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1931 Cleveland Indians (NFL) season
National Football League team season
National Football League team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| team | Cleveland Indians |
| year | 1931 |
| record | 2–8 |
| league_place | 8th NFL |
| coach | Al Cornsweet and Hoge Workman |
| stadium | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| playoffs | |
| previous | none |
| no_prevseason | true |
| next | none |
| no_nextseason | true |
| no_seasonslist | true |
The 1931 Cleveland Indians season marked the franchise's first and only year in the National Football League (NFL). They played eight of ten games on road, losing a like number, and finishing eighth in the league.
Schedule
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| September 9 | Cleveland Pennzoils | W 10–0 | — | Cleveland Stadium | 34,924 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| September 13 | at Green Bay Packers | L 0–26 | 0–1 | City Stadium | 5,000 | Recap | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| September 18 | at Chicago Bears | L 0–21 | 0–2 | Loyola Stadium | 6,000 | Recap | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| September 26 | Brooklyn Dodgers | W 6–0 | 1–2 | Cleveland Stadium | 2,000 | Recap | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 7 | at Portsmouth Spartans | L 0–6 | 1–3 | Universal Stadium | Recap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 18 | at Providence Steam Roller | W 13–6 | 2–3 | Cycledrome | 6,000 | Recap | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 25 | at Pere Marquette | L 10–0 | — | Lincoln Park (Boston) | 8,000 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 1 | at South Akron Awnings | *canceled due to heavy rain* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 8 | Chicago Cardinals | L 6–14 | 2–4 | Cleveland Stadium | 10,000 | Recap | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 15 | at Portsmouth Spartans | L 6–14 | 2–5 | Redland Field | 10,000 | Recap | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 21 | at Providence Steam Roller | L 7–13 | 2–6 | Cycledrome | Recap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 22 | at Staten Island Stapletons | L 7–16 | 2–7 | Thompson Stadium | 3,000 | Recap | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 28 | at Chicago Cardinals | L 0–21 | 2–8 | Wrigley Field | 1,500 | Recap | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Note: Games in italics non-league opponents |
Standings

References
References
- [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cli/1931.htm 1931 Cleveland Indians]
- [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-akron-beacon-journal-rains-prevent-a/165334032/ "Rains Prevent Awnings' Game: Akronites Postpone Scheduled Meeting with Cleveland Indians,"] ''Akron Beacon Journal,'' Nov. 2, 1931, p. 27.
- [https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news-strong-gives-one-man-show-st/165125465/ "Strong Gives One-Man Show; Stapes Scalp Indians, 16–7,"] ''New York Daily News,'' Nov. 23, 1931, p. 40.
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