1926 Green Bay Packers season

1926 Green Bay Packers season
Head coachCurly Lambeau
Home stadiumCity Stadium
Results
Record7–3–3
League place5th NFL

The 1926 Green Bay Packers season was their eighth season overall and their sixth season in the National Football League. The team finished with a 7–3–3 record under player/coach Curly Lambeau earning them a fifth-place finish. The season marked the second year the Packers played at City Stadium.

Schedule

Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources
1 September 19 Detroit Panthers W 21–0 1–0 City Stadium 4,500 Recap
2 September 26 Chicago Bears T 6–6 1–0–1 City Stadium 7,000 Recap
3 October 3 Duluth Eskimos T 0–0 1–0–2 City Stadium 2,500 Recap
4 October 10 Chicago Cardinals L 7–13 1–1–2 City Stadium 5,000 Recap
5 October 17 Milwaukee Badgers W 7–0 2–1–2 City Stadium 3,000 Recap
6 October 24 Racine Tornadoes W 35–0 3–1–2 City Stadium Recap
7 October 31 at Chicago Cardinals W 3–0 4–1–2 Normal Park 2,500 Recap
8 November 7 at Milwaukee Badgers W 21–0 5–1–2 Athletic Park 4,300 Recap
9 November 14 Louisville Colonels W 14–0 6–1–2 City Stadium 1,300 [1] Recap [2]
10 November 21 at Chicago Bears L 13–19 6–2–2 Cubs Park 7,500 Recap
11 November 25 at Frankford Yellow Jackets L 14–20 6–3–2 Frankford Stadium 10,000 Recap
12 November 28 at Detroit Panthers W 7–0 7–3–2 Navin Field 1,000 Recap [3]
13 December 19 at Chicago Bears T 3–3 7–3–3 Soldier Field 10,000 Recap
Note: Thanksgiving: November 25.

Standings

The 1926 Packers team
NFL standings
W L T PCT PF PA STK
Frankford Yellow Jackets 14 1 2 .933 236 49 T1
Chicago Bears 12 1 3 .923 216 63 L1
Pottsville Maroons 10 2 2 .833 155 29 T1
Kansas City Cowboys 8 3 0 .727 76 53 W7
7 3 3 .700 151 61 T1
New York Giants 8 4 1 .667 151 61 W3
Los Angeles Buccaneers 6 3 1 .667 67 57 L1
Duluth Eskimos 6 5 3 .545 113 81 L1
Buffalo Rangers 4 4 2 .500 53 62 T1
Chicago Cardinals 5 6 1 .455 74 98 L1
Providence Steam Roller 5 7 1 .417 89 103 L1
Detroit Panthers 4 6 2 .400 107 60 L3
Hartford Blues 3 7 0 .300 57 99 L1
Brooklyn Lions 3 8 0 .273 60 150 L3
Milwaukee Badgers 2 7 0 .222 41 66 L5
Dayton Triangles 1 4 1 .200 15 82 L2
Akron Indians 1 4 3 .200 23 89 T1
Racine Tornadoes 1 4 0 .200 8 92 L4
Columbus Tigers 1 6 0 .143 26 93 L5
Canton Bulldogs 1 9 3 .100 46 161 L1
Hammond Pros 0 4 0 .000 3 56 L4
Louisville Colonels 0 4 0 .000 0 108 L4
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

  1. ^ One account has the attendance at 3,000. The local paper, the Green Bay Press-Gazette, indicates 1,300.
  2. ^ "Packers Step Over Louisville for 14–0 Victory: Straight Football Brings First Marker; Pass Counts for Score in 4th Quarter," Green Bay Press-Gazette, Nov. 15, 1926; pp. 16-17.
  3. ^ "Pro Football Gossip," Green Bay Press-Gazette, Dec. 3, 1927, pp. 28–29.

Further reading

  • Cliff Christl, The Greatest Story in Sports: Green Bay Packers, 1919–2019. 4 volumes. Stevens Point, WI: KCI Sports Publishing, 2021.
  • Larry D. Names, The History of the Green Bay Packers: The Lambeau Years, Part One. Wautoma, WI: Angel Press of Wisconsin, 1987.
  • Arch Ward, The Green Bay Packers. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1946.
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