1936 NFL Championship Game
The 1936 NFL Championship Game: Packers win fourth title, Redskins move south.
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.
Quick Facts
- Location
- Polo Grounds (New York City)
- Winner
- Green Bay Packers
- Opponent
- Boston Redskins
- Final score
- 21–6
- Significance
- Fourth NFL Championship for the Packers; the Redskins' first NFL championship came in 1937
Lore & Background
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.
Reader's Guide
The game featured players who played both ways, offensively and defensively. The Packers' starters included Don Hutson, Arnie Herber, and Clarke Hinkle, all Hall of Famers. The Redskins' starters included Wayne Millner, Turk Edwards, and Cliff Battles, also Hall of Famers. The NFL had only four game officials at the time: referee Jordie Jordan, umpire Bobby Cahn, head linesman Maurice J. Meyer, and field judge William Halloran.
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