# 1944 Green Bay Packers season

The 1944 Green Bay Packers season was their 26th season overall and their 24th season in the National Football League. The team finished with an 8–2 record under coach Curly Lambeau, earning them a first-place finish in the Western Conference. The Packers ended the season beating the New York Giants 14–7 in the NFL Championship Game, their sixth league title. Don Hutson led the NFL in touchdowns for a record-setting eighth time in his career.

## Pre-season
### 1944 NFL draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
| 1 | 7 | Merv Pregulman | Guard | Michigan |
| 3 | 22 | Tom Kuzma | Halfback | Michigan |
| 5 | 38 | Bill McPartland | Tackle | St. Mary's (CA) |
| 6 | 49 | Mickey McCardle | Back | USC |
| 7 | 60 | Jack Tracy | End | Washington |
| 8 | 71 | Alex Agase | Guard | Illinois |
| 9 | 82 | Don Whitmire | Tackle | Alabama/Navy |
| 10 | 93 | Bob Koch | Back | Oregon |
| 11 | 104 | Virgil Johnson | End | Arkansas |
| 12 | 115 | Roy Giusti | Back | St. Mary's (CA) |
| 13 | 126 | Bill Baughman | Center | Alabama |
| 14 | 137 | Don Griffin | Back | Illinois |
| 15 | 148 | Bert Gissler | End | Nebraska |
| 16 | 159 | Lou Shelton | Back | Oregon State |
| 17 | 170 | Charley Cusick | Guard | Colgate |
| 18 | 181 | Hugh Cox | Back | North Carolina |
| 19 | 192 | Kermit Davis | End | Mississippi State |
| 20 | 203 | Bob Johnson | Center | Purdue |
| 21 | 214 | Jim Cox | Tackle | Stanford |
| 22 | 225 | Cliff Anderson | End | Minnesota |
| 23 | 236 | John Wesley Perry | Back | Duke |
| 24 | 247 | Pete DeMaria | Guard | Purdue |
| 25 | 258 | Len Liss | Tackle | Marquette |
| 26 | 269 | Ray Jordan | Back | North Carolina |
| 27 | 280 | Al Grubaugh | Tackle | Nebraska |
| 28 | 291 | A. B. Howard | End | Mississippi State |
| 29 | 302 | Paul Paladino | Guard | Arkansas |
| 30 | 313 | Bob Butchofsky | Back | Texas A&M |
| 31 | 319 | Russ Deal | Guard | Indiana |
| 32 | 325 | Abel Gonzales | Back | SMU |

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
| 1 | September 17 | Brooklyn Tigers | W 14–7 | 1–0 | State Fair Park | 12,994 | Recap |
| 2 | September 24 | Chicago Bears | W 42–28 | 2–0 | City Stadium | 24,362 | Recap |
| 3 | October 1 | Detroit Lions | W 27–6 | 3–0 | State Fair Park | 18,556 | Recap |
| 4 | October 8 | Card-Pitt | W 34–7 | 4–0 | City Stadium | 16,535 | Recap |
| — | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 5 | October 22 | Cleveland Rams | W 30–21 | 5–0 | City Stadium | 18,780 | Recap |
| 6 | October 29 | at Detroit Lions | W 14–0 | 6–0 | Briggs Stadium | 30,844 | Recap |
| 7 | November 5 | at Chicago Bears | L 0–21 | 6–1 | Wrigley Field | 45,553 | Recap |
| 8 | November 12 | at Cleveland Rams | W 42–7 | 7–1 | League Park | 17,166 | Recap |
| 9 | November 19 | at New York Giants | L 0–24 | 7–2 | Polo Grounds | 56,481 | Recap |
| 10 | November 26 | at Card-Pitt | W 35–20 | 8–2 | Comiskey Park | 7,158 | Recap |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |||||||||

## Standings

NFL Western Division :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK |
| Green Bay Packers | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 7–1 | 238 | 141 | W1 |
| Chicago Bears | 6 | 3 | 1 | .667 | 4–3–1 | 258 | 172 | W2 |
| Detroit Lions | 6 | 3 | 1 | .667 | 4–3–1 | 216 | 151 | W4 |
| Cleveland Rams | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 4–4 | 188 | 224 | L2 |
| Card-Pitt | 0 | 10 | 0 | .000 | 0–8 | 108 | 328 | L10 |
       Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
NFL Eastern Division :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK |
| New York Giants | 8 | 1 | 1 | .889 | 6–1–1 | 206 | 75 | W4 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 1 | 2 | .875 | 6–0–2 | 267 | 131 | W2 |
| Washington Redskins | 6 | 3 | 1 | .667 | 4–3–1 | 169 | 180 | L2 |
| Boston Yanks | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 2–6 | 82 | 233 | L2 |
| Brooklyn Tigers | 0 | 10 | 0 | .000 | 0-8 | 69 | 166 | L10 |
       Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

## Postseason

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | Sources |
| NFL Championship | December 17 | at New York Giants | W 14–7 | 1–0 | Polo Grounds | 46,015 | Recap | |
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Packers | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |

## Awards, records and honors

* Don Hutson, NFL Leader, Touchdowns
* Don Hutson, NFL Record, Touchdown Leader, Eighth Time