1933 Green Bay Packers season

1933 Green Bay Packers season
Head coachCurly Lambeau
Home fieldCity Stadium (Green Bay)
Borchert Field (Milwaukee)
Results
Record5–7–1
Division place3rd NFL Western
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1933 Green Bay Packers season was their 15th season overall and their 13th season in the National Football League (NFL). This was the first year of divisional play and Green Bay competed in the Western Division.[1] The team finished with a 5–7–1 record under coach Curly Lambeau, the first losing season in team history.[2] Beginning this season, the Packers began playing some home game in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, at Borchert Field to draw additional revenue,[2] starting October 1, 1933, against the New York Giants.[3]

The Packers' 14–7 loss on September 23, 1933, to the Chicago Bears would give the Bears the edge in the all-time series between the two teams, and edge that the Bears would hold for over 84 years. The Packers would once again reclaim the all-time series lead against the Bears after a 35–14 victory in Lambeau Field on September 28, 2017.

Schedule[edit]

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue References
1 September 17 Boston Redskins T 7–7 0–0–1 City Stadium [4]
2 September 24 Chicago Bears L 7–14 0–1–1 City Stadium [5]
3 October 1 New York Giants L 7–10 0–2–1 Borchert Field [6]
4 October 8 Portsmouth Spartans W 17–0 1–2–1 City Stadium [7]
5 October 15 Pittsburgh Pirates W 47–0 2–2–1 City Stadium [8]
6 October 22 at Chicago Bears L 7–10 2–3–1 Wrigley Field [9]
7 October 29 Philadelphia Eagles W 35–9 3–3–1 City Stadium [10]
8 November 5 at Chicago Cardinals W 14–6 4–3–1 Wrigley Field [11]
9 November 12 at Portsmouth Spartans L 0–7 4–4–1 Universal Stadium [12]
10 November 19 at Boston Redskins L 7–20 4–5–1 Fenway Park [13]
11 November 26 at New York Giants L 6–17 4–6–1 Polo Grounds [14]
12 December 3 at Philadelphia Eagles W 10–0 5–6–1 Baker Bowl [15]
13 December 10 at Chicago Bears L 6–7 5–7–1 Wrigley Field [16]
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries[edit]

Week 1: vs. Boston Redskins[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Redskins 0 0 0 7 7
Packers 0 0 7 0 7

at City Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin

  • Date: September 17, 1933
  • Attendance: 5,000

Scoring summary[edit]

Team Qtr Play Description (Extra Point)
Packers 3 Rose 8 yard touchdown pass from Herber (Grove kick)
Redskins 4 Frankian 33-yard touchdown pass from Westfall (Musick kick)

Week 2: vs. Chicago Bears[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 0 0 14 14
Packers 0 0 7 0 7

at City Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin

  • Date: September 24, 1933
  • Attendance: 10,000

Scoring summary[edit]

Team Qtr Play Description (Extra Point)
Packers 3 Goldenberg 1-yard touchdown run (Monnett kick)
Bears 4 Johnsos 46-yard touchdown pass from Hewitt (Manders kick)
Bears 4 Hewitt recovered blocked kick in end zone (Manders kick)

Week 3: vs. New York Giants[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Giants 3 7 0 0 10
Packers 0 0 0 7 7

at Borchert Field, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

  • Date: October 1, 1933
  • Attendance: 12,467

Scoring summary[edit]

Team Qtr Play Description (Extra Point)
Giants 1 Strong 39 yard field goal
Giants 2 Burnett 19-yard touchdown pass from Newman (Newman kick)
Packers 4 Goldenberg 3-yard touchdown run (Blood pass from Herber)

Week 4: vs. Portsmouth Spartans[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0 0 0 0 0
Packers 7 0 3 7 17

at City Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin

  • Date: October 8, 1933
  • Attendance: 5,200

Scoring summary[edit]

Team Qtr Play Description (Extra Point)
Packers 1 Bruder 1-yard touchdown run (Grove kick)
Packers 3 Hinkle 30-yard field goal
Packers 4 Blood 30-yard touchdown pass from Monnett (Monnett kick)

Week 5: vs. Pittsburgh Pirates[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 0 0 0 0 0
Packers 7 20 13 7 47

at City Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin

  • Date: October 15, 1933
  • Attendance: 4,000

Scoring summary[edit]

Team Qtr Play Description (Extra Point)
Packers 1 Hinkle 1-yard touchdown run (Monnett kick)
Packers 2 Monnett 7-yard touchdown run (Monnett kick failed)
Packers 2 Goldenberg interception returned 67 yards for a touchdown (Grove kick)
Packers 2 Goldenberg 3-yard touchdown run (Monnett kick)
Packers 3 Bruder 52-yard touchdown run (Herber kick)
Packers 3 Monnett 12-yard touchdown run (Engelmann kick failed)
Packers 4 Engelmann 40 yard lateral for touchdown from Monnett after 9-yard pass from Herber (Monnett kick)

Week 6: at Chicago Bears[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Packers 0 7 0 0 7
Bears 0 0 0 10 10

at Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois

  • Date: October 22, 1933
  • Attendance: 19,000

Scoring summary[edit]

Team Qtr Play Description (Extra Point)
Packers 2 Blood 43-yard touchdown pass from Herber (Monnett kick)
Bears 4 Johnsos 24-yard touchdown pass from Grange (Manders kick)
Bears 4 Manders 30-yard field goal

