1932 Green Bay Packers season
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The 1932 Green Bay Packers
season was their 12th in the National Football League
. The club posted a 10-3-1 record under coach Curly Lambeau
, earning them a 2nd-place finish despite winning three more games than the champion Chicago Bears
. With only one loss, the Bears' winning percentage
was calculated by the league at .875, as ties were discarded, compared to the Packers' .769. In 1933, the NFL began an annual NFL Championship Game to decide the league's crown.
W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT= Winning Percentage
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972
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 12th 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 a 10-3-1 record under 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 2nd-place finish despite winning three more games than the champion 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...
. With only one loss, the Bears' winning percentage
Winning percentage
In sports, a winning percentage is the fraction of games or matches a team or individual has won. It is defined as wins divided by wins plus losses . Ties count as a ½ loss and a ½ win...
was calculated by the league at .875, as ties were discarded, compared to the Packers' .769. In 1933, the NFL began an annual NFL Championship Game to decide the league's crown.
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
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1 | September 18, 1932 | Chicago Cardinals | W 15-7 |
2 | September 25, 1932 | 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... |
T 0-0 |
3 | October 2, 1932 | 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 13-0 |
4 | October 9, 1932 | Portsmouth Spartans | W 15-10 |
5 | October 16, 1932 | 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 2-0 |
6 | October 23, 1932 | Brooklyn Dodgers | W 13-0 |
7 | October 30, 1932 | Staten Island Stapletons Staten Island Stapletons The Staten Island Stapletons also known as the Staten Island Stapes were a professional American football team founded in 1915 that played in the National Football League from 1929 to 1930. The team was based in the Stapleton section of Staten Island. Under the shortened nickname the "Stapes"... |
W 26-0 |
8 | November 6, 1932 | at Chicago Cardinals | W 19-9 |
9 | November 13, 1932 | Boston Braves | W 21-0 |
10 | November 20, 1932 | 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... |
L 6-0 |
11 | November 24, 1932 | at Brooklyn Dodgers Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) The Brooklyn Dodgers were an American football team that played in the National Football League from 1930 to 1943, and in 1944 as the Brooklyn Tigers. The team played its home games at Ebbets Field. In 1945, because of financial difficulties, the team was merged with the Boston Yanks... |
W 7-0 |
12 | November 27, 1932 | at Staten Island Stapletons Staten Island Stapletons The Staten Island Stapletons also known as the Staten Island Stapes were a professional American football team founded in 1915 that played in the National Football League from 1929 to 1930. The team was based in the Stapleton section of Staten Island. Under the shortened nickname the "Stapes"... |
W 21-3 |
13 | December 4, 1932 | at Portsmouth Spartans | L 19-0 |
14 | December 11, 1932 | 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... |
L 9-0 |
Standings
Includes the result of the 1932 NFL Playoff GameNFL Playoff Game, 1932
The 1932 NFL Playoff Game was the first ever playoff game held by the National Football League , the major professional American football sports league in the United States. Due to extremely cold weather, the game was played indoors on December 18, 1932 at Chicago Stadium in Chicago...
W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT= Winning Percentage
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
Chicago Bears 1932 Chicago Bears season -Season Overview:The 1932 Chicago Bears season was their 13th regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 7-1-6 record under third year head coach Ralph Jones. The season started strangely with three consecutive 0-0 ties. After a 0-2 loss to the Packers, the Bears... |
7 | 1 | 6 | .875 | 160 | 44 | W-3 |
Green Bay Packers | 10 | 3 | 1 | .769 | 152 | 63 | L-2 |
Portsmouth Spartans 1932 Portsmouth Spartans season In 1932, the Spartans appeared in the league championship game, the first in NFL history, losing to the Chicago Bears 9-0. With a record of 6-1-4 in 1932, the Spartans finish in a tie for the NFL title with the Chicago Bears. It was the first time in history that the season ended with 2 teams atop... |
6 | 2 | 4 | .750 | 116 | 71 | L-1 |
Boston Braves 1932 Boston Braves (NFL) season The Boston Braves finished their inaugural 1932 season with a record of four wins, four losses, and two ties, and finished in fourth place in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Standings:... |
4 | 4 | 2 | .500 | 55 | 79 | W-2 |
New York Giants 1932 New York Giants season The 1932 New York Giants season was the eighth season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Standings:Includes the result of the 1932 NFL Playoff GameW = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT= Winning Percentage... |
4 | 6 | 2 | .400 | 93 | 113 | L-1 |
Brooklyn Dodgers 1932 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season The 1932 Brooklyn Dodgers season was their third in the league. The team improved on their previous season's output of 2-12, winning three games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:... |
3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 63 | 131 | L-4 |
Chicago Cardinals 1932 Chicago Cardinals season The 1932 Chicago Cardinals season was their 13th in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 5-4, winning only two games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:... |
2 | 6 | 2 | .250 | 72 | 114 | L-5 |
Staten Island Stapletons 1932 Staten Island Stapletons season The 1932 Staten Island Stapletons season was their fourth and final in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 4-6-1, winning only two games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:... |
4 | 6 | 2 | .400 | 93 | 113 | L-1 |