Team: | Green Bay Packers |
Year: | 1936 |
Record: | 10–1–1 |
Division Place: | 1st NFL Western |
Coach: | Curly Lambeau |
Stadium: | City Stadium, Wisconsin State Fair Park |
Playoffs: | Won NFL Championship (at Redskins) 21–6 |
Shortnavlink: | Packers seasons |
The 1936 Green Bay Packers season was the franchise 's 18th season overall, 16th season in the National Football League, and the 18th under head coach Curly Lambeau. The team improved on their 8–4 record from 1935 and finished with a 10–1–1 record, [1] first 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.[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.
See main article: 1936 NFL draft.
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap | |
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1 | September 13 | Chicago Cardinals | W 10–7 | 1–0 | City Stadium | Recap | |
2 | September 20 | Chicago Bears | L 3–30 | 1–1 | City Stadium | Recap | |
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4 | October 4 | Chicago Cardinals | W 24–0 | 2–1 | Wisconsin State Fair Park | Recap | |
5 | October 11 | Boston Redskins | W 31–2 | 3–1 | City Stadium | Recap | |
6 | October 18 | Detroit Lions | W 20–18 | 4–1 | City Stadium | Recap | |
7 | October 25 | Pittsburgh Pirates | W 38–10 | 5–1 | Wisconsin State Fair Park | Recap | |
8 | November 1 | at Chicago Bears | W 21–10 | 6–1 | Wrigley Field | Recap | |
9 | November 8 | at Boston Redskins | W 7–3 | 7–1 | Fenway Park | Recap | |
10 | November 15 | at Brooklyn Dodgers | W 38–7 | 8–1 | Ebbets Field | Recap | |
11 | November 22 | at New York Giants | W 26–14 | 9–1 | Polo Grounds | Recap | |
12 | at Detroit Lions | W 26–17 | 10–1 | University of Detroit Stadium | Recap | ||
13 | December 6 | at Chicago Cardinals | T 0–0 | 10–1–1 | Wrigley Field | Recap |