1949 Green Bay Packers season explained

Team:Green Bay Packers
Year:1949
Record:2–10
Division Place:5th NFL Western
Coach:Curly Lambeau
Stadium:City Stadium
Wisconsin State Fair Park
Radio:WTMJ
Playoffs:Did not qualify
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The 1949 Green Bay Packers season was their 31st season overall and their 29th season in the National Football League. The team finished with a 2–10 record under coach Curly Lambeau for a fifth-place finish in the Western Conference. This was the 31st and final season the Packers played under Lambeau, who resigned and then coached the Chicago Cardinals in 1950 and 1951 and the Washington Redskins in 1952 and 1953.

The 1949 season was also the final year for blue and gold jerseys, as the Packers switched to kelly green and yellow in 1950 under new coach Gene Ronzani, a graduate of Marquette University.

Offseason

NFL draft

See main article: 1949 NFL draft.

RoundPickPlayerPositionSchool/club team
15Stan HeathQuarterbackNevada
215Dan DworskyCenterMichigan
325Lou FerryDefensive tackleVillanova
424Bob SummerhaysLinebackerUtah
543Glenn LewisBackTexas Tech
654Joe EthridgeTackleSMU
874Dan OrlichDefensive endNevada
983Everett FaunceBackMinnesota
11103Harry LarcheTackleArkansas State
12114Rebel SteinerDefensive backAlabama
13123Al MastrangeliCenterIllinois
14134Bobby WilliamsCenterTexas Tech
15143Ken CooperGuardVanderbilt
16154Gene RemenarTackleWest Virginia
17163Paul DevineBackHeidelberg
18174Floyd LewisGuardSMU
19183Bobby FolsomEndSMU
20194Larry CooneyBackPenn State
21203Ken KranzDefensive backWisconsin-Milwaukee
22214John KordichBackUSC
23223Bill KelleyTight endTexas Tech
24234Jimmy FordBackTulsa
25243Frank LambrightGuardArkansas

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenue
1September 25Chicago BearsL 0–170–1City Stadium
2October 2Los Angeles RamsL 7–480–2City Stadium
3October 7at New York BulldogsW 19–01–2Polo Grounds
4October 16Chicago CardinalsL 14–391–3Wisconsin State Fair Park
5October 23at Los Angeles RamsL 7–351–4Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
6October 30Detroit LionsW 16–142–4Wisconsin State Fair Park
7November 6at Chicago BearsL 3–242–5Wrigley Field
8November 13New York GiantsL 10–302–6City Stadium
9November 20Pittsburgh SteelersL 7–302–7Wisconsin State Fair Park
10November 27at Chicago CardinalsL 21–412–8Comiskey Park
11December 4at Washington RedskinsL 0–302–9Griffith Stadium
12December 11at Detroit LionsL 7–212–10Briggs Stadium
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

Roster

References