Seasons past.

[Packerlifer]

I thought some might be interested in how this year's Packers compare with earlier times in the club's great history. Here's a list of where the Pack was at the same point in previous years, at 1,5 and 10 year intervals going back to the early days. You can get all the details on past Packers' teams, seasons and news on a great site for Green Bay fans: Packershistory.net.

One year ago in 2013 the Packers were 4-2 after 6 games:

L at San Francisco 28-34
W Washington 38-20
L at Cincinnati 30-34
W Detroit 22-9
W at Baltimore 19-17
W Cleveland 31-17

Five years ago in 2009 they stood also at 4-2.

W Chicago 21-15
L Cincinnati 24-31
W at St.Louis 36-17
L at Minnesota 23-30
Bye
W Detroit 26-0
W at Cleveland 31-3

Ten years ago 2004: 2-4

W at Carolina 24-14
L Chicago 10-21
L at Indianapolis 31-45
L NY Giants 7-14
L Tennessee 27-48
W at Detroit 38-10

Twenty years ago 1994: 3-3
W Minnesota 16-10
L Miami 14-24
L at Philadelphia 7-13
W at Tampa Bay 30-3
L at New England 16-17
W LA Rams 24-17

Thirty years ago 1984: 1-5

W St. Louis Cardinals 24-23
L at LA Raiders 7-28
L Chicago 7-9
L at Dallas 6-20
L at Tampa Bay 27-30
L San Diego 28-34

Forty year ago 1974: 3-3

L Minnesota 17-32
W at Baltimore Colts 20-13
W Detroit 21-19
L Buffalo 7-27
W LA Rams 17-6
L at Chicago 9-10

Fifty years ago 1964: 3-3

W Chicago 23-12
L Baltimore Colts 20-21
W at Detroit 14-10
L Minnesota 23-24
W San Francisco 24-14
L at Baltimore Colts 21-24


Sixty years ago 1954: 3-3

L Pittsburgh 20-21
L Chicago 3-10
L San Francisco 17-23
W LA Rams 35-17
W at Baltimore Colts 7-6
W at Philadelphia 37-14

Seventy years ago 1944: 5-1

W Brooklyn Tigers 14-7
W Chicago 42-28
W Detroit 27-6
W Pittsburgh-Chi. Cardinals 34-7
L Philadelphia (at Nashville) 13-28
W Cleveland Rams 30-21

Eighty years ago 1934: 4-2

W Philadelphia 19-6
L Chicago 10-24
W NY Giants 20-6
L Detroit 0-3
W Cincinnati Reds 41-0
W Chicago Cardinals 15-0

Ninety years ago 1924: 4-2

L at Duluth Kelleys 3-6
L at Chicago Cardinals 0-3
W Kansas City Blues 16-0
W Milwaukee Badgers 17-0
W Minneapolis Marines 19-0
W Racine Legion 6-3

 

[Packerlifer]

Midseason update.


One year ago, 2013- 5-3 (W at Minnesota 44-31, L Chicago 20-27)

Five years ago, 2009- 4-4 (L Minnesota 26-38, L at Tampa Bay 28-38)

Ten years ago, 2004-4-4 (W Dallas 41-20, W at Washington 28-14)

Twenty years ago, 1994- 4-4 (L at Minnesota 10-13 in ot, W at Chicago 33-6)

Thirty years ago, 1984- 1-7 (L at Denver 14-17, L Seattle 24-30)

Forty years ago, 1974- 3-5 (L at Detroit 17-19, L Washington 6-17)

Fifty years ago, 1964- 4-4 (L LA Rams 17-27, W at Minnesota 42-13)

Sixty years ago, 1954- 4-4 (L at Chicago 23-28, W Baltimore Colts 24-13)

Seventy years ago, 1944 7-1 ( L at Chicago 0-21, W at Cleveland Rams 42-7)

Eighty years ago, 1934- 5-3 (L at Chicago 14-27, W at Boston Redskins 10-0)

Ninety years ago, 1924- 6-2 (W Duluth Kelleys 13-0, W at Milwaukee Badgers 17-10)

 

[JBlood]

Interesting that the midseason records you list come out to an average winning percentage of .528.

The Packers were 79-10-1 at midseason of their Championship years ('29, 30, 31,36, 39, 44, 61, 62, 65, 66, 67, 96, 2010). Some seasons were 10 games, some 11, some 14 and some 16 games. That midseason total is a winning percentage of .877, which would mean today's teams would need to be 7-1 at midseason to be on par with those teams. The 2010 team was also 5-3 at midseason, but needed late season wins against the Giants and Bears, and a loss by other teams to get the no. 6 seed for the playoffs. That team never lost a game by more than 4 points, and had the no. 2 defense in the NFL. We've got some work to do to get to no. 14, that's for sure.

