# 1933 Green Bay Packers season

The 1933 Green Bay Packers season was their 15th season overall and their 13th season in the National Football League (NFL). This was the first year of divisional play and Green Bay competed in the Western Division. The team finished with a 5–7–1 record under coach Curly Lambeau, the first losing season in team history. Beginning this season, the Packers began playing some home game in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, at Borchert Field to draw additional revenue, starting October 1, 1933, against the New York Giants.
The Packers' 14–7 loss on September 23, 1933, to the Chicago Bears would give the Bears the edge in the all-time series between the two teams, and edge that the Bears would hold for over 84 years. The Packers would once again reclaim the all-time series lead against the Bears after a 35–14 victory in Lambeau Field on September 28, 2017.

## Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue |
| 1 | September 17 | Boston Redskins | T 7–7 | 0–0–1 | City Stadium |
| 2 | September 24 | Chicago Bears | L 7–14 | 0–1–1 | City Stadium |
| 3 | October 1 | New York Giants | L 7–10 | 0–2–1 | Borchert Field |
| 4 | October 8 | Portsmouth Spartans | W 17–0 | 1–2–1 | City Stadium |
| 5 | October 15 | Pittsburgh Pirates | W 47–0 | 2–2–1 | City Stadium |
| 6 | October 22 | at Chicago Bears | L 7–10 | 2–3–1 | Wrigley Field |
| 7 | October 29 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 35–9 | 3–3–1 | City Stadium |
| 8 | November 5 | at Chicago Cardinals | W 14–6 | 4–3–1 | Wrigley Field |
| 9 | November 12 | at Portsmouth Spartans | L 0–7 | 4–4–1 | Universal Stadium |
| 10 | November 19 | at Boston Redskins | L 7–20 | 4–5–1 | Fenway Park |
| 11 | November 26 | at New York Giants | L 6–17 | 4–6–1 | Polo Grounds |
| 12 | December 3 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 10–0 | 5–6–1 | Baker Bowl |
| 13 | December 10 | at Chicago Bears | L 6–7 | 5–7–1 | Wrigley Field |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |||||||

## Game summaries
### Week 1: vs. Boston Redskins

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Redskins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Packers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
at City Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin
* Date: September 17, 1933
* Attendance: 5,000

#### Scoring summary

| Team | Qtr | Play Description (Extra Point) |
| Packers | 3 | Rose 8 yard touchdown pass from Herber (Grove kick) |
| Redskins | 4 | Frankian 33-yard touchdown pass from Westfall (Musick kick) |

### Week 2: vs. Chicago Bears

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Packers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
at City Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin
* Date: September 24, 1933
* Attendance: 10,000

#### Scoring summary

| Team | Qtr | Play Description (Extra Point) |
| Packers | 3 | Goldenberg 1-yard touchdown run (Monnett kick) |
| Bears | 4 | Johnsos 46-yard touchdown pass from Hewitt (Manders kick) |
| Bears | 4 | Hewitt recovered blocked kick in end zone (Manders kick) |

### Week 3: vs. New York Giants

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Giants | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Packers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
at Borchert Field, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
* Date: October 1, 1933
* Attendance: 12,467

#### Scoring summary

| Team | Qtr | Play Description (Extra Point) |
| Giants | 1 | Strong 39 yard field goal |
| Giants | 2 | Burnett 19-yard touchdown pass from Newman (Newman kick) |
| Packers | 4 | Goldenberg 3-yard touchdown run (Blood pass from Herber) |

### Week 4: vs. Portsmouth Spartans

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Packers | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
at City Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin
* Date: October 8, 1933
* Attendance: 5,200

#### Scoring summary

| Team | Qtr | Play Description (Extra Point) |
| Packers | 1 | Bruder 1-yard touchdown run (Grove kick) |
| Packers | 3 | Hinkle 30-yard field goal |
| Packers | 4 | Blood 30-yard touchdown pass from Monnett (Monnett kick) |

### Week 5: vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Packers | 7 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 47 |
at City Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin
* Date: October 15, 1933
* Attendance: 4,000

#### Scoring summary

| Team | Qtr | Play Description (Extra Point) |
| Packers | 1 | Hinkle 1-yard touchdown run (Monnett kick) |
| Packers | 2 | Monnett 7-yard touchdown run (Monnett kick failed) |
| Packers | 2 | Goldenberg interception returned 67 yards for a touchdown (Grove kick) |
| Packers | 2 | Goldenberg 3-yard touchdown run (Monnett kick) |
| Packers | 3 | Bruder 52-yard touchdown run (Herber kick) |
| Packers | 3 | Monnett 12-yard touchdown run (Engelmann kick failed) |
| Packers | 4 | Engelmann 40 yard lateral for touchdown from Monnett after 9-yard pass from Herber (Monnett kick) |

### Week 6: at Chicago Bears

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Packers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
at Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
* Date: October 22, 1933
* Attendance: 19,000

