1931 Chicago Cardinals season
# 1931 Chicago Cardinals season

The 1931 Chicago Cardinals season was their 12th in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 5–6–2, losing only four games. They finished fourth in the league. The team played its first five games on the road and played six games in the month of November.

## Schedule

| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | September 23 | at Portsmouth Spartans | L 3–13 | 0–1 | Universal Stadium | Recap |
| 2 | October 11 | at Green Bay Packers | L 7–26 | 0–2 | City Stadium | Recap |
| 3 | October 18 | at Chicago Bears | L 13–26 | 0–3 | Wrigley Field | Recap |
| 4 | November 1 | at Brooklyn Dodgers | W 14–7 | 1–3 | Ebbets Field | Recap |
| 5 | November 8 | at Cleveland Indians | W 14–6 | 2–3 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | Recap |
| 6 | November 15 | Green Bay Packers | W 21–13 | 3–3 | Wrigley Field | Recap |
| 7 | November 22 | Portsmouth Spartans | W 20–19 | 4–3 | Wrigley Field | Recap |
| 8 | November 26 | at Chicago Bears | L 7–18 | 4–4 | Wrigley Field | Recap |
| 9 | November 28 | Cleveland Indians | W 21–0 | 5–4 | Wrigley Field | Recap |

## Standings

NFL standings :

| viewtalkedit | 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.

