1933 Green Bay Packers season

NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 Green Bay Packers 1933 5–7–1 3rd NFL Western Curly Lambeau City Stadium (Green Bay) Borchert Field (Milwaukee) Did not qualify Packers seasons The 1933 Green Bay Packers season was their 15th season overall and their 13th season in the National Football League (NFL). This was the first year of divisional play and Green Bay competed in the Western Division.National Football League NFL History by Decade 1931–1940 December 14, 2007 http://www.nfl.com/history/chronology/1931-1940 May 10, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200510223235/http://www.nfl.com/history/chronology/1931-1940 dead The team finished with a 5–7–1 record under coach Curly Lambeau, the first losing season in team history.The Sports E-Cyclopedia Green Bay Packers (1919–Present) December 14, 2007 http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/gb/packers.html December 16, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071216175609/http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/gb/packers.html dead Beginning this season, the Packers began playing some home game in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, at Borchert Field to draw additional revenue, starting October 1, 1933, against the New York Giants.TrueBlueCrew.com History of the Milwaukee Brewers December 15, 2007 http://truebrewcrew.110mb.com/historyf.html https://web.archive.org/web/20090525052922/http://truebrewcrew.110mb.com/historyf.html May 25, 2009 dead mdy-all The Packers' 14–7 loss on September 23, 1933, to the Chicago Bears would give the Bears the edge in the all-time series between the two teams, and edge that the Bears would hold for over 84 years. The Packers would once again reclaim the all-time series lead against the Bears after a 35–14 victory in Lambeau Field on September 28, 2017. Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue References 1 September 17 Boston Redskins T 7–7 0–0–1 City Stadium https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193309170gnb.htm Boston Redskins at Green Bay Packers - September 17th, 1933 Pro Football Reference July 9, 2024 2 September 24 Chicago Bears L 7–14 0–1–1 City Stadium https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193309240gnb.htm Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers - September 24th, 1933 Pro Football Reference July 9, 2024 3 October 1 New York Giants L 7–10 0–2–1 Borchert Field https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193310010gnb.htm New York Giants at Green Bay Packers - October 1st, 1933 Pro Football Reference July 9, 2024 4 October 8 Portsmouth Spartans W 17–0 1–2–1 City Stadium https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193310080gnb.htm Portsmouth Spartans at Green Bay Packers - October 8th, 1933 Pro Football Reference July 9, 2024 5 October 15 Pittsburgh Pirates W 47–0 2–2–1 City Stadium https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193310150gnb.htm Pittsburgh Pirates at Green Bay Packers - October 15th, 1933 Pro Football Reference July 9, 2024 6 October 22 at Chicago Bears L 7–10 2–3–1 Wrigley Field https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193310220chi.htm Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears - October 22nd, 1933 Pro Football Reference July 9, 2024 7 October 29 Philadelphia Eagles W 35–9 3–3–1 City Stadium https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193310290gnb.htm Philadelphia Eagles at Green Bay Packers - October 29th, 1933 Pro Football Reference July 9, 2024 8 November 5 at Chicago Cardinals W 14–6 4–3–1 Wrigley Field https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193311050crd.htm Green Bay Packers at Chicago Cardinals - November 