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1931 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season

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1931 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season
OwnerBill Dwyer
Head coachJack Depler
Home fieldEbbets Field
Results
Record2–12
Division place9th NFL
Playoff finishNo playoffs until 1932

The 1931 Brooklyn Dodgers season was their second in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 7–4–1, winning only two games.[1] They were shut out in eight of their fourteen games and finished ninth in the league.

Schedule

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Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources
1 September 13 at Portsmouth Spartans L 0–14 0–1 Universal Stadium 7,000 Recap
2 September 20 at Green Bay Packers L 6–32 0–2 City Stadium 7,000 Recap
3 September 26 at Cleveland Indians L 0–6 0–3 Cleveland Stadium 2,000 Recap
4 October 2 at Frankford Yellow Jackets W 20–0 1–3 Municipal Stadium 2,000 Recap
5 October 4 at Staten Island Stapletons L 7–9 1–4 Thompson Stadium 12,000 Recap
6 October 11 Staten Island Stapletons W 18–6 2–4 Ebbets Field 15,000 Recap
7 October 18 Portsmouth Spartans L 0–19 2–5 Ebbets Field 10,000 Recap
8 October 25 at New York Giants L 0–27 2–6 Polo Grounds 15,000 Recap
9 November 1 Chicago Cardinals L 7–14 2–7 Ebbets Field 6,000 Recap
10 November 4 at Staten Island Stapletons L 0–13 2–8 Thompson Stadium 6,000 Recap
11 November 8 at Providence Steam Roller L 0–7 2–9 Cycledrome 4,000 Recap
12 November 22 Chicago Bears L 0–26 2–10 Ebbets Field 25,000 Recap
13 November 29 Green Bay Packers L 0–7 2–11 Ebbets Field 10,000 Recap
14 December 6 New York Giants L 6–19 2–12 Ebbets Field 25,000 Recap

Standings

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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

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