1928 Green Bay Packers season explained

Team:Green Bay Packers
Year:1928
Record:6–4–3
League Place:4th NFL
Coach:Curly Lambeau
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The 1928 Green Bay Packers season was their tenth season overall and their eighth season in the National Football League. The team finished with a 6–4–3 record under player/coach Curly Lambeau earning them a fourth-place finish.

Schedule

GameDateOpponentResultRecordAttendanceVenueRecapSources
1September 23Frankford Yellow JacketsL 9–190–16,500City StadiumRecap
2September 30Chicago BearsT 12–120–1–18,500City StadiumRecap
3October 7New York GiantsL 0–60–2–17,000 [1] City StadiumRecap[2]
4October 14Chicago CardinalsW 20–01–2–14,200City StadiumRecap
5October 21at Chicago BearsW 16–62–2–115,000Wrigley FieldRecap
6October 28Dayton TrianglesW 17–03–2–13,100City StadiumRecap
7November 4Pottsville MaroonsW 26–144–2–15,000City StadiumRecap
8November 11New York YankeesT 0–04–2–25,000City StadiumRecap
9November 18at New York GiantsW 7–05–2–225,000 [3] Polo GroundsRecap[4]
10November 25at Pottsville MaroonsL 0–265–3–21,600Minersville ParkRecap
11November 29at Frankford Yellow JacketsL 0–25–4–28,000Frankford StadiumRecap
12December 2at Providence Steam RollerT 7–75–4–310,500 [5] CycledromeRecap[6]
13December 9at Chicago BearsW 6–06–4–314,000Wrigley FieldRecap

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. One account estimates the attendance at 9,000.
  2. Arthur W. Bystrom,"Packers Lose Hard Game 6 to 0: Wilson Carries Ball Over for Giant Victory," Green Bay Press-Gazette, Oct. 8, 1928, pp. 11–12.
  3. Pro Football Reference has the size of this crowd as 12,000.
  4. https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news-packers-wrap-up-giants-block/159389700/ "Packers Wrap Up Giants: Blocked Kick Leads to Lone Green Bay Score in Second Period,"
  5. Pro Football Reference has the attendance at 9,000.
  6. Greg D. Tranter, The Providence Steam Roller: New England's First NFL Team. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 2024; pp. 236-237.