1931 Portsmouth Spartans season
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The 1931
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...

 Portsmouth Spartans season
was their second 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 season
1930 Portsmouth Spartans season
Established on July 12, 1930, the 1930 season was the inaugural season of the Portsmouth Spartans. The club was sponsored by the Green Bay Packers. In the team's first season, the Spartans finished eighth in the league. The Spartans played their first game on September 14 beating the Newark...

's output of 5-6-3, winning eleven games. They finished second in the league.

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result
1 September 13, 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...

W 14-0
2 September 23, 1931 Chicago Cardinals W 13-3
3 September 30, 1931 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...

W 14-6
4 October 7, 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 6-0
5 October 15, 1931 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...

W 19-0
6 October 18, 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 19-0
7 October 25, 1931 at Staten Island Stapletons
Staten Island Stapletons
The Staten Island Stapletons also known as the Staten Island Stapes were a professional American football team founded in 1915 that played in the National Football League from 1929 to 1930. The team was based in the Stapleton section of Staten Island. Under the shortened nickname the "Stapes"...

W 20-7
8 October 31, 1931 at 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...

W 14-0
9 November 1, 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 14-0
10 November 8, 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 9-6
11 November 11, 1931 Staten Island Stapletons
Staten Island Stapletons
The Staten Island Stapletons also known as the Staten Island Stapes were a professional American football team founded in 1915 that played in the National Football League from 1929 to 1930. The team was based in the Stapleton section of Staten Island. Under the shortened nickname the "Stapes"...

W 14-12
12 November 15, 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
13 November 22, 1931 at Chicago Cardinals L 20-19
14 November 29, 1931 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 3-0

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 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
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
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