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1931 Green Bay Packers season

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1931 Green Bay Packers season
Head coachCurly Lambeau
Home fieldCity Stadium
Results
Record12–2
League place1st NFL

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]

Schedule

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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

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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

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  1. ^ Ferraro, Michael X.; Veneziano, John (2007). Numbelievable!. Chicago: Triumph Books. p. 95. ISBN 978-1-57243-990-0.

Further reading

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  • Cliff Christl, The Greatest Story in Sports: Green Bay Packers, 1919–2019. 4 volumes. Stevens Point, WI: KCI Sports Publishing, 2021.
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