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NFL team season (7th championship)
The 1961 Green Bay Packers season was their 43rd season overall and their 41st season in the National Football League . The team finished with an 11–3 record under third-year head coach Vince Lombardi , earning them a first-place finish in the Western Conference. The Packers ended the season by shutting out the New York Giants 37–0 in the NFL Championship Game , the first title game ever played in Green Bay . This was the Packers seventh NFL league championship. The 1961 Packers also featured 12 future Hall of Famers, the most on any single team in NFL history.
The 1961 season was the first in which the Packers wore their trademark capital "G" logo on their helmets.[1] [2]
Offseason
NFL draft
The 1961 NFL draft was held in late December 1960.
Personnel
Staff
1961 Green Bay Packers staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
[3]
Roster
1961 Green Bay Packers final roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
3 Ben Agajanian K
86 Boyd Dowler P
46 Hank Gremminger KO
5 Paul Hornung K
85 Max McGee P
24 Willie Wood PR
Rookies in italics
Source: [4]
Depth chart
Defense
[1]
DE
DT
DT
DE
Bill Quinlan
Henry Jordan
Dave Hanner
Willie Davis
⋅
⋅
⋅
⋅
Offense
[2]
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
Bob Skoronski
Fuzzy Thurston
Jim Ringo
Jerry Kramer
Forrest Gregg
⋅
⋅
⋅
(Forrest Gregg)
Norm Masters
Special teams
PK Paul Hornung
P
Boyd Dowler
KR
Herb Adderley
PR
Willie Wood
Preseason
Regular season
Despite being named NFL MVP, Paul Hornung was briefly lost to the
Clement Zablocki requested deferments for the players.
[8] On October 18, the final word was that the players had to serve. Hornung missed the November 19 game in Green Bay against the
Rams , but was flown from Fort Riley to
Detroit for the November 23 Thanksgiving Day game against the
Lions at
Tiger Stadium .
[9] Hornung kicked a field goal and two extra points in the 17–9 victory.
[10] [11]
Injured in late October, right guard Jerry Kramer was sidelined for the remainder of the season. Forrest Gregg moved in from right tackle to guard, and Norm Masters started at right tackle.
Schedule
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.
Season summary
Week 1: Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Lions
7
7
0 3 17
Packers
7
3
0 3 13
at
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Date : September 17Game time : 12:30 p.m. CDT Game weather : 60 °F (16 °C), relative humidity 63%, wind 9 mphGame attendance : 44,307Referee : Bud BrubakerTV : CBS Box Score
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
DET
GB
1
GB
Taylor 1-yard touchdown run, Hornung kick good
0
7
1
DET
Pietrosante 1-yard touchdown run, Martin kick good
7
7
2
DET
Pietrosante 15-yard touchdown run, Martin kick good
14
7
2
GB
15-yard field goal by Hornung
14
10
4
GB
26-yard field goal by Hornung
14
13
4
DET
44-yard field goal by Martin
17
13
"TOP" = Glossary of American football
.
17
13
Week 2: San Francisco 49ers at Green Bay Packers
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
49ers
7
3
0 0 10
Packers
7
13
3 7 30
at City Stadium , Green Bay, Wisconsin
Date : September 24Game time : 1:00 p.m. CDT Game weather : 50 °F (10 °C), relative humidity 90%, wind 17 mphGame attendance : 38,669Referee : George RennixTV : CBS Box Score
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
SF
GB
1
GB
Hornung 1-yard touchdown run, Hornung kick good
0
7
1
SF
Lockett 1-yard touchdown run,
Davis kick good
7
7
2
—
—
—
GB
Wood 39-yard punt return for a touchdown,
Hornung kick good
7
14
2
GB
13-yard field goal by Hornung
7
17
2
SF
46-yard field goal by Davis
10
17
2
GB
15-yard field goal by Hornung
10
20
3
GB
43-yard field goal by Hornung
10
23
4
GB
McGee 21-yard touchdown reception from Starr , Hornung kick good
10
30
"TOP" = Glossary of American football
.
