1931 Portsmouth Spartans season
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| 1931 Portsmouth Spartans season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Potsy Clark |
| Home field | Universal Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 11–3 |
| League place | 2nd NFL |
The 1931 Portsmouth Spartans season was their second in the league. The team improved on their previous season's output of 5–6–3, winning eleven games.[1] They finished second in the league.
During the 1931 season the Portsmouth Spartans had a payroll of $2,350 per game for their 20-man roster.[2]
Schedule
[edit]| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 13 | Brooklyn Dodgers | W 14–0 | 1–0 | Universal Stadium | 7,000 | Recap | ||
| 2 | September 23 | Chicago Cardinals | W 13–3 | 2–0 | Universal Stadium | 8,000 | Recap | ||
| 3 | September 30 | New York Giants | W 14–6 | 3–0 | Universal Stadium | 9,000 | Recap | ||
| 4 | October 7 | Cleveland Indians | W 6–0 | 4–0 | Universal Stadium | Recap | |||
| 5 | October 15 | Frankford Yellow Jackets | W 19–0 | 5–0 | Universal Stadium | 5,000 | Recap | ||
| 6 | October 18 | at Brooklyn Dodgers | W 19–0 | 6–0 | Ebbets Field | 10,000 | Recap | ||
| 7 | October 25 | at Staten Island Stapletons | W 20–7 | 7–0 | Thompson Stadium | 12,000 | Recap | ||
| 8 | October 31 | at Frankford Yellow Jackets | W 14–0 | 8–0 | Baker Bowl | 5,000 | Recap | ||
| 9 | November 1 | at New York Giants | L 0–14 | 8–1 | Polo Grounds | 32,500 | Recap | ||
| 10 | November 8 | at Chicago Bears | L 6–9 | 8–2 | Wrigley Field | 25,000 | Recap | ||
| 11 | November 11 | Staten Island Stapletons | W 14–12 | 9–2 | Universal Stadium | Recap | |||
| 12 | November 15 | Cleveland Indians | W 14–6 | 10–2 | Redland Field | 10,000 | Recap | ||
| 13 | November 22 | at Chicago Cardinals | L 19–20 | 10–3 | Wrigley Field | 5,000 | Recap | ||
| 14 | November 29 | Chicago Bears | W 3–0 | 11–3 | Universal Stadium | 9,000 | Recap | ||
| Note: Armistice Day: Wednesday, November 11. | |||||||||
Standings
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| NFL standings | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
| Green Bay Packers | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 291 | 87 | L1 | ||
| Portsmouth Spartans | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 175 | 77 | W1 | ||
| Chicago Bears | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 145 | 92 | L1 | ||
| Chicago Cardinals | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 120 | 128 | W1 | ||
| New York Giants | 7 | 6 | 1 | .538 | 154 | 100 | W2 | ||
| Providence Steam Roller | 4 | 4 | 3 | .500 | 78 | 127 | T1 | ||
| Staten Island Stapletons | 4 | 6 | 1 | .400 | 79 | 118 | W2 | ||
| Cleveland Indians | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 45 | 137 | L5 | ||
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 2 | 12 | 0 | .143 | 64 | 199 | L8 | ||
| Frankford Yellow Jackets | 1 | 6 | 1 | .143 | 13 | 99 | L2 | ||
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
References
[edit]- ^ 1931 Portsmouth Spartans
- ^ Craig R. Coenen, From Sandlots to the Super Bowl: The National Football League, 1967–1967. Knoxville, TN: University of Tennessee Press, 2005; p. 13.