1929 Green Bay Packers season
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The 1929 Green Bay Packers
Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...

 season
was their ninth season in the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...

. The club posted an undefeated 12-0-1 record under player/coach Curly Lambeau
Curly Lambeau
Earl Louis "Curly" Lambeau was founder, player, and first coach of the Green Bay Packers professional American football team...

, earning them a first-place finish and the Packers' first National Football League Championship. Before the start of the season, the Packers signed three future Hall of Famers
Pro Football Hall of Fame
The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame of professional football in the United States with an emphasis on the National Football League . It opened in Canton, Ohio, on September 7, 1963, with 17 charter inductees...

, Johnny "Blood" McNally
John McNally
John Victor "Blood" McNally was an American football player who was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.-Early life:...

, Cal Hubbard
Cal Hubbard
Robert Calvin Hubbard was a professional American football player and later an umpire in Major League Baseball, and is a member of three major sports halls of fame...

, and Mike Michalske
Mike Michalske
August Mike Michalske was an American football player and coach. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1964....

, who along with Lambeau led the Packers to the top of the league.

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result
1 September 22, 1929 Dayton Triangles
Dayton Triangles
The Dayton Triangles were an original franchise of the American Professional Football Association in 1920. The Triangles were based in Dayton, Ohio, and took their nickname from their home field, Triangle Park, which was located at the confluence of the Great Miami and Stillwater Rivers in north...

W 9-0
2 September 29, 1929 Chicago Bears
Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

W 23-0
3 October 6, 1929 Chicago Cardinals W 9-2
4 October 13, 1929 Frankford Yellow Jackets
Frankford Yellow Jackets
The Frankford Yellow Jackets were a professional American football team, part of the National Football League from 1924 to 1931, though its origin dates back to as early as 1899 with the Frankford Athletic Association. The Yellow Jackets won the NFL championship in 1926...

W 14-2
5 October 20, 1929 Minneapolis Red Jackets W 24-0
6 October 27, 1929 at Chicago Cardinals W 7-6
7 November 3, 1929 at Minneapolis Red Jackets W 16-6
8 November 10, 1929 at Chicago Bears
Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

W 14-0
9 November 17, 1929 at Chicago Cardinals W 12-0
10 November 24, 1929 at New York Giants
New York Giants
The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

W 20-6
11 November 28, 1929 at Frankford Yellow Jackets
Frankford Yellow Jackets
The Frankford Yellow Jackets were a professional American football team, part of the National Football League from 1924 to 1931, though its origin dates back to as early as 1899 with the Frankford Athletic Association. The Yellow Jackets won the NFL championship in 1926...

T 0-0
12 December 1, 1929 at Providence Steam Roller
Providence Steam Roller
The Providence Steam Roller was a professional American football team based in Providence, Rhode Island in the National Football League from 1925 to 1931. Providence was the first New England team to win an NFL championship...

W 25-0
13 December 8, 1929 at Chicago Bears
Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

W 25-0

Standings

W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT= Winning Percentage

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972
NFL
W L T PCT PF PA STK
Green Bay Packers 12 0 1 1.000 198 22 W-2
New York Giants
1929 New York Giants season
The 1929 New York Giants season was the fifth season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Standings:-External links:*...

13 1 1 .929 312 86 W-4
Frankford Yellow Jackets
1929 Frankford Yellow Jackets season
The 1929 Frankford Yellow Jackets season was their sixth in the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their previous league output of 11-3-2, winning only ten games, losing four, and tying five. They finished third in the league standings....

9 4 5 .692 129 128 W-1
Chicago Cardinals
1929 Chicago Cardinals season
The 1929 Chicago Cardinals season was their 10th in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 1-5, winning six games. They finished fourth in the league.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...

6 6 1 .500 154 83 W-1
Boston Bulldogs
1929 Boston Bulldogs season
The 1929 Boston Bulldogs season was their fifth and final season in the league and their only season after changing their name from the Pottsville Maroons. The team improved on their previous output of 2-8, winning four games...

4 4 0 .500 98 73 L-1
Staten Island Stapletons
1929 Staten Island Stapletons season
The 1929 Staten Island Stapletons season was their inaugural season in the league. The team finished 3-4-3 and finished sixth in the league.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...

3 4 3 .429 89 65 L-2
Orange Tornadoes
1929 Orange Tornadoes season
The 1929 Orange Tornadoes season was their first in the league. The team went 3-5-4, finishing eighth in the league.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...

3 4 4 .429 35 80 L-1
Providence Steam Roller
1929 Providence Steam Roller season
The 1929 Providence Steam Roller season was their fifth in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 8-1-2, winning only four games. They finished eighth in the league.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...

4 6 2 .400 107 117 L-1
Chicago Bears
1929 Chicago Bears season
-Season Overview:The 1929 Chicago Bears season was their 10th regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 4-9-1 record during head coach George Halas's final season. The showing earned them a ninth place finish in the team standings their worst record to date with...

4 9 2 .308 119 227 L-1
Buffalo Bisons 1 7 1 .125 48 142 W-1
Minneapolis Red Jackets
1929 Minneapolis Red Jackets season
The 1929 Minneapolis Red Jackets season was their fifth in the league and first as the Red Jackets. The team improved on their previous output of 0-6, winning one game. They finished eleventh in the league. Prior to this season, the Red Jackets were the Minneapolis...

1 9 0 .100 48 185 L-7
Dayton Triangles
1929 Dayton Triangles season
The 1929 Dayton Triangles season was their tenth and final season in the league. The team did not improve on their previous output of 0-7, losing all six games they played bringing their losing streak up to 17 games. Hence, they were winless for two consecutive seasons...

0 6 0 .000 7 136 L-6
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