1945 Green Bay Packers 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.

1945 Green Bay Packers season
Head coachCurly Lambeau
Home fieldCity Stadium
Wisconsin State Fair Park
Local radioWTMJ
Results
Record6–4
Division place3rd NFL Western
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Offseason

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NFL draft

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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

Regular season

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Schedule

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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.

Standings

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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
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
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
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Roster

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Green Bay Packers roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Defensive backs

Special teams

Rookies and first-year players in italics

References

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