1931 Frankford Yellow Jackets season
| 1931 Frankford Yellow Jackets season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Bull Behman |
| Home field | Philadelphia Ball Park Municipal Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 2–6–1 Overall 1–6–1 NFL |
| League place | 9th NFL |
The 1931 Frankford Yellow Jackets season was their eighth and final in the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their previous season's record of 4–13–1, winning only one league game.[1] The team has the dubious distinction of winning only a single NFL game by a single point, and was held scoreless in seven of their eight league games, including the first five of the season.[2]
On July 27, 1931, the team's home, Frankford Stadium, was severely damaged by fire, forcing the team to divide its 1931 home games between Municipal Stadium and the Phillies' Philadelphia Ball Park.
Roster
- Marger Apsit
- Nate Barragar
- Bull Behman
- Justin Brumbaugh
- Bill Fleckenstein
- Herb Joesting
- Tom Jones
- Mort Kaer
- Art Koeninger
- Tony Kostos
- Tom Leary
- Mickey McDonnell
- Warner Mizell
- Mally Nydahl
- Jim Pederson
- Art Pharmer
- Frank Racis
- Carroll Ringwalt
- Herman Seborg
- Cookie Tackwell
- Lee Wilson
Schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | September 26 | Bayonne Viking-Bulldogs | W 13–0 | — | Municipal Stadium | ||||
| 1 | October 2 | Brooklyn Dodgers | L 0–20 | 0-1 | Municipal Stadium | 2,000 | Recap | ||
| 2 | October 4 | at Providence Steam Roller | T 0–0 | 0–1–1 | Cycledrome | Recap | |||
| 3 | October 10 | Providence Steam Roller | L 0–6 | 0–2–1 | Philadelphia Ball Park | 3,000 | Recap | ||
| 4 | October 15 | at Portsmouth Spartans | L 0–19 | 0–3–1 | Universal Stadium | 5,000 | Recap | ||
| 5 | October 18 | at Green Bay Packers | L 0–15 | 0–4–1 | City Stadium | 6,000 | Recap | ||
| 6 | October 25 | at Chicago Bears | W 13–12 | 1–4–1 | Wrigley Field | 26,000 | Recap | ||
| 7 | October 31 | Portsmouth Spartans | L 0–14 | 1–5–1 | Philadelphia Ball Park | 5,000 | Recap | ||
| 8 | November 8 | at New York Giants | L 0–13 | 1–6–1 | Polo Grounds | 25,000 | Recap | ||
| Note: Non-NFL opponents are in italics. | |||||||||
Standings
| 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.