1936 Green Bay Packers season

1936 Green Bay Packers season
Head coach	Curly Lambeau
Home field	City Stadium, Wisconsin State Fair Park
Results
Record	10–1–1
Division place	1st NFL Western
Playoff finish	Won NFL Championship

The 1936 Green Bay Packers season was their 17th season in the National Football League. The club posted a 10–1–1 record in 1936 under head coach Curly Lambeau,^[1] earning them a first-place finish in the NFL's Western Division.

The Packers met the Eastern Division champion Boston Redskins (7–5) in the NFL Championship Game, held at the Polo Grounds in New York City.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] The favored Packers had won the two regular season meetings with Boston and won 21–6 for their fourth NFL Championship,^[5]^[6]^[7] first earned by playoff victory, and first since the three-championship streak of 1929–1931.

The Packers' 1936 schedule began with six consecutive home games, with the remainder of the season on the road.

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	September 13, 1936	Chicago Cardinals	W 10–7
2	September 20, 1936	Chicago Bears	L 30–3
3	October 4, 1936	Chicago Cardinals	W 24–0
4	October 11, 1936	Boston Redskins	W 31–2
5	October 18, 1936	Detroit Lions	W 20–18
6	October 25, 1936	Pittsburgh Pirates	W 42–10
7	November 1, 1936	at Chicago Bears	W 21–10
8	November 8, 1936	at Boston Redskins	W 7–3
9	November 15, 1936	at Brooklyn Dodgers	W 38–7
10	November 22, 1936	at New York Giants	W 26–14
11	November 29, 1936	at Detroit Lions	W 26–17
12	December 6, 1936	at Chicago Cardinals	T 0–0

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
Championship	December 13, 1936	at Boston Redskins	W 21–6

The game was moved by Boston ownership and played at the Polo Grounds in New York City.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Standings

NFL Western Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Green Bay Packers	10	1	1	.909	5–1–1	248	118	T1
Chicago Bears	9	3	0	.750	3–3	222	94	L2
Detroit Lions	8	4	0	.667	3–3	235	102	W1
Chicago Cardinals	3	8	1	.273	1–5–1	74	143	T1

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Awards and records

Arnie Herber, NFL Leader, Passing Yards (1,239)

Footnotes

1 2 1936 Green Bay Packers on databaseFootball.com
1 2 "Play-off game is definitely set at Polo Grounds". Milwaukee Journal. December 7, 1936. p. 6, part 2.
1 2 "Bays, Boston play for crown in N.Y. Sunday". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. December 8, 1936. p. 14.
1 2 McGrath, John (January 10, 2006). "Redskins history lesson". Lakeland Ledger (Florida). McClatchy News Service. p. C1.
↑ "Packers beat Boston 21-6, for pro crown". Milwaukee Sentinel. December 14, 1936. p. 11.
↑ Keuchle, Oliver E. (December 14, 1936). "Packers win pro championship; passes beat Boston, 21 to 6". Milwaukee Journal. p. 4, part 2.
↑ "Arnold Herber's arm hurls Green Bay Packers into pro championship". Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 14, 1936. p. 9.

External links

Charles G. Clarke (director), "Pigskin Champions," Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1937. —Short film.

Green Bay Packers seasons

1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl appearance

Green Bay Packers 1936 NFL Champions

Green Bay Packers

Founded in 1919 Based and Headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin

Franchise	Franchise History Green Bay Packers, Inc. Board of Directors

Records	Seasons Coaches Players A–D E–K L–R S–Z Starting quarterbacks Pro Football Hall of Famers Retired numbers First-round draft picks Records Pro Bowlers

Stadiums	Hagemeister Park Bellevue Park City Stadium Borchert Field Wisconsin State Fair Park Marquette Stadium Milwaukee County Stadium Lambeau Field

Culture	Cheesehead Lambeau Leap Hall of Fame Packers Fan Hall of Fame "Bang the Drum All Day" Cheerleaders Fight song Lumberjack Band Rockwood Lodge Don Hutson Center Clarke Hinkle Field Ray Nitschke Field Pigskin Champions Vernon Biever Hungry Five George Whitney Calhoun The Dope Sheet Curly Lambeau Vince Lombardi Ron Wolf Lombardi Pitch Perfect 2

Lore	Dolly Gray impostor The Ice Bowl The Snow Bowl Instant Replay Game 4th and 26 Fail Mary Miracle in Motown

Division championships (22)	1936 1938 1939 1944 1960 1961 1962 1965 1966 1967 1972 1995 1996 1997 2002 2003 2004 2007 2011 2012 2013 2014

League championships (13)	1929 1930 1931 1936 1939 1944 1961 1962 1965 1966 1967 1996 2010

Super Bowl appearances (5)	I (1966) II (1967) XXXI (1996) XXXII (1997) XLV (2010)

Retired numbers	3 4 14 15 66 92

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: NFC North

Rivalries	Chicago Bears Detroit Lions Minnesota Vikings

Broadcasters	Radio: Packers Radio Network WTMJ WKTI-HD2 WIXX WTAQ Television (pre-season & official in-season team programming): WGBA-TV WTMJ-TV Personnel: Wayne Larrivee (play-by-play) Larry McCarren (color/analysis)

Seasons (97)	1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

1936 NFL season

East	Boston Redskins	Brooklyn Dodgers	Chicago Bears	Chicago Cardinals	West
	New York Giants	Philadelphia Eagles	Detroit Lions	Green Bay Packers
	Pittsburgh Pirates

Related: American Football League

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