September 30: Green Bay (1-0) 12, Minneapolis (0-1) 0
(GREEN BAY) - Uncorking a line smashing offensive in the second half, the Packers battered their way through the Marines, marking up a victory in their opening game of the NFL. The biggest crowd ever attending a pigskin fray in the city witnessed the contest. Starting the third period, Green Bay began hitting on all eleven only to lose the ball on downs two inches from the goal line. The Marines kicked out of danger and the Parkers came back for a touchdown with Basing making the score. In the final period, Mathys started the touchdown march when he received a forward pass and darted through the open field to the ten-yard line from where Basing pluged over.
MINNEAPOLIS - 0 0 0 0 - 0
GREEN BAY - 0 0 6 6 - 12
3rd - GB - Basing, 9-run (Kick failed) GREEN BAY 6-0
4th - GB - Basing, run (Kick failed) GREEN BAY 12-0
October 7: Green Bay (1-0-1) 0, St. Louis (0-0-1) 0 (Tie)
(GREEN BAY) - The Packers and Browns battled to a tie before a huge crowd. The visitors presented a stoenwall defense when in the shadow of their own goalposts. Green Bay failed in five field goal attempts. St. Louis showed but little when on attack, making but three first downs. Only once during th game were the Browns inside the Packers' 35-yard line. Casey averaged sixty yard per punt for St. Louis. The Packers' aerial attack was again in evidence, with Mathys making some splendid catches.
ST. LOUIS - 0 0 0 0 - 0
GREEN BAY - 0 0 0 0 - 0
October 14: Chicago Bears (2-1) 3, Green Bay (1-1-1) 0
(GREEN BAY) - Dutch Sternaman's educated toe kicked the Bears over the Packers Sunday in a pro league game before a record breaking crowd of 5,000. The Bears' score came in the second quarter after a costly Green Bay fumble. The Packers aerial attack was working well and the Bears were kept continually in hot water. Green Bay had the edge on the Bears offensively, piling up considerable more yardage. Three quarters of the play was in the Bruins' territory, but the breaks went against the Packers. The Bears' much flaunted line met its match and during the second half the visitors' forward line was repeatedly outcharged. The Packers failed twice at field goals.
CHICAGO BEARS - 0 3 0 0 - 3
GREEN BAY - 0 0 0 0 - 0
2nd - CHI - Dutch Sternaman, 15-yard field goal CHICAGO BEARS 3-0
October 21: Green Bay (2-1-1) 12, Milwaukee (1-1-2) 0
(GREEN BAY) - Cutting loose with a varied aerial attack, the Packers tightened their hold on the Wisconsin pro championship by defeating the Badgers Sunday before a crowd of 5,000. Cub Buck put the Packers in the lead in the first quarter with a field goal from the 35-yard line. In the third quarter a Lambeau to Wheeler pass for 40 yards netted a touchdown. Towards the close of the game the Badgers were pushed back of their goal line for a safety.
MILWAUKEE - 0 0 0 0 - 0
GREEN BAY - 3 0 7 2 - 0
1st - GB - Buck, 35-yard field goal GREEN BAY 3-0
3rd - GB - Wheeler, 40-yard pass from Lambeau (Buck kick) GREEN BAY 10-0
4th - GB - Team Safety GREEN BAY 12-0
October 28: Racine (2-1-2) 24, Green Bay (2-2-1) 3
(GREEN BAY) - Outclassing the Packers in their own game, forward passing, Racine uncorked a superb passing attack and handed the Packers their worst loss ever. The Packers died with their boots on and several times they held for downs on their three yard line. The Legion's win over the Packers puts Racine on the top of the heap in the race for the state pro title.
3rd - RAC - Dick Halladay, pass from Barr (Gillo kick) RACINE 17-0
3rd - GB - Buck, field goal RACINE 17-3
4th - RAC - Al Elliott, pass from Barr (Gillo kick) RACINE 24-3
November 4: Green Bay (3-2-1) 3, St. Louis (0-3-2) 0
(ST. LOUIS) - Cub Buck's field goal in the third quarter from the 28-yard line enabled the Packers to defeat the Browns Sunday afternoon. The game was played on a sea of mud. In the last minute, the Packers had the ball on St. Louis' 3-yard line but time was up before they could put it over.
GREEN BAY - 0 0 3 0 - 3
ST. LOUIS - 0 0 0 0 - 0
3rd - GB - Cub Buck, 28-yard field goal GREEN BAY 3-0
November 11: Green Bay (4-2-1) 16, Racine (2-3-2) 0
(RACINE) - The Packers came to Racine Sunday determined to wipe out the defeat suffered three weeks ago at the hands of the Horlick Racine Legion team and did. The final score was in favor of the Packers. Racine was outplayed all through the game, making only three first downs, all on forward passes. The Packers made 14 first downs, pushing Racine all over the field.
