1961 Green Bay Packers season

1961 Green Bay Packers season
General managerVince Lombardi
Head coachVince Lombardi
Home fieldCity Stadium
Milwaukee County Stadium
Results
Record11–3
Division place1st NFL Western
Playoff finishWon NFL Championship
(vs. Giants) 37–0

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]

  1. ^ Christi, Cliff (September 24, 2015). "The G Stands for Green Bay". Packers.com. NFL Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  2. ^ Gridiron Uniform Database: Green Bay Packers