1944 Green Bay Packers season


The 1944 Green Bay Packers season was their 26th season overall and their 24th season in the National Football League. The club posted an 8–2 record under coach Curly Lambeau, earning them a first-place finish in the Western Conference. The Packers ended the season beating the New York Giants 14–7 in the NFL Championship Game, their sixth league title. Don Hutson led the NFL in touchdowns for a record-setting eighth time in his career.

Offseason

NFL Draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionSchool/Club Team
17Merv PregulmanGuardMichigan
322Tom KuzmaHalfbackMichigan
538Bill McPartlandTackleSt. Mary's
649Mickey McCardleBackUSC
760Jack TracyEndWashington
871Alex AgaseGuardIllinois
982Don WhitmireTackleAlabama/Navy
1093Bob KochBackOregon
11104Virgil JohnsonEndArkansas
12115Roy GiustiBackSt. Mary's
13126Bill BaughmanCenterAlabama
14137Don GriffinBackIllinois
15148Bert GisslerEndNebraska
16159Lou SheltonBackOregon State
17170Charley CusickGuardColgate
18181Hugh CoxBackNorth Carolina
19192Kermit DavisEndMississippi State
20203Bob JohnsonCenterPurdue
21214Jim CoxTackleStanford
22225Cliff AndersonEndMinnesota
23236John Wesley PerryBackDuke
24247Pete DeMariaGuardPurdue
25258Len LissTackleMarquette
26269Ray JordanBackNorth Carolina
27280Al GrubaughTackleNebraska
28291A. B. HowardEndMississippi State
29302Paul PaladinoGuardArkansas
30313Bob ButchofskyBackTexas A&M
31319Russ DealGuardIndiana
32325Abel GonzalesBackSMU

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResult
ChampionshipDecember 17, 1944at New York GiantsW 14–7

Standings

Roster

Awards, records and honors