1931 Cleveland Indians (NFL) season

The 1931 Cleveland Indians season was their first and only in the league.[1] They played eight of ten games on road, finishing eighth in the league.

1931 Cleveland Indians season
Head coachAl Cornsweet and Hoge Workman
Home fieldCleveland Municipal Stadium
Results
Record2–8
League place8th NFL

Schedule

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Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Game
Recap
1 September 13 at Green Bay Packers L 0–26 0–1 City Stadium Recap
2 September 18 at Chicago Bears L 0–21 0–2 Loyola Stadium Recap
3 September 26 Brooklyn Dodgers W 6–0 1–2 Cleveland Municipal Stadium Recap
4 October 7 at Portsmouth Spartans L 0–6 1–3 Universal Stadium Recap
5 October 18 at Providence Steam Roller W 13–6 2–3 Cycledrome Recap
6 November 8 Chicago Cardinals L 6–14 2–4 Cleveland Municipal Stadium Recap
7 November 15 at Portsmouth Spartans L 6–14 2–5 Redland Field Recap
8 November 21 at Providence Steam Roller L 7–13 2–6 Cycledrome Recap
9 November 22 at Staten Island Stapletons L 7–16 2–7 Thompson Stadium Recap
10 November 28 at Chicago Cardinals L 0–21 2–8 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.

References

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