The 1927 Green Bay Packers season was their ninth season overall and their seventh season in the National Football League. The team finished with a 7–2–1 record under player/coach Curly Lambeau earning them a second-place finish.
| 1927 Green Bay Packers season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Curly Lambeau |
| Home field | City Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 7–2–1 |
| League place | 2nd NFL |
Schedule
edit| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 18 | Dayton Triangles | W 14–0 | 1–0 | City Stadium | 3,600 | Recap | |
| 2 | September 25 | Cleveland Bulldogs | W 12–7 | 2–0 | City Stadium | 4,500 | Recap | |
| 3 | October 2 | Chicago Bears | L 6–7 | 2–1 | City Stadium | 5,500+ | Recap | [1] |
| 4 | October 9 | Duluth Eskimos | W 20–0 | 3–1 | City Stadium | 4,000 | Recap | |
| 5 | October 16 | Chicago Cardinals | W 13–0 | 4–1 | City Stadium | 4,500 | Recap | |
| 6 | October 23 | New York Yankees | W 13–0 | 5–1 | City Stadium | 11,000 | Recap | |
| 7 | November 6 | at Chicago Cardinals | T 6–6 | 5–1–1 | Normal Park | 3,500 | Recap | |
| 8 | November 13 | Dayton Triangles | W 6–0 | 6–1–1 | City Stadium | 2,500 | Recap | |
| 9 | November 20 | at Chicago Bears | L 6–14 | 6–2–1 | Wrigley Field | 6,000 | Recap | |
| 10 | November 24 | at Frankford Yellow Jackets | W 17–9 | 7–2–1 | Frankford Stadium | 9,000 | Recap |
Game summaries
editGame 3: Chicago Bears
editIn a Sunday confrontation deemed a "battle royal," Green Bay's Dick O'Donnell of Green Bay snagged a long pass for the first big play of the day.[1] Controversy ensued, however. Next "Dunn shot a pass to Lewellen and it looked very much as if he were a victim of interference as he tried to grab the ball for a touchdown," the representative of the Green Bay Press-Gazette recounted. "The officials ruled the other way, however, and the Bears scrimmaged on their 20-yard line."[1] The football rule that an incomplete forward pass in the end zone resulted in a touchback had bitten the home team hard. The Bears made effective use of their power running game in the second stanza, with reserve right halfback Bill Senn capping the climax of a long drive with a 1 yard plunge.[1] Paddy Driscoll booted the all-important extra-point to give the Bears a 7–0 lead.[2] The Packers' made their bid in the fourth quarter when player-coach Curly Lambeau hit on a 30 yard catch-and-run to end Lavvie Dilweg, which put the ball on the Chicago 30.[1] Another 15 yard strike from Lambeau to Dilweg halved the distance to the end zone, although "the Bears tried to take the ball away from Dilweg and a near riot was averted."[1] Then Dunn hit Lambeau with a pass for an apparent score, only to have it called back for violation of another rule of the day, that all passes must be thrown from at least five yards behind the line of scrimmage.[1] The Packers were undaunted, with Dilweg making a great catch of a Dunn pass to take the ball down to the 2-yard line.[1] Lewellen took two tries to punch the ball through to paydirt.[1] "Joy reined supreme in the Packer camp but not for long however as Purdy, who substituted for Dunn, failed to come even close to making the extra point which would have given the Packers a tie game."[1] A subsequent onside kick attempt failed and the Bears ran out the clock for a 7–6 victory.[1] The Bears made extensive use of substitutes in the contest, with player-coach George Halas sending in capable replacements at key intervals to keep his best players fresh, using a noteworthy 24 players on the day.[1]
Standings
edit| NFL standings | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
| New York Giants | 11 | 1 | 1 | .917 | 197 | 20 | W9 | ||
| Green Bay Packers | 7 | 2 | 1 | .778 | 113 | 43 | W1 | ||
| Chicago Bears | 9 | 3 | 2 | .750 | 149 | 98 | W2 | ||
| Cleveland Bulldogs | 8 | 4 | 1 | .667 | 209 | 107 | W5 | ||
| Providence Steam Roller | 8 | 5 | 1 | .615 | 105 | 88 | W3 | ||
| New York Yankees | 7 | 8 | 1 | .467 | 142 | 174 | L4 | ||
| Frankford Yellow Jackets | 6 | 9 | 3 | .400 | 152 | 166 | L1 | ||
| Pottsville Maroons | 5 | 8 | 0 | .385 | 80 | 163 | L1 | ||
| Chicago Cardinals | 3 | 7 | 1 | .300 | 69 | 134 | L1 | ||
| Dayton Triangles | 1 | 6 | 1 | .143 | 15 | 57 | L4 | ||
| Duluth Eskimos | 1 | 8 | 0 | .111 | 68 | 134 | L7 | ||
| Buffalo Bisons | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 8 | 123 | L5 | ||
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
References
editFurther reading
edit- 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.