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1941 Green Bay Packers season
NFL team season
NFL team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| team | Green Bay Packers |
| year | 1941 |
| record | 10–1 |
| division_place | 1st NFL Western |
| coach | Curly Lambeau |
| stadium | City Stadium |
| Wisconsin State Fair Park | |
| playoffs | Lost [Divisional Playoff](1941-nfl-playoffs) |
| (at [Bears](1941-chicago-bears-season)) 14–33 | |
| shortnavlink | Packers seasons |
Wisconsin State Fair Park (at Bears) 14–33 The 1941 Green Bay Packers season was their 23rd season overall and their 21st season in the National Football League. The team finished with a 10–1 record under founder and head coach Curly Lambeau, earning a tie for first place in the Western Conference with the defending league champion Chicago Bears. They split their season series, each winning on the road, and met in a playoff in Chicago to determine who would host the New York Giants in the NFL Championship Game. But the Packers lost 33–14 in the first post-season game ever played between the archrivals; the next came over 69 years later, in the NFC Championship game on January 22, 2011.
Offseason
NFL draft
Main article: 1941 NFL draft
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| 1 | 7 | George Paskvan | Back | [Wisconsin](1940-wisconsin-badgers-football-team) | |||||
| 3 | 21 | Bob Paffrath | Back | [Minnesota](1940-minnesota-golden-gophers-football-team) | |||||
| 5 | 37 | Ed Frutig | End | [Michigan](1940-michigan-wolverines-football-team) | |||||
| 6 | 46 | Herm Rohrig | Defensive back | [Nebraska](1940-nebraska-cornhuskers-football-team) | |||||
| 7 | 57 | Bill Telesmanic | End | [San Francisco](1940-san-francisco-dons-football-team) | |||||
| 8 | 66 | Bill Kuusisto | Guard | Minnesota | |||||
| 9 | 77 | Tony Canadeo | Halfback | [Gonzaga](1940-gonzaga-bulldogs-football-team) | |||||
| 10 | 86 | Mike Byelene | Back | [Purdue](1940-purdue-boilermakers-football-team) | |||||
| 11 | 97 | Paul Heimenz | Center | [Northwestern](1940-northwestern-wildcats-football-team) | |||||
| 12 | 106 | Mike Enich | Tackle | [Iowa](1940-iowa-hawkeyes-football-team) | |||||
| 13 | 117 | Ed Heffernan | Back | [St. Mary's (CA)](1940-saint-mary-s-gaels-football-team) | |||||
| 14 | 126 | Del Lyman | Tackle | [UCLA](1940-ucla-bruins-football-team) | |||||
| 15 | 137 | Johnny Frieberger | End | [Arkansas](1940-arkansas-razorbacks-football-team) | |||||
| 16 | 146 | Ernie Pannell | Tackle | [Texas A&M](1940-texas-a-m-aggies-football-team) | |||||
| 17 | 157 | Bob Saggau | Back | [Notre Dame](1940-notre-dame-fighting-irish-football-team) | |||||
| 18 | 166 | Helge Pukema | Guard | Minnesota | |||||
| 19 | 177 | Bob Hayes | End | [Toledo](1940-toledo-rockets-football-team) | |||||
| 20 | 186 | Jimmy Strausbaugh | Back | [Ohio State](1940-ohio-state-buckeyes-football-team) | |||||
| 21 | 192 | Joe Bailey | Center | [Kentucky](1940-kentucky-wildcats-football-team) | |||||
| 22 | 196 | Bruno Malinowski | Back | [Holy Cross](1940-holy-cross-crusaders-football-team) |
- Green indicates a future Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee
Regular season
Main article: 1941 NFL season
Schedule
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| September 14 | **[Detroit Lions](1941-detroit-lions-season)** | **W** 23–0 | 1–0 | City Stadium | 16,734 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194109140gnb.htm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| September 21 | **[Cleveland Rams](1941-cleveland-rams-season)** | **W** 24–7 | 2–0 | Wisconsin State Fair Park | 18,463 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194109210gnb.htm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| September 28 | **[Chicago Bears](1941-chicago-bears-season)** | **L** 17–25 | 2–1 | City Stadium | 24,876 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194109280gnb.htm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 5 | **[Chicago Cardinals](1941-chicago-cardinals-season)** | **W** 14–13 | 3–1 | Wisconsin State Fair Park | ~10,000 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194110050gnb.htm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 12 | [Brooklyn Dodgers](1941-brooklyn-dodgers-nfl-season) | **W** 30–7 | 4–1 | Wisconsin State Fair Park | 15,621 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194110120gnb.htm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 19 | at **[Cleveland Rams](1941-cleveland-rams-season)** | **W** 17–14 | 5–1 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 13,086 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194110190ram.htm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 26 | at **[Detroit Lions](1941-detroit-lions-season)** | **W** 24–7 | 6–1 | Briggs Stadium | 30,269 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194110260det.htm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 2 | at **[Chicago Bears](1941-chicago-bears-season)** | **W** 16–14 | 7–1 | Wrigley Field | 46,484 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194111020chi.htm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Bye* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 16 | **[Chicago Cardinals](1941-chicago-cardinals-season)** | **W** 17–9 | 8–1 | City Stadium | 15,495 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194111160gnb.htm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 23 | at [Pittsburgh Steelers](1941-pittsburgh-steelers-season) | **W** 54–7 | 9–1 | Forbes Field | 15,202 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194111230pit.htm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 30 | at [Washington Redskins](1941-washington-redskins-season) | **W** 22–17 | 10–1 | Griffith Stadium | 35,594 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194111300was.htm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **Note:** Intra-division opponents are in **bold** text. |
Playoffs
Main article: 1941 NFL playoffs
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| December 14 | at [Chicago Bears](1941-chicago-bears-season) | **L** 14–33 | 0–1 | Wrigley Field | 43,425 | [Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194112140chi.htm) |
Roster
| Green Bay Packers 37thru49 | border=2}};" | ** 1941 Green Bay Packers final roster** |
|---|---|---|
| **Backs** |
Standings
Awards and records
- Don Hutson, NFL receiving leader, 74 receptions
- Cecil Isbell, NFL leader, passing yards (1,479)
Milestones
- Don Hutson, 1,000 yard receiving season (1,211 yards)
References
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