1931 New York Giants season

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1931 New York Giants season
Head coach Steve Owen
Home field Polo 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.

Contents

Schedule

GameDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap
1September 27at Providence Steam Roller W 14–61–0 Cycledrome Recap
2September 30at Portsmouth Spartans L 6–141–1 Universal Stadium Recap
3October 4at Green Bay Packers L 7–271–2 City Stadium Recap
4October 11at Chicago Bears L 0–61–3 Wrigley Field Recap
5October 18 Staten Island Stapletons W 7–02–3 Polo Grounds Recap
6October 25 Brooklyn Dodgers W 27–03–3Polo Grounds Recap
7November 1 Portsmouth Spartans W 14–04–3Polo Grounds Recap
8November 8 Frankford Yellow Jackets W 13–05–3Polo Grounds Recap
9November 15 Chicago Bears L 6–125–4Polo Grounds Recap
10November 22 Green Bay Packers L 10–145–5Polo Grounds Recap
11 November 26 at Staten Island Stapletons L 6–95–6 Thompson Stadium Recap
12November 29 Providence Steam Roller T 0–05–6–1Polo Grounds Recap
13December 6at Brooklyn Dodgers W 19–66–6–1 Ebbets Field Recap
14December 13at Chicago Bears W 25–67–6–1 Wrigley Field Recap

Standings

NFL standings
WLTPCTPFPASTK
Green Bay Packers 1220.85729187L1
Portsmouth Spartans 1130.78617577W1
Chicago Bears 850.61514592L1
Chicago Cardinals 540.556120128W1
New York Giants 761.538154100W2
Providence Steam Roller 443.50078127T1
Staten Island Stapletons 461.40079118W2
Cleveland Indians 280.20045137L5
Brooklyn Dodgers 2120.14364199L8
Frankford Yellow Jackets 161.1431399L2

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

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