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1931 Cleveland Indians
Record: 2-8-0, Finished 8th in NFL
NFL Season Summary
Scored 45 points (4.5/g), 9th of 10 in the NFL.
Allowed 137 points (13.7/g), 9th.
Differential of -92 points (-9.2/g), 9th.
Expected W-L: 0.7-9.3.
Coached by Al Cornsweet (2-8-0) (co-coach with Hoge Workman) and Hoge Workman (2-8-0)
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1931 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| TB | Hoge Workman | 32 | 7 | 5 | ||
| FB | Otto Vokaty | 22 | Rook | 4 | ||
| BB | Algy Clark | 61 | 1 | 8 | ||
| WB | Ray Novotny | 24 | 1 | 7 | ||
| LE | John Hurley | 24 | Rook | 8 | ||
| LT | Babe Lyon | 24 | 2 | 7 | ||
| LG | Biff Lee | 26 | Rook | 7 | ||
| C | Hank Critchfield | 26 | Rook | 9 | ||
| RG | Merle Hutson | 23 | Rook | 10 | ||
| RT | Ernie Jessen | 26 | Rook | 6 | ||
| RE | Chuck Braidwood | 28 | 1 | 8 | ||
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Chuck Braidwood | 28 | 1 | 8 | ||
| P | Chuck Braidwood | 28 | 1 | 8 | ||
| PR | Chuck Braidwood | 28 | 1 | 8 | ||
| KR | Chuck Braidwood | 28 | 1 | 8 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Braidwood | 28 | E | 8 | 8 | 199 | 6-0 | Loyola (IL),Tennessee-Chattanooga | 10/15/1903 | 1 | |
| Algy Clark | 61 | B | 8 | 8 | 190 | 5-10 | Ohio State | 0/0/0 | 1 | |
| Al Cornsweet | 25 | FB | 4 | 3 | 180 | 5-7 | Brown | 7/16/1906 | Rook | |
| Hank Critchfield | 26 | C | 9 | 9 | 207 | 5-10 | Wooster | 6/14/1905 | Rook | |
| David Cullen | 26 | G | 2 | 1 | 230 | 5-10 | Geneva | 3/18/1905 | Rook | |
| Fred Danziger | 25 | FB | 1 | 0 | 175 | 5-11 | Michigan State | 1/12/1906 | Rook | |
| Doc Elliott | 31 | B | 2 | 1 | 209 | 5-10 | Lafayette | 4/6/1900 | 9 | |
| Mike Gregory | 26 | C | 7 | 3 | 215 | 5-11 | Denison | 7/30/1905 | Rook | |
| Hoot Herrin | 27 | C-G | 1 | 1 | 190 | 5-10 | St. Mary's (CA) | 11/24/1904 | Rook | |
| John Hurley | 24 | E | 10 | 8 | 192 | 6-3 | Washington State | 1/9/1907 | Rook | |
| Merle Hutson | 23 | G-T | 10 | 10 | 210 | 6-0 | Heidelberg | 8/27/1908 | Rook | |
| Leo Jensvold | 23 | HB | 7 | 4 | 173 | 5-8 | Iowa | 3/29/1908 | Rook | |
| Ernie Jessen | 26 | T | 8 | 6 | 225 | 6-1 | Iowa | 5/1/1905 | Rook | |
| Al Jolley | 32 | T | 6 | 3 | 220 | 6-2 | Kansas State,Marietta,Tulsa | 9/29/1899 | 9 | |
| Red Joseph | 26 | E | 1 | 0 | 190 | 6-3 | Miami (OH),Ohio State | 11/7/1905 | 4 | |
| Howie Kriss | 24 | HB | 2 | 0 | 175 | 5-9 | Ohio State | 6/2/1907 | Rook | |
| Buck Lamme | 26 | E | 1 | 1 | 180 | 6-2 | Ohio Wesleyan | 7/2/1905 | Rook | |
| Biff Lee | 26 | G | 7 | 7 | 226 | 6-0 | Missouri,Oklahoma | 1/11/1905 | Rook | |
| Franklin Lewis | 29 | FB | 1 | 0 | 8/2/1902 | Rook | ||||
| Tiny Lewis | 25 | BB-FB-WB | 1 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Northwestern | 10/18/1906 | 1 | |
| Babe Lyon | 24 | T-G | 7 | 7 | 235 | 6-2 | Kansas State | 3/30/1907 | 2 | |
| Stu MacMillan | 23 | G-C | 2 | 0 | 175 | 5-9 | North Dakota | 2/13/1908 | Rook | |
| Dave Mishel | 26 | B | 6 | 3 | 179 | 5-9 | Brown | 7/6/1905 | 4 | |
| George Munday | 24 | T-G | 1 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Emporia State | 6/13/1907 | Rook | |
| Al Nesser | 38 | G-E-C | 9 | 1 | 195 | 6-0 | none | 6/6/1893 | 11 | |
| Ray Novotny | 24 | B | 10 | 7 | 165 | 5-10 | Ashland | 10/12/1907 | 1 | |
| Carl Pignatelli | 24 | HB-BB | 7 | 3 | 210 | 6-0 | Iowa | 11/26/1907 | Rook | |
| Don Ridler | 61 | T | 1 | 1 | 210 | 6-0 | Michigan State | 0/0/0 | Rook | |
| Jim Tarr | 25 | E | 1 | 1 | 190 | 6-2 | Missouri | 9/26/1906 | Rook | |
| Otto Vokaty | 22 | B | 8 | 4 | 191 | 6-1 | Heidelberg | 1/17/1909 | Rook | |
| Dale Waters | 22 | T-E-G | 6 | 4 | 212 | 6-2 | Florida | 5/27/1909 | Rook | |
| Chuck Weimer | 27 | B | 7 | 1 | 178 | 5-9 | Wilmington | 9/5/1904 | 2 | |
| Drip Wilson | 61 | C | 1 | 0 | none | 0/0/0 | Rook | |||
| Hoge Workman | 32 | B | 9 | 5 | 173 | 5-11 | Ohio State | 9/25/1899 | 7 | |
| Team Total | 29.2 | 10 | 186.0 | 5-7.4 | 1.5 |