1931 Portsmouth Spartans Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 11-3
Finishing 2nd in the NFL
Coach: Potsy Clark (11-3)
Location: Portsmouth, Ohio
1931 Portsmouth Spartans StatisticsTeam Record: 11-3
Finishing 2nd in the NFL
Coach: Potsy Clark (11-3)
Location: Portsmouth, Ohio
1931 Portsmouth Spartans Results
The Portsmouth Spartans of the National Football League ended the 1931 season with a record of 11 wins and 3 losses, finishing second in the NFL.
Defensively, the Spartans led the circuit with just 77 points allowed. Portsmouth piled up points with 175 points.
Potsy Clark coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Alford | K | April 3, 1905 | 5'9" | 190 | Sul Ross St. | Rising Star, TX USA | 14 | 8 | |
| 31 | Bob Armstrong | T | February 16, 1909 | 5'11" | 221 | Rice | Dallas, TX USA | 14 | 3 |
| Chuck Bennett | B | August 9, 1907 | 5'9" | 193 | Indiana | Linton, IN USA | 1 | 0 | |
| Maury Bodenger | LG | July 31, 1909 | 5'10" | 214 | Tulane | New Orleans, LA USA | 13 | 13 | |
| John Cavosie | B | January 6, 1908 | 6'0" | 207 | Wisconsin | Shenandoah, PA USA | 13 | 3 | |
| George Christensen | RT | December 13, 1909 | 6'2" | 238 | Oregon | Pendleton, OR USA | 14 | 13 | |
| Dutch Clark | TB | October 11, 1906 | 6'0" | 185 | Colorado Col. | Fowler, CO USA | 11 | 7 | |
| 12 | Jap Douds | LT | April 21, 1905 | 5'10" | 216 | Washington & Jefferson | Rochester, PA USA | 13 | 13 |
| Harry Ebding | RE | September 12, 1906 | 5'11" | 199 | St. Mary's (CA) | Walla Walla, WA USA | 14 | 13 | |
| Ox Emerson | RG | December 18, 1907 | 5'11" | 203 | Texas | Douglass, TX USA | 12 | 9 | |
| George Hastings | T | September 21, 1905 | 6'2" | 190 | Ohio | Malden, MA USA | 1 | 0 | |
| 23 | Tony Holm | FB | May 22, 1908 | 6'1" | 214 | Alabama | Birmingham, AL USA | 14 | 5 |
| 23 | Cy Kahl | B | November 29, 1904 | 6'1" | 194 | North Dakota | Heaton, ND USA | 1 | 0 |
| Biff Lee | G | January 11, 1905 | 6'0" | 226 | Missouri | Wolf Island, MO USA | 1 | 0 | |
| 4 | Louie Long | E | January 6, 1909 | 6'0" | 185 | Texas | Chicago, IL USA | 13 | 1 |
| Father Lumpkin | BB | January 27, 1907 | 6'2" | 211 | Georgia Tech | Jefferson, TX USA | 14 | 13 | |
| Bill McKalip | LE | June 5, 1907 | 6'1" | 195 | Oregon St. | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 14 | 8 | |
| 25 | Chief McLain | FB | April 16, 1905 | 6'3" | 225 | Haskell Indian | Pryor, OK USA | 1 | 1 |
| Dutch Miller | C | February 23, 1906 | 6'1" | 212 | Wittenberg | Dover, OH USA | 1 | 0 | |
| Buster Mitchell | LE | February 16, 1906 | 6'0" | 205 | Davis & Elkins | Irene, TX USA | 13 | 6 | |
| 9 | Les Peterson | E-T | November 27, 1909 | 6'3" | 206 | Texas | , TX | 10 | 0 |
| Glenn Presnell | TB | July 28, 1905 | 5'10" | 195 | Nebraska | Gilead, NE USA | 14 | 11 | |
| Clare Randolph | C | May 2, 1907 | 6'2" | 204 | Indiana | Chicago, IL USA | 14 | 9 | |
| Fred Roberts | RG | March 18, 1907 | 6'1" | 200 | Iowa | Knoxville, IA USA | 13 | 5 | |
| 28 | Vin Schleusner | T | March 3, 1908 | 6'3" | 225 | Iowa | Garner, IA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 22 | Elmer Schwartz | FB | July 29, 1906 | 6'0" | 212 | Washington St. | , WA USA | 12 | 5 |
| Deck Shelley | B | June 4, 1906 | 5'11" | 191 | Texas | San Antonio, TX USA | 2 | 1 | |
| 20 | Stud Stennett | B | February 8, 1907 | 6'0" | 194 | St. Mary's (CA) | LeRoy, KS USA | 10 | 2 |
| John Wager | C | April 28, 1905 | 5'11" | 203 | Carthage | Massillon, OH USA | 11 | 5 | |
| Dale Waters | T-E-G | May 27, 1909 | 6'2" | 212 | Florida | Henry County, IN USA | 1 | 0 |