GREEN BAY - 6 0 3 7 - 16
RACINE - 0 0 0 0 - 0
1st - GB - Lambeau, 3-yard run (Kick failed) GREEN BAY 6-0
3rd - GB - Buck, 38-yard field goal GREEN BAY 9-0
4th - GB - Mills, 3-yard run (Buck kick) GREEN BAY 16-0
November 18: Green Bay (5-2-1) 10, Milwaukee (4-3-2) 7
(MILWAUKEE) - A fiercely fought battle in which victory threatened to change hands up to the final whistle was won by the Packers Sunday from the Badgers in the state professional football championship contest. Early in the first quarter, Cub Buck scored three points on a perfect kick from placement from the 25-yard line. In the second period a number of lucky breaks enabled the Badgers to keep the ball in the Packers territory and finally score their lone touchdown. A series of passes mixed with line plunges brought the marker. Not being outdone, Curly Lambeau grabbed a pass from Charley Mathys in the third quarter and shaking off four Badger tacklers, ran forty yards for a touchdown.
GREEN BAY - 3 0 7 0 - 10
MILWAUKEE - 0 7 0 0 - 7
1st - GB - Buck, 30-yard field goal GREEN BAY 3-0
2nd - MIL - Dinger Doane run (Ben Winkelman kick) MILWAUKEE 7-3
3rd - GB - Lambeau, 41-yard pass from Mathys (Buck kick) GREEN BAY 10-7
November 25: Green Bay (6-2-1) 10, Duluth (4-3) 0
(GREEN BAY) - Making good use of the aerial attack and Cub Buck's educated toe, the Packers defeated Duluth Sunday.
DULUTH - 0 0 0 0 - 0
GREEN BAY - 0 10 0 0 - 10
2nd - GB - Buck, 25-yard field goal GREEN BAY 3-0
2nd - GB - Mills, 40-yard pass from Lambeau (Buck kick) GREEN BAY 10-0
November 29: Green Bay (7-2-1) 19, Hammond (1-5-1) 0
(GREEN BAY) - The Packers celebrated Thanksgiving by taking Hammond into camp. Splendid execution of the aerial attack counted for all three touchdowns for Grern Bay. Hammond twice held for downs inside the 5-yard line. The visitors were never within scoring distance.
HAMMOND - 0 0 0 0 - 0
GREEN BAY - 6 0 7 6 - 19
1st - GB - Mathys, 1-yard run (Kick failed) GREEN BAY 6-0
3rd - GB - Mills, 35-yard pass from Lambeau (Buck kick) GREEN BAY 13-0
4th - GB - Lambeau pass from Mathys (Kick failed) GREEN BAY 19-0
September 23: Green Bay 10, Hibbing 0
(GREEN BAY) - Displaying a wonderful aerial attack, the Packers, professional football champions of Wisconsin, defeated the Miners here on Sunday in the opening game of the season. A huge crowd attended. Hibbing presented a stone wall forward line but they proved unable to cope with the Packers' air attack. Time after time, Lambeau hurled the pigskin into the waiting arms of Wheeler, Mathys and Lyle for considerable yardage. The Packers first score came in the second quarter. Ursella standing on his twenty yard line attempted to punt. Earps smashed through and blocked the ball. Lyle covered it behind the goal line. Lambeau added
another point. In the third quarter, the Packers marched down the field but a penalty halted the procession.
Buck stepped back to the thirty yard mark and place-kicked the pigskin through the uprights. The Packers threatened several times in the final period but Hibbing held tight in the shadow of its goal posts.
HIBBING - 0 0 0 0 - 0
GREEN BAY - 0 7 3 0 - 10
2nd - GB - Lyle recovered blocked punt in end zone (Lambeau kick) G BAY 7-0
3rd - GB - Buck, 30-yard field goal GREEN BAY 10-0
1923 IN REVIEW: As the competition got better, and Curly Lambeau began to recruit players from outside of Green Bay, he needed to guarantee them some financial gain beyond loose change in a hat. A group of five area businessmen got together and launched the Green Bay Football Corporation, a nonprofit entity to provide financial backing for the team. Shares of stock sold for $5 each and paid no dividends. Purchasers were obligated to buy at least six season tickets. The corporation had a five-member executive committee and 15 elected directors. As a nonprofit, the corporation was tax-exempt, and all profits were to go to the American Legion. Andrew B. Turnbull was elected first president of Green Bay Football Corporation on August 23rd. This was the Packers first season in Bellevue Park.
1923 PRE-SEASON RESULTS (1-0) - September (0-1)
23 HIBBING MINERS W 10- 0 1- 0-0 2,670
1923 RESULTS (7-2-1) - September (1-0)
30 MINNEAPOLIS MARINES (0-0-0) W 12- 0 1- 0-0 3,008
October (1-2-1)
7 ST. LOUIS ALL-STARS (0-0-0) T 0- 0 1- 0-1 2,831
14 CHICAGO BEARS (1-1-0) L 0- 3 1- 1-1 4,451
21 MILWAUKEE BADGERS (1-0-2) W 12- 0 2- 1-1 5,000
28 RACINE LEGION (1-1-2) L 3-24 2 -2-1 2,800
November (5-0)
4 at St. Louis All-Stars (0-2-2) W 3- 0 3- 2-1 750
11 at Racine Legion (2-2-2) W 16- 0 4- 2-1 3,500
18 at Milwaukee Badgers (4-1-2) W 10- 7 5- 2-1 5,400
