1941 Green Bay Packers season explained

Team:Green Bay Packers
Year:1941
Record:10–1
Division Place:1st NFL Western
Coach:Curly Lambeau
Playoffs:Lost Divisional Playoff
(at Bears) 14–33
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The 1941 Green Bay Packers season was their 23rd season overall and their 21st season in the National Football League. The team finished with a 10–1 record under founder and head coach Curly Lambeau, earning a tie for first place in the Western Conference with the defending league champion Chicago Bears. They split their season series, each winning on the road, and met in a playoff in Chicago to determine who would host the New York Giants in the NFL Championship Game. But the Packers lost 33–14 in the first post-season game ever played between the archrivals; the next came over 69 years later, in the NFC Championship game on January 22, 2011.

Offseason

NFL draft

See main article: 1941 NFL draft.

RoundPickPlayerPositionSchool/club team
17George PaskvanBackWisconsin
321Bob PaffrathBackMinnesota
537Ed FrutigEndMichigan
646Herm RohrigDefensive backNebraska
757Bill TelesmanicEndSan Francisco
866Bill KuusistoGuardMinnesota
977Tony CanadeoHalfbackGonzaga
1086Mike ByeleneBackPurdue
1197Paul HeimenzCenterNorthwestern
12106Mike EnichTackleIowa
13117Ed HeffernanBackSt. Mary's (CA)
14126Del LymanTackleUCLA
15137Johnny FriebergerEndArkansas
16146Ernie PannellTackleTexas A&M
17157Bob SaggauBackNotre Dame
18166Helge PukemaGuardMinnesota
19177Bob HayesEndToledo
20186Jimmy StrausbaughBackOhio State
21192Joe BaileyCenterKentucky
22196Bruno MalinowskiBackHoly Cross

Regular season

See main article: 1941 NFL season.

Schedule

GameDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendanceRecapSources
1September 14Detroit LionsW 23–01–0City Stadium16,734Recap
2September 21Cleveland RamsW 24–72–0Wisconsin State Fair Park18,463Recap
3September 28Chicago BearsL 17–252–1City Stadium24,876Recap
4October 5Chicago CardinalsW 14–133–1Wisconsin State Fair Park~10,000Recap
5October 12Brooklyn DodgersW 30–74–1Wisconsin State Fair Park15,621Recap
6October 19at Cleveland RamsW 17–145–1Cleveland Municipal Stadium13,086Recap
7October 26at Detroit LionsW 24–76–1Briggs Stadium30,269Recap
8November 2at Chicago BearsW 16–147–1Wrigley Field46,484Recap
Bye
9November 16Chicago CardinalsW 17–98–1City Stadium15,495Recap
10November 23at Pittsburgh SteelersW 54–79–1Forbes Field15,202Recap
11November 30at Washington RedskinsW 22–1710–1Griffith Stadium35,594Recap

Playoffs

See main article: 1941 NFL playoffs.

Awards and records

Milestones

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame
  2. Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame