1949 Green Bay Packers season
| 1949 Green Bay Packers season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Curly Lambeau |
| Home field | City Stadium Wisconsin State Fair Park |
| Local radio | WTMJ |
| Results | |
| Record | 2–10 |
| Division place | 5th NFL Western |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 1949 Green Bay Packers season was their 31st season overall and their 29th season in the National Football League. The team finished with 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.
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
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Stan Heath | Quarterback | Nevada |
| 2 | 15 | Dan Dworsky | Center | Michigan |
| 3 | 25 | Lou Ferry | Defensive tackle | Villanova |
| 4 | 24 | Bob Summerhays | Linebacker | Utah |
| 5 | 43 | Glenn Lewis | Back | Texas Tech |
| 6 | 54 | Joe Ethridge | Tackle | SMU |
| 8 | 74 | Dan Orlich | Defensive end | Nevada |
| 9 | 83 | Everett Faunce | Back | Minnesota |
| 11 | 103 | Harry Larche | Tackle | Arkansas State |
| 12 | 114 | Rebel Steiner | Defensive back | Alabama |
| 13 | 123 | Al Mastrangeli | Center | Illinois |
| 14 | 134 | Bobby Williams | Center | Texas Tech |
| 15 | 143 | Ken Cooper | Guard | Vanderbilt |
| 16 | 154 | Gene Remenar | Tackle | West Virginia |
| 17 | 163 | Paul Devine | Back | Heidelberg |
| 18 | 174 | Floyd Lewis | Guard | SMU |
| 19 | 183 | Bobby Folsom | End | SMU |
| 20 | 194 | Larry Cooney | Back | Penn State |
| 21 | 203 | Ken Kranz | Defensive back | Wisconsin-Milwaukee |
| 22 | 214 | John Kordich | Back | USC |
| 23 | 223 | Bill Kelley | Tight end | Texas Tech |
| 24 | 234 | Jimmy Ford | Back | Tulsa |
| 25 | 243 | Frank Lambright | Guard | Arkansas |
Regular season
Schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 25 | Chicago Bears | L 0–17 | 0–1 | City Stadium | 25,571 | Recap | ||
| 2 | October 2 | Los Angeles Rams | L 7–48 | 0–2 | City Stadium | 24,308 | Recap | ||
| 3 | October 7 | at New York Bulldogs | W 19–0 | 1–2 | Polo Grounds | 5,099 | Recap | ||
| 4 | October 16 | Chicago Cardinals | L 14–39 | 1–3 | State Fair Park | 18,464 | Recap | ||
| 5 | October 23 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 7–35 | 1–4 | L.A. Memorial Coliseum | 37,546 | Recap | ||
| 6 | October 30 | Detroit Lions | W 16–14 | 2–4 | State Fair Park | 10,855 | Recap | ||
| 7 | November 6 | at Chicago Bears | L 3–24 | 2–5 | Wrigley Field | 47,218 | Recap | ||
| 8 | November 13 | New York Giants | L 10–30 | 2–6 | City Stadium | 20,151 | Recap | ||
| 9 | November 20 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 7–30 | 2–7 | State Fair Park | 5,483 | Recap | ||
| 10 | November 27 | at Chicago Cardinals | L 21–41 | 2–8 | Comiskey Park | 16,787 | Recap | ||
| 11 | December 4 | at Washington Redskins | L 0–30 | 2–9 | Griffith Stadium | 23,200 | Recap | ||
| 12 | December 11 | at Detroit Lions | L 7–21 | 2–10 | Briggs Stadium | 12,576 | Recap | ||
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. | |||||||||
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.
| NFL Eastern Division | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK | ||
| Philadelphia Eagles | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 8–0 | 364 | 134 | W8 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 5 | 1 | .545 | 4–4 | 224 | 214 | W1 | |
| New York Giants | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 3–5 | 287 | 298 | L2 | |
| Washington Redskins | 4 | 7 | 1 | .364 | 3–4–1 | 268 | 339 | L1 | |
| New York Bulldogs | 1 | 10 | 1 | .091 | 1–6–1 | 153 | 368 | L5 | |
- 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 Rookies and first-year players in italics | ||||||
References
Further reading
- Cliff Christl, The Greatest Story in Sports: Green Bay Packers, 1919–2019. 4 volumes. Stevens Point, WI: KCI Sports Publishing, 2021.