1931 New York Giants season

This article is about the football team. For the baseball team of the same name in 1931, see 1931 New York Giants (MLB) season.

1931 New York Giants season
Head coach	Steve Owen
Home stadium	Polo Grounds
Results
Record	7–6–1
League place	5th NFL
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The 1931 New York Giants season was the franchise's 7th season in the National Football League.

Schedule

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 [1]	Recap	[2]
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

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.

See also

• List of New York Giants seasons

References

1. The New York Daily News has the crowd at 40,000.
2. Jimmy Powers, "ckers Pummel Giants! 40,000 See Green Bay Win On Pass by 14–10," New York Daily News, Nov. 23, 1931, pp. 40, 45.