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
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Date
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Opponent
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Result
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Record
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Venue
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Attendance
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Recap
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Sources
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| 1
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September 14
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Detroit Lions
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W 23–0
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1–0
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City Stadium
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16,734
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Recap
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| 2
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September 21
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Cleveland Rams
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W 24–7
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2–0
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Wisconsin State Fair Park
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18,463
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Recap
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| 3
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September 28
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Chicago Bears
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L 17–25
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2–1
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City Stadium
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24,876
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Recap
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| 4
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October 5
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Chicago Cardinals
|
W 14–13
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3–1
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Wisconsin State Fair Park
|
~10,000
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Recap
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| 5
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October 12
|
Brooklyn Dodgers
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W 30–7
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4–1
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Wisconsin State Fair Park
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15,621
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Recap
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| 6
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October 19
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at Cleveland Rams
|
W 17–14
|
5–1
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium
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13,086
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Recap
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| 7
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October 26
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at Detroit Lions
|
W 24–7
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6–1
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Briggs Stadium
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30,269
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Recap
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| 8
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November 2
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at Chicago Bears
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W 16–14
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7–1
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Wrigley Field
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46,484
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Recap
|
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| —
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Bye
|
| 9
|
November 16
|
Chicago Cardinals
|
W 17–9
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8–1
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City Stadium
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15,495
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Recap
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| 10
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November 23
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at Pittsburgh Steelers
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W 54–7
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9–1
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Forbes Field
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15,202
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Recap
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| 11
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November 30
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at Washington Redskins
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W 22–17
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10–1
|
Griffith Stadium
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35,594
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Recap
|
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| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
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Playoffs
| Round
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Date
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Opponent
|
Result
|
Record
|
Venue
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Attendance
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Recap
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Sources
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| Western Division Playoff
|
December 14
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at Chicago Bears
|
L 14–33
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0–1
|
Wrigley Field
|
43,425
|
Recap
|
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Standings
- 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.
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† does not include 1966 or 1967 NFL championships |