1941 Green Bay Packers season
NFL team season
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
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
Standings
Game program for the September 21 contest against the Cleveland Rams. Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Awards and records
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
Franchise
Notable people
Facilities
Team history
General
Culture
Notable games
Rivalries
Championships
Division (21)
Conference (9)
League (13† )
Media
Radio
Television
Personnel
Related
Current affiliations
† does not include 1966 1967
