1961 Green Bay Packers Game-by-Game Results
Team Record: 11-3
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division
Postseason: 1-0 Won Championship
Coach: Vince Lombardi (11-3)
Location: Green Bay, Wisconsin
1961 Green Bay Packers Roster
The Green Bay Packers of the National Football League ended the 1961 season with a record of 11 wins and 3 losses, finishing first in the NFL's West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-0.
Offensively, Green Bay led the league with 391 points. On the other side of the ball, the solid defense surrendered 223 points. Jim Taylor carried the pigskin for a team-best 1,307 yards for the Packers.
Bart Starr threw for 2,418 yards. Max McGee paced pass catchers, snagging 51 passes for 883 yards.
The sticky-fingered defense manufactured 46 turnovers. John Symank, Hank Gremminger, Willie Wood and Jesse Whittenton each picked off 5 opponent throws.
Vince Lombardi coached the team. The 1961 Green Bay Packers won the Championship.
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Regular Season Points For: 391
Regular Season Points Against: 223
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 17, 1961 | Detroit Lions 17 at Green Bay Packers 13 | L | 0-1-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-1-0 | Milwaukee | |
| September 24, 1961 | San Francisco 49ers 10 at Green Bay Packers 30 | W | 1-1-0 | 0-0-0 | 1-1-0 | ||
| October 1, 1961 | Chicago Bears 0 at Green Bay Packers 24 | W | 2-1-0 | 0-0-0 | 2-1-0 | ||
| October 8, 1961 | Baltimore Colts 7 at Green Bay Packers 45 | W | 3-1-0 | 0-0-0 | 3-1-0 | ||
| October 15, 1961 | Green Bay Packers 49 at Cleveland Browns 17 | W | 3-1-0 | 1-0-0 | 4-1-0 | ||
| October 22, 1961 | Green Bay Packers 33 at Minnesota Vikings 7 | W | 3-1-0 | 2-0-0 | 5-1-0 | ||
| October 29, 1961 | Minnesota Vikings 10 at Green Bay Packers 28 | W | 4-1-0 | 2-0-0 | 6-1-0 | Milwaukee | |
| November 5, 1961 | Green Bay Packers 21 at Baltimore Colts 45 | L | 4-1-0 | 2-1-0 | 6-2-0 | ||
| November 12, 1961 | Green Bay Packers 31 at Chicago Bears 28 | W | 4-1-0 | 3-1-0 | 7-2-0 | ||
| November 19, 1961 | Los Angeles Rams 17 at Green Bay Packers 35 | W | 5-1-0 | 3-1-0 | 8-2-0 | ||
| November 23, 1961 | Green Bay Packers 17 at Detroit Lions 9 | W | 5-1-0 | 4-1-0 | 9-2-0 | ||
| December 3, 1961 | New York Giants 17 at Green Bay Packers 20 | W | 6-1-0 | 4-1-0 | 10-2-0 | Milwaukee | |
| December 10, 1961 | Green Bay Packers 21 at San Francisco 49ers 22 | L | 6-1-0 | 4-2-0 | 10-3-0 | ||
| December 17, 1961 | Green Bay Packers 24 at Los Angeles Rams 17 | W | 6-1-0 | 5-2-0 | 11-3-0 | ||
| December 31, 1961 | New York Giants 0 at Green Bay Packers 37 | W | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 | NFL Championship |
