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1931 New York Giants season

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1931 New York Giants season
Head coachSteve Owen
Home fieldPolo Grounds
Results
Record7–6–1
League place5th NFL

The 1931 New York Giants season was the franchise's 7th season in the National Football League.

Schedule

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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 Recap
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

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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.

See also

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