1949 Green Bay Packers season

The 1949 Green Bay Packers season was their 31st season overall and their 29th season in the National Football League. The club posted a 2–10 record under coach Curly Lambeau for a fifth-place finish in the Western Conference. This was the 31st and final season the Packers played under Lambeau, who resigned and then coached the Chicago Cardinals in 1950 and 1951 and the Washington Redskins in 1952 and 1953.

1949 Green Bay Packers season
Head coachCurly Lambeau
Home fieldCity Stadium
Wisconsin State Fair Park
Local radioWTMJ
Results
Record2–10
Division place5th NFL Western
Playoff finishdid not qualify

The 1949 season was also the final year for blue and gold jerseys, as the Packers switched to kelly green and yellow in 1950 under new coach Gene Ronzani, a graduate of Marquette University.

Offseason

NFL Draft
Main article: 1949 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position School/club team
15Stan HeathQuarterbackNevada
215Dan DworskyCenterMichigan
325Lou FerryDefensive TackleVillanova
424Bob SummerhaysLinebackerUtah
543Glenn LewisBackTexas Tech
654Joe EthridgeTackleSMU
874Dan OrlichDefensive EndNevada
983Everett FaunceBackMinnesota
11103Harry LarcheTackleArkansas State
12114Rebel SteinerDefensive BackAlabama
13123Al MastrangeliCenterIllinois
14134Bobby WilliamsCenterTexas Tech
15143Ken CooperGuardVanderbilt
16154Gene RemenarTackleWest Virginia
17163Paul DevineBackHeidelberg
18174Floyd LewisGuardSMU
19183Bobby FolsomEndSMU
20194Larry CooneyBackPenn State
21203Ken KranzDefensive BackWisconsin-Milwaukee
22214John KordickBackUSC
23223Bill KelleyTight EndTexas Tech
24234Jimmy FordBackTulsa
25243Frank LambrightGuardArkansas

Regular season

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result
1 September 25, 1949 Chicago Bears L 17–0
2 October 2, 1949 Los Angeles Rams L 48–7
3 October 7, 1949 at New York Bulldogs W 19–0
4 October 16, 1949 Chicago Cardinals L 39–14
5 October 23, 1949 at Los Angeles Rams L 35–7
6 October 30, 1949 Detroit Lions W 16–14
7 November 6, 1949 at Chicago Bears L 24–3
8 November 13, 1949 New York Giants L 30–10
9 November 20, 1949 Pittsburgh Steelers L 30–7
10 November 27, 1949 at Chicago Cardinals L 41–21
11 December 4, 1949 at Washington Redskins L 30–0
12 December 11, 1949 at Detroit Lions L 21–7

Standings
NFL Western Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Los Angeles Rams 8 2 2 .800 6–1–1 360 239 W1
Chicago Bears 9 3 0 .750 6–2 332 218 W6
Chicago Cardinals 6 5 1 .545 4–3–1 360 301 L1
Detroit Lions 4 8 0 .333 2–6 237 259 W2
Green Bay Packers 2 10 0 .167 1–7 114 329 L6

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

Roster
Green Bay Packers roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

 Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

  • Earl Girard

Rookies and first-year players in italics

Awards, records, and honors
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