The

1931 Events January * January 2 – South Dakota native Ernest Lawrence invents the cyclotron, used to accelerate particles to study nuclear physics. * January 4 – German pilot Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa. * January 22 – Sir I ...

Frankford Yellow Jackets The Frankford Yellow Jackets were a professional American football team, part of the National Football League from 1924 to 1931, although its origin dates back to as early as 1899 with the Frankford Athletic Association. The Yellow Jackets won ...

season was their eighth and final in the

National Football League The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the ...

. The team failed to improve on their previous season's record of 4–13–1, winning only one league game. 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.Pro Football Archives 1931 Frankford Yellow Jackets season
/ref> On July 27, 1931, the team's home,

Frankford Stadium Frankford Stadium, also known as Yellow Jacket Field, was a football field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that was the home of the Frankford Yellow Jackets football team of the National Football League, which predated the Philadelphia Eagles. The ...

, was severely damaged by fire, forcing the team to divide its 1931 home games between Municipal Stadium and the Phillies' Philadelphia Ball Park.

Roster

*Marger Apsit *

Nate Barragar Nathan Robert Barragar (June 3, 1907 – August 10, 1985) was an American collegiate and professional football player. Biography Barragar was the only son of Nathaniel Hawthorne Barragar (1872–1943), a clergyman, and Olive Jan (Littleton) Barr ...

Bull Behman Russell K. "Bull" Behman (January 15, 1900 – March 24, 1950) was an American professional football player and coach in the early National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Lebanon Valley College in 1920 and 1921, and at Dicki ...

* Justin Brumbaugh *

Bill Fleckenstein William Peter Fleckenstein (November 4, 1903 – January 25, 1967) was an American professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons with the Chicago Bears, the Portsmouth Spartans, the Brook ...

Herb Joesting Herbert Walter Joesting (April 17, 1905 – October 1, 1963) was an American football player and coach. He was a consensus All-American fullback while playing for the Minnesota Golden Gophers in both 1926 and 1927. He also played three seasons i ...

*Tom Jones *

Mort Kaer Morton Armour Kaer (September 7, 1903 – January 11, 1992), nicknamed "Devil May," was an athlete in track and an All-American collegiate and professional American football player. He was born in Omaha, Nebraska and died in Mount Shasta, Calif ...

Art Koeninger Arthur Frank Koeninger (November 1, 1906 – December 16, 1990) was an American football center who played three seasons in the National Football League with the Frankford Yellow Jackets, Staten Island Stapletons and Philadelphia Eagles. He play ...

*Tony Kostos * Tom Leary *Mickey McDonnell *

Warner Mizell Luke Warner Mizell (October 8, 1907 – May 1971) was an American football player. He played at the halfback position for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team and was selected by the Associated Press, United Press, and Central Press ...

*Mally Nydahl * Jim Pederson *

Art Pharmer Charles Arthur Pharmer (July 21, 1908 – February 1, 1970) was an American football player who played at the halfback and fullback positions. He played college football for the Minnesota Golden Gophers from 1927 to 1929. He also played in the Na ...

* Frank Racis * Carroll Ringwalt * Herman Seborg *

Cookie Tackwell Cleon Orel "Cookie" Tackwell (January 14, 1907 – September 19, 1953) was an American football player. He played professionally as an end and tackle for five seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Minneapolis Red Jackets, ...

* Lee Wilson

Schedule

Standings

References

Frankford Yellow Jackets seasons

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