | L 14–27 | 2–1 | ||||
4 | October 21 | Boston Yanks | W 38–14 | 3–1 | ||||
5 | October 28 | Chicago Cardinals | W 33–14 | 4–1 | ||||
6 | November 4 | at Chicago Bears | L 24–28 | 4–2 | ||||
7 | November 11 | at Cleveland Rams | L 7–20 | 4–3 | ||||
8 | November 18 | at Boston Yanks | W 28–0 | 5–3 | ||||
9 | November 25 | at New York Giants | W 23–14 | 6–3 | ||||
10 | December 2 | at Detroit Lions | L 3–14 | 6–4 | ||||
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |