1941 Green Bay Packers season
The 1941 Green Bay Packers season was their 23rd season overall and their 21st season in the National Football League. The club posted a 10–1 record under coach Curly Lambeau, earning a tie for first place in the Western Conference with the Chicago Bears. The Packers and Bears played a one-game playoff in Chicago to determine who would play in the NFL Championship Game. The Packers lost 33–14 to the Bears, in the first post-season game ever played between the archrivals. The second post-season game came 70 years later, in the NFC Championship game on January 22, 2011.
1941 Green Bay Packers season | |
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Head coach | Curly Lambeau |
Home field | City Stadium Wisconsin State Fair Park |
Results | |
Record | 10–1 |
Division place | 1st NFL Western |
Playoff finish | Lost Western Divisional Playoff |
Offseason
NFL Draft
Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/club team |
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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 |
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1 | September 14, 1941 | Detroit Lions | W 23–0 |
2 | September 21, 1941 | Cleveland Rams | W 24–7 |
3 | September 28, 1941 | Chicago Bears | L 25–17 |
4 | October 5, 1941 | Chicago Cardinals | W 14–13 |
5 | October 12, 1941 | Brooklyn Dodgers | W 30–7 |
6 | October 19, 1941 | at Cleveland Rams | W 17–14 |
7 | October 26, 1941 | at Detroit Lions | W 24–7 |
8 | November 2, 1941 | at Chicago Bears | W 16–14 |
9 | November 16, 1941 | Chicago Cardinals | W 17–9 |
10 | November 23, 1941 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 54–7 |
11 | November 30, 1941 | at Washington Redskins | W 22–17 |
Playoffs
Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
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Championship | December 14, 1941 | at Chicago Bears | L 33–14 |
Standings
NFL Western Division | |||||||||
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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.
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)
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