1943 Green Bay Packers season
NFL team season
The 1943 Green Bay Packers season was their 25th overall and their 23rd season in the National Football League. The team finished with a 7–2–1 record under coach Curly Lambeau, earning a second-place finish in the Western Conference.
Offseason
NFL draft
Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
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1 | 8 | Dick Wildung | Tackle | Minnesota |
3 | 23 | Irv Comp | Back | Benedictine |
5 | 38 | Roy McKay | Back | Texas |
6 | 48 | Nick Susoeff | End | Washington State |
7 | 58 | Ken Snelling | Fullback | UCLA |
8 | 68 | Lester Gatewood | Center | Baylor |
9 | 78 | Norm Verry | Tackle | USC |
10 | 88 | Solon Barnett | Guard | Baylor |
11 | 98 | Bob Forte | Back | Arkansas |
12 | 108 | Van Davis | End | Georgia |
13 | 118 | Tom Brock | Center | Notre Dame |
14 | 128 | Ralph Tate | Back | Oklahoma State |
15 | 138 | Don Carlson | Tackle | Denver |
16 | 148 | Mike Welch | Back | Minnesota |
17 | 158 | Ron Thomas | Guard | USC |
18 | 168 | Jim Powers | Tackle | St. Mary's (CA) |
19 | 178 | Hal Prescott | Wide receiver | Hardin–Simmons |
20 | 188 | Eddie Forrest | Center | Santa Clara |
21 | 198 | Lloyd Wasserbach | Tackle | Wisconsin |
22 | 208 | Mark Hoskins | Back | Wisconsin |
23 | 218 | Earl Bennett | Guard | Hardin–Simmons |
24 | 228 | George Zellick | End | Oregon State |
25 | 238 | Gene Bierhaus | End | Minnesota |
26 | 248 | George Makris | Guard | Wisconsin |
27 | 258 | Pete Susick | Back | Washington |
28 | 268 | Bud Hasse | End | Northwestern |
29 | 278 | Dick Thornally | Tackle | Wisconsin |
30 | 288 | Bob Ray | Back | Wisconsin |
31 | 293 | Brunel Christensen | Tackle | California |
32 | 298 | Ken Roskie | Fullback | South Carolina |
- Yellow indicates a future Pro Bowl selection
Regular season
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue |
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1 | September 26 | Chicago Bears | T 21–21 | 0–0–1 | City Stadium |
2 | October 3 | at Chicago Cardinals | W 28–7 | 1–0–1 | Comiskey Park |
3 | October 10 | Detroit Lions | W 35–14 | 2–0–1 | City Stadium |
4 | October 17 | Washington Redskins | L 7–33 | 2–1–1 | Wisconsin State Fair Park |
5 | October 24 | at Detroit Lions | W 27–6 | 3–1–1 | Briggs Stadium |
6 | October 31 | at New York Giants | W 35–21 | 4–1–1 | Polo Grounds |
7 | November 7 | at Chicago Bears | L 7–21 | 4–2–1 | Wrigley Field |
8 | November 14 | Chicago Cardinals | W 35–14 | 5–2–1 | Wisconsin State Fair Park |
9 | November 21 | at Brooklyn Dodgers | W 31–7 | 6–2–1 | Ebbets Field |
10 | December 5 | at Steagles | W 38–28 | 7–2–1 | Shibe Park |
Game summaries
Week 1
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Standings
NFL Western Division | |||||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK | |
Chicago Bears | 8 | 1 | 1 | .889 | 5–0–1 | 303 | 157 | W1 | |
Green Bay Packers | 7 | 2 | 1 | .778 | 4–1–1 | 264 | 172 | W3 | |
Detroit Lions | 3 | 6 | 1 | .333 | 2–4 | 178 | 218 | L2 | |
Chicago Cardinals | 0 | 10 | 0 | .000 | 0–6 | 95 | 238 | L10 |
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
NFL Eastern Division | |||||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK | |
Washington Redskins | 6 | 3 | 1 | .667 | 2–3–1 | 229 | 137 | L3 | |
New York Giants | 6 | 3 | 1 | .667 | 5–1 | 197 | 170 | W4 | |
Phil-Pitt | 5 | 4 | 1 | .556 | 3–2–1 | 225 | 230 | L1 | |
Brooklyn Dodgers | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 1–5 | 65 | 234 | L2 |
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Roster
1943 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 |
References
- ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Jul-14.
- Sportsencyclopedia.com
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