1933 Green Bay Packers season

1933 Green Bay Packers season
Head Coach	Curly Lambeau
Home Field	City Stadium (Green Bay) Borchert Field (Milwaukee)
Results
Record	5–7–1
Place	3rd NFL Western
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1932	1934

The 1933 Green Bay Packers season was their 15th season overall and their 13th season in the National Football League (NFL). This was the first year of divisional play and Green Bay competed in the Western Division. The club posted a 5–7–1 record under coach Curly Lambeau, the first losing season in team history. Beginning this season, the Packers began playing some home game in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, at Borchert Field to draw additional revenue, starting October 1, 1933, against the New York Giants.

Schedule

Week 1: vs. Boston Redskins

	1	2	3	4	OT
Redskins	0	0	0	7	7
Packers	0	0	7	0	7

at East Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin

• Date: September 17, 1933
• Attendance: 5,000

Scoring summary

Team	Qtr	Play Description (Extra Point)
Packers	3	Rose 8 yard touchdown pass from Herber (Grove kick)
Redskins	4	Frankian 33-yard touchdown pass from Westfall (Musick kick)

Week 2: vs. Chicago Bears

	1	2	3	4	OT
Bears	0	0	0	14	14
Packers	0	0	7	0	7

at East Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin

• Date: September 24, 1933
• Attendance: 10,000

Scoring summary

Team	Qtr	Play Description (Extra Point)
Packers	3	Goldenberg 1-yard touchdown run (Monnett kick)
Bears	4	Johnsos 46-yard touchdown pass from Hewitt (Manders kick)
Bears	4	Hewitt recovered blocked kick in end zone (Manders kick)

Week 3: vs. New York Giants

	1	2	3	4	OT
Giants	3	7	0	0	10
Packers	0	0	0	7	7

at Borchert Field, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

• Date: October 1, 1933
• Attendance: 12,467

Scoring summary

Team	Qtr	Play Description (Extra Point)
Giants	1	Strong 39 yard field goal
Giants	2	Burnett 19-yard touchdown pass from Newman (Newman kick)
Packers	4	Goldenberg 3-yard touchdown run (Blood pass from Herber)

Week 4: vs. Portsmouth Spartans

	1	2	3	4	OT
Spartans	0	0	0	0	0
Packers	7	0	3	7	17

at East Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin

• Date: October 8, 1933
• Attendance: 5,200

Scoring summary

Team	Qtr	Play Description (Extra Point)
Packers	1	Bruder 1-yard touchdown run (Grove kick)
Packers	3	Hinkle 30-yard field goal
Packers	4	Blood 30-yard touchdown pass from Monnett (Monnett kick)

Week 5: vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

	1	2	3	4	OT
Pirates	0	0	0	0	0
Packers	7	20	13	7	47

at East Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin

• Date: October 15, 1933
• Attendance: 4,000

Scoring summary

Team	Qtr	Play Description (Extra Point)
Packers	1	Hinkle 1-yard touchdown run (Monnett kick)
Packers	2	Monnett 7-yard touchdown run (Monnett kick failed)
Packers	2	Goldenberg interception returned 67 yards for a touchdown (Grove kick)
Packers	2	Goldenberg 3-yard touchdown run (Monnett kick)
Packers	3	Bruder 52-yard touchdown run (Herber kick)
Packers	3	Monnett 12-yard touchdown run (Engelmann kick failed)
Packers	4	Engelmann 40 yard lateral for touchdown from Monnett after 9-yard pass from Herber (Monnett kick)

Week 6: at Chicago Bears

	1	2	3	4	OT
Packers	0	7	0	0	7
Bears	0	0	0	10	10

at Wrigley Field, Chicago

• Date: October 22, 1933
• Attendance: 19,000

Scoring summary

Team	Qtr	Play Description (Extra Point)
Packers	2	Blood 43-yard touchdown pass from Herber (Monnett kick)
Bears	4	Johnsos 24-yard touchdown pass from Grange (Manders kick)
Bears	4	Manders 30-yard field goal

