1931 Cleveland Indians (NFL) season

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

The 1931 Cleveland Indians season marked the franchise's first and only year in the National Football League (NFL).[1] They played eight of ten games on road, losing a like number, and finishing eighth in the league.

Schedule

Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources
— September 9 Cleveland Pennzoils W 10–0 — Cleveland Stadium 34,924 —
1 September 13 at Green Bay Packers L 0–26 0–1 City Stadium 5,000 Recap
2 September 18 at Chicago Bears L 0–21 0–2 Loyola Stadium 6,000 Recap
3 September 26 Brooklyn Dodgers W 6–0 1–2 Cleveland Stadium 2,000 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 6,000 Recap
— October 25 at Pere Marquette L 10–0 — Lincoln Park (Boston) 8,000 —
— November 1 at South Akron Awnings canceled due to heavy rain [2]
6 November 8 Chicago Cardinals L 6–14 2–4 Cleveland Stadium 10,000 Recap
7 November 15 at Portsmouth Spartans L 6–14 2–5 Redland Field 10,000 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 3,000 Recap [3]
10 November 28 at Chicago Cardinals L 0–21 2–8 Wrigley Field 1,500 Recap
Note: Games in italics non-league opponents

Standings

Cleveland Stadium under construction, April 1931.
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
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 Cleveland Indians
  2. ^ "Rains Prevent Awnings' Game: Akronites Postpone Scheduled Meeting with Cleveland Indians," Akron Beacon Journal, Nov. 2, 1931, p. 27.
  3. ^ "Strong Gives One-Man Show; Stapes Scalp Indians, 16–7," New York Daily News, Nov. 23, 1931, p. 40.
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