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

1936 seasonW1936 NFL season↗

9 teams in NFL · 55 regular-season games, 1936-09-13 to 1936-12-06 · attendance 828,770

◀ 1935 1937 ▶

NFL Championship Game

Green Bay Packers
21–6 over Boston Redskins

Playoffs

Round	Date	Result	Stadium
Championship	1936-12-13	Green Bay Packers 21–6 Boston Redskins	Polo Grounds

Standings

NFL Eastern

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Boston Redskins	7	5	0	.583	149	110	Ray Flaherty	Lost NFL Championship (vs. Packers) 6–21
2	Pittsburgh Pirates	6	6	0	.500	98	187	Joe Bach	Did not qualify
3	New York Giants	5	6	1	.458	115	163	Steve Owen	Did not qualify
4	Brooklyn Dodgers	3	8	1	.292	92	161	Paul Schissler	Did not qualify
5	Philadelphia Eagles	1	11	0	.083	51	206	Bert Bell	Did not qualify

NFL Western

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Green Bay Packers	10	1	1	.875	248	118	Curly Lambeau	Won NFL Championship (at Redskins) 21–6 Champion
2	Chicago Bears	9	3	0	.750	222	94	George Halas	Did not qualify
3	Detroit Lions	8	4	0	.667	235	102	Potsy Clark	Did not qualify
4	Chicago Cardinals	3	8	1	.292	74	143	Milan Creighton	Did not qualify

League leaders

passing yards

1,239Arnie Herber Green Bay Packers

passing tds

11Arnie Herber Green Bay Packers

rushing yards

830Tuffy Leemans New York Giants

rushing tds

7Dutch Clark Detroit Lions

receiving yards

536Don Hutson Green Bay Packers

receiving tds

8Don Hutson Green Bay Packers

receptions

34Don Hutson Green Bay Packers

points