Week 7: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

	1	2	3	4	OT
Eagles	0	7	2	0	9
Packers	14	0	0	21	35

at East Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin

• Date: October 29, 1933
• Attendance: 3,007

Scoring summary

Team	Qtr	Play Description (Extra Point)
Packers	1	Goldenberg 2-yard touchdown run (Grove kick)
Packers	1	Engelmann interception returned 45 yards for a touchdown (Grove kick)
Eagles	2	Hanson 35-yard touchdown pass from Kirkman (Kirkman kick)
Eagles	3	Safety, Hinkle fumbled in end zone
Packers	4	Goldenberg 15-yard touchdown pass from Monnett (Grove kick)
Packers	4	Blood 13-yard touchdown pass from Monnett (Monnett kick)
Packers	4	Goldenberg blocked punt returned 34 yards for a touchdown (Monnett kick)

Week 8: at Chicago Cardinals

	1	2	3	4	OT
Packers	0	0	7	7	14
Cardinals	0	0	6	0	6

at Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois

• Date: November 5, 1933
• Attendance: 5,000

Scoring summary

Team	Qtr	Play Description (Extra Point)
Packers	3	Monnett 21-yard touchdown run (Monnett kick)
Cardinals	3	Nesbitt 2-yard touchdown run (kick failed)
Packers	4	Hinkle 1-yard touchdown run (Grove kick)

Week 9: at Portsmouth Spartans

	1	2	3	4	OT
Packers	0	0	0	0	0
Spartans	0	0	7	0	7

at Universal Stadium, Portsmouth, Ohio

• Date: November 12, 1933
• Attendance: 7,500

Scoring summary

Team	Qtr	Play Description (Extra Point)
Spartans	3	Caddel 7-yard touchdown run (Presnell kick)

Week 10: at Boston Redskins

	1	2	3	4	OT
Packers	0	0	7	0	7
Redskins	0	6	7	7	20

at Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts

• Date: November 19, 1933
• Attendance: 16,399

Scoring summary

Team	Qtr	Play Description (Extra Point)
Redskins	2	Musick 1-yard touchdown run (kick failed)
Redskins	3	Pinckert interception returned 65 yards for a touchdown (Musick kick)
Packers	3	Hinkle 1-yard touchdown run (Monnett kick)
Redskins	4	Musick 3-yard touchdown run (Musick kick)

Week 11: at New York Giants

	1	2	3	4	OT
Packers	0	0	0	6	6
Giants	7	0	10	0	17

at Polo Grounds, Manhattan, New York

• Date: November 26, 1933
• Attendance: 17,000

Scoring summary

Team	Qtr	Play Description (Extra Point)
Giants	1	Burnett interception returned 84 yards for a touchdown (Strong kick)
Giants	3	Badgro 35-yard touchdown pass from Newman (Strong kick)
Giants	3	Strong 30-yard field goal
Packers	4	Gantenbein 24-yard touchdown pass from Herber (kick failed)

Week 12: at Philadelphia Eagles

	1	2	3	4	OT
Packers	0	3	0	7	10
Eagles	0	0	0	0	0

at Baker Bowl, Philadelphia

• Date: December 3, 1933
• Attendance: 9,500

Scoring summary

Team	Qtr	Play Description (Extra Point)
Packers	2	Hinkle 32-yard field goal
Packers	4	Hinkle 2-yard touchdown run (Grove kick)

Week 13: at Chicago Bears

	1	2	3	4	OT
Packers	0	0	0	6	6
Bears	0	7	0	0	7

at Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois

• Date: December 10, 1933
• Attendance: 7,000

Scoring summary

Team	Qtr	Play Description (Extra Point)
Bears	2	Ronzani 42-yard touchdown pass from Molesworth (Manders kick)
Packers	4	Monnett 85-yard punt return for a touchdown (kick blocked)

Standings

NFL Western Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Chicago Bears	10	2	1	.833	7–0	133	82	W4
Portsmouth Spartans	6	5	0	.545	3–4	128	87	L3
Green Bay Packers	5	7	1	.417	2–4	170	107	L1
Cincinnati Reds	3	6	1	.333	2–2	38	110	W1
Chicago Cardinals	1	9	1	.100	1–5	52	101	T1

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