1923 Green Bay Packers season
NFL team season
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The 1923 Green Bay Packers season was their fifth season overall and their third season in the National Football League (NFL). The team finished with a 7â2â1 record under player/coach Curly Lambeau earning them third place. This was the Packers' first season in Bellevue Park.
| 1923 Green Bay Packers season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Curly Lambeau |
| Home stadium | Bellevue Park |
| Results | |
| Record | 7â2â1 NFL (8â2â1 overall) |
| League place | 3rd NFL |
The NFL season opener on September 30, bringing the Minneapolis Marines to town for their NFL debut, drew a paid attendance of 3,008 â said to be "the largest crowd that ever witnessed a football game in Green Bay."[1] That figure would be exceeded twice more during the year.
Schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| â | September 23 | Hibbing Miners | W 10â0 | â | Bellevue Park | 2,670 | â | [2] | |
| 1 | September 30 | Minneapolis Marines | W 12â0 | 1â0 | Bellevue Park | 3,008 | Recap | [1][3][4] | |
| 2 | October 7 | St. Louis All-Stars | T 0â0 | 1â0â1 | Bellevue Park | 2,831 | Recap | [5] | |
| 3 | October 14 | Chicago Bears | L 0â3 | 1â1â1 | Bellevue Park | 4,451 | Recap | ||
| 4 | October 21 | Milwaukee Badgers | W 12â0 | 2â1â1 | Bellevue Park | 5,000 | Recap | ||
| 5 | October 28 | Racine Legion | L 3â24 | 2â2â1 | Bellevue Park | 2,800 | Recap | ||
| 6 | November 4 | at St. Louis All-Stars | W 3â0 | 3â2â1 | Sportsman's Park | 750 | Recap | ||
| 7 | November 11 | at Racine Legion | W 16â0 | 4â2â1 | Horlick Field | 3,500 | Recap | ||
| 8 | November 18 | at Milwaukee Badgers | W 10â7 | 5â2â1 | Athletic Park | 5,400 | Recap | ||
| 9 | November 25 | Duluth Kelleys | W 10â0 | 6â2â1 | Bellevue Park | 3,000 | Recap | [6][7] | |
| 10 | November 29 | Hammond Pros | W 19â0 | 7â2â1 | Bellevue Park | 2,000 | Recap | [8][9] | |
| Note: Games in italics indicate a non-NFL opponent. Thanksgiving Day: November 29. | |||||||||
Standings
| NFL standings | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
| Canton Bulldogs | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 246 | 19 | W5 | ||
| Chicago Bears | 9 | 2 | 1 | .818 | 123 | 35 | W1 | ||
| Green Bay Packers | 7 | 2 | 1 | .778 | 85 | 34 | W5 | ||
| Milwaukee Badgers | 7 | 2 | 3 | .778 | 100 | 49 | W1 | ||
| Cleveland Indians | 3 | 1 | 3 | .750 | 52 | 49 | L1 | ||
| Chicago Cardinals | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 161 | 56 | L1 | ||
| Duluth Kelleys | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 35 | 33 | L3 | ||
| Buffalo All-Americans | 5 | 4 | 3 | .556 | 94 | 43 | L1 | ||
| Columbus Tigers | 5 | 4 | 1 | .556 | 119 | 35 | L1 | ||
| Toledo Maroons | 3 | 3 | 2 | .500 | 35 | 66 | L1 | ||
| Racine Legion | 4 | 4 | 2 | .500 | 86 | 76 | W1 | ||
| Rock Island Independents | 2 | 3 | 3 | .400 | 84 | 62 | L1 | ||
| Minneapolis Marines | 2 | 5 | 2 | .286 | 48 | 81 | L1 | ||
| St. Louis All-Stars | 1 | 4 | 2 | .200 | 25 | 74 | L1 | ||
| Hammond Pros | 1 | 5 | 1 | .167 | 14 | 59 | L4 | ||
| Akron Pros | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | 25 | 74 | W1 | ||
| Dayton Triangles | 1 | 6 | 1 | .143 | 16 | 95 | L2 | ||
| Oorang Indians | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 50 | 257 | W1 | ||
| Louisville Brecks | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 90 | L3 | ||
| Rochester Jeffersons | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 141 | L4 | ||
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Roster
The following players saw action in at least one NFL game for the 1923 Green Bay Packers.[10] The total number of NFL games in which they appeared during the year follows in parentheses.
Linemen
- Cub Buck (10) â
- Jug Earp (8) â
- Milton "Moose" Gardner (9) â
- Jack "Dolly" Gray (1)
- Norbert Hayes (6)
- Kenyon â
- Wes Leaper (2)
- Dewey Lyle (9) â
- Jab Murray (9)
- Wally Niemann (10) â
- Vincent "Cowboy" Wheeler (10) â
- Whitey Woodin (10)
Backs
- Myrt Basing (9)
- Patrick "Buck" Gavin (9) â
- Harold Hansen (1)
- Curly Lambeau (10) â
- Charlie Mathys (10) â
- Stan Mills (9) â
- â - Denotes player in starting lineup for the non-NFL season opener against Hibbing.