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1931 Portsmouth Spartans
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Record: 11-3-0, Finished 2nd in NFL
NFL Season Summary
Scored 175 points (12.5/g), 2nd of 10 in the NFL.
Allowed 77 points (5.5/g), 1st.
Differential of 98 points (7.0/g), 2nd.
Expected W-L: 12.2-1.8.
Coached by Potsy Clark (11-3-0)
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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 | Glenn Presnell | 26 | Rook | 11 | ||
| TB | Dutch Clark+ | 25 | Rook | 7 | ||
| FB | Elmer Schwartz | 25 | Rook | 5 | ||
| FB | Tony Holm | 23 | 1 | 5 | ||
| BB | Father Lumpkin | 24 | 1 | 13 | ||
| WB | Gene Alford | 26 | Rook | 8 | ||
| LE | Bill McKalip | 24 | Rook | 8 | ||
| LE | Buster Mitchell | 25 | Rook | 6 | ||
| LT | Jap Douds | 26 | 1 | 13 | ||
| LG | Maury Bodenger | 22 | Rook | 13 | ||
| C | Clare Randolph | 24 | 1 | 9 | ||
| RG | Ox Emerson | 24 | Rook | 9 | ||
| RG | Fred Roberts | 24 | 1 | 5 | ||
| RT | George Christensen | 22 | Rook | 13 | ||
| RE | Harry Ebding | 25 | Rook | 13 | ||
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Gene Alford | 26 | Rook | 8 | ||
| P | Gene Alford | 26 | Rook | 8 | ||
| PR | Gene Alford | 26 | Rook | 8 | ||
| KR | Gene Alford | 26 | Rook | 8 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Alford | 26 | WB-DB-BB-FB | 14 | 8 | 190 | 5-9 | Sul Ross State,Texas Tech | 4/3/1905 | Rook | |
| Bob Armstrong | 22 | T-G-C | 14 | 3 | 221 | 5-11 | Missouri,Rice | 2/16/1909 | Rook | |
| Chuck Bennett | 24 | B | 1 | 0 | 193 | 5-9 | Indiana | 8/9/1907 | 1 | |
| Maury Bodenger | 22 | G | 13 | 13 | 214 | 5-10 | Tulane | 7/31/1909 | Rook | |
| John Cavosie | 23 | B-E | 13 | 3 | 207 | 6-0 | Butler,Wisconsin | 1/6/1908 | Rook | |
| George Christensen | 22 | T-G | 14 | 13 | 238 | 6-2 | Oregon | 12/13/1909 | Rook | |
| Dutch Clark+ | 25 | TB-DB | 11 | 7 | 185 | 6-0 | Colorado College | 10/11/1906 | Rook | |
| Jap Douds | 26 | T-G-C | 13 | 13 | 216 | 5-10 | Washington & Jefferson | 4/21/1905 | 1 | |
| Harry Ebding | 25 | E | 14 | 13 | 199 | 5-11 | St. Mary's (CA) | 9/12/1906 | Rook | |
| Ox Emerson | 24 | G-C | 12 | 9 | 203 | 5-11 | Texas | 12/18/1907 | Rook | |
| George Hastings | 26 | T | 1 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | Ohio | 9/21/1905 | 1 | |
| Tony Holm | 23 | B | 14 | 5 | 214 | 6-1 | Alabama | 5/22/1908 | 1 | |
| Cy Kahl | 27 | B | 1 | 0 | 194 | 6-1 | North Dakota | 11/29/1904 | 1 | |
| Biff Lee | 26 | G | 1 | 0 | 226 | 6-0 | Missouri,Oklahoma | 1/11/1905 | Rook | |
| Louie Long | 22 | E | 13 | 1 | 185 | 6-0 | SMU,Texas | 1/6/1909 | Rook | |
| Father Lumpkin | 24 | B | 14 | 13 | 211 | 6-2 | Georgia Tech | 1/27/1907 | 1 | |
| Bill McKalip | 24 | E-WB | 14 | 8 | 195 | 6-1 | Oregon State | 6/5/1907 | Rook | |
| Chief McLain | 26 | FB-HB | 1 | 1 | 225 | 6-3 | Haskell Indian,Iowa | 4/16/1905 | 1 | |
| Dutch Miller | 25 | C | 1 | 0 | 212 | 6-1 | Wittenberg | 2/23/1906 | Rook | |
| Buster Mitchell | 25 | E-T | 13 | 6 | 205 | 6-0 | Davis & Elkins | 2/16/1906 | Rook | |
| Les Peterson | 22 | E-T | 10 | 0 | 206 | 6-3 | Texas | 11/27/1909 | Rook | |
| Glenn Presnell | 26 | B | 14 | 11 | 195 | 5-10 | Nebraska | 7/28/1905 | Rook | |
| Clare Randolph | 24 | C-G-LB-E | 14 | 9 | 204 | 6-2 | Indiana | 5/2/1907 | 1 | |
| Fred Roberts | 24 | G | 13 | 5 | 200 | 6-1 | Iowa | 3/18/1907 | 1 | |
| Vin Schleusner | 23 | T | 11 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Iowa | 3/3/1908 | 1 | |
| Elmer Schwartz | 25 | B | 12 | 5 | 212 | 6-0 | Washington State | 7/29/1906 | Rook | |
| Deck Shelley | 25 | B | 2 | 1 | 191 | 5-11 | Texas | 6/4/1906 | Rook | |
| Stud Stennett | 24 | B | 10 | 2 | 194 | 6-0 | St. Mary's (CA) | 2/8/1907 | Rook | |
| John Wager | 26 | C-G-T | 11 | 5 | 203 | 5-11 | Carthage | 4/28/1905 | Rook | |
| Dale Waters | 22 | T-E-G | 1 | 0 | 212 | 6-2 | Florida | 5/27/1909 | Rook | |
| Team Total | 24.3 | 14 | 205.5 | 6-0.2 | 0.3 |