1942 Green Bay Packers season
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The 1942 Green Bay Packers
season was their 22nd season in the National Football League
. The club posted a 8-2-1 record under coach Curly Lambeau
, earning a second-place finish in the Western Conference.
Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...
season was their 22nd season in the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. The club posted a 8-2-1 record under coach Curly Lambeau
Curly Lambeau
Earl Louis "Curly" Lambeau was founder, player, and first coach of the Green Bay Packers professional American football team...
, earning a second-place finish in the Western Conference.
NFL Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Urban Odson Urban Odson Urban Leroy Odson was an American football tackle in the National Football League who played 44 games for the Green Bay Packers .In 1942, the Green Bay Packers used the 9th pick in the 1st round of the 1942 NFL Draft to sign Odson out of the University of Minnesota... |
Tackle | Minnesota University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557... |
| 3 | 24 | Ray Frankowski Ray Frankowski Raymond William "Ray" Frankowski was a guard in the National Football League.-Career:Frankowski was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the third round of the 1942 NFL Draft and played that season with the team... |
Guard Guard (American football) In American and Canadian football, a guard is a player that lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team.... |
Washington University of Washington University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University... |
| 5 | 39 | Bill Green | Back | Iowa University of Iowa The University of Iowa is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees... |
| 6 | 49 | Joe Krivonak Joe Krivonak Joe Krivonak was a professional American football guard. He played for the Miami Seahawks of the All-America Football Conference.... |
Guard | South Carolina University of South Carolina The University of South Carolina is a public, co-educational research university located in Columbia, South Carolina, United States, with 7 surrounding satellite campuses. Its historic campus covers over in downtown Columbia not far from the South Carolina State House... |
| 7 | 59 | Preston Johnston | Back | SMU Southern Methodist University Southern Methodist University is a private university in Dallas, Texas, United States. Founded in 1911 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, SMU operates campuses in Dallas, Plano, and Taos, New Mexico. SMU is owned by the South Central Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church... |
| 8 | 69 | Joe Rogers | End | Michigan University of Michigan The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan... |
| 9 | 79 | Noah Langdale | Tackle | Alabama University of Alabama The University of Alabama is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States.... |
| 10 | 89 | Gene Flick | Center Center (American football) Center is a position in American football and Canadian football . The center is the innermost lineman of the offensive line on a football team's offense... |
Minnesota |
| 11 | 99 | Tom Farris Tom Farris Thomas George Farris was an American football quarterback who played for the Chicago Bears in National Football League the Chicago Rockets in the All-America Football Conference.... |
Back | Wisconsin |
| 12 | 109 | Jimmy Richardson | Back | Marquette Marquette University Marquette University is a private, coeducational, Jesuit, Roman Catholic university located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1881, the school is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities... |
| 13 | 119 | Bruce Smith | Halfback Halfback (American football) A halfback, sometimes referred to as a tailback, is an offensive position in American football, which lines up in the backfield and generally is responsible for carrying the ball on run plays. Historically, from the 1870s through the 1950s, the halfback position was both an offensive and defensive... |
Minnesota |
| 14 | 129 | Bill Applegate | Guard | South Carolina |
| 15 | 139 | Jim Trimble Jim Trimble James W. "Jim" Trimble was a football coach who served as head coach in both the National Football League and Canadian Football League, but his legacy is more connected to football products, thanks to his "slingshot" goal posts... |
Tackle | Indiana Indiana University Bloomington Indiana University Bloomington is a public research university located in Bloomington, Indiana, in the United States. IU Bloomington is the flagship campus of the Indiana University system. Being the flagship campus, IU Bloomington is often referred to simply as IU or Indiana... |
| 16 | 149 | Tom Kinkade | Back | Ohio State Ohio State University The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States... |
| 17 | 159 | Fred Preston | End | Nebraska |
| 18 | 169 | Robert Ingalls | Center | Michigan |
| 19 | 179 | George Benson George Benson (American football) George Benson was a professional American football halfback. He was a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers of the All-America Football Conference.... |
Back | Northwestern Northwestern University Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees.... |
| 20 | 189 | Horace Young | Back | SMU |
| 21 | 194 | Henry Woronicz | End | Boston College Boston College Boston College is a private Jesuit research university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA. The main campus is bisected by the border between the cities of Boston and Newton. It has 9,200 full-time undergraduates and 4,000 graduate students. Its name reflects its early... |
| 22 | 199 | Woody Adams | Tackle | TCU Texas Christian University Texas Christian University is a private, coeducational university located in Fort Worth, Texas, United States and founded in 1873. TCU is affiliated with, but not governed by, the Disciples of Christ... |
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 27, 1942 | Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 44-28 |
| 2 | October 4, 1942 | at Chicago Cardinals | W 17-13 |
