The 1926 Green Bay Packers season was their eighth season overall and their sixth season in the National Football League. The team finished with a 7–3–3 record under player/coach Curly Lambeau earning them a fifth-place finish. The season marked the second year the Packers played at City Stadium.
Schedule
Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 19 Detroit Panthers W 21–0 1–0 City Stadium 4,500 Recap 2 September 26 Chicago Bears T 6–6 1–0–1 City Stadium 7,000 Recap 3 October 3 Duluth Eskimos T 0–0 1–0–2 City Stadium 2,500 Recap 4 October 10 Chicago Cardinals L 7–13 1–1–2 City Stadium 5,000 Recap 5 October 17 Milwaukee Badgers W 7–0 2–1–2 City Stadium 3,000 Recap 6 October 24 Racine Tornadoes W 35–0 3–1–2 City Stadium Recap 7 October 31 at Chicago Cardinals W 3–0 4–1–2 Normal Park 2,500 Recap 8 November 7 at Milwaukee Badgers W 21–0 5–1–2 Athletic Park 4,300 Recap 9 November 14 Louisville Colonels W 14–0 6–1–2 City Stadium 1,300 One account has the attendance at 3,000. The local paper, the Green Bay Press-Gazette, indicates 1,300. Recap "Packers Step Over Louisville for 14–0 Victory: Straight Football Brings First Marker; Pass Counts for Score in 4th Quarter," Green Bay Press-Gazette, Nov. 15, 1926; pp. 16-17. 10 November 21 at Chicago Bears L 13–19 6–2–2 Cubs Park 7,500 Recap 11 November 25 at Frankford Yellow Jackets L 14–20 6–3–2 Frankford Stadium 10,000 Recap 12 November 28 at Detroit Panthers W 7–0 7–3–2 Navin Field 1,000 Recap "Pro Football Gossip," Green Bay Press-Gazette, Dec. 3, 1927, pp. 28–29. 13 December 19 at Chicago Bears T 3–3 7–3–3 Soldier Field 10,000 Recap Note: Thanksgiving: November 25.
Standings
References
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.
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