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(Top) 1 Offseason 1.1 NFL draft 2 Regular season 2.1 Schedule 2.2 Game summaries 2.2.1 Week 1 3 Standings 3.1 Roster 4 References

1943 Green Bay Packers season

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1943 Green Bay Packers season
President	L. H. Joannes
General manager	Curly Lambeau (Vice-President)
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
← 1942 Packers seasons 1944 →

The 1943 Green Bay Packers season was their 25th overall and their 23rd season in the National Football League. The team finished with a 7–2–1 record under coach Curly Lambeau, earning a second-place finish in the Western Conference.

Offseason[edit]

NFL draft[edit]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
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[edit]

Schedule[edit]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue
1	September 26	Chicago Bears	T 21–21	0–0–1	City Stadium
2	October 3	atChicago Cardinals	W 28–7	1–0–1	Comiskey Park
3	October 10	Detroit Lions	W 35–14	2–0–1	City Stadium
4	October 17	Washington Redskins	L 7–33	2–1–1	Wisconsin State Fair Park
5	October 24	atDetroit Lions	W 27–6	3–1–1	Briggs Stadium
6	October 31	atNew York Giants	W 35–21	4–1–1	Polo Grounds
7	November 7	atChicago Bears	L 7–21	4–2–1	Wrigley Field
8	November 14	Chicago Cardinals	W 35–14	5–2–1	Wisconsin State Fair Park
9	November 21	atBrooklyn Dodgers	W 31–7	6–2–1	Ebbets Field
10	December 5	atSteagles	W 38–28	7–2–1	Shibe Park

Game summaries[edit]

Week 1[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	7	0	7	7	21
Packers	0	7	7	7	21

Date: September 26
Location: City Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin
Game attendance: 23,675

Scoring summary

Q1	CHI	Geyer 8-yard pass from Luckman (Snyder kick)	CHI 7–0

Q2	GB	Fritsch 4-yard run (Hutson kick)	Tie 7–7

Q3	GB	Comp 6-yard run (Hutson kick)	GB 14–7

Q3	CHI	Harry Clarke 21-yard pass from Luckman (Snyder kick)	Tie 14–14

Q4	CHI	Osmanski 6-yard run (Snyder kick)	CHI 21–14

Q4	GB	Hutson 37-yard pass from Canadeo (Hutson kick)	Tie 21–21

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Standings[edit]

NFL Western Division
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Chicago Bears	8	1	1	.889	5–0–1	303	157	W1
Green Bay Packers	7	2	1	.778	4–1–1	264	172	W3
Detroit Lions	3	6	1	.333	2–4	178	218	L2
Chicago Cardinals	0	10	0	.000	0–6	95	238	L10

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

NFL Eastern Division
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Washington Redskins	6	3	1	.667	2–3–1	229	137	L3
New York Giants	6	3	1	.667	5–1	197	170	W4
Phil-Pitt	5	4	1	.556	3–2–1	225	230	L1
Brooklyn Dodgers	2	8	0	.200	1–5	65	234	L2

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

Roster[edit]

1943 Green Bay Packers roster

Quarterbacks

43 Larry Craig
63 Ben Starret

Running backs

3 Tony Canadeo HB/DB
51 Irv Comp TB/DB
18 Tony Falkenstein FB/LB
64 Ted Fritsch FB/LB
23 Jim Lankas FB/LB
24 Joe Laws HB/DB
42 Andy Uram HB/DB

Wide receivers

22 Dick Evans ROE/DE
48 Harry Jacunski ROE/DE
14 Don Hutson LOE/DE/K
7 Joel Mason LOE/DE

Offensive linemen

47 Paul Berezney RT/DT
29 Charley Brock C/LB
75 Tiny Croft OT/DT
35 Bob Flowers C/LB
46 Sherwood Fries OG/DL
43 Charles Goldenberg ROG/DG
45 Bill Kuusisto LOG/DG
72 Forrest McPherson C/LB

Defensive linemen

27 Chet Adams ROT/DT
48 Harry Jacunski ROE/DE
48 Harry Jacunski ROE/DE
33 Glen Sorenson LOG/DG
44 Baby Ray LOT/DT
40 Ade Schwammel OT/DT
21 Pete Tinsley ROG/DG

Defensive backs

8 Bob Kahler HB/DB

Special teams

16 Lou Brock HB/DB/P

Rookies and first-year players in italics

References[edit]

^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Jul-14.

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Green Bay Packers

Founded in 1919
Based and headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin

Franchise

Overview:

Notable people

Founders:

Curly Lambeau & George Whitney Calhoun

Personnel:

Players:

Facilities

Stadiums:

Other:

Team history

General:	History Home games in Milwaukee The Hungry Five Indian Packing Company Packers Heritage Trail
Culture:	"Bang the Drum All Day" Bart Starr Award Cheerleaders Cheese League Cheesehead Dolly Gray impostor Fight song Lambeau Leap Lumberjack Band Packers sweep Receiver (statue)
Notable games:	1940 NFL All-Star Game 1965 NFL playoffs 4th and 26 Dez Caught It Fail Mary Instant Replay Game Miracle in Motown The Catch II The Ice Bowl The Snow Bowl We want the ball and we're going to score!
Rivalries:	Chicago Bears Dallas Cowboys Detroit Lions Minnesota Vikings New York Giants San Francisco 49ers Seattle Seahawks Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Championships

Division (21):

Conference (9):

League (13^†):

Media

Radio:	Packers Radio Network (WIXX in Green Bay, WRNW in Milwaukee)
Television:	WGBA-TV WTMJ-TV Spectrum News 1 WI
Personnel:	Wayne Larrivee (play-by-play) Larry McCarren (color/analysis)
Related:	Driven Instant Replay Lombardi (film) Lombardi (play) Pigskin Champions Pitch Perfect 2 Second Effort That '70s Show The 60 Yard Line When Pride Still Mattered

Current affiliations

Division:

North Division (2002–present)

Conference:

National Football Conference (1970–present)

League:

National Football League (1921–present)

^† does not include 1966or1967 NFL championships

1943 NFL season

Eastern Division	Brooklyn	New York	Chi Bears	Chi Cardinals	Western Division
	Phil-Pitt	Washington	Detroit	Green Bay

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