| 1944 Green Bay Packers season | |
|---|---|
| Head Coach | Curly Lambeau |
| Home Field | City Stadium Marquette Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 8-2 |
| Place | 1st NFL Western |
| Playoff Finish | Won NFL Championship |
| Timeline | |
| Previous Season | Next Season |
| 1943 | 1945 |
The 1944 Green Bay Packers season was their 24th season in the National Football League. The club posted an 8-2 record under coach Curly Lambeau, earning them a first-place finish in the Western Conference. The Packers ended the season beating the Giants 14-7 in the NFL Championship Game, their 6th NFL championship. Don Hutson led the NFL in touchdowns for a record-setting eighth time in his career.[1]
Offseason[]
NFL Draft[]
- Main article: 1944 NFL Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Merv Pregulman | Guard | Michigan |
| 3 | 22 | Tom Kuzma | Halfback | Michigan |
| 5 | 38 | Bill McPartland | Tackle | St. Mary's (CA) |
| 6 | 49 | Mickey McCardle | Back | USC |
| 7 | 60 | Jack Tracy | End | Washington |
| 8 | 71 | Alex Agase | Guard | Illinois |
| 9 | 82 | Don Whitmire | Tackle | Alabama/ Navy |
| 10 | 93 | Bob Koch | Back | Oregon |
| 11 | 104 | Virgil Johnson | End | Arkansas |
| 12 | 115 | Roy Giusti | Back | St. Mary's (CA) |
| 13 | 126 | Bill Baughman | Center | Alabama |
| 14 | 137 | Don Griffin | Back | Illinois |
| 15 | 148 | Bert Gissler | End | Nebraska |
| 16 | 159 | Lou Shelton | Back | Oregon State |
| 17 | 170 | Charley Cusick | Guard | Colgate |
| 18 | 181 | Hugh Cox | Back | North Carolina |
| 19 | 192 | Kermit Davis | End | Mississippi State |
| 20 | 203 | Bob Johnson | Center | Purdue |
| 21 | 214 | Jim Cox | Tackle | Stanford |
| 22 | 225 | Cliff Anderson | End | Minnesota |
| 23 | 236 | John Wesley Perry | Back | Duke |
| 24 | 247 | Pete DeMaria | Guard | Purdue |
| 25 | 258 | Len Liss | Tackle | Marquette |
| 26 | 269 | Ray Jordan | Back | North Carolina |
| 27 | 280 | Al Grubaugh | Tackle | Nebraska |
| 28 | 291 | A. B. Howard | End | Mississippi State |
| 29 | 302 | Paul Paladino | Guard | Arkansas |
| 30 | 313 | Bob Butchofsky | Back | Texas A&M |
| 31 | 319 | Russ Deal | Guard | Indiana |
| 32 | 325 | Abel Gonzales | Back | SMU |
Regular season[]
Schedule[]
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 17 | Brooklyn | W 14-7 | 1-0 |
| 2 | September 24 | Chicago Bears | W 42-28 | 2-0 |
| 3 | October 1 | Detroit | W 27-6 | 3-0 |
| 4 | October 8 | Card-Pitt | W 34-7 | 4-0 |
| 5 | October 22 | Cleveland | W 30-21 | 5-0 |
| 6 | October 29 | at Detroit | W 14-0 | 6-0 |
| 7 | November 5 | at Chicago Bears | L 0-21 | 6-1 |
| 8 | November 12 | at Cleveland | W 42-7 | 7-1 |
| 9 | November 19 | at New York | L 0-24 | 7-2 |
| 10 | November 26 | at Card-Pitt | W 35-20 | 8-2 |
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| NFL Championship | December 17 | at New York | W 14-7 |
Standings[]
| NFL Western | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Green Bay Packers | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 238 | 141 | W-1 |
| Chicago Bears | 6 | 3 | 1 | .667 | 258 | 172 | W-2 |
| Detroit Lions | 6 | 3 | 1 | .667 | 216 | 151 | W-4 |
| Cleveland Rams | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 188 | 224 | L-2 |
| Card-Pitt | 0 | 10 | 0 | .000 | 108 | 328 | L-10 |
Roster[]
| Green Bay Packers roster | ||||||||
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Quarterbacks
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Offensive Linemen
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Defensive Backs
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Awards, records and honors[]
- Don Hutson, NFL Leader, Touchdowns
- Don Hutson, NFL Record, Touchdown Leader, Eighth Time
References[]
- ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 408