Wisconsin History Day By Day


Related Web Sites:
Super Bowl XXXI: Green Bay vs. New England

Super Bowl XXXI: Green Bay vs. New England

Super Bowl History

Super Bowl XXXI (Wikipedia)


Read More About It

"Brett Favre" by Martin Mooney

"Brett Favre: Leader of the Pack" by Bill Gutman

"Green Bay Packers" by Michael Goodman


Vocabulary:

Lombardi
Lambeau


Interesting Fact:

The team was named after the Indian Packing Company in 1919, a livestock slaughtering, processing and packing company.


Study Questions:

  • Who won the Most Valuable Player award for Super Bowl XXXI?
  • How did the Packers score their points?
  • What was the Packers total yardage in rushing? In passing?


    Search these newspaper databases for additional stories about the Green Bay Packers and the Super Bowl:

  • Newspapers on BadgerLink
  • Wisconsin Historical Society


    U.S. historical events that occurred on January 26:

    1802: An act is passed by Congress calling for a library in the U.S. Capitol.
    1837: Michigan becomes the 26th state.



  • January 26

    January 26, 1997: The Green Bay Packers won their third Super Bowl by beating the New England Patriots, 35 - 21, in New Orleans.


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