1941 Green Bay Packers season

1941 Green Bay Packers season
Head coach	Curly Lambeau
Home field	City Stadium Wisconsin State Fair Park
Results
Record	10–1
Division place	1st NFL Western
Playoff finish	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. The Packers lost 14–33 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[]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/club team
1	7	George Paskvan	Back	Wisconsin
3	21	Bob Paffrath	Back	Minnesota
5	37	Ed Frutig	End	Michigan
6	46	Herm Rohrig	Defensive back	Nebraska
7	57	Bill Telesmanic	End	San Francisco
8	66	Bill Kuusisto	Guard	Minnesota
9	77	Tony Canadeo	Halfback	Gonzaga
10	86	Mike Byelene	Back	Purdue
11	97	Paul Heimenz	Center	Northwestern
12	106	Mike Enich	Tackle	Iowa
13	117	Ed Heffernan	Back	St. Mary's (CA)
14	126	Del Lyman	Tackle	UCLA
15	137	Johnny Frieberger	End	Arkansas
16	146	Ernie Pannell	Tackle	Texas A&M
17	157	Bob Saggau	Back	Notre Dame
18	166	Heige Pukema	Guard	Minnesota
19	177	Bob Hayes	End	Toledo
20	186	Jim Strasbaugh	Back	Ohio State
21	192	Joe Bailey	Center	Kentucky
22	196	Bruno Malinowski	Back	Holy Cross

• Green indicates a future Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	September 14	Detroit Lions	W 23–0
2	September 21	Cleveland Rams	W 24–7
3	September 28	Chicago Bears	L 17–25
4	October 5	Chicago Cardinals	W 14–13
5	October 12	Brooklyn Dodgers	W 30–7
6	October 19	at Cleveland Rams	W 17–14
7	October 26	at Detroit Lions	W 24–7
8	November 2	at Chicago Bears	W 16–14
9	November 16	Chicago Cardinals	W 17–9
10	November 23	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 54–7
11	November 30	at Washington Redskins	W 22–17

Playoffs[]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
Divisional	December 14	at Chicago Bears	L 14–33

Standings[]

NFL Western Division
view talk	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Chicago Bears	10	1	0	.909	7–1	396	147	W5
Green Bay Packers	10	1	0	.909	7–1	258	120	W8
Detroit Lions	4	6	1	.400	3–4–1	121	195	W1
Chicago Cardinals	3	7	1	.300	1–6–1	127	197	L2
Cleveland Rams	2	9	0	.182	1–7	116	244	L9

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

Roster[]

Green Bay Packers roster
Quarterbacks Running Backs Wide Receivers Tight Ends		Offensive Linemen Howard White "Smiley" Johnson (Guard)[1] Defensive Linemen		Linebackers Howard White "Smiley" Johnson (Linebacker)[2] Defensive Backs Special Teams Practice Squad Rookies in italics

Awards and records[]

• Don Hutson, NFL Receiving Leader, 74 Receptions
• Cecil Isbell, NFL Leader, Passing Yards (1,479)

Milestones[]

• Don Hutson, 1,000 yard receiving season (1,211 yards)

References[]

• Sportsencyclopedia.com