1939 Green Bay Packers season

NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 Green Bay Packers 1939 9–2 1st NFL Western Curly Lambeau City StadiumWisconsin State Fair Park Won NFL Championship(vs. Giants) 27–0 Packers seasons The 1939 Green Bay Packers season was their 21st season overall and their 19th season in the National Football League. The Packers finished with a 9–2 record under founder and head coach Curly Lambeau, earning a first-place finish in the Western Conference. Green Bay shut out the New York Giants 27–0 in the NFL Championship Game, earning the franchise's fifth NFL Championship and the first NFL title game shutout ever. Schedule thumb|170px|Leading scorer for the 1939 Packers was end Don Hutson 1939 NFL season Week Date Opponent Result Record 1 September 17 Chicago Cardinals W 14–10 1–0 2 September 24 Chicago Bears W 21–16 2–0 3 October 1 Cleveland Rams L 24–27 2–1 4 October 8 Chicago Cardinals W 27–20 3–1 5 October 22 Detroit Lions W 26–7 4–1 6 October 29 Washington Redskins W 24–14 5–1 7 November 5 at Chicago Bears L 27–30 5–2 8 November 12 at Philadelphia Eagles W 23–16 6–2 9 November 19 at Brooklyn Dodgers W 28–0 7–2 10 November 26 at Cleveland Rams W 7–6 8–2 11 December 3 at Detroit Lions W 12–7 9–2 Standings Post-season Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Championship December 10 New York Giants W 27–0 1–0 Wisconsin State Fair Park All-Star Game January 14, 1940 NFL All-Stars W 16–7 2–0 Gilmore Stadium Roster 1939 Green Bay Packers final rosterBacks 35 Frank Balazs FB/LB   5 Hank Bruder RB/CB/S 52 Larry Buhler RB/CB 54 Larry Craig RB/CB/S 38 Arnie Herber RB/CB/S/P 30 Clarke Hinkle FB/LB/K/P 17 Cecil Isbell RB/CB/K   7 Eddie Jankowski FB/LB 59 Jimmy Lawrence RB/CB 24 Joe Laws RB/CB 50 Tuffy Thompson RB/CB 42 Andy Uram RB/CB 33 Dick Weisgerber RB/SLinemen/Linebackers 29 Charley Brock C/LB 34 Tiny Engebretsen G/DG/K 43 Buckets Goldenberg G/DG 56 Tom Greenfield C/LB 41 Paul Kell T/DT 40 Bill Lee T/DT 46 Russ Letlow G/DG 44 Baby Ray T/DT 60 Charlie Schultz T/DT 45 Ernie Smith T/DT/K 53 Bud Svendsen C/LB 21 Pete Tinsley G/DG 63 Gust Zarnas G/DGEnds/Receivers 22 Milt Gantenbein 14 Don Hutson K 48 Harry Jacunski 19 Carl Mulleneaux Rookies in italics Footnotes 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 Two. Wautoma, WI: Angel Press of Wisconsin, 1989. Arch Ward, The Green Bay Packers. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1946. External links "1939 Green Bay Packers," Football-Reference.com 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