1920 Green Bay Packers season explained

Team:Green Bay Packers
Year:1920
Record:9–1–1
Coach:Curly Lambeau
Stadium:Hagemeister Park
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The 1920 Green Bay Packers season was their second season of competition. Mostly playing other independent professional teams in Wisconsin, the team finished with a 9–1–1 record under player and coach Curly Lambeau.

Season results

Playing games from late September to late November the Packers lost only one game, tied another and won nine times. The offense scored more than 20 points per game while the defense posted shutouts in eight out of the eleven games. Overall, the team finished second among Wisconsin teams for the second consecutive year.[1]

GameDateOpponentResultRecordLocation
1September 26Chicago BoostersT 3–30-0–1Hagemeister Park
2October 3KauKauna LegionW 56–01–0–1Hagemeister Park
3October 10Stambaugh MinersW 3–02–0–1Hagemeister Park
4October 17Marinette ProfessionalsW 25–03–0–1Hagemeister Park
5October 24De Pere ProsW 62–04–0–1Hagemeister Park
6October 31Beloit FairiesW 7–05–0–1Hagemeister Park
7November 7Milwaukee All-StarsW 9–06–0–1Hagemeister Park
8November 14at Beloit FairiesL 3–146–1–1Beloit, WI
9November 21Menominee ProfessionalsW 19–77–1–1Hagemeister Park
10November 25Stambaugh MinersW 14–08–1–1Hagemeister Park
11November 28Milwaukee Lapham A.C.W 26–09–1–1Hagemeister Park

Home field

In 1920 the Packers continued playing home games at Hagemeister park. That year the city built stands on one side of the field. This was the first time the Packers were able to charge an admission.[2] The Packers played ten home games in the 1920 season winning nine times and tying once. In the first year of professional Thanksgiving Football,[3] the Packers played and defeated the Stambaugh Miners, 14–0, in Green Bay. This would be the first of only two occasions when the Packers would play at home on Thanksgiving, out of 33 total Thanksgiving games.[4]

Roster

Over the offseason, Green Bay added eight players to the roster and lost six. In total, twenty-seven players competed for the Packers in 1920.

Player NamePro Experience
Nate Abrams1 yr
Henry (Tubby) Bery1 yr
Cub Buck0 yr
Jack Dalton0 yr
Dutch Dwyer1 yr
Jen Gallager1 yr
Fritz Gavin1 yr
Fee Klaus0 yr
Wally Ladrow1 yr
Curly Lambeau1 yr
Wes Leaper1 yr
Malis0 yr
Herman Martell1 yr
Orlo Wylie McLean1 yr
Medley0 yr
Murphy0 yr
Herbert Nichols1 yr
Al Petcka1 yr
Sammy Powers1 yr
Gus Rosenow1 yr
Charlie Sauber1 yr
Smith0 yr
Buff Wagner0 yr
Cowboy Wheeler1 yr
Milt Wilson1 yr
Martin Zoll1 yr
Carl Zoll1 yr
[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20080208115906/http://www.geocities.com/krd4052/FootballResearch/wigbp.htm Green Bay Packers
  2. Web site: Packers Stadium History . www.lambeaufield.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20080414222114/http://www.lambeaufield.com/stadium_info/history/packers_stadium_history/ . April 14, 2008.
  3. http://www.mahalo.com/Thanksgiving_Football Thanksgiving Football – Mahalo
  4. http://www.profootballhof.com/history/stats/thanksgiving.jsp History: Thanksgiving Day Games – Pro Football Hall of Fame
  5. http://the-kramerfamily.com/1919-20PACKERS.html The 1919 and 1920 Green Bay Packers – Independent Football