1929 Green Bay Packers season

NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 Green Bay Packers 1929 12–0–1 1st NFL Curly Lambeau City Stadium Packers seasons The 1929 Green Bay Packers season was their 11th season overall and their ninth season in the National Football League. The team finished with an undefeated 12–0–1 record under player/coach Curly Lambeau, earning them a first-place finish and the Packers' first National Football League Championship.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PmZQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FQ8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6909%2C1770841 Milwaukee Sentinel McGlynn Stoney Bays defeat Bears, capture title December 9, 1929 13 October 6, 2015 April 24, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160424061024/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PmZQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FQ8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6909,1770841 live A victory celebration of 20,000 fans greeted them upon their return to Green Bay from their final game in Chicago.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=P2ZQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FQ8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6756%2C1912010 Milwaukee Sentinel McGlynn Stoney Bay roars out welcome to Packers December 10, 1929 16 October 6, 2015 April 25, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160425085027/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=P2ZQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FQ8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6756,1912010 live In an exhibition game after the season, on December 15, the Packers lost to the Memphis Tigers, who then claimed a pro football championship. http://www.packershistory.net/1929PACKERS/EXHIBITION-1215.html Reference at www.packershistory.net October 4, 2019 February 26, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210226232317/http://www.packershistory.net/1929PACKERS/EXHIBITION-1215.html dead Before the start of the season, the Packers signed three future Hall of Famers: Johnny Blood, Cal Hubbard, and Mike Michalske, who along with Lambeau led the Packers to the top of the league. Green Bay's current throwback uniform is based on the ones worn in 1929 in respect of the season that the Packers won their first championship.M’Glynn Stoney Dec. 8, 1929: The Green Bay Packers' First League Title https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/nfl/packers/2017/11/09/dec-8-1929-green-bay-packers-first-league-title/334885001/ 2022-07-19 Journal Sentinel en-US July 31, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210731003837/https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/nfl/packers/2017/11/09/dec-8-1929-green-bay-packers-first-league-title/334885001/ live There is a debate among sports historians on whether or not the 1929 season was a perfect season for the franchise.Lawton Chris 2019-05-17 Perfect Rarities: A perfect season in pro football http://ninetynineyards.com/2019/05/17/perfect-rarities-a-perfect-season-in-pro-football/ 2022-07-19 Ninety-Nine Yards: American Football en-GB January 22, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220122100525/http://ninetynineyards.com/2019/05/17/perfect-rarities-a-perfect-season-in-pro-football/ live Some historians consider the 1929 season a perfect season since the Packers did not lose a game, joining the 1948 Cleveland Browns and the 1972 Miami Dolphins as one of the few undefeated NFL teams.Rice Jim March 2019 The Packers Century Project: All The Games, All The Stories: 1919-2019 https://packerscentury.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/PC-1929.pdf July 19, 2022 Packers Century July 19, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220719192548/https://packerscentury.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/PC-1929.pdf live Lawton Chris 2019-05-17 Perfect Rarities: A perfect season in pro football https://ninetynineyards.com/2019/05/17/perfect-rarities-a-perfect-season-in-pro-football/ 2022-07-23 Ninety-Nine Yards: American Football en-GB Others argue that it was that one November 28 game with the Frankford Yellow Jackets, in which both teams failed to score any points, ultimately preventing the Packers from an obtaining perfect season.Povletich William http://worldcat.org/oclc/1043356155 Green Bay Packers: Trials, Triumphs, and Tradition Harlan, Bob Wisconsin Historical Society Press 2012 978-0-87020-603-0 1043356155 July 19, 2022 July 19, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220719192609/https://www.worldcat.org/title/green-bay-packers-trials-triumphs-and-tradition/oclc/1043356155 live Griffith R. D. http://worldcat.org/oclc/816041617 To the NFL: You Sure Started Somethin' A Historical Guide of All 32 NFL Teams and the Cities They've Played In Dorrance Publishing Company 2012 978-1-4349-1681-5 816041617 Regardless of that historic debate, it can not be denied that it was a very successful year for the team.Spofford Mike December 2, 2010 Notebook: 1929 Was Historic Season Indeed https://www.packers.com/news/notebook-1929-was-historic-season-indeed-3103999 2022-07-19 www.packers.com en-US May 11, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210511044426/https://www.packers.com/news/notebook-1929-was-historic-season-indeed-3103999 live Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 22 Dayton Triangles W 9–0 1–0 City Stadium 5,000 Recap 2 September 29 Chicago Bears W 23–0 2–0 City Stadium 13,000 Recap 3 October 6 Chicago Cardinals W 9–2 3–0 City Stadium 6,000 Recap 4 October 13 Frankford Yellow Jackets W 14–2 4–0 City Stadium 9,000 Recap 5 October 20 Minneapolis Red Jackets W 24–0 5–0 City Stadium 6,000 Recap 6 October 27 at Chicago Cardinals W 7–6 6–0 Comiskey Park 8,000 Recap 7 November 3 at Minneapolis Red Jackets W 16–6 7–0 Nicollet Park 3,000 Recap 8 November 10 at Chicago Bears W 14–0 8–0 Wrigley Field 13,000 Recap 9 November 17 at Chicago Cardinals W 12–0 9–0 Comiskey Park 10,000 Recap 10 November 24 at New York Giants W 20–6 10–0 Polo Grounds 25,000 Recap 11 November 28 at Frankford Yellow Jackets T 0–0 10–0–1 Frankford Stadium 8,500 Recap 12 December 1 at Providence Steam Roller W 25–0 11–0–1 Cycledrome 6,500 Recap 13 December 8 at Chicago Bears W 25–0 12–0–1 Wrigley Field 6,000 Recap Standings 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. Michael Jacquart, Green Bay's Greatest: Profiles of the Packers in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 2022. 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 https://web.archive.org/web/20071216175609/http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/gb/packers.html December 16, 2007 Category:Green Bay Packers seasons Category:NFL championship seasons Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers