This day in football · September 16, 1923: Ironwood Legion visited the Duluth Kelleys at Duluth Athletic Park. Duluth Kelleys 7, Ironwood Legion 0. W1923 NFL season↗

From the vault · December 26, 1964 · 1964 AFL Championship Game: The Buffalo Bills beat the San Diego Chargers 20–7 at War Memorial Stadium to win the 1964 AFL championship. Box score

1935 seasonW1935 NFL season↗

9 teams in NFL · 54 regular-season games, 1935-09-13 to 1936-01-26 · attendance 740,508

◀ 1934 1936 ▶

NFL Championship Game

Detroit Lions
26–7 over New York Giants

Playoffs

Round	Date	Result	Stadium
Championship	1935-12-15	Detroit Lions 26–7 New York Giants	University of Detroit Stadium

Standings

NFL Eastern

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	New York Giants	9	3	0	.750	180	96	Steve Owen	Lost NFL Championship (at Lions) 7–26
2	Brooklyn Dodgers	5	6	1	.458	90	141	Paul J. Schissler	Did not qualify
3	Pittsburgh Pirates	4	8	0	.333	100	209	Joe Bach	Did not qualify
4	Boston Redskins	2	8	1	.227	65	123	Eddie Casey	Did not qualify
5	Philadelphia Eagles	2	9	0	.182	60	179	Lud Wray	Did not qualify

NFL Western

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Detroit Lions	7	3	2	.667	191	111	George Clark	Won NFL Championship (vs. Giants) 26–7 Champion
2	Green Bay Packers	8	4	0	.667	181	96	Curly Lambeau	Did not qualify
3	Chicago Cardinals	6	4	2	.583	99	97	Milan Creighton	Did not qualify
4	Chicago Bears	6	4	2	.583	192	106	George Halas	Did not qualify

League leaders

passing yards

794Ed Danowski New York Giants

passing tds

10Ed Danowski New York Giants

rushing yards

499Doug Russell Chicago Cardinals

rushing tds

6Ernie Caddel Detroit Lions

receiving yards

433Charley Malone Boston Redskins

receiving tds

6Bill Karr Chicago Bears