1931 Staten Island Stapletons season

1931 Staten Island Stapletons season
Head coachHinkey Haines and Marty Brill
Home fieldThompson Stadium
Results
Record4–6–1
League place7th NFL

The 1931 Staten Island Stapletons season was their third in the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 5–5–2, winning only four games.[1] Playing seven games in the month of November, they finished seventh in the league.

Schedule

Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources
1 October 4 Brooklyn Dodgers W 9–7 1–0 Thompson Stadium 12,000 Recap
2 October 11 at Brooklyn Dodgers L 6–18 1–1 Ebbets Field 15,000 Recap
3 October 18 at New York Giants L 0–7 1–2 Polo Grounds 25,000 Recap
4 October 25 Portsmouth Spartans L 7–20 1–3 Thompson Stadium 12,000 Recap
5 November 1 Providence Steam Roller T 7–7 1–3–1 Thompson Stadium 3,500 Recap
6 November 4 Brooklyn Dodgers W 13–0 2–3–1 Thompson Stadium 6,000 Recap
7 November 8 at Green Bay Packers L 0–26 2–4–1 City Stadium 7,000 Recap
8 November 11 at Portsmouth Spartans L 12–14 2–5–1 Universal Stadium Recap [2][3]
9 November 15 at Providence Steam Roller L 0–6 2–6–1 Cycledrome 2,000 Recap
10 November 22 Cleveland Indians W 16–7 3–6–1 Thompson Stadium Recap
11 November 26 New York Giants W 9–6 4–6–1 Thompson Stadium 10,000 Recap

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.

References

  1. ^ 1931 Staten Island Stapletons
  2. ^ Associated Press, "Spartans Beat Stapletons, 14–12, Through Safety," Chicago Tribune, Nov. 12, 1931, p. 24.
  3. ^ Tom Swope, "Spartans Register Ninth Victory in Eleven National League Games, 14–12: Presnell's Arm Helps Winners," Cincinnati Post, Nov. 12, 1931, p. 17.
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