1965 Green Bay Packers season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Green Bay Packers 1965 10–3–1 1st NFL Western Vince Lombardi Vince Lombardi Lambeau FieldMilwaukee County Stadium Won Western Conference Playoff(vs. Colts) 13–10Won NFL Championship(vs. Browns) 23–12 Packers seasons The 1965 Green Bay Packers season was their 47th season overall and their 45th season in the National Football League. The team finished with a 10–3–1 record under seventh-year head coach Vince Lombardi, earning a tie for first place in the Western Conference with the Baltimore Colts. In the final regular season game at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco, a late touchdown by the 49ers caused a tie and dropped Green Bay into a tie with the Colts.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1965/12/20/page/85/article/49ers-tie-packers-24-24-set-playoff Chicago Tribune Rollow Cooper 49ers tie Packers, 24-24; set playoff December 20, 1965 1, part 3https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AXRQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-BAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7244%2C3809302 Milwaukee Sentinel Lea Bud Bud Lea Packers tied 49ers; play Colts Sunday December 20, 1965 2, part 2 Although the Packers defeated Baltimore twice during the regular season, the rules at the time required a tiebreaker playoff, played in Green Bay on December 26. With backup quarterbacks playing for both teams, the Packers tied the Colts late and won in overtime, 13–10.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=B3RQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-BAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5610%2C4767652 Milwaukee Sentinel Packers win, 13 to 10, for NFL Western title December 27, 1965 1, part 1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=B3RQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-BAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7224%2C4851745 Milwaukee Sentinel Lea Bud Bud Lea Chandler 'kicks' Packers to title December 27, 1965 2, part 2http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1965/12/27/page/73/article/packers-win-13-10-in-sudden-death Chicago Tribune Strickler George Packers win, 13-10, in 'sudden death' December 27, 1965 1, part 3 Green Bay then met the defending champion Cleveland Browns (11–3) in the NFL championship game, also at Green Bay. The Packers won, 23–12, for their ninth NFL title and third under Lombardi.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1966/01/03/page/65/article/green-bay-wins-n-f-l-crown-23-to-12 Chicago Tribune Strickler George Green Bay wins N.F.L. crown, 23 to 12 January 3, 1966 1, part 3https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jX1QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=axEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7268%2C357985 Milwaukee Sentinel Lea Bud Bud Lea Packers blast Browns for title January 3, 1966 2, part 2https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hS5JAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AYQMAAAAIBAJ&pg=805%2C830252 Youngstown Vindicator Ohio Associated Press Hand John Green Bay's ball-control tactics beat Browns for title, 23-12 January 3, 1966 18 It was the last NFL championship game before the advent of the Super Bowl and the first of three consecutive league titles for Green Bay. Known as "New City Stadium" for its first eight seasons, the Packers' venue in Green Bay was renamed Lambeau Field in August 1965 in memory of Packers founder, player, and long-time head coach, Curly Lambeau,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yQYjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rScEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6617%2C1788411 Milwaukee Journal Packer board backs Lambeau Field idea UPI August 3, 1965 18-part 2 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=O5hRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rxAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5537%2C542445 Milwaukee Sentinel Associated Press 'Lambeau Field' voted by council August 5, 1965 3-part 2 who had died two months