1943 Green Bay Packers season
1943 Green Bay Packers season | |
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Head coach | Curly Lambeau |
Home field | City Stadium Wisconsin State Fair Park |
Results | |
Record | 7–2–1 |
Division place | 2nd NFL Western |
Playoff finish | did not qualify |
The 1943 Green Bay Packers season was their 25th overall, and 23rd season in the National Football League. The club posted 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 |
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1 | September 26, 1943 | Chicago Bears | T 21–21 |
2 | October 3, 1943 | at Chicago Cardinals | W 28–7 |
3 | October 10, 1943 | Detroit Lions | W 35–14 |
4 | October 17, 1943 | Washington Redskins | L 33–7 |
5 | October 24, 1943 | at Detroit Lions | W 27–6 |
6 | October 31, 1943 | at New York Giants | W 35–21 |
7 | November 7, 1943 | at Chicago Bears | L 21–7 |
8 | November 14, 1943 | Chicago Cardinals | W 35–14 |
9 | November 21, 1943 | at Brooklyn Dodgers | W 31–7 |
10 | December 5, 1943 | at Steagles | W 38–28 |
Standings
NFL Western | |||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
Chicago Bears | 8 | 1 | 1 | .889 | 303 | 157 | W-1 |
Green Bay Packers | 7 | 2 | 1 | .778 | 264 | 172 | W-3 |
Detroit Lions | 3 | 6 | 1 | .333 | 178 | 218 | L-2 |
Chicago Cardinals | 0 | 10 | 0 | .000 | 95 | 218 | L-10 |
Roster
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 |
Awards, records, and honors
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