 

[Packerlifer]

Interesting that the midseason records you list come out to an average winning percentage of .528.

The Packers were 79-10-1 at midseason of their Championship years ('29, 30, 31,36, 39, 44, 61, 62, 65, 66, 67, 96, 2010). Some seasons were 10 games, some 11, some 14 and some 16 games. That midseason total is a winning percentage of .877, which would mean today's teams would need to be 7-1 at midseason to be on par with those teams. The 2010 team was also 5-3 at midseason, but needed late season wins against the Giants and Bears, and a loss by other teams to get the no. 6 seed for the playoffs. That team never lost a game by more than 4 points, and had the no. 2 defense in the NFL. We've got some work to do to get to no. 14, that's for sure.

Going back by decades from 2014, only the 1944 team won the Championship so your observation is spot on. Even the 1964 team under Lombardi failed to win the title. But 4 of the teams in the seasons remembered did make the playoffs.

 

[Packerlifer]

After 12 games in the Packers' past.

One year ago in 2013: 5-6-1

L Philadelphia 13-27
L at NY Giants 13-27
T Minnesota 26-26
L at Detroit 10-40

Five years ago in 2009: 8-4

W Dallas 17-7
W San Francisco 30-24
W at Detroit 34-12
W Baltimore 27-14

Ten years ago 2004: 7-5

W Minnesota 34-31
W at Houston 16-13
W St.Louis 45-17
L at Philadelphia 17-47

Twenty years ago 1994: 6-6

W Detroit 38-30
W NY Jets 17-10
L at Buffalo 29-20
L at Dallas 42-31

Thirty years ago 1984: 5-7

W Detroit 41-9
W at New Orleans 23-13
W Minnesota 45-17
W LA Rams 31-6

Forty years ago 1974: 6-6

W Chicago 20-3
W at Minnesota 19-7
W San Diego 34-0
L at Philadelphia 14-36

Fifty years ago 1964: 7-5

W Detroit 30-7
L at San Francisco 24-14
W Cleveland Browns 28-21
W at Dallas 45-21

Sixty years ago 1954: 4-8 (End of season.)

L Detroit 21-17
L at Detroit 28-24
L at San Francisco 35-0
L at LA Rams 35-27

Seventy years ago 1944: 8-2 (End of season)

L at NY Giants 24-0
W Chicago Cardinals/Pittsburgh Steelers combo team 35-20
W at NY Giants 14-7 in NFL Championship Game.

Eighty years ago 1934: 6-6

L at NY Giants 17-3
L Chicago Cardinals 9-0
W at Detroit 3-0
L at Chicago Cardinals 6-0

Ninety years ago 1924: 7-4 (End of season)

L at Chicago 6-3
W at Kansas City Blues 17-6
L at Racine Legion 7-0

 

[Packerlifer]

And, finally, how they finished.

One year ago 2013: W Atlanta 22-21
W at Dallas 37-36
L Pittsburgh 31-38
W at Chicago 33-28
L San Francisco 20-23 (Wild Card Playoff)

NFC North Division: 1. Packers 8-7-1
2. Chicago 8-8
3. Detroit 7-9
4. Minnesota 5-10-1

Five years ago 2009: W at Chicago 21-14
L at Pittsburgh 36-37
W Seattle 48-10
W at Arizona 33-7
L at Arizona 45-51 (Wild Card Playoff)

NFC North Division: 1. Minnesota 12-4
2. Packers 11-5
3. Chicago 7-9
4. Detroit 2-14

Ten years ago 2004: W Detroit 16-13
L Jacksonville 25-28
W at Minnesota 34-31
W at Chicago 31-14
L Minnesota 17-31 (Wild Card Playoff)

NFC North Division: 1. Packers 10-6
2. Minnesota 8-8
3. Detroit 6-10
4. Chicago 3-11

Twenty years ago 1994: L at Detroit 31-34
W Chicago 40-3
W Atlanta 21-17
W at Tampa Bay 34-19
W Detroit 16-12 (Wild Card Playof)
L at Dallas 9-35 (Divisional Playoff)

NFC Central Division: 1.Minnesota 10-6
2. Packers 9-7
3. Detroit 9-7
4. Chicago 9-7
5. Tampa Bay 6-10

Thirty years ago 1984: L at Detroit 28-31
W Tampa Bay 27-14
W at Chicago 20-14
W at Minnesota 38-14

