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.[1] They finished second in the league.

1931 Portsmouth Spartans season
Head coachPotsy Clark
Home fieldUniversal Stadium
Results
Record11–3
League place2nd NFL
Two Portsmouth rookies in 1931 were halfback Fred "Stud" Stennett (L) and end Harry Ebding (R), the co-captains of St. Mary's College in 1930.

Schedule

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Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 13 Brooklyn Dodgers W 14–0 1–0 Universal Stadium Recap
2 September 23 Chicago Cardinals W 13–3 2–0 Universal Stadium Recap
3 September 30 New York Giants W 14–6 3–0 Universal Stadium 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 Recap
6 October 18 at Brooklyn Dodgers W 19–0 6–0 Ebbets Field Recap
7 October 25 at Staten Island W 20–7 7–0 Thompson Stadium Recap
8 October 31 at Frankford Yellow Jackets W 14–0 8–0 Baker Bowl Recap
9 November 1 at New York Giants L 0–14 8–1 Polo Grounds Recap
10 November 8 at Chicago Bears L 6–9 8–2 Wrigley Field 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 Recap
13 November 22 at Chicago Cardinals L 19–20 10–3 Wrigley Field Recap
14 November 29 Chicago Bears W 3–0 11–3 Universal Stadium Recap

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.

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