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1931 Green Bay Packers season

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1931 Green Bay Packers season
Head coachCurly Lambeau
Home fieldCity Stadium
Results
Record12–2
League place1st NFL

The 1931 Green Bay Packers season was their 13th season overall and their 11th in the National Football League. The team finished with a 12–2 record under coach Curly Lambeau, earning them a first-place finish and the Packers' third consecutive National Football League Championship. The Packers became the first team to win three consecutive NFL championships and have since been joined by the 1965-67 Packers.[1]

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result
1 September 13, 1931 Cleveland Indians W 26–0
2 September 20, 1931 Brooklyn Dodgers W 32–6
3 September 27, 1931 Chicago Bears W 7–0
4 October 4, 1931 New York Giants W 27–7
5 October 11, 1931 Chicago Cardinals W 26–7
6 October 18, 1931 Frankford Yellow Jackets W 15–0
7 October 25, 1931 Providence Steam Roller W 48–20
8 November 1, 1931 at Chicago Bears W 6–2
9 November 8, 1931 Staten Island Stapletons W 26–0
10 November 15, 1931 at Chicago Cardinals L 21–13
11 November 22, 1931 at New York Giants W 14–10
12 November 26, 1931 at Providence Steam Roller W 38–7
13 November 29, 1931 at Brooklyn Dodgers W 7–0
14 December 6, 1931 at Chicago Bears L 7–6

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. ^ Ferraro, Michael X.; Veneziano, John (2007). Numbelievable!. Chicago: Triumph Books. p. 95. ISBN 978-1-57243-990-0.