1931 Frankford Yellow Jackets season

National Football League team 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

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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

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* 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

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Game  | Date  | Opponent  | Result  | Record  | Venue  | Attendance  | Recap  | Sources

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–  | 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

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NFL standings

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| 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

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1. ^ 1931 Frankford Yellow Jackets
2. ^ Pro Football Archives 1931 Frankford Yellow Jackets season

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Frankford Yellow Jackets

* Defunct National Football League club 1924–1931
* Formerly the Frankford Athletic Association (1899–1909, 1912–1923) and the Loyola Athletic Club (1909–1912)
* Formed in 1899
* Based in Frankford, Philadelphia

Franchise|

* History
* Players

Championships|

* 1926

Stadia|

* Wistar Field
* Brown's Field
* Frankford Stadium

Temporary stadiums due to a fire at Frankford Stadium in 1931:|

* Philadelphia Municipal Stadium (September 26, October 2)
Philadelphia Ball Park (October 10, October 31)

Lore|

* 1925 NFL Championship controversy
* Philadelphia Eagles

Head Coaches|

* Berryman
* Chamberlin
* Weir
* Behman
* Moran
* Gibson

Seasons|

* 1922
* 1923
* 1924
* 1925
* 1926
* 1927
* 1928
* 1929
* 1930
* 1931

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Frankford Yellow Jackets seasons

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* 1923
* 1924
* 1925
* 1926
* 1927
* 1928
* 1929
* 1930
* 1931

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1931 NFL season

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