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1936 NFL Championship Game

American football championship game

Field	Value
image	361213-Packers-Redskins-program.jpg
type	nflc
name	1936
visitor	[Green Bay Packers](1936-green-bay-packers-season)
home	[Boston Redskins](1936-boston-redskins-season)
visitor_coach	Curly Lambeau
home_coach	Ray Flaherty
visitor_conf	Western
home_conf	Eastern
visitor_abbr	GB
home_abbr	BOS
visitor_record	10–1–1
home_record	7–5
visitor_total	21
home_total	6
visitor_qtr1	7
visitor_qtr2	0
visitor_qtr3	7
visitor_qtr4	7
home_qtr1	0
home_qtr2	6
home_qtr3	0
home_qtr4	0
date	December 13, 1936
stadium	Polo Grounds
city	Manhattan, New York
attendance	29,545
referee	Wilmer G. Crowell
HOFers	Packers: Curly Lambeau (coach/gm), Arnie Herber, Clarke Hinkle, Don Hutson, Blood McNally
Redskins: George Preston Marshall (owner/founder), Ray Flaherty (coach), Cliff Battles, Turk Edwards, Wayne Millner

Redskins: George Preston Marshall (owner/founder), Ray Flaherty (coach), Cliff Battles, Turk Edwards, Wayne Millner |USA Grounds The 1936 NFL Championship Game was the fourth championship game played in the National Football League (NFL). It took place on December 13 at Polo Grounds in New York City, making it the first NFL title game held on a neutral field.

The Eastern Division champion Boston Redskins (7–5) were the home team, but their owner George Preston Marshall, the Packers and the league mutually agreed to move the game from Fenway Park to the Polo Grounds due to low ticket sales in Boston.

Several days after the game, Marshall announced he would move the team to his hometown of Washington, D.C. for the following season.

This was the first championship game for both the Redskins and the Western Division champion Green Bay Packers (10–1–1), who were favored. The Packers won 21–6 for their fourth NFL title, all under longtime head coach Curly Lambeau, having previously won league championships awarded by league standing in 1929, 1930, and 1931.

Scoring summary

Sunday, December 13, 1936

Kickoff: 2 p.m. EST ;First quarter:

GB – Don Hutson 48-yard pass from Arnie Herber (Ernie Smith kick), 7–0 GB ;Second quarter:
BOS – Pug Rentner 2-yard run (kick failed), 7–6 GB ;Third quarter:
GB – Milt Gantenbein 8-yard pass from Herber (Smith kick), 14–6 GB ;Fourth quarter:
GB – Bob Monnett 2-yard run (Tiny Engebretsen kick), 21–6 GB

Starters

Players played both ways, offensively and defensively, in 1936. Thus, there were only these eleven starters for each squad.

Green Bay Packers

LE - Milt Gantenbein
LT - Ernie Smith
LG/K - Paul "Tiny" Engebretsen
C - George Svendsen
RG - Lon Evans
RT - Louis Gordon
RE - Don Hutson ‡
QB † - Hank Bruder
LHB - George Sauer
RHB - Arnie Herber ‡
FB - Clarke Hinkle ‡

Boston Redskins

LE - Wayne Millner ‡
LT - Turk Edwards ‡
LG - Les Olsson
C - Frank Bausch
RG - Jim Karcher
RT - James Barber
RE - Charley Malone
QB - Riley Smith
LHB - Ed "Chug" Justice
RHB - Cliff Battles ‡
FB - Don Irwin

:† - Note: The quarterback in the single-wing offense was sometimes called the "blocking back", the ball was generally shotgun snapped to a halfback or the fullback. :‡ - Member of the Professional Football Hall of Fame.

Officials

The NFL had only four game officials in ; the back judge was added in , the line judge in , and the side judge in . The following were the four officials who called the 1936 championship game.

Referee: Jordie Jordan
Umpire: Bobby Cahn
Head linesman: Maurice J. Meyer
Field judge: William Halloran

References

Smith, Wilfrid. (December 14, 1936). "Green Bay wins title; whips Boston, 21-6". Chicago Tribune.
(December 14, 1936). "Packers beat Boston 21-6, for pro crown". Milwaukee Sentinel.
Keuchle, Oliver E.. (December 14, 1936). "Packers win pro championship; passes beat Boston, 21 to 6". Milwaukee Journal.
(December 14, 1936). "Arnold Herber's arm hurls Green Bay Packers into pro championship". Spokesman-Review.
(December 7, 1936). "Play-off game is definitely set at Polo Grounds". Milwaukee Journal.
(December 8, 1936). "Bays, Boston play for crown in N.Y. Sunday". Milwaukee Sentinel.
Smith, Wilfrid. (December 13, 1936). "Packers and Redskins meet today for championship". Chicago Tribune.
McGrath, John. (January 10, 2006). "Redskins history lesson". Lakeland Ledger.
(December 17, 1936). "Capital gets Boston team". Milwaukee Journal.
Keuchle, Oliver E.. (December 13, 1936). "30,000 to see Packers, Boston". Milwaukee Journal.
Roger Treat, ''The Official National Football League Football Encyclopedia.'' New York: A.S. Barnes & Co., 1952; p. 235.

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