| 1949 Green Bay Packers season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Curly Lambeau |
| Home stadium | City Stadium Wisconsin State Fair Park |
| Results | |
| Record | 2–10 |
| Division place | 5thNFL Western |
| Playoffs | Did not qualify |
The1949 Green Bay Packers season was their 31st season overall and their 29th season in theNational Football League. The team finished with a 2–10 record under coachCurly 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 theChicago Cardinals in1950 and1951 and theWashington Redskins in1952 and1953.
The 1949 season was also the final year for blue and gold jerseys, as the Packers switched to kelly green and yellow in1950 under new coachGene Ronzani, a graduate ofMarquette University.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Stan Heath | Quarterback | Nevada |
| 2 | 15 | Dan Dworsky | Center | Michigan |
| 3 | 25 | Lou Ferry | Defensive tackle | Villanova |
| 4 | 24 | Bob Summerhays | Linebacker | Utah |
| 5 | 43 | Glenn Lewis | Back | Texas Tech |
| 6 | 54 | Joe Ethridge | Tackle | SMU |
| 8 | 74 | Dan Orlich | Defensive end | Nevada |
| 9 | 83 | Everett Faunce | Back | Minnesota |
| 11 | 103 | Harry Larche | Tackle | Arkansas State |
| 12 | 114 | Rebel Steiner | Defensive back | Alabama |
| 13 | 123 | Al Mastrangeli | Center | Illinois |
| 14 | 134 | Bobby Williams | Center | Texas Tech |
| 15 | 143 | Ken Cooper | Guard | Vanderbilt |
| 16 | 154 | Gene Remenar | Tackle | West Virginia |
| 17 | 163 | Paul Devine | Back | Heidelberg |
| 18 | 174 | Floyd Lewis | Guard | SMU |
| 19 | 183 | Bobby Folsom | End | SMU |
| 20 | 194 | Larry Cooney | Back | Penn State |
| 21 | 203 | Ken Kranz | Defensive back | Wisconsin-Milwaukee |
| 22 | 214 | John Kordich | Back | USC |
| 23 | 223 | Bill Kelley | Tight end | Texas Tech |
| 24 | 234 | Jimmy Ford | Back | Tulsa |
| 25 | 243 | Frank Lambright | Guard | Arkansas |
| 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 | atNew 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 | atLos 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 | atChicago 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 | atChicago Cardinals | L 21–41 | 2–8 | Comiskey Park | 16,787 | Recap | ||
| 11 | December 4 | atWashington Redskins | L 0–30 | 2–9 | Griffith Stadium | 23,200 | Recap | ||
| 12 | December 11 | atDetroit Lions | L 7–21 | 2–10 | Briggs Stadium | 12,576 | Recap | ||
| Note: Intra-division opponents are inbold text. | |||||||||
| NFL Western Division | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK | ||
| Los Angeles Rams | 8 | 2 | 2 | .800 | 6–1–1 | 360 | 239 | W1 | |
| Chicago Bears | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 6–2 | 332 | 218 | W6 | |
| Chicago Cardinals | 6 | 5 | 1 | .545 | 4–3–1 | 360 | 301 | L1 | |
| Detroit Lions | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 2–6 | 237 | 259 | W2 | |
| Green Bay Packers | 2 | 10 | 0 | .167 | 1–7 | 114 | 329 | L6 | |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
| 1949 Green Bay Packers final roster | ||||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Receivers
| Linemen/Linebackers
| Defensive Backs
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