#### Scoring summary

| Team | Qtr | Play Description (Extra Point) |
| Packers | 2 | Blood 43-yard touchdown pass from Herber (Monnett kick) |
| Bears | 4 | Johnsos 24-yard touchdown pass from Grange (Manders kick) |
| Bears | 4 | Manders 30-yard field goal |

### Week 7: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| Packers | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 35 |
at City Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin
* Date: October 29, 1933
* Attendance: 3,007

#### Scoring summary

| Team | Qtr | Play Description (Extra Point) |
| Packers | 1 | Goldenberg 2-yard touchdown run (Grove kick) |
| Packers | 1 | Engelmann interception returned 45 yards for a touchdown (Grove kick) |
| Eagles | 2 | Hanson 35-yard touchdown pass from Kirkman (Kirkman kick) |
| Eagles | 3 | Safety, Hinkle fumbled in end zone |
| Packers | 4 | Goldenberg 15-yard touchdown pass from Monnett (Grove kick) |
| Packers | 4 | Blood 13-yard touchdown pass from Monnett (Monnett kick) |
| Packers | 4 | Goldenberg blocked punt returned 34 yards for a touchdown (Monnett kick) |

### Week 8: at Chicago Cardinals

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Packers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
at Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
* Date: November 5, 1933
* Attendance: 5,000

#### Scoring summary

| Team | Qtr | Play Description (Extra Point) |
| Packers | 3 | Monnett 21-yard touchdown run (Monnett kick) |
| Cardinals | 3 | Nesbitt 2-yard touchdown run (kick failed) |
| Packers | 4 | Hinkle 1-yard touchdown run (Grove kick) |

### Week 9: at Portsmouth Spartans

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Packers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spartans | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
at Universal Stadium, Portsmouth, Ohio
* Date: November 12, 1933
* Attendance: 7,500

#### Scoring summary

| Team | Qtr | Play Description (Extra Point) |
| Spartans | 3 | Caddel 7-yard touchdown run (Presnell kick) |

### Week 10: at Boston Redskins

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Packers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Redskins | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
at Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
* Date: November 19, 1933
* Attendance: 16,399

#### Scoring summary

| Team | Qtr | Play Description (Extra Point) |
| Redskins | 2 | Musick 1-yard touchdown run (kick failed) |
| Redskins | 3 | Pinckert interception returned 65 yards for a touchdown (Musick kick) |
| Packers | 3 | Hinkle 1-yard touchdown run (Monnett kick) |
| Redskins | 4 | Musick 3-yard touchdown run (Musick kick) |

### Week 11: at New York Giants

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Packers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Giants | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
at Polo Grounds, Manhattan, New York
* Date: November 26, 1933
* Attendance: 17,000

#### Scoring summary

| Team | Qtr | Play Description (Extra Point) |
| Giants | 1 | Burnett interception returned 84 yards for a touchdown (Strong kick) |
| Giants | 3 | Badgro 35-yard touchdown pass from Newman (Strong kick) |
| Giants | 3 | Strong 30-yard field goal |
| Packers | 4 | Gantenbein 24-yard touchdown pass from Herber (kick failed) |

### Week 12: at Philadelphia Eagles

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Packers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Baker Bowl, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* Date: December 3, 1933
* Attendance: 9,500

#### Scoring summary

| Team | Qtr | Play Description (Extra Point) |
| Packers | 2 | Hinkle 32-yard field goal |
| Packers | 4 | Hinkle 2-yard touchdown run (Grove kick) |

### Week 13: at Chicago Bears

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Packers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Bears | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
* Date: December 10, 1933
* Attendance: 7,000

#### Scoring summary

| Team | Qtr | Play Description (Extra Point) |
| Bears | 2 | Ronzani 42-yard touchdown pass from Molesworth (Manders kick) |
| Packers | 4 | Monnett 85-yard punt return for a touchdown (kick blocked) |

## Standings

NFL Western Division :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK |
| Chicago Bears | 10 | 2 | 1 | .833 | 7–0 | 133 | 82 | W4 |
| Portsmouth Spartans | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 3–4 | 128 | 87 | L3 |
| Green Bay Packers | 5 | 7 | 1 | .417 | 2–4 | 170 | 107 | L1 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 3 | 6 | 1 | .333 | 2–2 | 38 | 110 | W1 |
| Chicago Cardinals | 1 | 9 | 1 | .100 | 1–5 | 52 | 101 | T1 |
       Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
NFL Eastern Division :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK |
| New York Giants | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 7–1 | 244 | 101 | W7 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 5 | 4 | 1 | .556 | 2–2–1 | 93 | 54 | L2 |
| Boston Redskins | 5 | 5 | 2 | .500 | 2–3 | 103 | 97 | T1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 5 | 1 | .375 | 1–2 | 77 | 158 | L2 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 3 | 6 | 2 | .333 | 1–5–1 | 67 | 208 | L3 |
       Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.