1922 Green Bay Packers season

Sports season November 2013 March 2026 Green Bay Packers 1922 4–3–3 8th NFL Curly Lambeau Curly Lambeau Hagemeister Park Packers seasons The 1922 Green Bay Packers season was their fourth season overall and their second in the newly named National Football League. The team finished with a 4–3–3 record under player/coach Curly Lambeau earning them eighth place. Background The 1922 campaign was technically the franchise first season in the league, after they were removed because the team fielded college players in 1921 season. Owner of the new franchise — to be replaced in 1923 by a public corporation — was player/coach Curly Lambeau.David S. Neft and Richard M. Cohen, The Football Encyclopedia: The Complete History of Professional NFL Football from 1892 to the Present. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1991; p. 20. Green Bay representatives filed for a new franchise before the 1922 season under the name of the Green Bay Athletic club, and were registered in the league under the name Green Bay Blues. They returned to the original name a year later, as most teams around the league continued to call them the Packers.Bob Braunwart and Bob Carroll, The Taylorville Scandal https://web.archive.org/web/20211006113507/http://www.profootballresearchers.org/coffin-corner80s/02-06-034.pdf October 6, 2021 The Coffin Corner, vol. 2, no. 6 (1980). Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 October 1 at Rock Island Independents L 14–19 0–1 Douglas Park 3,500 Recap 2 October 8 Racine Legion L 6–10 0–2 Hagemeister Park 8,000 Recap 3 October 15 at Chicago Cardinals L 3–16 0–3 Normal Park 3,500 Recap 4 October 22 at Milwaukee Badgers T 0–0 0–3–1 Athletic Park 6,000 Recap 5 October 29 Rock Island Independents T 0–0 0–3–2 Hagemeister Park 8,000 Recap "Green Bay Packers Battle Rock Island to Scoreless Tie," Chicago Tribune, Oct. 30, 1922, p. 18. 6 November 5 Columbus Panhandles W 3–0 1–3–2 Hagemeister Park 2,000 Recap 7 November 12 Minneapolis Marines W 14–6 2–3–2 Hagemeister Park < 2,000 Recap Cal [George W. Calhoun], "Bays Beat Marines: Rally in Fourth Quarter Pulls Game Out of Fire; Open Play Pleases Croud," Green Bay Press-Gazette, Nov. 13, 1922, p. 4."Marines Fall Before Packers by 14–6 Score," Minneapolis Star, Nov. 13, 1922, p. 9."Packers Bump Marines with 14 to 6 Score: Minneapolis 'Pros' Count First, But Lose in Last Half," Minneapolis Morning Tribune, Nov. 13, 1922, p. 9. 8 November 19 at Racine Legion T 3–3 2–3–3 Horlick Field 3,000 Recap Cal [George W. Calhoun], "Gillo's Place Kick Saves Racine from Defeat: Legion Fullback Boots One Between Uprights in Final Seconds of Pigskin Fracas," Green Bay Press-Gazette, Nov. 20, 1922, p. 11."Gillo Boots Legion into Tie with Packers: Chuck Dressen's Headwork Pulls Game Out of Fire," Racine Journal-News, Nov. 20, 1922, p. 11."Green Bay and Racine Tie," Rock Island Argus, Nov. 20, 1922, p. 12. 9 November 26 Milwaukee Badgers W 13–0 3–3–3 Hagemeister Park "fair-sized turnout" Recap Cal [George W. Calhoun], "Green Bay Knocks Off Milwaukee Badgers 13 to 0: Battling Invaders Beaten Down in Scrappy Struggle; Aerial Attack Cuts Figure," Green Bay Press-Gazette, Nov. 27, 1922, p. 10."Green Bay Beats Badgers, 13 to 0," Appleton Post-Crescent, Nov. 27, 1922, p. 12. 10 December 3 at Racine Legion W 14–0 4–3–3 Athletic Park 4,500 Recap Standings Roster The following individuals saw action in at least one NFL game for the 1922 Packers."1922 Green Bay Packers Roster & Players," Pro Football Reference, www.pro-football-reference.com The total number of NFL games played in the season appears after each name in parentheses. Linemen Cub Buck (10) Pahl Davis (7) Pat Dunnigan (2) Jug Earp (7) Doc Fay (1) Moose Gardner (9) Dave Hayes (7) Tubby Howard (8) Dewey Lyle (2) Jab Murray (3) Peaches Nadolney (8) Wally Niemann (8) Rip Owens (3) Joe Secord (2) Rex Smith (2) Cowboy Wheeler (9) Whitey Woodin (6) Carl Zoll (1) Backs Tommy Cronin (5) Gus Gardella (7) Ed Glick (6) Curly Lambeau (8) Dutch Lauer (2) Charlie Mathys (10) Stan Mills (8) Pete Regnier (5) Biff Taugher (2) Eddie Usher (5) References 35em 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 Sportsencyclopedia.com Category:Green Bay Packers seasons Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers