List of NFL champions (1920–69)

The List of National Football League (NFL) champions (1920–1969) includes the annual league champions prior to the completion of the AFL–NFL merger and the start of the modern Super Bowl era in 1970.

From 1920 to 1932, the NFL champion was the team with the best regular-season record. Starting in 1933, the league introduced the NFL Championship Game, pitting the winners of the Eastern and Western Divisions against each other.

Champions by year

YearChampionRecordNotes
1920Akron Pros8–0–3NFL champion by best record
1921Chicago Staleys9–1–1Best record
1922Chicago Bears9–3–2Best record
1923Chicago Bears9–2–2Best record
1924Buffalo Bisons6–0–4Best record
1925Chicago Cardinals11–2–1Best record; controversy over Pottsville Maroons claim
1926Frankford Yellow Jackets14–1–2Best record
1927New York Giants11–1–1Best record
1928Providence Steam Roller8–1–2Best record
1929Green Bay Packers12–0–1Best record
1930Green Bay Packers10–3–1Best record
1931Green Bay Packers12–2–0Best record
1932Chicago Bears7–1–6Best record; Championship Game introduced as tiebreaker
1933Chicago Bears10–2–1Won NFL Championship Game
1934New York Giants8–5–0NFL Championship Game winner
1935Detroit Lions7–3–2Championship Game winner
1936Green Bay Packers10–1–1Championship Game winner
1937Washington Redskins8–3–0Championship Game winner
1938New York Giants8–2–1Championship Game winner
1939Green Bay Packers9–2–0Championship Game winner
1940Chicago Bears8–3–0Championship Game winner
1941Chicago Bears10–1–0Championship Game winner
1942Washington Redskins10–1–0Championship Game winner
1943Chicago Bears8–1–1NFL Championship winner
1944Green Bay Packers8–2–0NFL Championship winner
1945Cleveland Rams9–1–1NFL Championship winner
1946Chicago Bears8–2–1NFL Championship winner
1947Chicago Cardinals9–3–0NFL Championship winner
1948Philadelphia Eagles9–2–1NFL Championship winner
1949Philadelphia Eagles11–1–0NFL Championship winner
1950Cleveland Browns10–2–0NFL Championship winner
1951Los Angeles Rams8–4–0NFL Championship winner
1952Detroit Lions9–3–0NFL Championship winner
1953Detroit Lions10–2–0NFL Championship winner
1954Cleveland Browns9–3–0NFL Championship winner
1955Cleveland Browns9–2–1NFL Championship winner
1956New York Giants8–3–1NFL Championship winner
1957Detroit Lions8–4–0NFL Championship winner
1958Baltimore Colts9–3–0NFL Championship winner
1959Baltimore Colts9–3–0NFL Championship winner
1960Philadelphia Eagles10–2–0NFL Championship winner
1961Green Bay Packers11–3–0NFL Championship winner
1962Green Bay Packers13–1–0NFL Championship winner
1963Chicago Bears11–1–2NFL Championship winner
1964Cleveland Browns10–3–1NFL Championship winner
1965Green Bay Packers10–3–1NFL Championship winner
1966Green Bay Packers12–2–0NFL Championship winner; first Super Bowl appearance
1967Green Bay Packers9–4–1NFL Championship winner; second Super Bowl appearance
1968Baltimore Colts13–1–0NFL Championship winner
1969Minnesota Vikings12–2–0NFL Championship winner
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