10
30
Week 3: Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Bears
0
0
0 0 0
Packers
7
3
7 7 24
at City Stadium , Green Bay, Wisconsin
Date : October 1Game time : 1:00 p.m. CDT Game weather : 46 °F (8 °C), relative humidity 76%, wind 19 mphGame attendance : 38,669Referee : John PaceTV : CBS Box Score
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
CHI
GB
1
0:35
GB
Dowler 18-yard touchdown reception from Starr , Hornung kick good
0
7
2
10:31
GB
37-yard field goal by Hornung
0
10
3
8:37
GB
Taylor 3-yard touchdown run, Hornung kick good
0
17
4
13:40
GB
Kramer 17-yard touchdown reception from Starr , Hornung kick good
0
24
"TOP" = Glossary of American football
.
0
24
Week 4: Baltimore Colts at Green Bay Packers
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Colts
0
7
0 0 7
Packers
7
10
14 14 45
at City Stadium , Green Bay, Wisconsin
Date : October 8Game time : 1:00 p.m. CDT Game weather : 60 °F (16 °C), relative humidity 71%, wind 11 mphGame attendance : 38,669Referee : Bill DownesTV : CBS Box Score
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
BAL
GB
1
12:56
GB
Hornung 54-yard touchdown run, Hornung kick good
0
7
2
8:37
BAL
Moore 1-yard touchdown run, Myhra kick good
7
7
2
GB
38-yard field goal by Hornung
7
10
2
5:14
GB
Hornung 1-yard touchdown run, Hornung kick good
7
17
3
12:12
GB
Hornung 8-yard touchdown reception from Starr , Hornung kick good
7
24
3
2:06
GB
Hornung 1-yard touchdown run, Hornung kick good
7
31
4
13:45
—
—
—
GB
Wood 72-yard punt return for a touchdown,
Hornung kick good
7
38
4
10:58
GB
Taylor 3-yard touchdown run, Hornung kick good
7
45
"TOP" = Glossary of American football
.
7
45
Week 5: Green Bay Packers at Cleveland Browns
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Packers
14
7
7 21 49
Browns
0
3
7 7 17
at Cleveland Stadium , Cleveland , Ohio
Date : October 15Game time : 1:00 p.m. CDT Game weather : 44 °F (7 °C), relative humidity 62%, wind 16 mphGame attendance : 75,042Referee : Ron GibbsTV : CBS Box Score
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
GB
CLE
1
8:15
GB
Taylor 25-yard touchdown run, Hornung kick good
7
0
1
0:43
GB
Taylor 1-yard touchdown run, Hornung kick good
14
0
2
10:10
CLE
27-yard field goal by Groza
14
3
2
6:58
GB
Hornung 3-yard touchdown run, Hornung kick good
21
3
3
11:30
GB
Taylor 45-yard touchdown run, Hornung kick good
28
3
3
6:14
CLE
Nagler 21-yard touchdown reception from Plum , Groza kick good
28
10
4
14:56
GB
Taylor 4-yard touchdown run, Hornung kick good
35
10
4
9:58
CLE
Renfro 13-yard touchdown reception from Plum , Groza kick good
35
17
4
6:48
GB
McGee 45-yard touchdown reception from Starr , Hornung kick good
42
17
4
1:55
GB
Roach 1-yard touchdown run, Hornung kick good
49
17
"TOP" = Glossary of American football
.
49
17
Week 6: Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Packers
10
3
3 17 33
Vikings
0
7
0 0 7
at Metropolitan Stadium , Minneapolis , Minnesota
Date : October 22Game time : 1:30 p.m. CDT Game weather : 48 °F (9 °C), relative humidity 82%, wind 13 mphGame attendance : 42,117Referee : John PaceTV : CBS Box Score
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
GB
MIN
1
10:49
GB
Dowler 78-yard touchdown reception from Starr , Hornung kick good
7
0
1
4:58
GB
14-yard field goal by Hornung
10
0
2
10:09
MIN
Tarkenton 1-yard touchdown run, Mercer kick good
10
7
2
2:02
GB
18-yard field goal by Hornung
13
7
3
9:36
GB
13-yard field goal by Hornung
16
7
4
12:08
GB
16-yard field goal by Hornung
19
7
4
9:13
GB
Taylor 3-yard touchdown run, Hornung kick good
26
7
4
3:54
—
—
—
GB
Interception returned 21 yards for touchdown by Currie , Hornung kick good
33
7
"TOP" = Glossary of American football
.
