The 1931 Green Bay Packers season was their 13th season overall and their 11th in the National Football League. The team finished with a 12–2 record under coach Curly Lambeau, earning them a first-place finish and the Packers' third consecutive National Football League Championship. The Packers became the first team to win three consecutive NFL championships. They remain, as of the 2023 season, the only team to accomplish the feat.[1]
| 1931 Green Bay Packers season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Curly Lambeau |
| Home field | City Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 12–2 |
| League place | 1st NFL |
Schedule
edit| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 13 | Cleveland Indians | W 26–0 | 1–0 |
| 2 | September 20 | Brooklyn Dodgers | W 32–6 | 2–0 |
| 3 | September 27 | Chicago Bears | W 7–0 | 3–0 |
| 4 | October 4 | New York Giants | W 27–7 | 4–0 |
| 5 | October 11 | Chicago Cardinals | W 26–7 | 5–0 |
| 6 | October 18 | Frankford Yellow Jackets | W 15–0 | 6–0 |
| 7 | October 25 | Providence Steam Roller | W 48–20 | 7–0 |
| 8 | November 1 | at Chicago Bears | W 6–2 | 8–0 |
| 9 | November 8 | Staten Island Stapletons | W 26–0 | 9–0 |
| 10 | November 15 | at Chicago Cardinals | L 13–21 | 9–1 |
| 11 | November 22 | at New York Giants | W 14–10 | 10–1 |
| 12 | November 26 | at Providence Steam Roller | W 38–7 | 11–1 |
| 13 | November 29 | at Brooklyn Dodgers | W 7–0 | 12–1 |
| 14 | December 6 | at Chicago Bears | L 6–7 | 12–2 |
Standings
edit| 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
edit- ^ Ferraro, Michael X.; Veneziano, John (2007). Numbelievable!. Chicago: Triumph Books. p. 95. ISBN 978-1-57243-990-0.
Further reading
edit- Cliff Christl, The Greatest Story in Sports: Green Bay Packers, 1919–2019. 4 volumes. Stevens Point, WI: KCI Sports Publishing, 2021.
- Larry D. Names, The History of the Green Bay Packers: The Lambeau Years, Part One. Wautoma, WI: Angel Press of Wisconsin, 1987.
- Arch Ward, The Green Bay Packers. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1946.
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