1939 Green Bay Packers season
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox NFL season The 1939 Green Bay Packers season was their 21st season overall and their 19th season in the National Football League. The Packers finished with a 9–2 record under founder and head coach Curly Lambeau, earning a first-place finish in the Western Conference. Green Bay shut out the New York Giants 27–0 in the NFL Championship Game, earning the franchise's fifth NFL Championship and the first NFL title game shutout ever.
Schedule
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| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record |
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| 1 | September 17 | Chicago Cardinals | W 14–10 | 1–0 |
| 2 | September 24 | Chicago Bears | W 21–16 | 2–0 |
| 3 | October 1 | Cleveland Rams | L 24–27 | 2–1 |
| 4 | October 8 | Chicago Cardinals | W 27–20 | 3–1 |
| 5 | October 22 | Detroit Lions | W 26–7 | 4–1 |
| 6 | October 29 | Washington Redskins | W 24–14 | 5–1 |
| 7 | November 5 | at Chicago Bears | L 27–30 | 5–2 |
| 8 | November 12 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 23–16 | 6–2 |
| 9 | November 19 | at Brooklyn Dodgers | W 28–0 | 7–2 |
| 10 | November 26 | at Cleveland Rams | W 7–6 | 8–2 |
| 11 | December 3 | at Detroit Lions | W 12–7 | 9–2 |
Post-season
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | December 10 | New York Giants | W 27–0 | 1–0 | Wisconsin State Fair Park |
| All-Star Game | January 14, 1940 | NFL All-Stars | W 16–7 | 2–0 | Gilmore Stadium |
Standings
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Roster
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Source: "The Green Bay Packers," in Howard Roberts, Who's Who in the Major Leagues Football. Chicago: B.E. Callahan, [1940]; pp. 2–3 and team photo on pg. 24. Illegible jersey digits denoted with X.
Footnotes
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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 Two. Wautoma, WI: Angel Press of Wisconsin, 1989.
- Arch Ward, The Green Bay Packers. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1946.
External links
- "1939 Green Bay Packers," Football-Reference.com
- Sportsencyclopedia.com
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