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.[1] 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 Chicago Cardinals season
OwnerDavid Jones
Head coachLeRoy Andrews and Ernie Nevers
Home fieldWrigley Field
Results
Record5–4
League place4th NFL

Schedule

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Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 23 at Portsmouth Spartans L 3–13 0–1 Universal Stadium Recap
2 October 11 at Green Bay Packers L 7–26 0–2 City Stadium Recap
3 October 18 at Chicago Bears L 13–26 0–3 Wrigley Field Recap
4 November 1 at Brooklyn Dodgers W 14–7 1–3 Ebbets Field Recap
5 November 8 at Cleveland Indians W 14–6 2–3 Cleveland Municipal Stadium Recap
6 November 15 Green Bay Packers W 21–13 3–3 Wrigley Field Recap
7 November 22 Portsmouth Spartans W 20–19 4–3 Wrigley Field Recap
8 November 26 at Chicago Bears L 7–18 4–4 Wrigley Field Recap
9 November 28 Cleveland Indians W 21–0 5–4 Wrigley Field 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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