1931 Frankford Yellow Jackets season
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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. The team has the dubious distinction of winning only a single NFL game by a single point, as was held scoreless in seven of their eight league games, including their first five of the season.
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...
Frankford Yellow Jackets
Frankford Yellow Jackets
The Frankford Yellow Jackets were a professional American football team, part of the National Football League from 1924 to 1931, though its origin dates back to as early as 1899 with the Frankford Athletic Association. The Yellow Jackets won the NFL championship in 1926...
season was their eighth and final in the National Football 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 failed to improve on their previous output
1930 Frankford Yellow Jackets season
The 1930 Frankford Yellow Jackets season was their seventh in the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their previous league output of 9-4-5, winning only four league games. They played eight games in the month of October, losing all eight, and finished ninth in the league...
of 4-13-1, winning only one league game. The team has the dubious distinction of winning only a single NFL game by a single point, as was held scoreless in seven of their eight league games, including their first five of the season.
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
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- | September 26, 1931 | Bayonne Viking-Bulldogs Played at Municipal Stadium John F. Kennedy Stadium John F. Kennedy Stadium was an open-air stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that stood from 1925 to 1992. The South Philadelphia stadium was situated on the east side of the far southern end of Broad Street at a location that is now part of the South Philadelphia Sports Complex... |
W 13-0 |
1 | October 2, 1931 | 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... Played at Municipal Stadium John F. Kennedy Stadium John F. Kennedy Stadium was an open-air stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that stood from 1925 to 1992. The South Philadelphia stadium was situated on the east side of the far southern end of Broad Street at a location that is now part of the South Philadelphia Sports Complex... |
L 20-0 |
2 | October 4, 1931 | at Providence Steam Roller Providence Steam Roller The Providence Steam Roller was a professional American football team based in Providence, Rhode Island in the National Football League from 1925 to 1931. Providence was the first New England team to win an NFL championship... |
T 0-0 |
3 | October 10, 1931 | Providence Steam Roller Providence Steam Roller The Providence Steam Roller was a professional American football team based in Providence, Rhode Island in the National Football League from 1925 to 1931. Providence was the first New England team to win an NFL championship... Played at Baker Bowl Baker Bowl Baker Bowl is the best-known popular name of a baseball park that formerly stood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Its formal name, painted on its outer wall, was National League Park. It was also initially known as Philadelphia Park or Philadelphia Base Ball Grounds.It was on a small... |
L 6-0 |
4 | October 15, 1931 | at Portsmouth Spartans | L 19-0 |
5 | October 18, 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 15-0 |
6 | October 25, 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... |
W 13-12 |
7 | October 31, 1931 | Portsmouth Spartans Played at Baker Bowl Baker Bowl Baker Bowl is the best-known popular name of a baseball park that formerly stood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Its formal name, painted on its outer wall, was National League Park. It was also initially known as Philadelphia Park or Philadelphia Base Ball Grounds.It was on a small... |
L 14-0 |
8 | November 8, 1931 | at New York Giants New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 13-0 |
Standings
NFL | |||||||
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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 1931 Chicago Cardinals season 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... |
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 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .143 | 13 | 99 | L-2 |