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1945 Green Bay Packers season
NFL team season
NFL team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| team | Green Bay Packers |
| year | 1945 |
| record | 6–4 |
| division_place | 3rd NFL Western |
| coach | Curly Lambeau |
| stadium | City Stadium |
| Wisconsin State Fair Park | |
| playoffs | Did not qualify |
| shortnavlink | Packers seasons |
Wisconsin State Fair Park 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.
Offseason
NFL draft
Main article: 1945 NFL draft
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| 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
Schedule
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| September 30 | Chicago Bears | W 31–21 | 1–0 | City Stadium | 24,525 | Recap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 7 | Detroit Lions | W 57–21 | 2–0 | Wisconsin State Fair Park | 20,463 | Recap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 14 | Cleveland Rams | L 14–27 | 2–1 | City Stadium | 24,607 | Recap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 21 | Boston Yanks | W 38–14 | 3–1 | Wisconsin State Fair Park | 20,846 | Recap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 28 | Chicago Cardinals | W 33–14 | 4–1 | City Stadium | 19,221 | Recap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 4 | at Chicago Bears | L 24–28 | 4–2 | Wrigley Field | 45,527 | Recap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 11 | at Cleveland Rams | L 7–20 | 4–3 | League Park | 28,686 | Recap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 18 | at Boston Yanks | W 28–0 | 5–3 | Fenway Park | 31,923 | Recap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 25 | at New York Giants | W 23–14 | 6–3 | Polo Grounds | 52,681 | Recap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 2 | at Detroit Lions | L 3–14 | 6–4 | Briggs Stadium | 23,468 | Recap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |
Standings
Roster
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| Backs |
References
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