1931 Portsmouth Spartans season

1931 Portsmouth Spartans season
Head coach	Potsy Clark
Results
Record	11–3
League place	2nd NFL

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.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	September 13, 1931	Brooklyn Dodgers	W 14–0
2	September 23, 1931	Chicago Cardinals	W 13–3
3	September 30, 1931	New York Giants	W 14–6
4	October 7, 1931	Cleveland Indians	W 6–0
5	October 15, 1931	Frankford Yellow Jackets	W 19–0
6	October 18, 1931	at Brooklyn Dodgers	W 19–0
7	October 25, 1931	at Staten Island Stapletons	W 20–7
8	October 31, 1931	at Frankford Yellow Jackets	W 14–0
9	November 1, 1931	at New York Giants	L 14–0
10	November 8, 1931	at Chicago Bears	L 9–6
11	November 11, 1931	Staten Island Stapletons	W 14–12
12	November 15, 1931	Cleveland Indians	W 14–6
13	November 22, 1931	at Chicago Cardinals	L 20–19
14	November 29, 1931	Chicago Bears	W 3–0

Standings

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

1. 1931 Portsmouth Spartans