The 1936 Green Bay Packers season was their 18th season overall and their 16th 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 38–10
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 [ ]
Standings [ ]
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Awards and records [ ]
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↑ 1.0 1.1 1936 Green Bay Packers on databaseFootball.com
↑ 2.0 2.1 "Play-off game is definitely set at Polo Grounds" . Milwaukee Journal : p. 6, part 2. December 7, 1936. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=falQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_iEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7075%2C2030668 .
↑ 3.0 3.1 "Bays, Boston play for crown in N.Y. Sunday" . Milwaukee Sentinel . Associated Press: p. 14. December 8, 1936. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=g7YVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RA4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=2224%2C1735129 .
↑ 4.0 4.1 McGrath, John (January 10, 2006). "Redskins history lesson" . Lakeland Ledger . McClatchy News Service (Florida): p. C1. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sNROAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Kv4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=1368%2C8149523 .
↑ "Packers beat Boston 21-6, for pro crown" . Milwaukee Sentinel : p. 11. December 14, 1936. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hKlQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_iEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6754%2C4443355 .
↑ Keuchle, Oliver E. (December 14, 1936). "Packers win pro championship; passes beat Boston, 21 to 6" . Milwaukee Journal : p. 4, part 2. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hKlQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_iEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6754%2C4443355 .
↑ "Arnold Herber's arm hurls Green Bay Packers into pro championship" . Spokesman-Review . Associated Press (Spokane, Washington): p. 9. December 14, 1936. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_mxWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=quMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6835%2C6110816 .
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