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
RoundPickPlayerPositionSchool/club team17George PaskvanBackWisconsin321Bob PaffrathBackMinnesota537Ed FrutigEndMichigan646Herm RohrigDefensive backNebraska757Bill TelesmanicEndSan Francisco866Bill KuusistoGuardMinnesota977Tony CanadeoHalfbackGonzaga1086Mike ByeleneBackPurdue1197Paul HeimenzCenterNorthwestern12106Mike EnichTackleIowa13117Ed HeffernanBackSt. Mary's (CA)14126Del LymanTackleUCLA15137Johnny FriebergerEndArkansas16146Ernie PannellTackleTexas A&M17157Bob SaggauBackNotre Dame18166Helge PukemaGuardMinnesota19177Bob HayesEndToledo20186Jimmy StrausbaughBackOhio State21192Joe BaileyCenterKentucky22196Bruno MalinowskiBackHoly Cross
Green indicates a future Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee
Regular season
Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 14 Detroit Lions W 23–0 1–0 City Stadium 16,734 Recap 2 September 21 Cleveland Rams W 24–7 2–0 Wisconsin State Fair Park 18,463 Recap 3 September 28 Chicago Bears L 17–25 2–1 City Stadium 24,876 Recap 4 October 5 Chicago Cardinals W 14–13 3–1 Wisconsin State Fair Park ~10,000 Recap 5 October 12 Brooklyn Dodgers W 30–7 4–1 Wisconsin State Fair Park 15,621 Recap 6 October 19 at Cleveland Rams W 17–14 5–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 13,086 Recap 7 October 26 at Detroit Lions W 24–7 6–1 Briggs Stadium 30,269 Recap 8 November 2 at Chicago Bears W 16–14 7–1 Wrigley Field 46,484 Recap — Bye 9 November 16 Chicago Cardinals W 17–9 8–1 City Stadium 15,495 Recap 10 November 23 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 54–7 9–1 Forbes Field 15,202 Recap 11 November 30 at Washington Redskins W 22–17 10–1 Griffith Stadium 35,594 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Playoffs
Round Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources Western Division Playoff December 14 at Chicago Bears L 14–33 0–1 Wrigley Field 43,425 Recap Roster 1941 Green Bay Packers final rosterBacks 55 Bob Adkins RB/S/K 16 Lou Brock RB/CB 52 Larry Buhler RB/S 3 Tony Canadeo RB/CB/P 54 Larry Craig RB/S 30 Clarke Hinkle FB/LB/K/P 17 Cecil Isbell RB/CB/P 7 Eddie Jankowski FB/LB 24 Joe Laws RB/CB 68 George Paskvan FB/LB 8 Herm Rohrig RB/CB/P 42 Andy Uram RB/CB 36 Hal Van Every RB/CB/PLinemen/Linebackers 29 Charley Brock C/LB 43 Buckets Goldenberg G/DG 56 Tom Greenfield C/LB 64 Howard Johnson G/DG 45 Bill Kuusisto G/DG 40 Bill Lee T/DT 46 Russ Letlow G/DG 37 Lee McLaughlin G/DG 22 Ernie Pannell T/DT 44 Baby Ray T/DT 60 Charlie Schultz T/DT 66 George Svendsen C/LB 21 Pete Tinsley G/DGEnds/Receivers 51 Ed Frutig 14 Don Hutson K 48 Harry Jacunski 50 Bill Johnson 19 Carl Mulleneaux 5 Ray Riddick 23 Alex Urban
Rookies in italics
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
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