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1938 Green Bay Packers season

NFL team season

NFL team season

FieldValue
teamGreen Bay Packers
year1938
record8–3
division_place1st NFL Western
coachCurly Lambeau
stadiumCity Stadium
Wisconsin State Fair Park
playoffsLost [NFL Championship](1938-nfl-championship-game)
(at [Giants](1938-new-york-giants-season)) 17–23
shortnavlinkPackers seasons

Wisconsin State Fair Park (at Giants) 17–23 The 1938 Green Bay Packers season was their 20th season overall and their 18th season in the National Football League. The team finished with an 8–3 record in 1938 under head coach Curly Lambeau, earning them a first-place finish in the Western Division.

In the championship game at the Polo Grounds, the Packers lost to the New York Giants 23–17,{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lHYxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HCIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6551%2C7134580

This season marked the last Packers' win in Buffalo (where they defeated the Chicago Cardinals by two points on a late field goal on a Wednesday night). Since then, they are winless in six attempts against the Buffalo Bills in western New York, the latest on October 30, 2022.

Schedule

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September 11**[Cleveland Rams](1938-cleveland-rams-season)****W** 26–171–0City Stadium8,247[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193809110gnb.htm)
September 18at **[Chicago Bears](1938-chicago-bears-season)****L** 0–21–1City Stadium15,172[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193809180gnb.htm)
September 25**[Chicago Cardinals](1938-chicago-cardinals-season)****W** 28–72–1Wisconsin State Fair Park18,000[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193809250gnb.htm)
v. **[Chicago Cardinals](1938-chicago-cardinals-season)** †**W** 24–223–1Buffalo Civic Stadium10,687[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193809280crd.htm)
October 9**[Detroit Lions](1938-detroit-lions-season)****L** 7–173–2City Stadium21,968[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193810090gnb.htm)
October 16[Brooklyn Dodgers](1938-brooklyn-dodgers-nfl-season)**W** 35–74–2Wisconsin State Fair Park11,892[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193810160gnb.htm)
October 23[Pittsburgh Pirates](1938-pittsburgh-pirates-nfl-season)**W** 20–05–2City Stadium12,142[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193810230gnb.htm)
October 30at **[Cleveland Rams](1938-cleveland-rams-season)****W** 28–76–2League Park18,843[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193810300ram.htm)
November 6at **[Chicago Bears](1938-chicago-bears-season)****W** 24–177–2Wrigley Field40,208[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193811060chi.htm)
November 13at **[Detroit Lions](1938-detroit-lions-season)****W** 28–78–2Briggs Stadium45,139[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193811130det.htm)
November 20at [New York Giants](1938-new-york-giants-season)**L** 3–158–3Polo Grounds48,279[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193811200nyg.htm)
**Note:** Intra-division opponents in **bold.** • † - Played at Buffalo, New York, on Wednesday night.

Post-season

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December 11at [New York Giants](1938-new-york-giants-season)**L** 17–23Polo Grounds48,120[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193812110nyg.htm)

Roster

Green Bay Packers 37thru49border=2}};"** 1938 Green Bay Packers final roster**
**Backs**

Standings

References

References

  1. (December 5, 1938). "Lions upset by Eagles; Packers win title". Milwaukee Sentinel.
  2. Burton, Lewis. (December 11, 1938). "Packers, Giants meet for title". Milwaukee Sentinel.
  3. Burton, Lewis. (December 12, 1938). "Giants defeat Packers, 23-17 for pro title". Milwaukee Sentinel.
  4. (September 29, 1938). "Engebretsen's goal beats Cards". Milwaukee Sentinel.
  5. (September 29, 1938). "Field goal wins for Green Bay". Pittsburgh Press.
  6. Associated Press, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-dealer-green-bay-routs-brookly/176732594/ "Green Bay Routs Brooklyn, 35 to 7: Andy Uram Nets Score for Packers,"] ''Cleveland Plain Dealer,'' Oct. 17, 1938, p. 12.
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