NFC Central Division: 1. Chicago 10-6
2. Packers 8-8
3. Tampa Bay 6-10
4. Detroit 4-11-1
5. Minnesota 3-13

Forty years ago 1974: L at San Francisco 6-7
L at Atlanta 3-10

NFC Central Division: 1. Minnesota 10-4
2. Detroit 7-7
3. Packers 6-8
4. Chicago 4-10

Fifty years ago 1964: W at Chicago 17-3
T at Los Angeles Rams 24-24
L St.Louis Cardinals 17-24 (Playoff Bowl at Miami)

NFL Western Conference: 1. Baltimore Colts 12-2
2. Packers 8-5-1
3. Minnesota 8-5-1
4. Detroit 7-5-2
5. LA Rams 5-7-2
6. Chicago 5-9
7. San Francisco 4-10

Sixty years ago 1954:
NFL Western Conference: 1. Detroit 9-2-1
2. Chicago 8-4
3. San Francisco 7-4-1
4. Los Angeles 6-5-1
5. Packers 4-8
6. Baltimore 3-9

Seventy years ago 1944:
NFL Western Conference: 1. Packers 8-2
2. Chicago 6-3-1
3. Detroit 6-3-1
4. Cleveland Rams 4-6
5. Chi.Cardinals-Pittsburgh Steelers 0-10

Eighty years ago 1934: W at St.Louis Gunners 21-14

NFL Western Conference: 1. Chicago 13-0
2. Detroit 10-3
3. Packers 7-6
4. Chicago Cardinals 5-6
5. St.Louis Gunners 1-2
6. Cincinnati Reds 0-8

Ninety years ago 1924: National Football League standings:

1. Cleveland (Canton) Bulldogs 7-1-1 .875
2. Chicago Bears 6-1-4 .857
3. Frankford Yellow Jackets 11-2-1 .846
4. Duluth Kelleys 5-1 .833
5. Rock Island Independents 5-2-2 .714
6. Packers 7-4 .636
7. Racine Legion 4-3-3 .571
8. Chicago Cardinals 5-4-1 .556
9. Buffalo Bisons 6-5 .545
10. Hammond Pros 2-2-1 .500
11. Columbus Tigers 4-4 .500
12. Milwaukee Badgers 5-8 .385
13. Akron Pros 2-6 .250
14. Dayton Triangles 2-6 .250
15. Kansas City Blues 2-7 .222
16. Minneapolis Marines 0-6 .000
17. Kenosha Maroons 0-4-1 .000
18. Rochester Jeffersons 0-7 .000

 

[Poppa San]

And, finally, how they finished.
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Ninety years ago 1924: National Football League standings:
1. Cleveland (Canton) Bulldogs 7-1-1 .875
2. Chicago Bears 6-1-4 .857
3. Frankford Yellow Jackets 11-2-1 .846
4. Duluth Kelleys 5-1 .833
5. Rock Island Independents 5-2-2 .714
6. Packers 7-4 .636
7. Racine Legion 4-3-3 .571
8. Chicago Cardinals 5-4-1 .556
9. Buffalo Bisons 6-5 .545
10. Hammond Pros 2-2-1 .500
11. Columbus Tigers 4-4 .500
12. Milwaukee Badgers 5-8 .385
13. Akron Pros 2-6 .250
14. Dayton Triangles 2-6 .250
15. Kansas City Blues 2-7 .222
16. Minneapolis Marines 0-6 .000
17. Kenosha Maroons 0-4-1 .000
18. Rochester Jeffersons 0-7 .000

Never thought much about it before but the National football league in its infancy was more of a Great Lakes-Midwest area thing. I might have to look into when it expanded enough to reach both coasts and the gulf.

 

[Packerlifer]

Never thought much about it before but the National football league in its infancy was more of a Great Lakes-Midwest area thing. I might have to look into when it expanded enough to reach both coasts and the gulf.

Yeah, the megabusiness the NFL has become had really humble beginnings. Baseball and college football were the favored national pastimes and few thought pro football had any future. The clubs started in mill and mining industrial towns as an interest of "the common folk." There's a George Clooney movie, I think called "Leatherheads," which is about this early struggling period in the 1920's.

But just think, our Packers are the only one still around from those beginning days; at least in their present location and form.

 

[PikeBadger]

The Bears as well. The Packers and Bears ARE, The National Football League.

 

[Packerlifer]

The Bears as well. The Packers and Bears ARE, The National Football League.

Well, the Bears were first the Decatur Staleys.

 

[Dan115]

1919-2014--- The Packers have won more games than any other team. However---1921-2014--- Packers are second to the bears.