1945 Green Bay Packers season

The 1945 Green Bay Packers season was their 27th season overall and their 25th season in the National Football League. The team finished with a 6–4 record under coach Curly Lambeau, earning them a third-place finish in the Western Conference.

1945 Green Bay Packers season
Head coach	Curly Lambeau
Home field	City Stadium Wisconsin State Fair Park
Local radio	WTMJ
Results
Record	6–4
Division place	3rd NFL Western
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1945 NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	11	Walt Schlinkman	Fullback	Texas Tech
3	27	Clyde Goodnight	End	Tulsa
5	43	Joe Graham	End	Florida
6	54	Don Wells	Tackle	Georgia
7	65	Casey Stephenson	Back	Tennessee
8	76	Toby Collins	Tackle	Tulsa
9	87	Lamar Dingler	End	Arkansas
10	98	Hal Helscher	Back	LSU
11	109	Ralph Hammond	Center	Pittsburgh
12	120	Ed Podgorski	Tackle	Lafayette
13	131	Bill Hackett	Guard	Ohio State
14	142	Marv Lindsey	Back	Arkansas
15	153	Bob McClure	Tackle	Nevada
16	164	Harry Pieper	Center	California
17	175	Bob Kula	Back	Minnesota
18	186	Frank Hazard	Guard	Nebraska
19	197	Ed Jeffers	Tackle	Oklahoma State
20	208	Bill Prentice	Back	Santa Clara
21	219	Warren Fuller	End	Fordham
22	230	Fred Neilsen	Tackle	St. Mary's (CA)
23	241	Bob Gilmore	Back	Washington
24	252	Lloyd Baxter	Center	SMU
25	263	Nolan Luhn	End	Tulsa
26	274	Nestor Blanco	Guard	Colorado Mines
27	285	Bill Chestnut	Back	Kansas
28	296	Jim Thompson	Back	Washington State
29	307	Jim Evans	End	Idaho
30	318	Hamilton Nichols	Guard	Rice
31	324	John Priday	Back	Ohio State
32	330	Bill Joe Aldridge	Back	Oklahoma State

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record
1	September 30	Chicago Bears	W 31–21	1–0
2	October 7	Detroit Lions	W 57–21	2–0
3	October 14	Cleveland Rams	L 14–27	2–1
4	October 21	Boston Yanks	W 38–14	3–1
5	October 28	Chicago Cardinals	W 33–14	4–1
6	November 4	at Chicago Bears	L 24–28	4–2
7	November 11	at Cleveland Rams	L 7–20	4–3
8	November 18	at Boston Yanks	W 28–0	5–3
9	November 25	at New York Giants	W 23–14	6–3
10	December 2	at Detroit Lions	L 3–14	6–4
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Western Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Rams	9	1	0	.900	7–0	244	136	W5
Detroit Lions	7	3	0	.700	5–2	195	194	W1
Green Bay Packers	6	4	0	.600	3–4	258	173	L1
Chicago Bears	3	7	0	.300	2–6	192	235	W2
Chicago Cardinals	1	9	0	.100	1–6	98	228	L6

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

NFL Eastern Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Washington Redskins	8	2	0	.800	6–2	209	121	W2
Philadelphia Eagles	7	3	0	.700	5–2	272	133	W1
Yanks	3	6	1	.333	3–2–1	123	211	L5
New York Giants	3	6	1	.333	2–4–1	179	198	L1
Pittsburgh Steelers	2	8	0	.200	1–7	79	220	L3

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

Roster

Green Bay Packers roster
Quarterbacks Bob Adkins Larry Craig Ben Starret Running backs Lou Brock Irv Comp Bernie Crimmins Ted Fritsch Joe Laws Russ Mosley Don Perkins Chuck Sample Bruce Smith Ken Snelling Wide receivers Ed Frutig Clyde Goodnight Nolan Luhn Joel Mason Carl Mulleneaux		Offensive linemen Solon Barnett Charley Brock Mike Bucchianeri Tiny Croft Bob Flowers Ray Frankowski Charles Goldenberg Bill Kuusisto Forrest McPherson Ernie Pannell Baby Ray Glen Sorenson Pete Tinsley Chuck Tollefson Defensive linemen Paul Lipscomb Alex Urban		Defensive backs Ken Keuper Special teams Don Hutson Roy McKay Rookies and first-year players in italics

Further reading

• Cliff Christl, The Greatest Story in Sports: Green Bay Packers, 1919–2019. 4 volumes. Stevens Point, WI: KCI Sports Publishing, 2021.

External links

• Sportsencyclopedia.com