The 1931 New York Giants season was the franchise's 7th season in the National Football League.
Schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 27 | at Providence Steam Roller | W 14–6 | 1–0 | Cycledrome | 8,000 | Recap | ||
| 2 | September 30 | at Portsmouth Spartans | L 6–14 | 1–1 | Universal Stadium | 9,000 | Recap | ||
| 3 | October 4 | at Green Bay Packers | L 7–27 | 1–2 | City Stadium | 14,000 | Recap | ||
| 4 | October 11 | at Chicago Bears | L 0–6 | 1–3 | Wrigley Field | 7,500 | Recap | ||
| 5 | October 18 | Staten Island Stapletons | W 7–0 | 2–3 | Polo Grounds | 25,000 | Recap | ||
| 6 | October 25 | Brooklyn Dodgers | W 27–0 | 3–3 | Polo Grounds | 22,000 | Recap | ||
| 7 | November 1 | Portsmouth Spartans | W 14–0 | 4–3 | Polo Grounds | 32,500 | Recap | ||
| 8 | November 8 | Frankford Yellow Jackets | W 13–0 | 5–3 | Polo Grounds | 25,000 | Recap | ||
| 9 | November 15 | Chicago Bears | L 6–12 | 5–4 | Polo Grounds | 20,000 | Recap | ||
| 10 | November 22 | Green Bay Packers | L 10–14 | 5–5 | Polo Grounds | 35,000[1] | Recap | [2] | |
| 11 | November 26 | at Staten Island Stapletons | L 6–9 | 5–6 | Thompson Stadium | 10,000 | Recap | ||
| 12 | November 29 | Providence Steam Roller | T 0–0 | 5–6–1 | Polo Grounds | 10,000 | Recap | ||
| 13 | December 6 | at Brooklyn Dodgers | W 19–6 | 6–6–1 | Ebbets Field | 25,000 | Recap | ||
| 14 | December 13 | at Chicago Bears | W 25–6 | 7–6–1 | Wrigley Field | 8,000 | Recap | ||
| Note: Thanksgiving: November 26. | |||||||||
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.
See also
References
- ^ The New York Daily News has the crowd at 40,000.
- ^ Jimmy Powers, "ckers Pummel Giants! 40,000 See Green Bay Win On Pass by 14–10," New York Daily News, Nov. 23, 1931, pp. 40, 45.