| 3 | October 11, 1942 | Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and... |
W 38-7 |
| 4 | October 18, 1942 | Cleveland Rams Cleveland Rams The Cleveland Rams were a professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio.The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland, Ohio. The NFL considers the franchise as a second incarnation of the previous Cleveland Rams team that was a charter member of the second American Football League... |
W 45-28 |
| 5 | October 25, 1942 | at Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and... |
W 28-7 |
| 6 | November 1, 1942 | Chicago Cardinals | W 55-24 |
| 7 | November 8, 1942 | at Cleveland Rams Cleveland Rams The Cleveland Rams were a professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio.The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland, Ohio. The NFL considers the franchise as a second incarnation of the previous Cleveland Rams team that was a charter member of the second American Football League... |
W 30-12 |
| 8 | November 15, 1942 | at Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 38-7 |
| 9 | November 22, 1942 | at New York Giants New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
T 21-21 |
| 10 | November 29, 1942 | at Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 7-0 |
| 11 | December 6, 1942 | Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC... |
W 24-21 |
Standings
| NFL Western Eastern and Western Divisions (NFL) 1933-69 The Eastern and Western Divisions of the National Football League, renamed the American and National Conferences in 1950 and then the Eastern and Western Conferences in 1953, were organized as a result of the disputed NFL championship of 1932... |
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Chicago Bears 1942 Chicago Bears season The 1942 Chicago Bears season was their 23rd regular season and 7th postseason completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 11-0 record under head coach George Halas and temporary co-coaches Hunk Anderson and Luke Johnsos... |
11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 376 | 84 | W-11 |
| Green Bay Packers | 8 | 2 | 1 | .800 | 300 | 215 | W-2 |
| Cleveland Browns 1942 Cleveland Rams season The 1942 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's sixth year with the National Football League and seventh season in Cleveland.-Schedule:-Standings:... |
5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 150 | 207 | L-1 |
| Chicago Cardinals 1942 Chicago Cardinals season The 1942 Chicago Cardinals season was the 23rd season the team was in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 3-7-1, losing eight games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 17th consecutive season.-Schedule:-Standings:... |
3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 98 | 209 | L-6 |
| Detroit Lions 1942 Detroit Lions season The 1942 Detroit Lions season resulted in the Lions having the first winless season since Cincinnati went 0-8 in 1934. It would remain the only imperfect season for the Lions until 2008.-Schedule:-Standings:-Roster:-References:***... |
0 | 11 | 0 | .000 | 38 | 263 | L-11 |
Roster
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Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
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Offensive Linemen
Paul Berezney Paul Berezney was an American football offensive tackle in the National Football League. He played 31 games for the Green Bay Packers between 1942 and 1944, starting in 23. Berezney was the starting right tackle for the Packers in the 1944 NFL Championship Game... Tiny Croft Milburn Russell "Tiny" Croft was an American football offensive tackle in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers. He played college football at Ripon College and the University of Alabama. Croft was drafted in the 20th round of the 1942 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins.... Bob Flowers Robert C. Flowers was an American football player who played eight seasons for the Green Bay Packers.... Charles Goldenberg Charles R. "Buckets" Goldenberg was an American football player. He is often credited as the originator of the draw play.... Royal Kahler Royal James Kahler was a player in the National Football League.-Career:Kahler was drafted in the fifth round of the 1941 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles and played that season with the Pittsburgh Steelers... Bill Lee (American football) William E. Lee, Sr. was an American football player.... Russ Letlow Russ Letlow was a football guard who was chosen by the Green Bay Packers as their first-round draft pick in the inaugural 1936 NFL Draft... Ernie Pannell Ernie Pannell was a player in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the sixteenth round of the 1941 NFL Draft and played three seasons with the team.-References:... Baby Ray Buford "Baby" Ray was an American football player who played ten seasons in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers from 1938 to 1948.... Pete Tinsley Elijah Pope Tinsley was a professional football player, born in Spartanburg, South Carolina, who played offensive tackle for eight seasons for the Green Bay Packers. He was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1979.... Fred Vant Hull Frederick N. Vant Hull is a former NFLer. He played 8 games for the Green Bay Packers during the 1942 season.... Defensive Linemen
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Defensive Backs
Bob Kahler Robert William Kahler is a former American football player and coach. He played defensive back and halfback in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers from 1942 to 1944. Kahler played college football at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and professionally in the NFL for three... Special Teams
Practice Squad Rookies in italics |
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Awards and records
- Don HutsonDon HutsonDonald Montgomery Hutson was the first star wide receiver in National Football League history. He is considered by many to have been the first modern receiver....
, NFL Receiving Leader, 58 Receptions - Cecil IsbellCecil Isbell-Pro:-External links:...
, NFL Leader, Passing Yards (2,021)