1931 Chicago Bears Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-5
Finishing 3rd in the NFL
Coach: Ralph Jones (8-5)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1931 Chicago Bears StatisticsTeam Record: 8-5
Finishing 3rd in the NFL
Coach: Ralph Jones (8-5)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1931 Chicago Bears Results
The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 1931 season with a record of 8 wins and 5 losses, finishing third in the NFL.
Chicago chalked up 145 points, while the defense allowed 92.
Ralph Jones coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Carl Brumbaugh | K | September 22, 1906 | 5'10" | 170 | Ohio St. | West Milton, OH USA | 12 | 9 |
| 15 | Bill Buckler | RG | April 29, 1901 | 6'0" | 238 | Alabama | St. Paul, MN USA | 13 | 8 |
| 14 | Lloyd Burdick | RT | August 8, 1908 | 6'4" | 248 | Illinois | Assumption, IL USA | 9 | 7 |
| 20 | Zuck Carlson | LG | November 12, 1904 | 6'0" | 208 | Oregon St. | Isaca, ID USA | 11 | 8 |
| 23 | Hoot Drury | RE | February 18, 1906 | 6'4" | 189 | Idaho | , ID | 10 | 6 |
| Bud Edwards | B | March 21, 1908 | 5'11" | 190 | Brown | Chicago, IL USA | 1 | 0 | |
| 19 | Latham Flanagan | E | January 17, 1907 | 6'2" | 185 | Carnegie Mellon | Buckhannon, WV USA | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Paul Franklin | B | February 10, 1906 | 6'2" | 198 | Franklin (IN) | Plainfield, IN USA | 12 | 3 |
| 25 | Gardie Grange | LH | December 2, 1906 | 6'0" | 173 | Illinois | Forksville, PA USA | 12 | 3 |
| 77 | Red Grange | HB | June 13, 1903 | 6'0" | 180 | Illinois | Forksville, PA USA | 13 | 11 |
| 54/12 | Jesse Hibbs | T | January 11, 1906 | 6'0" | 195 | USC | Normal, IL USA | 9 | 4 |
| 10 | Leo Jensvold | HB | March 29, 1908 | 5'8" | 173 | Iowa | Emmetsburg, IA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Herb Joesting | FB | April 17, 1905 | 6'2" | 194 | Minnesota | Little Falls, MN USA | 6 | 2 |
| 24 | Luke Johnsos | LE | December 6, 1905 | 6'2" | 195 | Northwestern | Chicago, IL USA | 13 | 13 |
| 27 | Eddie Kawal | C | October 13, 1909 | 6'2" | 205 | Illinois | Cicero, IL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Joe Lintzenich | RH | March 26, 1908 | 5'11" | 187 | St. Louis | Webster Grove, MO USA | 11 | 7 |
| 11 | Link Lyman | LT | November 30, 1898 | 6'2" | 233 | Nebraska | Table Rock, NE USA | 11 | 9 |
| 17 | Babe Lyon | T-G | March 30, 1907 | 6'2" | 235 | Kansas St. | Jamestown, KS USA | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Gus Mastrogany | E | October 25, 1907 | 6'0" | 180 | Iowa | Davenport, IA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Danny McMullen | RG | May 8, 1906 | 5'8" | 231 | Nebraska | Belleville, KS USA | 11 | 5 |
| 4 | Keith Molesworth | HB | October 20, 1905 | 5'10" | 167 | Loyola (IL) | Washington, IA USA | 11 | 2 |
| 18 | Don Murry | T-E-G | 6'2" | 191 | Wisconsin | 13 | 0 | ||
| 33 | Denny Myers | G | November 10, 1905 | 6'1" | 206 | Iowa | Algona, IA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Bronko Nagurski | FB | November 3, 1908 | 6'2" | 226 | Minnesota | Rainy River, ON Canada | 10 | 8 |
| 2 | Dick Nesbitt | RH | November 12, 1907 | 6'0" | 204 | Drake | Des Moines, IA USA | 13 | 6 |
| 26 | Bert Pearson | C | March 22, 1905 | 6'0" | 206 | Kansas St. | Manhattan, KS USA | 13 | 12 |
| 22 | Paul Schuette | LG | March 10, 1906 | 6'0" | 220 | Wisconsin | South Bend, IN USA | 11 | 5 |
| 6 | Bill Senn | B | July 14, 1905 | 6'0" | 177 | Knox | Macomb, IL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Larry Steinbach | T | December 23, 1900 | 6'0" | 214 | St. Thomas | New Rockford, ND USA | 4 | 3 |
| 19 | Cookie Tackwell | LT | March 27, 1906 | 6'2" | 215 | Kansas St. | Phillips County, KS | 4 | 4 |
| 13 | George Trafton | C | December 6, 1896 | 6'2" | 230 | Notre Dame | Chicago, IL USA | 11 | 1 |
| 5 | Laurie Walquist | B | March 9, 1898 | 5'8" | 167 | Illinois | Rockford, IL USA | 10 | 4 |
