1931 New York Giants season
NFL team 7th season
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The 1931 New York Giants season was the franchise's 7th season in the National Football League.
| 1931 New York Giants season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Steve Owen |
| Home stadium | Polo Grounds |
| Results | |
| Record | 7â6â1 |
| League place | 5th NFL |
Schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 27 | at Providence Steam Roller | W 14â6 | 1â0 | Cycledrome | 8,000 | Recap | ||
| 2 | September 30 | at Portsmouth Spartans | L 6â14 | 1â1 | Universal Stadium | 9,000 | Recap | ||
| 3 | October 4 | at Green Bay Packers | L 7â27 | 1â2 | City Stadium | 14,000 | Recap | ||
| 4 | October 11 | at Chicago Bears | L 0â6 | 1â3 | Wrigley Field | 7,500 | Recap | ||
| 5 | October 18 | Staten Island Stapletons | W 7â0 | 2â3 | Polo Grounds | 25,000 | Recap | ||
| 6 | October 25 | Brooklyn Dodgers | W 27â0 | 3â3 | Polo Grounds | 22,000 | Recap | ||
| 7 | November 1 | Portsmouth Spartans | W 14â0 | 4â3 | Polo Grounds | 32,500 | Recap | ||
| 8 | November 8 | Frankford Yellow Jackets | W 13â0 | 5â3 | Polo Grounds | 25,000 | Recap | ||
| 9 | November 15 | Chicago Bears | L 6â12 | 5â4 | Polo Grounds | 20,000 | Recap | ||
| 10 | November 22 | Green Bay Packers | L 10â14 | 5â5 | Polo Grounds | 35,000[1] | Recap | [2] | |
| 11 | November 26 | at Staten Island Stapletons | L 6â9 | 5â6 | Thompson Stadium | 10,000 | Recap | ||
| 12 | November 29 | Providence Steam Roller | T 0â0 | 5â6â1 | Polo Grounds | 10,000 | Recap | ||
| 13 | December 6 | at Brooklyn Dodgers | W 19â6 | 6â6â1 | Ebbets Field | 25,000 | Recap | ||
| 14 | December 13 | at Chicago Bears | W 25â6 | 7â6â1 | 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.