Week 7: vs. Philadelphia Eagles[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 7 2 0 9
Packers 14 0 0 21 35

at City Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin

  • Date: October 29, 1933
  • Attendance: 3,007

Scoring summary[edit]

Team Qtr Play Description (Extra Point)
Packers 1 Goldenberg 2-yard touchdown run (Grove kick)
Packers 1 Engelmann interception returned 45 yards for a touchdown (Grove kick)
Eagles 2 Hanson 35-yard touchdown pass from Kirkman (Kirkman kick)
Eagles 3 Safety, Hinkle fumbled in end zone
Packers 4 Goldenberg 15-yard touchdown pass from Monnett (Grove kick)
Packers 4 Blood 13-yard touchdown pass from Monnett (Monnett kick)
Packers 4 Goldenberg blocked punt returned 34 yards for a touchdown (Monnett kick)

Week 8: at Chicago Cardinals[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Packers 0 0 7 7 14
Cardinals 0 0 6 0 6

at Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois

  • Date: November 5, 1933
  • Attendance: 5,000

Scoring summary[edit]

Team Qtr Play Description (Extra Point)
Packers 3 Monnett 21-yard touchdown run (Monnett kick)
Cardinals 3 Nesbitt 2-yard touchdown run (kick failed)
Packers 4 Hinkle 1-yard touchdown run (Grove kick)

Week 9: at Portsmouth Spartans[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Packers 0 0 0 0 0
Spartans 0 0 7 0 7

at Universal Stadium, Portsmouth, Ohio

  • Date: November 12, 1933
  • Attendance: 7,500

Scoring summary[edit]

Team Qtr Play Description (Extra Point)
Spartans 3 Caddel 7-yard touchdown run (Presnell kick)

Week 10: at Boston Redskins[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Packers 0 0 7 0 7
Redskins 0 6 7 7 20

at Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts

  • Date: November 19, 1933
  • Attendance: 16,399

Scoring summary[edit]

Team Qtr Play Description (Extra Point)
Redskins 2 Musick 1-yard touchdown run (kick failed)
Redskins 3 Pinckert interception returned 65 yards for a touchdown (Musick kick)
Packers 3 Hinkle 1-yard touchdown run (Monnett kick)
Redskins 4 Musick 3-yard touchdown run (Musick kick)

Week 11: at New York Giants[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Packers 0 0 0 6 6
Giants 7 0 10 0 17

at Polo Grounds, Manhattan, New York

  • Date: November 26, 1933
  • Attendance: 17,000

Scoring summary[edit]

Team Qtr Play Description (Extra Point)
Giants 1 Burnett interception returned 84 yards for a touchdown (Strong kick)
Giants 3 Badgro 35-yard touchdown pass from Newman (Strong kick)
Giants 3 Strong 30-yard field goal
Packers 4 Gantenbein 24-yard touchdown pass from Herber (kick failed)

Week 12: at Philadelphia Eagles[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Packers 0 3 0 7 10
Eagles 0 0 0 0 0

at Baker Bowl, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: December 3, 1933
  • Attendance: 9,500

Scoring summary[edit]

Team Qtr Play Description (Extra Point)
Packers 2 Hinkle 32-yard field goal
Packers 4 Hinkle 2-yard touchdown run (Grove kick)

Week 13: at Chicago Bears[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Packers 0 0 0 6 6
Bears 0 7 0 0 7

at Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois

  • Date: December 10, 1933
  • Attendance: 7,000

Scoring summary[edit]

Team Qtr Play Description (Extra Point)
Bears 2 Ronzani 42-yard touchdown pass from Molesworth (Manders kick)
Packers 4 Monnett 85-yard punt return for a touchdown (kick blocked)

Standings[edit]

NFL Western Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Chicago Bears 10 2 1 .833 7–0 133 82 W4
Portsmouth Spartans 6 5 0 .545 3–4 128 87 L3
Green Bay Packers 5 7 1 .417 2–4 170 107 L1
Cincinnati Reds 3 6 1 .333 2–2 38 110 W1
Chicago Cardinals 1 9 1 .100 1–5 52 101 T1
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "NFL History by Decade 1931–1940". National Football League. Archived from the original on May 10, 2020. Retrieved December 14, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Green Bay Packers (1919–Present)". The Sports E-Cyclopedia. Retrieved December 14, 2007.
  3. ^ "History of the Milwaukee Brewers". TrueBlueCrew.com. Archived from the original on May 25, 2009. Retrieved December 15, 2007.
  4. ^ "Boston Redskins at Green Bay Packers - September 17th, 1933". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  5. ^ "Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers - September 24th, 1933". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  6. ^ "New York Giants at Green Bay Packers - October 1st, 1933". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  7. ^ "Portsmouth Spartans at Green Bay Packers - October 8th, 1933". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  8. ^ "Pittsburgh Pirates at Green Bay Packers - October 15th, 1933". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  9. ^ "Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears - October 22nd, 1933". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  10. ^ "Philadelphia Eagles at Green Bay Packers - October 29th, 1933". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  11. ^ "Green Bay Packers at Chicago Cardinals - November 5th, 1933". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  12. ^ "Green Bay Packers at Portsmouth Spartans - November 12th, 1933". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  13. ^ "Green Bay Packers at Boston Redskins - November 19th, 1933". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  14. ^ "Green Bay Packers at New York Giants - November 26th, 1933". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  15. ^ "Green Bay Packers at Philadelphia Eagles - December 3rd, 1933". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  16. ^ "Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears - December 10th, 1933". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
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