1937 Green Bay Packers season
NFL team season
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The 1937 Green Bay Packers season was their 19th season overall and their 17th season in the National Football League. The team finished with a 7â4 record under coach Curly Lambeau, earning them a second-place finish in the Western Conference.
| 1937 Green Bay Packers season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Curly Lambeau |
| Home stadium | City Stadium Wisconsin State Fair Park |
| Results | |
| Record | 7â4 |
| Division place | 2nd NFL Western |
| Playoffs | Did not qualify |
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 12 | Chicago Cardinals | L 7â14 | 0â1 | City Stadium | 10,000 | Recap | ||
| 2 | September 19 | Chicago Bears | L 2â14 | 0â2 | City Stadium | 16,658 | Recap | ||
| â | September 26 | Bye | |||||||
| 3 | October 3 | Detroit Lions | W 26â6 | 1â2 | City Stadium | 17,553 | Recap | ||
| 4 | October 10 | Chicago Cardinals | W 34â13 | 2â2 | Wisconsin State Fair Park | 16,181 | Recap | ||
| 5 | October 17 | at Cleveland Rams | W 35â10 | 3â2 | League Park | Recap | |||
| 6 | October 24 | Cleveland Rams | W 35â7 | 4â2 | City Stadium | Recap | |||
| 7 | October 31 | at Detroit Lions | W 14â13 | 5â2 | University of Detroit Stadium | Recap | |||
| 8 | November 7 | at Chicago Bears | W 24â14 | 6â2 | Wrigley Field | Recap | |||
| 9 | November 14 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 37â7 | 7â2 | Wisconsin State Fair Park | Recap | |||
| 10 | November 21 | at New York Giants | L 0â10 | 7â3 | Polo Grounds | Recap | |||
| 11 | November 28 | at Washington Redskins | L 6â14 | 7â4 | Griffith Stadium | Recap | |||
| Note: Intra-division opponents in bold text. | |||||||||
Roster
| 1937 Green Bay Packers final roster | ||||||||
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Backs
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Linemen/Linebackers
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Ends/Receivers
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Standings
| NFL Western Division | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK | ||
| Chicago Bears | 9 | 1 | 1 | .900 | 7â1 | 201 | 100 | W4 | |
| Green Bay Packers | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 6â2 | 220 | 122 | L2 | |
| Detroit Lions | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 4â4 | 180 | 105 | L1 | |
| Chicago Cardinals | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 3â5 | 135 | 165 | L2 | |
| Cleveland Rams | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 0â8 | 75 | 207 | L9 | |
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
References
Further reading
- Cliff Christl, The Greatest Story in Sports: Green Bay Packers, 1919â2019. 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.