1931 Chicago Cardinals season

1931 Chicago Cardinals season
Head coach	LeRoy Andrews and Ernie Nevers
Results
Record	5–4
League place	4th NFL

The 1931 Chicago Cardinals season was their 12th in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 5–6–2, losing only four games. They finished fourth in the league. The team played its first five games on the road and played six games in the month of November.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	September 23, 1931	at Portsmouth Spartans	L 13–3
2	October 11, 1931	at Green Bay Packers	L 26–7
3	October 18, 1931	at Chicago Bears	L 26–13
4	November 1, 1931	at Brooklyn Dodgers	W 14–7
5	November 8, 1931	at Cleveland Indians	W 14–6
6	November 15, 1931	Green Bay Packers	W 21–13
7	November 22, 1931	Portsmouth Spartans	W 20–19
8	November 26, 1931	at Chicago Bears	L 18–7
9	November 28, 1931	Cleveland Indians	W 21–0

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.