5th, 1933 Pro Football Reference July 9, 2024 9 November 12 at Portsmouth Spartans L 0–7 4–4–1 Universal Stadium https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193311120det.htm Green Bay Packers at Portsmouth Spartans - November 12th, 1933 Pro Football Reference July 9, 2024 10 November 19 at Boston Redskins L 7–20 4–5–1 Fenway Park https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193311190was.htm Green Bay Packers at Boston Redskins - November 19th, 1933 Pro Football Reference July 9, 2024 11 November 26 at New York Giants L 6–17 4–6–1 Polo Grounds https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193311260nyg.htm Green Bay Packers at New York Giants - November 26th, 1933 Pro Football Reference July 9, 2024 12 December 3 at Philadelphia Eagles W 10–0 5–6–1 Baker Bowl https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193312030phi.htm Green Bay Packers at Philadelphia Eagles - December 3rd, 1933 Pro Football Reference July 9, 2024 13 December 10 at Chicago Bears L 6–7 5–7–1 Wrigley Field https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193312100chi.htm Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears - December 10th, 1933 Pro Football Reference July 9, 2024 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1: vs. Boston Redskins Redskins 0 0 0 7 7 Packers 0 0 7 0 7 at City Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin Date: September 17, 1933 Attendance: 5,000 Scoring summary TeamQtrPlay Description (Extra Point)Packers3Rose 8 yard touchdown pass from Herber (Grove kick)Redskins4Frankian 33-yard touchdown pass from Westfall (Musick kick) Week 2: vs. Chicago Bears Bears 0 0 0 14 14 Packers 0 0 7 0 7 at City Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin Date: September 24, 1933 Attendance: 10,000 Scoring summary TeamQtrPlay Description (Extra Point)Packers3Goldenberg 1-yard touchdown run (Monnett kick)Bears4Johnsos 46-yard touchdown pass from Hewitt (Manders kick)Bears4Hewitt recovered blocked kick in end zone (Manders kick) Week 3: vs. New York Giants Giants 3 7 0 0 10 Packers 0 0 0 7 7 at Borchert Field, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Date: October 1, 1933 Attendance: 12,467 Scoring summary TeamQtrPlay Description (Extra Point)Giants1Strong 39 yard field goalGiants2Burnett 19-yard touchdown pass from Newman (Newman kick)Packers4Goldenberg 3-yard touchdown run (Blood pass from Herber) Week 4: vs. Portsmouth Spartans Spartans 0 0 0 0 0 Packers 7 0 3 7 17 at City Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin Date: October 8, 1933 Attendance: 5,200 Scoring summary TeamQtrPlay Description (Extra Point)Packers1Bruder 1-yard touchdown run (Grove kick)Packers3Hinkle 30-yard field goalPackers4Blood 30-yard touchdown pass from Monnett (Monnett kick) Week 5: vs. Pittsburgh Pirates Pirates 0 0 0 0 0 Packers 7 20 13 7 47 at City Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin Date: October 15, 1933 Attendance: 4,000 Scoring summary TeamQtrPlay Description (Extra Point)Packers1Hinkle 1-yard touchdown run (Monnett kick)Packers2Monnett 7-yard touchdown run (Monnett kick failed)Packers2Goldenberg interception returned 67 yards for a touchdown (Grove kick)Packers2Goldenberg 3-yard touchdown run (Monnett kick)Packers3Bruder 52-yard touchdown run (Herber kick)Packers3Monnett 12-yard touchdown run (Engelmann kick failed)Packers4Engelmann 40 yard lateral for touchdown from Monnett after 9-yard pass from Herber (Monnett kick) Week 6: at Chicago Bears Packers 0 7 0 0 7 Bears 0 0 0 10 10 at Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois Date: October 22, 1933 Attendance: 19,000 Scoring summary TeamQtrPlay Description (Extra Point)Packers2Blood 43-yard touchdown pass from Herber (Monnett kick)Bears4Johnsos 