1938 Green Bay Packers season

NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 Green Bay Packers 1938 8–3 1st NFL Western Curly Lambeau City StadiumWisconsin State Fair Park Lost NFL Championship(at Giants) 17–23 Packers seasons The 1938 Green Bay Packers season was their 20th season overall and their 18th season in the National Football League. The team finished with an 8–3 record in 1938 under head coach Curly Lambeau, earning them a first-place finish in the Western Division.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UW5IAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Gg0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=5950%2C957767 Milwaukee Sentinel Associated Press Lions upset by Eagles; Packers win title December 5, 1938 11https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=V25IAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Gg0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=5805%2C1762755 Milwaukee Sentinel Burton Lewis Packers, Giants meet for title December 11, 1938 1B In the championship game at the Polo Grounds, the Packers lost to the New York Giants 23–17,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WG5IAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Gg0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6150%2C2262300 Milwaukee Sentinel Burton Lewis Giants defeat Packers, 23-17 for pro title December 12, 1938 13https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lHYxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HCIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6551%2C7134580 Milwaukee Journal Gannon Pat Giants' early attack defeats Green Bay for title, 23 to 17 December 12, 1938 4, part 2 the first of only three losses the Packers have in 13 world championship games. The two teams met again in the title game the following year at Wisconsin State Fair Park, with different results. This season marked the last Packers' win in Buffalo (where they defeated the Chicago Cardinals by two points on a late field goal on a Wednesday night).https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NoxAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Iw4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6090%2C5099037 Milwaukee Sentinel Engebretsen's goal beats Cards September 29, 1938 12https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=p0kqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=N0wEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3342%2C6313469 Pittsburgh Press United Press Field goal wins for Green Bay September 29, 1938 29 Since then, they are winless in six attempts against the Buffalo Bills in western New York, the latest on October 30, 2022. Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 11 Cleveland Rams W 26–17 1–0 City Stadium 8,247 Recap 2 September 18 at Chicago Bears L 0–2 1–1 City Stadium 15,172 Recap 3 September 25 Chicago Cardinals W 28–7 2–1 Wisconsin State Fair Park 18,000 Recap 4 September 28, 1938 v. Chicago Cardinals † W 24–22 3–1 Buffalo Civic Stadium 10,687 Recap 5 October 9 Detroit Lions L 7–17 3–2 City Stadium 21,968 Recap 6 October 16 Brooklyn Dodgers W 35–7 4–2 Wisconsin State Fair Park 11,892 Recap Associated Press, "Green Bay Routs Brooklyn, 35 to 7: Andy Uram Nets Score for Packers," Cleveland Plain Dealer, Oct. 17, 1938, p. 12. 7 October 23 Pittsburgh Pirates W 20–0 5–2 City Stadium 12,142 Recap 8 October 30 at Cleveland Rams W 28–7 6–2 League Park 18,843 Recap 9 November 6 at Chicago Bears W 24–17 7–2 Wrigley Field 40,208 Recap 10 November 13 at Detroit Lions W 28–7 8–2 Briggs Stadium 45,139 Recap 11 November 20 at New York Giants L 3–15 8–3 Polo Grounds 48,279 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents in bold. • † - Played at Buffalo, New York, on Wednesday night. Post-season Week Date Opponent Result Venue Attendance Recap Sources Championship December 11 at New York Giants L 17–23 Polo Grounds 48,120 Recap Roster 1938 Green Bay Packers final rosterBacks   5 Hank Bruder RB/S 38 Arnie Herber RB/CB 30 Clarke Hinkle FB/LB/K 49 John Howell RB/CB 17 Cecil Isbell RB/CB   7 Eddie Jankowski FB/LB 15 Swede Johnston RB/S 24 Joe Laws RB/CB   3 Paul Miller RB/CB/S 50 Bob Monnett RB/CB/K 51 Herm Schneidman RB/S   8 Andy Uram RB/CB 33 Dick Weisgerber FB/LBLinemen/Linebackers 35 Frank Butler T/DT 34 Tiny Engebretsen G/DG/K 43 Buckets Goldenberg G/DG 11 Leo Katalinas T/DT 40 Bill Lee T/DT 29 Darrell Lester C/LB 46 Russ Letlow G/DG 48 Ookie Miller C/LB 18 Lee Mulleneaux C/LB 44 Baby Ray T/DT 41 Champ Seibold T/DT 21 Pete Tinsley G/DGEnds/Receivers 32 Wayland Becker 22 Milt Gantenbein 14 Don Hutson K 19 Carl Mulleneaux 36 Bernie Scherer Rookies in italics Standings References 2 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 Sportsencyclopedia.com https://web.archive.org/web/20071216175609/http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/gb/packers.html December 16, 2007 Category:Green Bay Packers seasons Green Bay Green Bay Packers