The 1938 Green Bay Packers season was their 20th season overall and their 18th season in the National Football League . The club posted an 8–3 record in 1938 under head coach Curly Lambeau , earning them a first-place finish in the Western Division.[1] [2]
In the championship game at the Polo Grounds , the Packers lost to the New York Giants 23–17,[3] [4] following year at Wisconsin State Fair Park , with different results.
This season marked the last Packers' win in Buffalo (where they defeated the Chicago Cardinals by two points on a late field goal on a Wednesday night).[5] Buffalo Bills in western New York , the latest on December 14, 2014 .
Schedule [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
1
September 11, 1938
Cleveland Rams
W 26–17
2
September 18, 1938
Chicago Bears
L 2–0
3
September 25, 1938
Chicago Cardinals
W 28–7
4
September 28, 1938
at Chicago Cardinals ^
W 24–22
5
October 9, 1938
Detroit Lions
L 17–7
6
October 16, 1938
Brooklyn Dodgers
W 35–7
7
October 23, 1938
Pittsburgh Pirates
W 20–0
8
October 30, 1938
at Cleveland Rams
W 28–7
9
November 6, 1938
at Chicago Bears
W 24–17
10
November 13, 1938
at Detroit Lions
W 28–7
11
November 20, 1938
at New York Giants
L 15–3
^ Played at Buffalo, New York , on Wednesday night[5]
Playoffs [ ] Standings [ ] Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
References [ ]
↑ "Lions upset by Eagles; Packers win title" . Milwaukee Sentinel . Associated Press: p. 11. December 5, 1938. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UW5IAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Gg0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=5950%2C957767 .↑ Burton, Lewis (December 11, 1938). "Packers, Giants meet for title" . Milwaukee Sentinel : p. 1B. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=V25IAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Gg0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=5805%2C1762755 . ↑ Burton, Lewis (December 12, 1938). "Giants defeat Packers, 23-17 for pro title" . Milwaukee Sentinel : p. 13. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WG5IAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Gg0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6150%2C2262300 . ↑ Gannon, Pat (December 12, 1938). "Giants' early attack defeats Green Bay for title, 23 to 17" . Milwaukee Journal : p. 4, part 2. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lHYxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HCIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6551%2C7134580 . ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Engebretsen's goal beats Cards" . Milwaukee Sentinel : p. 12. September 29, 1938. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NoxAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Iw4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6090%2C5099037 .
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