1939 Green Bay Packers season
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1939 Green Bay Packers season
| 1939 Green Bay Packers season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Curly Lambeau |
| Home field | City Stadium Marquette Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 9-2 |
| Division Place | 1st NFL Western |
| Playoff finish | Won NFL Championship |
| Timeline | |
| Previous season | Next season |
| 1938 | 1940 |
The 1939 Green Bay Packers season was their 19th season in the National Football League. The club posted a 9-2 record under coach Curly Lambeau, earning a first-place finish in the Western Conference. The Packers ended the season by beating the New York Giants in the NFL Championship Game 27-0, earning the Packers their fifth NFL Championship and the first title game shutout ever recorded.
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Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 17, 1939 | Chicago Cardinals | W 14-10 |
| 2 | September 24, 1939 | Chicago Bears | W 21-16 |
| 3 | October 1, 1939 | Cleveland Rams | L 27-24 |
| 4 | October 8, 1939 | Chicago Cardinals | W 27-20 |
| 5 | October 22, 1939 | Detroit Lions | W 26-7 |
| 6 | October 29, 1939 | Washington Redskins | W 24-14 |
| 7 | November 5, 1939 | at Chicago Bears | L 30-27 |
| 8 | November 12, 1939 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 23-16 |
| 9 | November 19, 1939 | at Brooklyn Dodgers | W 28-0 |
| 10 | November 26, 1939 | at Cleveland Rams | W 7-6 |
| 11 | December 3, 1939 | at Detroit Lions | W 12-7 |
Playoffs
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | December 10, 1939 | New York Giants | W 27-0 |
| All-Star Game | January 14, 1940 | NFL All-Stars | W 16-7 |
Standings
| NFL Western | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Green Bay Packers | 9 | 2 | 0 | .813 | 233 | 153 | W-4 |
| Chicago Bears | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 298 | 157 | W-4 |
| Detroit Lions | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 145 | 150 | L-4 |
| Cleveland Rams | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 195 | 164 | W-1 |
| Chicago Cardinals | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 84 | 254 | L-8 |
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| Eastern Division | Western Division |
| Brooklyn | Chicago Bears |
| New York | Chicago Cardinals |
| Philadelphia | Cleveland |
| Pittsburgh | Detroit |
| Washington | Green Bay |
| 1939 NFL Draft • NFL Championship | |
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