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1944 Green Bay Packers season | |
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Head coach | Curly Lambeau |
Home field | City Stadium Wisconsin State Fair Park |
Results | |
Record | 8–2 |
Division place | 1st NFL Western |
Playoff finish | Won NFL Championship (at Giants) 14–7 |
The 1944 Green Bay Packers season was their 26th season overall and their 24th season in the National Football League. The team finished with 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 New York Giants 14–7 in the NFL Championship Game, their sixth league title. Don Hutson led the NFL in touchdowns for a record-setting eighth time in his career.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
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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 |
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | ||
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1 | September 17 | Brooklyn Tigers | W 14–7 | 1–0 | Wisconsin State Fair Park | ||
2 | September 24 | Chicago Bears | W 42–28 | 2–0 | City Stadium | ||
3 | October 1 | Detroit Lions | W 27–6 | 3–0 | Wisconsin State Fair Park | ||
4 | October 8 | Card-Pitt | W 34–7 | 4–0 | City Stadium | ||
5 | Bye | ||||||
6 | October 22 | Cleveland Rams | W 30–21 | 5–0 | City Stadium | ||
7 | October 29 | at Detroit Lions | W 14–0 | 6–0 | Briggs Stadium | ||
8 | November 5 | at Chicago Bears | L 0–21 | 6–1 | Wrigley Field | ||
9 | November 12 | at Cleveland Rams | W 42–7 | 7–1 | League Park | ||
10 | November 19 | at New York Giants | L 0–24 | 7–2 | Polo Grounds | ||
11 | November 26 | at Card-Pitt | W 35–20 | 8–2 | Comiskey Park | ||
12 | Bye | ||||||
12 | Bye | ||||||
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue |
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NFL Championship | December 17 | at New York Giants | W 14–7 | 1–0 | Polo Grounds |
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NFL Western Division | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK | ||
Green Bay Packers | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 7–1 | 238 | 141 | W1 | |
Chicago Bears | 6 | 3 | 1 | .667 | 4–3–1 | 258 | 172 | W2 | |
Detroit Lions | 6 | 3 | 1 | .667 | 4–3–1 | 216 | 151 | W4 | |
Cleveland Rams | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 4–4 | 188 | 224 | L2 | |
Card-Pitt | 0 | 10 | 0 | .000 | 0–8 | 108 | 328 | L10 |
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 |