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1944 Green Bay Packers season

NFL team season

NFL team season

FieldValue
teamGreen Bay Packers
year1944
record8–2
division_place1st NFL Western
coachCurly Lambeau
stadiumCity Stadium
Wisconsin State Fair Park
playoffsWon NFL Championship
(at Giants) 14–7
shortnavlinkPackers seasons

Wisconsin State Fair Park (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.

Pre-season

1944 NFL draft

Main article: 1944 NFL draft

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17Merv PregulmanGuardMichigan
322Tom KuzmaHalfbackMichigan
538Bill McPartlandTackleSt. Mary's (CA)
649Mickey McCardleBackUSC
760Jack TracyEndWashington
871Alex AgaseGuardIllinois
982Don WhitmireTackleAlabama/Navy
1093Bob KochBackOregon
11104Virgil JohnsonEndArkansas
12115Roy GiustiBackSt. Mary's (CA)
13126Bill BaughmanCenterAlabama
14137Don GriffinBackIllinois
15148Bert GisslerEndNebraska
16159Lou SheltonBackOregon State
17170Charley CusickGuardColgate
18181Hugh CoxBackNorth Carolina
19192Kermit DavisEndMississippi State
20203Bob JohnsonCenterPurdue
21214Jim CoxTackleStanford
22225Cliff AndersonEndMinnesota
23236John Wesley PerryBackDuke
24247Pete DeMariaGuardPurdue
25258Len LissTackleMarquette
26269Ray JordanBackNorth Carolina
27280Al GrubaughTackleNebraska
28291A. B. HowardEndMississippi State
29302Paul PaladinoGuardArkansas
30313Bob ButchofskyBackTexas A&M
31319Russ DealGuardIndiana
32325Abel GonzalesBackSMU

Regular season

Schedule

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September 17Brooklyn TigersW 14–71–0State Fair Park12,994Recap
September 24Chicago BearsW 42–282–0City Stadium24,362Recap
October 1Detroit LionsW 27–63–0State Fair Park18,556Recap
October 8Card-PittW 34–74–0City Stadium16,535Recap
Bye
October 22Cleveland RamsW 30–215–0City Stadium18,780Recap
October 29at Detroit LionsW 14–06–0Briggs Stadium30,844Recap
November 5at Chicago BearsL 0–216–1Wrigley Field45,553Recap
November 12at Cleveland RamsW 42–77–1League Park17,166Recap
November 19at New York GiantsL 0–247–2Polo Grounds56,481Recap
November 26at Card-PittW 35–208–2Comiskey Park7,158Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

Postseason

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December 17at New York GiantsW 14–71–0Polo Grounds46,015Recap

Roster

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Backs

Awards, records and honors

  • Don Hutson, NFL Leader, Touchdowns
  • Don Hutson, NFL Record, Touchdown Leader, Eighth Time

References

References

  1. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, {{ISBN. 0-7611-2480-2, p. 408
  2. (1944). "Video: B-29s Rule Jap Skies,1944/12/18 (1944)". [[Universal Newsreel]].
  3. [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194412170nyg.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com]. Retrieved 2017-Oct-08.
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