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{{short description|National Football League team season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox NFL season
| logo = 311004-Stapes-Dodgers-program-c.jpg
| team = Staten Island Stapletons
| year = 1931
| record = 4–6–1
| league_place = 7th [[NFL]]
| coach = [[Hinkey Haines]] and [[Marty Brill (American football)|Marty Brill]]
| stadium = [[Thompson Stadium (Staten Island)|Thompson Stadium]]
| playoffs = 
| shortnavlink = Stapletons seasons
}}

The '''[[1931 NFL season|1931]] [[Staten Island Stapletons]] season''' was their third in the [[National Football League]]. The team failed to improve on their [[1930 Staten Island Stapletons season|previous output]] of 5–5–2, winning only four games.<ref>[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/sis/1931.htm 1931 Staten Island Stapletons]</ref> Playing seven games in the month of November, they finished seventh in the league.

==Schedule==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Staten Island Stapletons|year=1931|border=2}}"| Game
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Staten Island Stapletons|year=1931|border=2}}"| Date
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Staten Island Stapletons|year=1931|border=2}}"| Opponent
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Staten Island Stapletons|year=1931|border=2}}"| Result
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Staten Island Stapletons|year=1931|border=2}}"| Record
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Staten Island Stapletons|year=1931|border=2}}"| Venue
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Staten Island Stapletons|year=1931|border=2}}"| Attendance
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Staten Island Stapletons|year=1931|border=2}}"| Recap
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Staten Island Stapletons|year=1931|border=2}}"| Sources
|- style="background:#cfc"
! 1
| October 4
| [[1931 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season|Brooklyn Dodgers]]
| '''W''' 9–7
| 1–0
| [[Thompson Stadium (Staten Island)|Thompson Stadium]]
| 12,000
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193110040sis.htm Recap]
|
|- style="background:#fcc"
! 2
| October 11
| at [[1931 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season|Brooklyn Dodgers]]
| '''L''' 6–18
| 1–1
| [[Ebbets Field]]
| 15,000
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193110110bkn.htm Recap]
|
|- style="background:#fcc"
! 3
| October 18
| at [[1931 New York Giants season|New York Giants]]
| '''L''' 0–7
| 1–2
| [[Polo Grounds]]
| 25,000
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193110180nyg.htm Recap]
|
|- style="background:#fcc"
! 4
| October 25
| [[1931 Portsmouth Spartans season|Portsmouth Spartans]]
| '''L''' 7–20
| 1–3
| Thompson Stadium
| 12,000
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193110250sis.htm Recap]
|
|- style="background:#ffc"
! 5
| November 1
| [[1931 Providence Steam Roller season|Providence Steam Roller]]
| '''T''' 7–7
| 1–3–1
| Thompson Stadium
| 3,500
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193111010sis.htm Recap]
|
|- style="background:#cfc"
! 6
| November 4
| [[1931 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season|Brooklyn Dodgers]]
| '''W''' 13–0
| 2–3–1
| Thompson Stadium
| 6,000
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193111040sis.htm Recap]
|
|- style="background:#fcc"
! 7
| November 8
| at [[1931 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]]
| '''L''' 0–26
| 2–4–1
| [[City Stadium (Green Bay)|City Stadium]]
| 7,000
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193111080gnb.htm Recap]
|
|- style="background:#fcc"
! 8
| November 11
| at [[1931 Portsmouth Spartans season|Portsmouth Spartans]]
| '''L''' 12–14
| 2–5–1
| [[Spartan Municipal Stadium|Universal Stadium]]
|
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193111110det.htm Recap]
| <ref>Associated Press, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-spartans-beat-stapletons/161163338/ "Spartans Beat Stapletons, 14–12, Through Safety,"] ''Chicago Tribune'', Nov. 12, 1931, p. 24.</ref><ref>Tom Swope, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-post-spartans-register-ni/161163523/ "Spartans Register Ninth Victory in Eleven National League Games, 14–12: Presnell's Arm Helps Winners,"] ''Cincinnati Post'', Nov. 12, 1931, p. 17.</ref>
|- style="background:#fcc"
! 9
| November 15
| at [[1931 Providence Steam Roller season|Providence Steam Roller]]
| '''L''' 0–6
| 2–6–1
| [[Cycledrome]]
| 2,000
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193111150prv.htm Recap]
|
|- style="background:#cfc"
! 10
| November 22
| [[1931 Cleveland Indians (NFL) season|Cleveland Indians]]
| '''W''' 16–7
| 3–6–1
| Thompson Stadium
| 3,000
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193111220sis.htm Recap]
| <ref>[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.</ref>
|- style="background:#cfc"
! 11
| November 26
| [[1931 New York Giants season|New York Giants]]
| '''W''' 9–6
| 4–6–1
| Thompson Stadium
| 10,000
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193111260sis.htm Recap]
|
|-
|colspan="10"| '''Note:''' Armistice Day: Wednesday, November 11.
|}

==Standings==
{{1931 NFL standings}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Staten Island Stapletons seasons}}
{{Staten Island Stapletons}}
{{1931 NFL season by team}}

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