1943 Green Bay Packers season

1943 Green Bay Packers season
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

NFL draft

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

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue
1	September 26	Chicago Bears	T 21–21	0–0–1	City Stadium
2	October 3	at Chicago 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	at Detroit Lions	W 27–6	3–1–1	Briggs Stadium
6	October 31	at New York Giants	W 35–21	4–1–1	Polo Grounds
7	November 7	at Chicago 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	at Brooklyn Dodgers	W 31–7	6–2–1	Ebbets Field
10	December 5	at Steagles	W 38–28	7–2–1	Shibe Park

Game summaries

Week 1

	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

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Standings

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