The 1944 Green Bay Packers season was their 26th season overall and their 24th season in the National Football League. The team finished with an 8–2 record under coach Curly Lambeau, earning them a first-place finish in the Western Conference. The Packers ended the season beating the New York Giants 14–7 in the NFL Championship Game, their sixth league title. Don Hutson led the NFL in touchdowns for a record-setting eighth time in his career.NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, , p. 408
Offseason 1944 NFL draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionSchool/Club Team17Merv PregulmanGuardMichigan322Tom KuzmaHalfbackMichigan538Bill McPartlandTackleSt. Mary's (CA)649Mickey McCardleBackUSC760Jack TracyEndWashington871Alex AgaseGuardIllinois982Don WhitmireTackleAlabama/Navy1093Bob KochBackOregon11104Virgil JohnsonEndArkansas12115Roy GiustiBackSt. Mary's (CA)13126Bill BaughmanCenterAlabama14137Don GriffinBackIllinois15148Bert GisslerEndNebraska16159Lou SheltonBackOregon State17170Charley CusickGuardColgate18181Hugh CoxBackNorth Carolina19192Kermit DavisEndMississippi State20203Bob JohnsonCenterPurdue21214Jim CoxTackleStanford22225Cliff AndersonEndMinnesota23236John Wesley PerryBackDuke24247Pete DeMariaGuardPurdue25258Len LissTackleMarquette26269Ray JordanBackNorth Carolina27280Al GrubaughTackleNebraska28291A. B. HowardEndMississippi State29302Paul PaladinoGuardArkansas30313Bob ButchofskyBackTexas A&M31319Russ DealGuardIndiana32325Abel GonzalesBackSMU
Regular season Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 17 Brooklyn Tigers W 14–7 1–0 State Fair Park 12,994 Recap 2 September 24 Chicago Bears W 42–28 2–0 City Stadium 24,362 Recap 3 October 1 Detroit Lions W 27–6 3–0 State Fair Park 18,556 Recap 4 October 8 Card-Pitt W 34–7 4–0 City Stadium 16,535 Recap —Bye 5 October 22 Cleveland Rams W 30–21 5–0 City Stadium 18,780 Recap 6 October 29 at Detroit Lions W 14–0 6–0 Briggs Stadium 30,844 Recap 7 November 5 at Chicago Bears L 0–21 6–1 Wrigley Field 45,553 Recap 8 November 12 at Cleveland Rams W 42–7 7–1 League Park 17,166 Recap 9 November 19 at New York Giants L 0–24 7–2 Polo Grounds 56,481 Recap 10 November 26 at Card-Pitt W 35–20 8–2 Comiskey Park 7,158 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
Postseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources NFL Championship December 17 at New York Giants W 14–7 1–0 Polo Grounds 46,015 Recap Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2017-Oct-08.
Roster 1944 Green Bay Packers final rosterBacks 16 Lou Brock RB/CB/P 51 Irv Comp RB/CB 54 Larry Craig RB/S 42 Paul Duhart RB/CB 64 Ted Fritsch FB/LB/P 24 Joe Laws RB/CB 3 Roy McKay RB/CB/P 8 Bob Kahler RB/CB 23 Don Perkins FB/LB 63 Ben Starret RB/SLinemen/Linebackers 47 Paul Berezney T/DT 29 Charley Brock C/LB 19 Mike Bucchianeri G/DG 75 Tiny Croft T/DT 35 Bob Flowers C/LB 43 Buckets Goldenberg G/DG 45 Bill Kuusisto G/DG 72 Forrest McPherson C/LB/T/DT 44 Baby Ray T/DT 58 Tar Schwammel T/DT 33 Glen Sorenson G/DG/K 21 Pete Tinsley G/DG 46 Chuck Tollefson G/DGEnds/Receivers 14 Don Hutson K 48 Harry Jacunski 7 Joel Mason 18 Alex Urban 17 Ray Wehba
Reserve 3 Tony Canadeo RB/CB/P
Rookies in italics
Awards, records and honors Don Hutson, NFL Leader, Touchdowns Don Hutson, NFL Record, Touchdown Leader, Eighth Time
References
Further reading Cliff Christl, The Greatest Story in Sports: Green Bay Packers, 1919–2019. 4 volumes. Stevens Point, WI: KCI Sports Publishing, 2021. Larry D. Names, The History of the Green Bay Packers: The Lambeau Years, Part Two. Wautoma, WI: Angel Press of Wisconsin, 1989. Arch Ward, The Green Bay Packers. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1946.
External links Sportsencyclopedia.com