The Actual History of The NFL Championship Game. Part III: The Complete List of Pre Super Bowl NFL Champions.

Here is the Complete List of Pre Super Bowl Era NFL Champions
Pre Championship Game Era (When The Champion was determined based on Regular Season Record.)

1920 Akron Pros [1]

1921 Chicago Staleys (Chicago Bears)

1922 Canton Bulldogs

1923 Canton Bulldogs

1924 Cleveland Bulldogs [2]

1925 Chicago Cardinals (Arizona Cardinals) [3]

1926 Frankford Yellow Jackets (Philadelphia Eagles)

1927 New York Giants

1928 Providence Steam Roller

1929 Green Bay Packers

1930 Green Bay Packers

1931 Green bay Packers

1932 Chicago Bears [4]

[1] The NFL did not keep official standings during the 1920 Season. The Akron Pros were awarded The League Championship in a league meeting on April 30, 1921. Teams also played non-league opponents . The Buffalo All-Americans and Decatur Staleys (Chicago Bears) disputed the title but lost.

[2] The NFL Considers The Canton Bulldogs and Cleveland Bulldogs to be separate franchises. Cleveland (Football) Indians owner Samuel Deutsch purchased the Canton Bulldogs and merged them with the Indians and renamed them The Cleveland Bulldogs. The Chicago Bears disputed the title but lost.

[3] The Infamous Dispute between The Cardinals and Pottsville (PA) Maroons.

[4] A one game playoff was required as The Bears and Portsmouth (OH) Spartans (Detroit Lions) ended up tied at the end of the regular season. The Bears defeated The Spartans 9-0 in Chicago in the playoff.

Pre Super Bowl NFL Championship Game Winners:

1933 Chicago Bears - Defeated The New York Giants 23-21 in Chicago (Wrigley Field)

1934 New York Giants - Defeated The Chicago Bears 30-13 in New York (Polo Grounds)

1935 Detroit Lions - Defeated The New York Giants 26-7 in Detroit (University of Detroit Stadium)

1936 Green Bay Packers - Defeated The Boston Redskins 21-6 in New York (Polo Grounds) [1]

1937 Washington Redskins - Defeated The Chicago Bears 28-21 in Chicago (Wrigley Field)

1938 New York Giants - Defeated The Green Bay Packers 23-17 in New York (Polo Grounds)

1939 Green Bay Packers - Defeated The New York Giants 27-0 in West Allis, Wisconsin (Wisconsin State Fair Park) [2]

1940 Chicago Bears - Defeated The Washington Redskins 73-0 in Washington DC (Griffith Stadium)

1941 Chicago Bears - Defeated The New York Giants 37-9 in Chicago (Wrigley Field)

1942 Washington Redskins - Defeated The Chicago Bears 14-6 in Washington DC (Griffith Stadium)

1943 Chicago Bears - Defeated The Washington Redskins 41-21 in Chicago (Wrigley Field)

1944 Green Bay Packers - Defeated The New York Giants 14-7 in New York (Polo Grounds)

1945 Cleveland Rams (St. Louis Rams) - Defeated The Washington Redskins 15-14 in Cleveland (Cleveland Municipal Stadium)

1946 Chicago Bears - Defeated The New York Giants 24-14 in New York (Polo Grounds)

1947 Chicago Cardinals (Arizona Cardinals) - Defeated The Philadelphia Eagles 28-21 in Chicago (Comiskey Park)

1948 Philadelphia Eagles - Defeated The Chicago Cardinals (Arizona Cardinals) 7-0 in Philadelphia (Shibe Park)

1949 Philadelphia Eagles - Defeated The Los Angeles Rams (St. Louis Rams) 14-0 in Los Angeles (Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum)

1950 Cleveland Browns - Defeated The Los Angeles Rams (St. Louis Rams) 30-28 in Cleveland (Cleveland Municipal Stadium)

1951 Los Angeles Rams (St. Louis Rams) - Defeated The Cleveland Browns 24-17 in Los Angeles (Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum)

1952 Detroit Lions - Defeated The Cleveland Browns 17-7 in Cleveland (Cleveland Municipal Stadium)

1953 Detroit Lions - Defeated The Cleveland Browns 17-16 in Detroit (Briggs Stadium a.k.a. Tiger Stadium)

1954 Cleveland Browns - Defeated The Detroit Lions 56-10 in Cleveland (Cleveland Municipal Stadium)

1955 Cleveland Browns - Defeated The Los Angeles Rams (St. Louis Rams) 38-14 in Los Angeles (Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum)

1956 New York Giants - Defeated The Chicago Bears 47-7 in New York (Yankee Stadium)

1957 Detroit Lions - Defeated The Cleveland Browns 59-14 in Detroit (Briggs Stadium a.k.a. Tiger Stadium)

1958 Baltimore Colts (Indianapolis Colts) - Defeated The New York Giants 23-17 in New York (Yankee Stadium) [3]

1959 Baltimore Colts (Indianapolis Colts) - Defeated The New York Giants 31-16 in Baltimore (Memorial Stadium)

1960 Philadelphia Eagles - Defeated The Green Bay Packers 17-13 in Philadelphia (Franklin Field)

1961 Green Bay Packers - Defeated The New York Giants 37-0 in Green Bay (City Stadium)

1962 Green Bay Packers - Defeated The New York Giants 16-7 in New York (Yankee Stadium)

1963 Chicago Bears - Defeated The New York Giants 14-10 in Chicago (Wrigley Field)

1964 Cleveland Browns - Defeated The Baltimore Colts (Indianapolis Colts) 27-0 in Cleveland (Cleveland Municipal Stadium)

1965 Green Bay Packers - Defeated The Cleveland Browns 23-12 in Green Bay (Lambeau Field)

 [1] The Redskins chose to move the Game from Fenway Park in Boston to The Polo Grounds in New York due to poor attendance all season. The next season, The Redskins moved to Washington DC.


[2] From 1933 to 1994, The Packers split their Home Games between Green Bay and Milwaukee. Between 1934 and 1951, Their Milwaukee Games took Place at a Stadium in Wisconsin State Fair Park which is loacated in the Milwaukee Suburb of West Allis.


[3] First ever NFL Postseason Game to go into Sudden Death Overtime.


Next: The NFL and AFL Pre Meger Super Bowl Era Championship Games.


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George.