earlier.https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2199&dat=19650528&id=Lk0yAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_-UFAAAAIBAJ&pg=7115,6292233 Curly Lambeau is stricken and dies of a heart attack Lawrence (Kansas) Daily Journal World Associated Press June 2, 1965 18https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hAIqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=oScEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5753%2C620555 Milwaukee Journal Lambeau, Packer founder, dies; led club to 6 pro league titles June 2, 1965 19 Off-season NFL draft 1965 Green Bay Packers 1 7 Donny Anderson Running back Texas Tech yes yes 2 24 Alphonse Dotson Defensive tackle Grambling Signed with the AFL no 3 22 Allen Brown Tight end Ole Miss yes 4 52 Wally Mahle Back Syracuse no 5 59 Jim Harvey Guard Ole Miss Signed with the AFL no 5 66 Doug Goodwin Running back Maryland-Eastern Shore no 6 74 Richard Koeper Offensive tackle Oregon State no 6 80 Bill Symons Running back Colorado no 7 85 Jerry Roberts Back Baldwin Wallace no 7 86 Roger Jacobazzi Tackle Wisconsin no 7 94 Junior Coffey Running back Washington yes 8 108 Mike Shinn End Kansas no no Undrafted free agents + 1965 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeJohn HouselTackleWoffordSonny ReddersRunning backWisconsin–Stevens Point Roster 1965 Green Bay Packers 12 Zeke Bratkowski 10 Dennis Claridge 15 Bart Starr 41 Junior Coffey  5 Paul Hornung 35 Allen Jacobs 25 Tom Moore 22 Elijah Pitts 31 Jim Taylor 84 Carroll Dale 86 Boyd Dowler 80 Bob Long 85 Max McGee 88 Bill Anderson 81 Marv Fleming 57 Ken Bowman C 50 Bill Curry C/MLB 75 Forrest Gregg G/T 67 Dan Grimm G 64 Jerry Kramer G 76 Bob Skoronski T 63 Fuzzy Thurston G 72 Steve Wright T 82 Lionel Aldridge DE 87 Willie Davis DE 74 Henry Jordan DT 70 Bud Marshall DT 77 Ron Kostelnik DT 71 Lloyd Voss DE 60 Lee Roy Caffey OLB 37 Tommy Joe Crutcher OLB/MLB 66 Ray Nitschke MLB 89 Dave Robinson OLB 26 Herb Adderley CB 46 Hank Gremminger SS 43 Doug Hart CB 21 Bob Jeter CB 24 Willie Wood FS 40 Tom Brown SS 34 Don Chandler K/P 83 Allen Brown TE (IR) 7px Larry Moore K Eli Strand G Preseason Date Opponent Site Result Score Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 19 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 41–9 1–0 Pitt Stadium 38,383 2 September 26 Baltimore Colts W 20–17 2–0 Milwaukee County Stadium 48,130 3 October 3 Chicago Bears W 23–14 3–0 Lambeau Field 50,852 4 October 10 San Francisco 49ers W 27–10 4–0 Lambeau Field 50,852 5 October 17 at Detroit Lions W 31–21 5–0 Tiger Stadium 56,712 6 October 24 Dallas Cowboys W 13–3 6–0 Milwaukee County Stadium 48,311 7 October 31 at Chicago Bears L 10–31 6–1 Wrigley Field 45,664 8 November 7 Detroit Lions L 7–12 6–2 Lambeau Field 50,852 9 November 14 Los Angeles Rams W 6–3 7–2 Milwaukee County Stadium 48,485 10 November 21 at Minnesota Vikings W 38–13 8–2 Metropolitan Stadium 47,426 11 November 28 at Los Angeles Rams L 10–21 8–3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 39,733 12 December 5 Minnesota Vikings W 24–19 9–3 Lambeau Field 50,852 13 December 12 at Baltimore Colts W 42–27 10–3 Memorial Stadium 60,238 14 December 19 at San Francisco 49ers T 24–24 10–3–1 Kezar Stadium 45,710 Game summaries Week 2 Colts 3 7 0 7 Packers 0 10 0 10 September 26 Milwaukee County Stadium • Milwaukee, Wisconsin 12:30 pm CST 47 F • Wind 16 mph yes 1 BAL Lou Michaels 26-yard field goal Colts 3–0 2 GB Don Chandler 17-yard field goal Tie 3–3 2 GB Herb Adderley 44-yard interception return (Don Chandler kick) Packers 10–3 2 BAL Jerry Hill 1-yard run (Lou Michaels kick) Tie 10–10 4 GB Don Chandler 41-yard field goal Packers 13–10 4 BAL Raymond Berry 5-yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Lou Michaels kick) Colts 17–13 4 GB Max McGee 37-yard pass from Bart Starr (Don Chandler kick) Packers 20–17 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com Playoffs 1965 NFL playoffs Round Date Opponent Result Venue Attendance Recap Conference December 26 Baltimore Colts W 13–10 (OT) Lambeau Field 50,484 Recap Championship January 2, 1966 Cleveland Browns W 23–12 Lambeau Field 50,777 Recap Standings References 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