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The 1944 NFL Championship Game was the 12th National Football League (NFL) title game, played on December 17 at the Polo Grounds in New York City, [2] with an attendance of 46,016. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The game featured the Green Bay Packers (8–2), champions of the Western Division versus the Eastern Division champion New York Giants (8–1–1).
In 1944 both the Brooklyn Tigers (née Dodgers) and the combined Card-Pitt franchise finished 0–10. Since 1944, only five teams have had winless seasons in the NFL: the 1960 Dallas Cowboys (0–11–1), the 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0–14), the 1982 Baltimore Colts (0–8–1) the 2008 Detroit Lions (0–16), and the 2017 Cleveland Browns ...
When he retired, he held the NFL career records for rushing attempts, rushing yards, and rushing touchdowns. Van Buren played college football for the LSU Tigers, where he led the NCAA in scoring in his senior season. After leading LSU to victory in the 1944 Orange Bowl, he was selected by the Eagles with the fifth overall pick of the 1944 NFL ...
June 10 – 15-year-old Joe Nuxhall becomes the youngest baseball player to pitch a game in major league history. World Series – St. Louis Cardinals defeats St. Louis Browns, 4 games to 2. Negro World Series – Homestead Grays defeat Birmingham Black Barons, 4 games to 1.
The Rams won the NFL's Western Division championship with an 8–2–2 record and lost to the Philadelphia Eagles in the 1949 NFL Championship Game. In 12 regular season games, Waterfield compiled career highs and ranked among the NFL leaders with 154 completed passes (third), 296 pass attempts (fourth), 2,168 passing yards (second), and 24 ...
The 1944 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 12th in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 5–4–1, winning seven games. [1] The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 12th consecutive season. Rookie Mel Bleeker broke was the NFL’s top receiver, as he played 9 games for the Eagles, starting three of them. [2]
'In combat, when you're in harm's way, there might not be a tomorrow. In football, there will always be next week.'
Hutson led the NFL in receptions eight times, including five consecutive times: 1941 to 1945. He led the NFL in receiving yards seven times, including four straight times: 1941 to 1944. He led the NFL in scoring five times: 1941 to 1945. As of 2016, Hutson still holds the highest career average touchdowns per game for a receiver, at 0.85. [8]