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1949 Green Bay Packers
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Record: 2-10-0, Finished 5th in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 114 points (9.5/g), 10th of 10 in the NFL.
Allowed 329 points (27.4/g), 8th.
Differential of -215 points (-17.9/g), 9th.
Expected W-L: 0.9-11.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -10 (-0.8/g), 8th.
Coached by Curly Lambeau (2-10-0)
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1949 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Jug Girard | 22 | 1 | 10 | 62 for 175, 881 yards, 4 td, 12 int, & 45 rushes for 198 yards and 1 td | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 7th pick / 1948 |
| QB | Stan Heath | 22 | Rook | 1 | 26 for 106, 355 yards, 1 td, 14 int, & 10 rushes for 25 yards and 1 td | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 5th pick / 1949 |
| FB | Ted Fritsch | 29 | 7 | 8 | 69 rushes for 227 yards, 1 td, & 6 catches for 81 yards and 0 td | |
| LH | Tony Canadeo | 30 | 8 | 12 | 208 rushes for 1,052 yards, 4 td, & 3 catches for -2 yards and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 9th / 77th pick / 1941 |
| RH | Bob Forte | 27 | 3 | 11 | 40 rushes for 135 yards, 0 td, & 7 catches for 85 yards and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 11th / 98th pick / 1943 |
| LE | Larry Craig | 33 | 10 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 49th pick / 1939 |
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| LT | Dick Wildung | 28 | 3 | 9 | 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 8th pick / 1943 |
| LG | Evan Vogds | 26 | 3 | 10 | ||
| C | Jay Rhodemyre | 27 | 1 | 10 | 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 51st pick / 1948 |
| RG | Damon Tassos | 26 | 4 | 10 | 2 fumbles recovered | Bos/Bkn Yanks/Tigers / 3rd / 20th pick / 1945 |
| RT | Paul Lipscomb | 26 | 4 | 12 | ||
| RE | Nolan Luhn | 28 | 4 | 9 | 15 catches for 169 yards, 1 td | Green Bay Packers / 25th / 263rd pick / 1945 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Ted Fritsch | 29 | 7 | 8 | 5 of 20 field goals & 11 of 13 extra points | |
| P | Jug Girard | 22 | 1 | 10 | 69 punts for a 39.0 average, 3 blocked | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 7th pick / 1948 |
| PR | Ralph Earhart | 26 | 1 | 0 | 14 punt returns for a 11.5 average and 1 td | Green Bay Packers / 32nd / 296th pick / 1948 |
| KR | Jack Kirby | 26 | Rook | 0 | 14 kick returns for a 22.5 average and 0 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Bell | 28 | G-T | 12 | 0 | 227 | 6-1 | Indiana | 9/20/1921 | 3 | |
| Buddy Burris | 26 | G-LB | 10 | 0 | 215 | 5-11 | Oklahoma,Tulsa | 1/20/1923 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 31st pick / 1947 |
| Tony Canadeo | 30 | HB-TB-FB-DB | 12 | 12 | 190 | 5-11 | Gonzaga | 5/5/1919 | 8 | Green Bay Packers / 9th / 77th pick / 1941 |
| Bob Cifers | 29 | HB | 9 | 1 | 201 | 5-11 | Tennessee | 9/5/1920 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 14th pick / 1944 |
| Irv Comp | 30 | B | 7 | 0 | 204 | 6-2 | Benedictine | 5/17/1919 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 23rd pick / 1943 |
| Ted Cook | 27 | E-DB | 11 | 4 | 195 | 6-2 | Alabama | 2/6/1922 | 2 | Brooklyn Tigers / 22nd / 221st pick / 1944 |
| Larry Craig | 33 | B-E | 12 | 5 | 211 | 6-1 | South Carolina | 6/27/1916 | 10 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 49th pick / 1939 |
| Ralph Earhart | 26 | HB | 12 | 0 | 165 | 5-10 | Pittsburg State,Texas Tech | 3/29/1923 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 32nd / 296th pick / 1948 |
| Roger Eason | 31 | G | 12 | 2 | 227 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 7/31/1918 | 4 | Cleveland Rams / 3rd / 17th pick / 1942 |
| Joe Ethridge | 21 | TE | 12 | 2 | 230 | 6-0 | SMU | 4/15/1928 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 54th pick / 1949 |
| Lou Ferry | 22 | DT-T | 12 | 3 | 244 | 6-2 | Villanova | 12/1/1927 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 25th pick / 1949 |
