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The '1936 NFL season' was the 17th regular season of the National Football League. For the first time since the league was founded, there were no team transactions; neither a club folded nor did a new one join the NFL. 1936 was also the first year in which all league teams played the same number of games.
The season ended when the Green Bay Packers defeated the Boston Redskins in the NFL Championship Game. For the only time in NFL history, the team with the home field advantage declined to play at their own stadium and instead elected to play at a neutral site. Due to poor attendance, the Redskins moved the game from Boston to the Polo Grounds in New York City.

Contents

Major rule changes

Final standings

NFL Championship Game

References

Major rule changes

★ The penalty for an illegal forward pass that is thrown beyond the line of scrimmage is five yards from the spot of the foul.

Final standings

''W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT= Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against''
''Note: Teams current name is included within the () if name/location has been changed''

'Eastern Division'
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Boston Redskins (Washington Redskins)	7	5	0	.583	149	110
Pittsburgh Pirates (Pittsburgh Steelers)	6	6	0	.500	98	187
New York Giants	5	6	1	.455	115	163
Brooklyn Dodgers	3	8	1	.273	92	161
Philadelphia Eagles	1	11	0	.083	51	206

'Western Division'
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Green Bay Packers	10	1	1	.909	248	118
Chicago Bears	9	3	0	.750	222	94
Detroit Lions	8	4	0	.667	235	102
Chicago Cardinals (Arizona Cardinals)	3	8	1	.273	74	143

NFL Championship Game

Green Bay 21, Boston 6, at Polo Grounds, New York City, December 13, 1936

References

★ ''NFL Record and Fact Book'' (ISBN 1-932994-36-X)

★ NFL History 1931-1940 (Last accessed December 4, 2005)

★ 1936 season in details

★ ''Total Football: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League'' (ISBN 0-06-270174-6)