1945_Green_Bay_Packers_season
1945 Green Bay Packers season
NFL team season
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.
Quick Facts Green Bay Packers season, Head coach ...
| 1945 Green Bay Packers season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Curly Lambeau |
| Home field | City Stadium Wisconsin State Fair Park |
| Local radio | WTMJ |
| Results | |
| Record | 6–4 |
| Division place | 3rd NFL Western |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
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NFL draft
Main article: 1945 NFL draft
More information Round, Pick ...
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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Schedule
More information Week, Date ...
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | |||||||
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More information NFL Western Division, W ...
| NFL Western Division | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK | ||
| Cleveland Rams | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 7–0 | 244 | 136 | W5 | |
| Detroit Lions | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 5–2 | 195 | 194 | W1 | |
| Green Bay Packers | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 3–4 | 258 | 173 | L1 | |
| Chicago Bears | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 2–6 | 192 | 235 | W2 | |
| Chicago Cardinals | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | 1–6 | 98 | 228 | L6 | |
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- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
More information NFL Eastern Division, W ...
| NFL Eastern Division | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK | ||
| Washington Redskins | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 6–2 | 209 | 121 | W2 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 5–2 | 272 | 133 | W1 | |
| Yanks | 3 | 6 | 1 | .333 | 3–2–1 | 123 | 211 | L5 | |
| New York Giants | 3 | 6 | 1 | .333 | 2–4–1 | 179 | 198 | L1 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 1–7 | 79 | 220 | L3 | |
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- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Roster
More information Green Bay Packers roster ...
| Green Bay Packers roster | ||||||||
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| Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers |
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen |
Defensive backs
Special teams Rookies and first-year players in italics | ||||||
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