1931 Portsmouth Spartans season

The 1931 Portsmouth Spartans season was their second in the league. The team improved on their previous season's output of 5–6–3, winning eleven games.^[1] They finished second in the league.

1931 Portsmouth Spartans season
Head coach	Potsy Clark
Home stadium	Universal Stadium
Results
Record	11–3
League place	2nd NFL
← 1930 Spartans seasons 1932 →

During the 1931 season the Portsmouth Spartans had a payroll of $2,350 per game for their 20-man roster.^[2]

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap	Sources
1	September 13	Brooklyn Dodgers	W 14–0	1–0	Universal Stadium	7,000	Recap
2	September 23	Chicago Cardinals	W 13–3	2–0	Universal Stadium	8,000	Recap
3	September 30	New York Giants	W 14–6	3–0	Universal Stadium	9,000	Recap
4	October 7	Cleveland Indians	W 6–0	4–0	Universal Stadium		Recap
5	October 15	Frankford Yellow Jackets	W 19–0	5–0	Universal Stadium	5,000	Recap
6	October 18	at Brooklyn Dodgers	W 19–0	6–0	Ebbets Field	10,000	Recap
7	October 25	at Staten Island Stapletons	W 20–7	7–0	Thompson Stadium	12,000	Recap
8	October 31	at Frankford Yellow Jackets	W 14–0	8–0	Baker Bowl	5,000	Recap
9	November 1	at New York Giants	L 0–14	8–1	Polo Grounds	32,500	Recap
10	November 8	at Chicago Bears	L 6–9	8–2	Wrigley Field	25,000	Recap
11	November 11	Staten Island Stapletons	W 14–12	9–2	Universal Stadium		Recap
12	November 15	Cleveland Indians	W 14–6	10–2	Redland Field	10,000	Recap
13	November 22	at Chicago Cardinals	L 19–20	10–3	Wrigley Field	5,000	Recap
14	November 29	Chicago Bears	W 3–0	11–3	Universal Stadium	9,000	Recap
Note: Armistice Day: Wednesday, November 11.

Standings

Two Portsmouth rookies in 1931 were halfback Fred "Stud" Stennett (L) and end Harry Ebding (R), the co-captains of St. Mary's College in 1930.

NFL standings
view talk edit	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.