1919 Green Bay Packers season

NFL team season (inaugural) November 2013 March 2026 Green Bay Packers 1919 10–1 Curly Lambeau Willard RyanCurly Lambeau served as team captain during the 1919 season, while Willard Ryan served as head coach. In the early 1900s, the position of team captain was more closely related to the modern position of head coach, which is why the Packers consider Lambeau to be the first coach. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/42026403/lambeaus_status_as_packers_first/ Lambeau's status as Packers' first coach debated Newspapers.com clipping January 10, 2004 The Sheboygan Press B4 live Associated Press January 13, 2020 January 10, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200110160922/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/42026403/lambeaus_status_as_packers_first/ Hagemeister Park none true Packers seasons The 1919 Green Bay Packers season was their first season of competitive football. The team was formed by Curly Lambeau and George Whitney Calhoun with help from the Indian Packing Company. Lambeau served as team captain, the position closest related to the modern position of head coach, while Willard Ryan served as the official head coach. The club posted a 10–1 record against other teams in Wisconsin and Michigan. Founding thumb|300px|The original Packers According to traditional accounts, Curly Lambeau, a standout high school football player, made Knute Rockne's varsity Notre Dame team in his freshman year, only to resign after a severe case of tonsillitis. Still wanting to play football, a casual conversation with George Calhoun, editor of the Press-Gazette, in the Summer of 1919 convinced him to organize his own team. In the succeeding weeks, Calhoun ran advertisements in the Press-Gazette inviting prospective players to join the team.http://www.packersnews.com/legacy/history/yearsinhistory/beginningsa.shtml History of the Green Bay Packers PackersNews.com https://web.archive.org/web/20080327042310/http://www.packersnews.com/legacy/history/yearsinhistory/beginningsa.shtml March 27, 2008 On August 11, local athletes came together in the editorial room at the Press-Gazette building and formed the team that would become the Green Bay Packers.http://www.packers.com/history/birth_of_a_team_and_a_legend/ Packers.com » History » Birth of a Team & a Legend February 22, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20100617152634/http://www.packers.com/history/birth_of_a_team_and_a_legend/#intro June 17, 2010 dead mdy-all While the Packer organization recognizes 1919 as the year this town team was founded, a number of sources show that the 1919 team succeeded teams organized on an annual basis since 1896. Lambeau organized the team in 1919 and brought it to the NFL in 1921 but the tradition of football in Green Bay goes back to 1896,http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-cliffs-notes/article-1/Packers-born-in-1919-not-1921/6780ee6e-1a49-4821-ae70-5dc75750be4f?adbid=10152772764850073&adbpl=fb&adbpr=71671905072&campaign=christl_history_20141120_35936107 Packers born in 1919, not 1921 Packers.com November 23, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141123054358/http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-cliffs-notes/article-1/Packers-born-in-1919-not-1921/6780ee6e-1a49-4821-ae70-5dc75750be4f?adbid=10152772764850073&adbpl=fb&adbpr=71671905072&campaign=christl_history_20141120_35936107 November 23, 2014 dead earlier than any other NFL team, including the 1898 Racine St. Cardinals in Chicago.Names Larry The History of the Green Bay Packers 1987 Angel Press of Wisconsin Wautoma, Wisconsin 0-939995-00-X 25–27 Sponsorship Since the team needed funds for uniforms and equipment, Lambeau entered an agreement with his employer, the Indian Packing Company. The company provided $500 and Lambeau agreed to name the team after it. At first the team was denoted the "Green Bay Indians" but by the end of the year the press was referring to the team as the Packers. The company also allowed the team to use an open lot on company property for practices three times a week. Home field The Packers played their home games in Hagemeister Park, a vacant lot next to East High. There were no bleachers and fans could watch the game for free, walking along the sideline next to the line of scrimmage. The field was sectioned off by ropes although the fans sometimes entered the field of play during particularly exciting parts of the game. At halftime, the players would gather in the endzone to discuss strategy and the fans would often join the discussion. To pay player salaries, a hat was passed around the crowd for donations. The Packers played 8 games at Hagemeister Park in their first season.LambeauField.com » Stadium Info » History » Packers Stadium History https://web.archive.org/web/20080414222114/http://www.lambeaufield.com/stadium_info/history/packers_stadium_history/ April 14, 2008 Season results The Packers finished the season with a record of 10–1, only losing to the Beloit Fairies 6–0 in a questionable loss where the Beloit hometown referee, George Zabel, called back two Packer touchdowns on consecutive plays at the end of the game.https://medium.com/top-level-sports/100-years-ago-today-the-green-bay-packers-perfect-inaugural-season-was-spoiled-by-fairies-2d43815f9dc0 100 Years Ago Today, the Green Bay Packers' Perfect Inaugural Season was Spoiled by Fairies November 24, 2019 Apart from the Beloit loss, they only allowed one other team to score, the Racine Iroquois. For the 1919 season, they placed first among all professional teams in Wisconsin.Green Bay Packers Their first ever road game occurred on Oct 19, 1919, at Ishpeming, MI.TWIN CITY MEETS DEFEAT: Ishpeming-Negaunee Eleven Lost by 33 to 0 Score to Green Bay http://www.ishhistsoc.com/Home_Tours/Copy%20of%20packvsish.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110713061412/http://www.ishhistsoc.com/Home_Tours/Copy%20of%20packvsish.html July 13, 2011 ishhistsoc.com, Iron Ore newspaper, Oct 1919; via Ishpeming Historical Society Game Date Opponent Result Record Location 1 September 14 Menominee North End A.C. W 53–0 1–0 Hagemeister Park 2 September 21 Marinette Northerners W 61–0 2–0 Hagemeister Park 3 September 28 New London W 54–0 3–0 Hagemeister Park 4 October 5 Sheboygan Company C W 87–0 4–0 Hagemeister Park 5 October 12 Racine Iroquois W 76–6 5–0 Hagemeister Park 6 October 19 at Ishpeming W 33–0 6–0 Ishpeming, MI 7 October 26 Oshkosh Professionals W 85–0 7–0 Hagemeister Park 8 November 2 Milwaukee Maple Leaf A.C. W 53–0 8–0 Hagemeister Park 9 November 9 Chicago Chilar A.C. W 46–0 9–0 Hagemeister Park 10 November 16 at Stambaugh Miners W 17–0 10–0 Stambaugh, MI 11 November 23 at Beloit Fairies L 0–6 10–1 Beloit, WI Sourcehttps://www.profootballarchives.com/1919greenb.html 1919 Green Bay Packers - Pro Football Archives Roster Player nameNate AbramsHenry "Tubby" Bero"Bradlee"Jim CoffeenJohn Des JardinsDutch DwyerRiggie DwyerJen GallagerFritz GavinWally LadrowCurly LambeauWes LeaperHerman MartellAl MartinOrlo McLeanAndy MuldoonHerbert NicholsAl PetckaSammy PowersGus RosenowCharlie SauberCowboy WheelerMilt WilsonMartin ZollCarl Zollhttp://www.packershistory.net/1919-20PACKERS.html The 1919 and 1920 Green Bay Packers – Independent Football December 15, 2013 July 15, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130715004702/http://www.packershistory.net/1919-20PACKERS.html dead Notes References 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. External links Category:Green Bay Packers seasons Green Bay Green Bay