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
RoundPickPlayerPositionSchool/club team15Stan HeathQuarterbackNevada215Dan DworskyCenterMichigan325Lou FerryDefensive tackleVillanova424Bob SummerhaysLinebackerUtah543Glenn LewisBackTexas Tech654Joe EthridgeTackleSMU874Dan OrlichDefensive endNevada983Everett FaunceBackMinnesota11103Harry LarcheTackleArkansas State12114Rebel SteinerDefensive backAlabama13123Al MastrangeliCenterIllinois14134Bobby WilliamsCenterTexas Tech15143Ken CooperGuardVanderbilt16154Gene RemenarTackleWest Virginia17163Paul DevineBackHeidelberg18174Floyd LewisGuardSMU19183Bobby FolsomEndSMU20194Larry CooneyBackPenn State21203Ken KranzDefensive backWisconsin-Milwaukee22214John KordichBackUSC23223Bill KelleyTight endTexas Tech24234Jimmy FordBackTulsa25243Frank LambrightGuardArkansas
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
Roster 1949 Green Bay Packers final rosterQuarterbacks 39 Stan Heath CB 36 Jug Girard P/S
Running backs 3 Tony Canadeo CB 41 Ralph Earhart 8 Bob Forte CB 64 Ted Fritsch K 7 Walt Schlinkman
Receivers 48 Ted Cook CB/LB 26 Bill Kelley DE 38 Nolan LuhnLinemen/Linebackers 82 Ed Bell T/G 33 Buddy Burris MG 54 Larry Craig DE 40 Roger Eason DT/G 85 Joe Ethridge G 18 Lou Ferry DT/T 31 Roger Harding C/LB 35 Glenn Johnson DT/T 47 Paul Lipscomb T/DT 58 Ed Neal MG/C 63 Urban Odson T/DT 49 Dan Orlich DE/WR 23 Steve Pritko DE/WR 22 Jay Rhodemyre C/LB 77 Bob Summerhays LB/FB 15 Damon Tassos G/LB 79 Evan Vogds G 45 Dick Wildung T/DTDefensive Backs 51 Irv Comp S 27 Jack Jacobs P/S/QB 42 Ken Kranz S/CB
Rookies 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.
External links Sportsencyclopedia.com