24-yard touchdown pass from Grange (Manders kick)Bears4Manders 30-yard field goal Week 7: vs. Philadelphia Eagles Eagles 0 7 2 0 9 Packers 14 0 0 21 35 at City Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin Date: October 29, 1933 Attendance: 3,007 Scoring summary TeamQtrPlay Description (Extra Point)Packers1Goldenberg 2-yard touchdown run (Grove kick)Packers1Engelmann interception returned 45 yards for a touchdown (Grove kick)Eagles2Hanson 35-yard touchdown pass from Kirkman (Kirkman kick)Eagles3Safety, Hinkle fumbled in end zonePackers4Goldenberg 15-yard touchdown pass from Monnett (Grove kick)Packers4Blood 13-yard touchdown pass from Monnett (Monnett kick)Packers4Goldenberg blocked punt returned 34 yards for a touchdown (Monnett kick) Week 8: at Chicago Cardinals Packers 0 0 7 7 14 Cardinals 0 0 6 0 6 at Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois Date: November 5, 1933 Attendance: 5,000 Scoring summary TeamQtrPlay Description (Extra Point)Packers3Monnett 21-yard touchdown run (Monnett kick)Cardinals3Nesbitt 2-yard touchdown run (kick failed)Packers4Hinkle 1-yard touchdown run (Grove kick) Week 9: at Portsmouth Spartans Packers 0 0 0 0 0 Spartans 0 0 7 0 7 at Universal Stadium, Portsmouth, Ohio Date: November 12, 1933 Attendance: 7,500 Scoring summary TeamQtrPlay Description (Extra Point)Spartans3Caddel 7-yard touchdown run (Presnell kick) Week 10: at Boston Redskins Packers 0 0 7 0 7 Redskins 0 6 7 7 20 at Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts Date: November 19, 1933 Attendance: 16,399 Scoring summary TeamQtrPlay Description (Extra Point)Redskins2Musick 1-yard touchdown run (kick failed)Redskins3Pinckert interception returned 65 yards for a touchdown (Musick kick)Packers3Hinkle 1-yard touchdown run (Monnett kick)Redskins4Musick 3-yard touchdown run (Musick kick) Week 11: at New York Giants Packers 0 0 0 6 6 Giants 7 0 10 0 17 at Polo Grounds, Manhattan, New York Date: November 26, 1933 Attendance: 17,000 Scoring summary TeamQtrPlay Description (Extra Point)Giants1Burnett interception returned 84 yards for a touchdown (Strong kick)Giants3Badgro 35-yard touchdown pass from Newman (Strong kick)Giants3Strong 30-yard field goalPackers4Gantenbein 24-yard touchdown pass from Herber (kick failed) Week 12: at Philadelphia Eagles Packers 0 3 0 7 10 Eagles 0 0 0 0 0 at Baker Bowl, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Date: December 3, 1933 Attendance: 9,500 Scoring summary TeamQtrPlay Description (Extra Point)Packers2Hinkle 32-yard field goalPackers4Hinkle 2-yard touchdown run (Grove kick) Week 13: at Chicago Bears Packers 0 0 0 6 6 Bears 0 7 0 0 0 at Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois Date: December 10, 1933 Attendance: 7,000 Scoring summary TeamQtrPlay Description (Extra Point)Bears2Ronzani 42-yard touchdown pass from Molesworth (Manders kick)Packers4Monnett 85-yard punt return for a touchdown (kick blocked) Roster 1933 Green Bay Packers final rosterBacks 14 Johnny Blood RB/CB/S 13 Hank Bruder RB/CB 25 Wuert Engelmann RB/CB/S 21 Buckets Goldenberg FB/LB 11 Roger Grove RB/CB/S/K 41 Arnie Herber RB/CB/S 30 Clarke Hinkle FB/LB 18 Bob Monnett RB/CB/KLinemen 38 Art Bultman C/MG 32 Rudy Comstock G/DG 17 Lon Evans G/DG 20 Norm Greeney G/DG 27 Cal Hubbard T/DT 28 Joe Kurth T/DT 31 Mike Michalske G/DG 37 Claude Perry T/DT 24 Al Sarafiny C/MG 26 Clyde Van Sickle G/DGEnds/Receivers 22 Lavvie Dilweg 46 Milt Gantenbein 34 Al Rose 23 Ben Smith Rookies in italics Standings 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 Two. Wautoma, WI: Angel Press of Wisconsin, 1989. Arch Ward, The Green Bay Packers. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1946. Category:Green Bay Packers seasons Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers