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 | |
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Owner | David Jones |
Head coach | LeRoy Andrews and Ernie Nevers |
Home field | Wrigley Field |
Results | |
Record | 5–4 |
League place | 4th NFL |
Schedule
editGame | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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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
editNFL standings | |||||||||
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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.