33
7
Week 7: Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Vikings
0
7
3 0 10
Packers
14
7
0 7 28
at
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Date : October 29Game time : 1:00 p.m. CST Game weather : 57 °F (14 °C), relative humidity 87%, wind 16 mphGame attendance : 44,116TV : CBS Box Score
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
MIN
GB
1
GB
Hornung 1-yard touchdown run, Hornung kick good
0
7
1
GB
Kramer 10-yard touchdown reception from Hornung , Hornung kick good
0
14
1
GB
Taylor 8-yard touchdown reception from Starr , Hornung kick good
0
21
2
MIN
Reichow 8-yard touchdown reception from Shaw , Mercer kick good
7
21
3
MIN
13-yard field goal by Mercer
10
21
4
GB
McGee 23-yard touchdown reception from Starr , Hornung kick good
10
28
"TOP" = Glossary of American football
.
10
28
Week 8: Green Bay Packers at Baltimore Colts
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Packers
7
7
0 7 21
Colts
7
14
10 14 45
at
Date : November 5Game time : 1:00 p.m. CST Game weather : 69 °F (21 °C), relative humidity 78%, wind 11 mphGame attendance : 57,641TV : CBS Box Score
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
GB
BAL
1
BAL
Perry 2-yard touchdown run, Myhra kick good
0
7
1
GB
Starr 21-yard touchdown run, Hornung kick good
7
7
2
BAL
Hawkins 4-yard touchdown reception from Unitas , Myhra kick good
7
14
2
GB
Hornung 17-yard touchdown run, Hornung kick good
14
14
2
BAL
Moore 38-yard touchdown reception from Unitas , Myhra kick good
14
21
3
BAL
12-yard field goal by Myhra
14
24
3
BAL
Orr 19-yard touchdown reception from Unitas , Myhra kick good
14
31
4
BAL
Orr 4-yard touchdown reception from Unitas , Myhra kick good
14
38
4
BAL
Perry 15-yard touchdown run, Myhra kick good
14
45
4
—
—
—
GB
Interception returned 41 yards for touchdown by Whittenton , Hornung kick good
21
45
"TOP" = Glossary of American football
.
21
45
Week 9: Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Packers
7
21
3 0 31
Bears
7
0
7 14 28
at Wrigley Field , Chicago , Illinois
Date : November 12Game time : 1:00 p.m. CST Game weather : 52 °F (11 °C), relative humidity 78%, wind 13 mphGame attendance : 49,711TV : CBS Box Score
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
GB
CHI
1
CHI
kick good
0
7
1
GB
Kramer 53-yard touchdown reception from Starr , Hornung kick good
7
7
2
GB
Kramer 8-yard touchdown reception from Starr , Hornung kick good
14
7
2
GB
Hornung 8-yard touchdown run, Hornung kick good
21
7
2
GB
Hornung 34-yard touchdown reception from Starr , Hornung kick good
28
7
3
GB
51-yard field goal by Hornung
31
7
3
CHI
kick good
31
14
4
CHI
kick good
31
21
4
CHI
Casares 9-yard touchdown run, LeClerc kick good
31
28
"TOP" = Glossary of American football
.
31
28
Week 10: Los Angeles Rams at Green Bay Packers
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Rams
7
3
0 7 17
Packers
0
28
0 7 35
at City Stadium , Green Bay, Wisconsin
Date : November 19Game time : 1:00 p.m. CST Game weather : 26 °F (−3 °C), relative humidity 81%, wind 5 mph, wind chill 20 °F (−7 °C)Game attendance : 38,669TV : CBS Box Score
Week 11: Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Packers
0
7
0 10 17
Lions
3
3
3 0 9
at Tiger Stadium , Detroit , Michigan
Date : November 23Game time : 11:00 a.m. CST Game weather : 43 °F (6 °C), relative humidity 97%, wind 8 mphGame attendance : 55,662TV : CBS Box Score
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
GB
DET
1
DET
13-yard field goal by Martin
0
3
2
DET
34-yard field goal by Martin
0
6
2
GB
Taylor 1-yard touchdown run, Hornung kick good
7
6
3
DET
16-yard field goal by Martin
7
9
4
GB
Taylor 1-yard touchdown run, Hornung kick good
14
9
4
GB
9-yard field goal by Hornung
17
9
"TOP" = Glossary of American football
.
