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Encyclopedia > 1931 NFL season

The 1931 NFL season was the 12th regular season of the National Football League. The league decreased to 10 teams due to financial hardships caused by the Great Depression. Even the Frankford Yellow Jackets had to fold midway through the season. The regular season is a term used, primarily, in North American sports. ... The National Football League (NFL) is the largest professional American football league, consisting of thirty-two teams from American cities and regions. ... The Great Depression was a massive global economic recession (or depression) that ran from 1929 to approximately 1939. ... The Frankford Yellow Jackets were a team in the National Football League. ...


Meanwhile, the Green Bay Packers were named the NFL champions for the third consecutive time after finished the season with the best record. Note: Basketball teams from Chicago and Anderson once used the name Packers as well. ...


Final standings

W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT= Winning Percentage


Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972

Team W L T PCT
Green Bay Packers 12 2 0 .857
Portsmouth Spartans 11 3 0 .786
Chicago Bears 8 5 0 .615
Chicago Cardinals 5 4 0 .556
New York Giants 7 6 1 .538
Providence Steam Roller 4 4 3 .500
Staten Island Stapletons 4 6 1 .400
Cleveland Indians 2 8 0 .200
Brooklyn Dodgers 2 12 0 .143
Frankford Yellow Jackets 1 6 1 .143

Note: Basketball teams from Chicago and Anderson once used the name Packers as well. ... The Detroit Lions are a National Football League team based in Detroit, Michigan. ... City Chicago, Illinois Team Colors Navy Blue, Orange, and White Head Coach Lovie Smith Fight song Bear Down, Chicago Bears Mascot Staley League/Conference affiliations Independent (1919) National Football League (1920-present) Western Division (1933-1949) National Conference (1950-1952) Western Conference (1953-1969) Central Division (1967-1969) National Football... The Arizona Cardinals are a National Football League team based in Tempe, Arizona. ... City East Rutherford, New Jersey Team Colors Royal Blue, Red, Gray, and White Head Coach Tom Coughlin Fight song {{{song}}} Mascot {{{mascot}}} League/Conference affiliations National Football League (1925-present) Eastern Division (1933-1949) American Conference (1950-1952) Eastern Conference (1953-1969) Century Division (1967; 1969) Capitol Division (1968) National... The Providence Steam Roller (also referred to as the Providence Steam Rollers and incorrectly as the Providence Steamrollers) was an football team that played in Providence, Rhode Island in the National Football League from 1925 to 1931. ... Staten Island Stapletons played in the National Football League as such from 1929 to 1930. ... The Cleveland Indians was the name of three separate National Football League teams from Cleveland, Ohio. ... The Brooklyn Dodgers was an American football team that played in the National Football League from 1930 to 1943, and in 1944 as the Brooklyn Tigers. ... The Frankford Yellow Jackets were a team in the National Football League. ...

References

  • NFL Record and Fact Book (ISBN 193299436X)
  • NFL History 1931-1940 (Last accessed December 4, 2005)
  • Total Football: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League (ISBN 0062701746)
Preceded by:
1930 NFL season
NFL seasons
1931
Succeeded by:
1932 NFL season


 
 

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