1931 Chicago Cardinals season
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The 1931
Chicago Cardinals season was their 12th in the league
. The team improved on their previous output
of 5-6-2, losing only four games. They finished fourth in the league. The team played its first five games on the road and played six games in the month of November.
1931 NFL season
The 1931 NFL season was the 12th regular season of the National Football League. The league decreased to 10 teams due to financial hardships caused by the Great Depression. While the Cleveland Indians joined as an expansion team, the league lost the Minneapolis Red Jackets and the Newark Tornadoes...
Chicago Cardinals season was their 12th in the league
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. The team improved on their previous output
1930 Chicago Cardinals season
The 1930 Chicago Cardinals season was their 11th in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 6-6-1, winning only five games. They finished seventh in the league. The team played its first six games on the road and played seven games in the month of...
of 5-6-2, losing only four games. They finished fourth in the league. The team played its first five games on the road and played six games in the month of November.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 23, 1931 | at Portsmouth Spartans | L 13-3 |
| 2 | October 11, 1931 | at Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions... |
L 26-7 |
| 3 | October 18, 1931 | at Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 26-13 |
| 4 | November 1, 1931 | at Brooklyn Dodgers Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) The Brooklyn Dodgers were an American football team that played in the National Football League from 1930 to 1943, and in 1944 as the Brooklyn Tigers. The team played its home games at Ebbets Field. In 1945, because of financial difficulties, the team was merged with the Boston Yanks... |
W 14-7 |
| 5 | November 8, 1931 | Cleveland Indians Cleveland Indians (NFL) The Cleveland Indians was a professional football team in the National Football League for the 1931 season. The 1931 team was a league-sponsored club that only played games on the road. The NFL intended to locate this team permanently in Cleveland... |
W 14-6 |
| 6 | November 15, 1931 | Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions... |
W 21-13 |
| 7 | November 22, 1931 | Portsmouth Spartans | W 20-19 |
| 8 | November 26, 1931 | at Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 18-7 |
| 9 | November 28, 1931 | Cleveland Indians Cleveland Indians (NFL) The Cleveland Indians was a professional football team in the National Football League for the 1931 season. The 1931 team was a league-sponsored club that only played games on the road. The NFL intended to locate this team permanently in Cleveland... |
L 21-0 |
Standings
| NFL | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Green Bay Packers 1931 Green Bay Packers season The 1931 Green Bay Packers season was their 11th in the National Football League. The club posted a 12-2 record under coach Curly Lambeau, earning them a first-place finish and the Packers third consecutive National Football League Championship. The Packers became the first NFL team to win three... |
12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 291 | 87 | L-1 |
| Portsmouth Spartans 1931 Portsmouth Spartans season 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. They finished second in the league.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:... |
11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 175 | 77 | W-1 |
| Chicago Bears 1931 Chicago Bears season -Season Overview:The 1931 Chicago Bears season was their 12th regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 8-5 record under sophomore head coach Ralph Jones. The club finished in third place once again behind the Green Bay Packers and the Portsmouth Spartans... |
8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 145 | 92 | L-1 |
| Chicago Cardinals | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 120 | 128 | W-1 |
| New York Giants 1931 New York Giants season The 1931 New York Giants season was the seventh season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Standings:W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT= Winning Percentage... |
7 | 6 | 1 | .538 | 154 | 100 | W-2 |
| Providence Steam Roller 1931 Providence Steam Roller season The 1931 Providence Steam Roller season was their seventh and final in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 6-4-1, winning only four games. They finished sixth in the league.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:... |
4 | 4 | 3 | .500 | 78 | 127 | T-1 |
| Staten Island Stapletons 1931 Staten Island Stapletons season The 1931 Staten Island Stapletons season was their third in the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 5-5-2, winning only four games. Playing seven games in the month of November, they finished seventh in the league.... |
4 | 6 | 1 | .400 | 79 | 118 | W-2 |
| Cleveland Indians 1931 Cleveland Indians (NFL) season The 1931 Cleveland Indians season was their fourth and final in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 3-1-3, winning only two games. They played eight of ten games on road, finishing eighth in the league.-Schedule:-Standings:... |
2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 45 | 137 | L-5 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers 1931 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season The 1931 Brooklyn Dodgers season was their second in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 7-4-1, winning only two games. They were shut out in eight of their fourteen games and finished ninth in the league.-Schedule:... |
2 | 12 | 0 | .143 | 64 | 199 | L-8 |
| Frankford Yellow Jackets 1931 Frankford Yellow Jackets season The 1931 Frankford Yellow Jackets season was their eighth and final in the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 4-13-1, winning only one league game... |
1 | 6 | 1 | .143 | 13 | 99 | L-2 |