| Bob Flowers | 32 | C-LB | 1 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | Texas,Texas Tech | 8/6/1917 | 7 | |
| Bob Forte | 27 | HB-LB-DB | 12 | 11 | 199 | 6-0 | Arkansas | 7/15/1922 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 11th / 98th pick / 1943 |
| Ted Fritsch | 29 | FB | 12 | 8 | 210 | 5-10 | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | 10/31/1920 | 7 | |
| Jug Girard | 22 | E-HB-QB-DB | 12 | 10 | 176 | 5-11 | Wisconsin | 1/25/1927 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 7th pick / 1948 |
| Clyde Goodnight | 25 | E | 1 | 1 | 196 | 6-1 | Tulsa | 3/3/1924 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 27th pick / 1945 |
| Roger Harding | 26 | C-LB | 6 | 0 | 217 | 6-2 | California | 6/11/1923 | 4 | Cleveland Rams / 5th / 37th pick / 1945 |
| Stan Heath | 22 | QB | 12 | 1 | 190 | 6-1 | Nevada-Reno,Wisconsin | 3/5/1927 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 5th pick / 1949 |
| Jack Jacobs | 30 | QB-TB-HB | 12 | 1 | 186 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 8/7/1919 | 7 | Cleveland Rams / 2nd / 12th pick / 1942 |
| Glenn Johnson | 27 | T | 8 | 0 | 263 | 6-4 | Arizona State | 6/28/1922 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 10th / 80th pick / 1948 |
| Bill Kelley | 23 | E | 12 | 1 | 195 | 6-2 | Texas Tech | 8/23/1926 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 23rd / 223rd pick / 1949 |
| Jack Kirby | 26 | HB-DB | 6 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | USC | 9/21/1923 | Rook | |
| Ken Kranz | 26 | DB | 7 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | Wisconsin-Milwaukee | 9/12/1923 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 21st / 203rd pick / 1949 |
| Paul Lipscomb | 26 | T-DT | 12 | 12 | 246 | 6-5 | Tennessee | 1/13/1923 | 4 | |
| Nolan Luhn | 28 | E | 12 | 9 | 200 | 6-3 | Tulsa | 7/27/1921 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 25th / 263rd pick / 1945 |
| Ed Neal | 31 | MG-C-G-T | 12 | 2 | 285 | 6-4 | LSU,Ouachita Baptist,Tulane | 12/31/1918 | 4 | |
| Urban Odson | 31 | T | 10 | 0 | 251 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 11/17/1918 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 9th pick / 1942 |
| Ralph Olsen | 25 | DE | 4 | 0 | 220 | 6-4 | Utah | 4/10/1924 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 32nd / 297th pick / 1947 |
| Larry Olsonoski | 24 | G | 4 | 0 | 214 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 9/10/1925 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 41st pick / 1948 |
| Dan Orlich | 25 | DE-E | 12 | 2 | 215 | 6-5 | Northwestern,Penn State,UNLV | 12/21/1924 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 8th / 74th pick / 1949 |
| Steve Pritko | 29 | E-DE | 8 | 2 | 209 | 6-2 | Villanova | 12/21/1920 | 6 | Cleveland Rams / 28th / 265th pick / 1943 |
| Jay Rhodemyre | 27 | C-LB | 12 | 10 | 210 | 6-1 | Kentucky | 12/16/1922 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 51st pick / 1948 |
| Walt Schlinkman | 27 | FB | 12 | 2 | 205 | 5-9 | Texas Tech | 5/2/1922 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 11th pick / 1945 |
| Ed Smith | 26 | HB-DB | 3 | 0 | 185 | 6-3 | Texas-El Paso | 7/20/1923 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 19th pick / 1948 |
| Bob Summerhays | 22 | LB-FB | 12 | 2 | 210 | 6-1 | Army,Utah | 3/19/1927 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 34th pick / 1949 |
| Damon Tassos | 26 | G | 12 | 10 | 225 | 6-1 | Texas A&M | 12/5/1923 | 4 | Bos/Bkn Yanks/Tigers / 3rd / 20th pick / 1945 |
| Evan Vogds | 26 | G | 12 | 10 | 210 | 5-10 | Wisconsin | 2/10/1923 | 3 | |
| Don Wells | 27 | DE-E | 3 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | Georgia,North Carolina,Wake Forest | 7/12/1922 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 54th pick / 1945 |
| Dick Wildung | 28 | T-DT-G | 12 | 9 | 221 | 6-0 | Minnesota | 8/16/1921 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 8th pick / 1943 |
| Team Total | 26.8 | 12 | 211.1 | 6-1.1 | 2.8 |