1949 Green Bay Packers season
| 1949 Green Bay Packers season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Curly Lambeau |
| Home field |
City Stadium Wisconsin State Fair Park |
| Results | |
| Record | 2–10 |
| Division place | 5th NFL Western |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
The 1949 Green Bay Packers season was their 30th season in the National Football League. The club posted 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
| 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 Kordick | Back | USC |
| 23 | 223 | Bill Kelley | Tight End | Texas Tech |
| 24 | 234 | Jimmy Ford | Back | Tulsa |
| 25 | 243 | Frank Lambright | Guard | Arkansas |
Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 25, 1949 | Chicago Bears | L 17–0 |
| 2 | October 2, 1949 | Los Angeles Rams | L 48–7 |
| 3 | October 7, 1949 | at New York Bulldogs | W 19–0 |
| 4 | October 16, 1949 | Chicago Cardinals | L 39–14 |
| 5 | October 23, 1949 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 35–7 |
| 6 | October 30, 1949 | Detroit Lions | W 16–14 |
| 7 | November 6, 1949 | at Chicago Bears | L 24–3 |
| 8 | November 13, 1949 | New York Giants | L 30–10 |
| 9 | November 20, 1949 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 30–7 |
| 10 | November 27, 1949 | at Chicago Cardinals | L 41–21 |
| 11 | December 4, 1949 | at Washington Redskins | L 30–0 |
| 12 | December 11, 1949 | at Detroit Lions | L 21–7 |
Standings
| 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.
Roster
| Green Bay Packers roster | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks
Running Backs Wide Receivers |
Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen |
Linebackers
Defensive Backs Special Teams Rookies and first-year players in italics | ||||||