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. This championship was controversial at the time. The Packers refusal to play the Portsmouth Spartans in a playoff game was seen as cheap and weak, as they were the only team Green Bay hadn't played that year. This led to the NFL changing their scheduling procedures and instituting playoff games for future seasons. The Packers became the first team to win three consecutive NFL championships. They would later do it again, winning the 1965 NFL Championship Game as well as Super Bowl I and Super Bowl II. They remain, as of the 2025 season, the only team to accomplish this feat.
Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 13 Cleveland Indians W 26–0 1–0 City Stadium 5,000 Recap 2 September 20 Brooklyn Dodgers W 32–6 2–0 City Stadium 7,000 Recap 3 September 27 Chicago Bears W 7–0 3–0 City Stadium 13,500 Recap 4 October 4 New York Giants W 27–7 4–0 City Stadium 14,000 Recap 5 October 11 Chicago Cardinals W 26–7 5–0 City Stadium 8,000 Recap 6 October 18 Frankford Yellow Jackets W 15–0 6–0 City Stadium 6,000 Recap 7 October 25 Providence Steam Roller W 48–20 7–0 City Stadium 6,000 Recap 8 November 1 at Chicago Bears W 6–2 8–0 Wrigley Field 30,000 Recap 9 November 8 Staten Island Stapletons W 26–0 9–0 City Stadium 7,000 Recap 10 November 15 at Chicago Cardinals L 13–21 9–1 Wrigley Field 8,000 Recap 11 November 22 at New York Giants W 14–10 10–1 Polo Grounds 35,000The New York Daily News has the crowd at 40,000. Recap Jimmy Powers, "Packers Pummel Giants! 40,000 See Green Bay Win On Pass by 14–10," New York Daily News, Nov. 23, 1931, pp. 40, 45. 12 November 26 at Providence Steam Roller W 38–7 11–1 Cycledrome 5,000 Recap 13 November 29 at Brooklyn Dodgers W 7–0 12–1 Ebbets Field 10,000 Recap 14 December 6 at Chicago Bears L 6–7 12–2 Wrigley Field 18,000 Recap
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References
Further reading Cliff Christl, The Greatest Story in Sports: Green Bay Packers, 1919–2019. 4 volumes. Stevens Point, WI: KCI Sports Publishing, 2021. Larry D. Names, The History of the Green Bay Packers: The Lambeau Years, Part One. Wautoma, WI: Angel Press of Wisconsin, 1987. Arch Ward, The Green Bay Packers. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1946.
External links Green Bay Packers at SportsEncyclopedia.com 1931 Green Bay Packers at Pro Football Reference