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1965 Green Bay Packers season

NFL team season

NFL team season

FieldValue
teamGreen Bay Packers
year1965
record10–3–1
division_place1st NFL Western
coachVince Lombardi
general managerVince Lombardi
stadiumLambeau Field
Milwaukee County Stadium
playoffs**Won [Western Conference Playoff](1965-nfl-playoffs)**
(vs. [Colts](1965-baltimore-colts-season)) 13–10
**Won [NFL Championship](1965-nfl-championship-game)**
(vs. [Browns](1965-cleveland-browns-season)) 23–12
shortnavlinkPackers seasons

Milwaukee County Stadium (vs. Colts) 13–10 Won NFL Championship (vs. Browns) 23–12 The 1965 Green Bay Packers season was their 47th season overall and their 45th season in the National Football League. The team finished with a 10–3–1 record under seventh-year head coach Vince Lombardi, earning a tie for first place in the Western Conference with the Baltimore Colts.

In the final regular season game at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco, a late touchdown by the 49ers caused a tie and dropped Green Bay into a tie with the Colts. Although the Packers defeated Baltimore twice during the regular season, the rules at the time required a tiebreaker playoff, played in Green Bay on December 26. With backup quarterbacks playing for both teams, the Packers tied the Colts late and won in overtime, 13–10.

Green Bay then met the defending champion Cleveland Browns (11–3) in the NFL championship game, also at Green Bay. The Packers won, 23–12, for their ninth NFL title and third under Lombardi. It was the last NFL championship game before the advent of the Super Bowl and the first of three consecutive league titles for Green Bay.

Known as "New City Stadium" for its first eight seasons, the Packers' venue in Green Bay was renamed Lambeau Field in August 1965 in memory of Packers founder, player, and long-time head coach, Curly Lambeau, who had died two months earlier.

Off-season

NFL draft

Roster

  • Zeke Bratkowski

  • Dennis Claridge

  • Bart Starr

  • Junior Coffey

  • Paul Hornung

  • Allen Jacobs

  • Tom Moore

  • Elijah Pitts

  • Jim Taylor

  • Carroll Dale

  • Boyd Dowler

  • Bob Long

  • Max McGee

  • Bill Anderson

  • Marv Fleming

  • Ken Bowman C

  • Bill Curry C/MLB

  • Forrest Gregg G/T

  • Dan Grimm G

  • Jerry Kramer G

  • Bob Skoronski T

  • Fuzzy Thurston G

  • Steve Wright T

  • Lionel Aldridge DE

  • Willie Davis DE

  • Henry Jordan DT

  • Bud Marshall DT

  • Ron Kostelnik DT

  • Lloyd Voss DE

  • Lee Roy Caffey OLB

  • Tommy Joe Crutcher OLB/MLB

  • Ray Nitschke MLB

  • Dave Robinson OLB

  • Herb Adderley CB

  • Hank Gremminger SS

  • Doug Hart CB

  • Bob Jeter CB

  • Willie Wood FS

  • Tom Brown SS

  • Don Chandler K/P

  • Allen Brown TE (IR) [[File:Injury icon.svg|7px]]

  • Larry Moore K

  • Eli Strand G

Preseason

DateOpponentSiteResultScore

Regular season

Schedule

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September 19at [Pittsburgh Steelers](1965-pittsburgh-steelers-season)**W** 41–91–0Pitt Stadium38,383
September 26[Baltimore Colts](1965-baltimore-colts-season)**W** 20–172–0Milwaukee County Stadium48,130
October 3[Chicago Bears](1965-chicago-bears-season)**W** 23–143–0Lambeau Field50,852
October 10[San Francisco 49ers](1965-san-francisco-49ers-season)**W** 27–104–0Lambeau Field50,852
October 17at [Detroit Lions](1965-detroit-lions-season)**W** 31–215–0Tiger Stadium56,712
October 24[Dallas Cowboys](1965-dallas-cowboys-season)**W** 13–36–0Milwaukee County Stadium48,311
October 31at Chicago Bears**L** 10–316–1Wrigley Field45,664
November 7Detroit Lions**L** 7–126–2Lambeau Field50,852
November 14[Los Angeles Rams](1965-los-angeles-rams-season)**W** 6–37–2Milwaukee County Stadium48,485
November 21at [Minnesota Vikings](1965-minnesota-vikings-season)**W** 38–138–2Metropolitan Stadium47,426
November 28at [Los Angeles Rams](1965-los-angeles-rams-season)**L** 10–218–3Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum39,733
December 5Minnesota Vikings**W** 24–199–3Lambeau Field50,852
December 12at Baltimore Colts**W** 42–2710–3Memorial Stadium60,238
December 19at San Francisco 49ers**T** 24–2410–3–1Kezar Stadium45,710

Game summaries

Week 2

Playoffs

Main article: 1965 NFL playoffs

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December 26[Baltimore Colts](1965-baltimore-colts-season)**W** 13–10 (OT)Lambeau Field50,484[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196512260gnb.htm)
January 2, 1966[Cleveland Browns](1965-cleveland-browns-season)**W** 23–12Lambeau Field50,777[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196601020gnb.htm)

Standings

References

References

  1. Rollow, Cooper. (December 20, 1965). "49ers tie Packers, 24-24; set playoff". Chicago Tribune.
  2. Lea, Bud. (December 20, 1965). "Packers tied 49ers; play Colts Sunday". Milwaukee Sentinel.
  3. (December 27, 1965). "Packers win, 13 to 10, for NFL Western title". Milwaukee Sentinel.
  4. Lea, Bud. (December 27, 1965). "Chandler 'kicks' Packers to title". Milwaukee Sentinel.
  5. Strickler, George. (December 27, 1965). "Packers win, 13-10, in 'sudden death'". Chicago Tribune.
  6. Strickler, George. (January 3, 1966). "Green Bay wins N.F.L. crown, 23 to 12". Chicago Tribune.
  7. Lea, Bud. (January 3, 1966). "Packers blast Browns for title". Milwaukee Sentinel.
  8. Hand, John. (January 3, 1966). "Green Bay's ball-control tactics beat Browns for title, 23-12". Youngstown Vindicator.
  9. (August 3, 1965). "Packer board backs Lambeau Field idea". Milwaukee Journal.
  10. (August 5, 1965). "'Lambeau Field' voted by council". Milwaukee Sentinel.
  11. (June 2, 1965). "Curly Lambeau is stricken and dies of a heart attack". Lawrence (Kansas) Daily Journal World.
  12. (June 2, 1965). "Lambeau, Packer founder, dies; led club to 6 pro league titles". Milwaukee Journal.
  13. [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196509260gnb.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com]
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