17
9
Week 12: New York Giants at Green Bay Packers
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Giants
7
10
0 0 17
Packers
13
0
0 7 20
at
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Date : December 3Game time : 1:00 p.m. CST Game weather : 57 °F (14 °C), relative humidity 87%, wind 16 mphGame attendance : 47,012TV : CBS Box Score
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
MIN
GB
1
GB
23-yard field goal by Hornung
0
3
1
NY
kick good
7
3
1
GB
25-yard field goal by Hornung
7
6
1
GB
Taylor 14-yard touchdown run, Hornung kick good
7
13
2
NY
Gaiters 1-yard touchdown run, Summerall kick good
14
13
2
NY
41-yard field goal by Summerall
17
13
4
GB
Taylor 3-yard touchdown run, Hornung kick good
17
20
"TOP" = Glossary of American football
.
17
20
Week 13: Green Bay Packers at San Francisco 49ers
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Packers
0
7
7 7 21
49ers
0
14
2 6 22
at Kezar Stadium , San Francisco , California
Date : December 10Game time : 3:30 p.m. CST Game weather : 48 °F (9 °C), relative humidity 72%, wind 12 mphGame attendance : 55,722Referee : Emil HeintzTV : CBS Box Score
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
GB
SF
2
9:14
SF
Casey 51-yard touchdown reception from Brodie , Davis kick good
0
7
2
5:02
SF
kick good
0
14
2
2:11
GB
McGee 22-yard touchdown reception from Starr , Hornung kick good
7
14
3
13:57
—
—
—
GB
Starr tackled in the end zone by Krueger for a safety
7
16
3
0:32
GB
McGee 12-yard touchdown reception from Starr , Hornung kick good
14
16
4
6:53
SF
40-yard field goal by Davis
14
19
4
2:12
GB
Taylor 40-yard touchdown run, Hornung kick good
21
19
4
0:11
SF
14-yard field goal by Davis
21
22
"TOP" = Glossary of American football
.
21
22
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
GB
LA
1
GB
Moore 1-yard touchdown run, Agajanian kick good
7
0
2
LA
17-yard field goal by Villanueva
7
3
2
GB
Moore 8-yard touchdown reception from Starr , Agajanian kick good
14
3
3
LA
Bass 55-yard touchdown run, Villanueva kick good
14
10
4
—
—
—
LA
Bass 90-yard punt return for a touchdown, Villanueva kick good
14
17
4
GB
28-yard field goal by Agajanian
17
17
4
GB
Pitts 17-yard touchdown run, Agajanian kick good
24
17
"TOP" = Glossary of American football
.
24
17
Playoffs
Game summary
1961 NFL Championship Game: New York Giants at Green Bay Packers
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Giants
0
0
0 0 0
Packers
0
24
10 3 37
at City Stadium , Green Bay, Wisconsin
Date : December 31Game time : 1:00 p.m. CST Game weather : 17 °F (−8 °C), relative humidity 82%, wind 10 mph, wind chill 6 °F (−14 °C)Game attendance : 39,029TV : NBC Box Score
Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Roster
Stats
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Kicking
Punting
Kick Return
Punt Return
Interception
Team
Total Yards and Turnovers
Passing
Rushing
Awards and records
Milestones
References
^ Christi, Cliff (September 24, 2015). "The G Stands for Green Bay" . Packers.com . NFL Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved August 28, 2022 .
^ Gridiron Uniform Database: Green Bay Packers
^ "All Time Coaches Database" . Packers.com. Archived from the original on December 27, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2011 .
^ "TV rosters" . Milwaukee Sentinel . December 31, 1961. p. 2, sports.
^ "Paul Hornung to enter Army" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). Associated Press. November 4, 1961. p. 2.
^ "Green Bay tops Lions 17-9 to take commanding lead" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). Associated Press. November 24, 1961. p. 16.
^ "Maxwell Football Club - Bert Bell Award Past Recipients" . Archived from the original on June 19, 2009. Retrieved June 28, 2010 .
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