1931 Cleveland Indians (NFL) season

1931 Cleveland Indians season
Head coach	Al Cornsweet and Hoge Workman
Home field	Cleveland Municipal Stadium
Results
Record	2–8
League place	8th NFL

The 1931 Cleveland Indians season marked the franchise's first and only year in the National Football League (NFL). ^[1] They played eight of ten games on road, losing a like number, and finishing eighth in the league.

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap	Sources
—	September 9	Cleveland Pennzoils	W 10–0	—	Cleveland Stadium	34,924	—
1	September 13	at Green Bay Packers	L 0–26	0–1	City Stadium	5,000	Recap
2	September 18	at Chicago Bears	L 0–21	0–2	Loyola Stadium	6,000	Recap
3	September 26	Brooklyn Dodgers	W 6–0	1–2	Cleveland Stadium	2,000	Recap
4	October 7	at Portsmouth Spartans	L 0–6	1–3	Universal Stadium		Recap
5	October 18	at Providence Steam Roller	W 13–6	2–3	Cycledrome	6,000	Recap
—	October 25	at Pere Marquette	L 10–0	—	Lincoln Park (Boston)	8,000	—
—	November 1	at South Akron Awnings	canceled due to heavy rain					[2]
6	November 8	Chicago Cardinals	L 6–14	2–4	Cleveland Stadium	10,000	Recap
7	November 15	at Portsmouth Spartans	L 6–14	2–5	Redland Field	10,000	Recap
8	November 21	at Providence Steam Roller	L 7–13	2–6	Cycledrome		Recap
9	November 22	at Staten Island Stapletons	L 7–16	2–7	Thompson Stadium	3,000	Recap	[3]
10	November 28	at Chicago Cardinals	L 0–21	2–8	Wrigley Field	1,500	Recap
Note: Games in italics non-league opponents

Standings

Cleveland Stadium under construction, April 1931.

NFL standings
view talk edit	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 Cleveland Indians
2. "Rains Prevent Awnings' Game: Akronites Postpone Scheduled Meeting with Cleveland Indians," Akron Beacon Journal, Nov. 2, 1931, p. 27.
3. "Strong Gives One-Man Show; Stapes Scalp Indians, 16–7," New York Daily News, Nov. 23, 1931, p. 40.