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 season's record of 4–13–1, winning only one league game.[1] The team has the dubious distinction of winning only a single NFL game by a single point, and was held scoreless in seven of their eight league games, including the first five of the season.[2]

1931 Frankford Yellow Jackets season
Head coachBull Behman
Home fieldPhiladelphia Ball Park
Municipal Stadium
Results
Record2–6–1 Overall
1–6–1 NFL
League place9th NFL

On July 27, 1931, the team's home, Frankford Stadium, was severely damaged by fire, forcing the team to divide its 1931 home games between Municipal Stadium and the Phillies' Philadelphia Ball Park.

Roster

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Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result
September 26 Bayonne Viking-Bulldogs
Played at Municipal Stadium
W 13–0
1 October 2 Brooklyn Dodgers
Played at Municipal Stadium
L 0–20
2 October 4 at Providence Steam Roller T 0–0
3 October 10 Providence Steam Roller
Played at Philadelphia Ball Park
L 0–6
4 October 15 at Portsmouth Spartans L 0–19
5 October 18 at Green Bay Packers L 0–15
6 October 25 at Chicago Bears W 13–12
7 October 31 Portsmouth Spartans
Played at Philadelphia Ball Park
L 0–14
8 November 8 at New York Giants L 0–13
Note: Non-NFL opponents are in italics.

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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