1932 Portsmouth Spartans season

NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 Portsmouth Spartans 1932 6–2–4 3rd NFL Portsmouth National League Football Corporation Harry N. Snyder Potsy Clark Universal Stadium Lost NFL Championship(at Bears) 0–9 Spartans seasons thumb|right|360px|"Seventeen Iron Men" of the 1932 Spartans team. In 1932, the Portsmouth Spartans appeared in the league championship game, the first playoff game in NFL history, losing to the Chicago Bears 9–0. http://www.ohiohistorycentral.com/entry.php?rec=2354&nm=Portsmouth-Spartans Reference at www.ohiohistorycentral.com With a record of 6–1–4 in 1932, the Spartans finished in a tie for the NFL title with the Chicago Bears.http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/portsmouthoh/spartans.html Portsmouth Spartans – Sports Ecyclopedia It was the first time in history that the season ended with two teams atop the league's standings. (Ties were omitted in calculating winning percentage.) Both games during the season between Portsmouth and Chicago had ended in ties; to determine a sole champion, the league office arranged for the first playoff game in NFL history. The game was originally scheduled to be played at Wrigley Field, the Bears' home stadium. Due to severe blizzards and sub-zero wind chill throughout the week, the game was moved indoors to Chicago Stadium.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tE9QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Xg0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6403%2C2963595 Milwaukee Sentinel Dunkley Charles W. Associated Press Bears beat Spartans, 9-0; win pro title December 19, 1932 13 The arena allowed only an 80-yard field (end lines) that came right to the walls, and the goal posts were moved from the end lines to the goal.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Y6hQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1iEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6509%2C6344322 Milwaukee Journal Kuechele Oliver E. The Bears won 9-0, but what was it all about? December 19, 1932 6, part 2 The Bears won 9–0, scoring the winning touchdown on a two-yard pass from Bronko Nagurski to Red Grange in the fourth quarter.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LrZRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Y2kDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3265%2C2405018 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Chicago Bears pro champions (Chicago Tribune) December 19, 1932 14 Attendance for the game was 11,198. http://www.nflhistory.org/museum/1932.html Reference at www.nflhistory.org With the loss, Portsmouth dropped to third in the final league standings, behind the runner-up Green Bay Packers (10–3–1). Season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 25 New York Giants W 7–0 1–0 Universal Stadium Recap 2 October 2 Chicago Cardinals T 7–7 1–0–1 Universal Stadium Recap 3 October 9 at Green Bay Packers L 10–15 1–1–1 City Stadium Recap 4 October 16 at Staten Island Stapletons T 7–7 1–1–2 Thompson Stadium Recap 5 October 20, 1932 at Staten Island Stapletons W 13–6 2–1–2 Thompson Stadium Recap 6 October 30 at New York Giants W 6–0 3–1–2 Polo Grounds Recap 7 November 6 at Brooklyn Dodgers W 17–7 4–1–2 Ebbets Field Recap 8 November 13 at Chicago Bears T 13–13 4–1–3 Wrigley Field Recap 9 November 20 Boston Braves W 10–0 5–1–3 Universal Stadium Recap 10 November 27 Chicago Bears T 7–7 5–1–4 Universal Stadium Recap 11 December 4 Green Bay Packers W 19–0 6–1–4 Universal Stadium Recap Playoff December 18 at Chicago Bears L 0–9 6–2–4 Chicago Stadium Recap Standings Roster 1932 Portsmouth Spartans final roster Backs 25 Gene Alford RB/CB/S   6 John Cavosie FB/LB   5 Ace Gutowsky FB/LB   2 Father Lumpkin RB/CB 20 Glenn Presnell RB/CB/S/K   8 Mule Wilson RB/CB Ends 30 Harry Ebding 10 Bill McKalip Linemen 33 Bob Armstrong T/DT 16 Maury Bodenger G/DG 27 George Christensen T/DT 17 Ray Davis C/T/MG/DT   7 Ox Emerson G/DG 24 Buster Mitchell T/DT   4 Clare Randolph C/MG 31 Am Rascher G/DG   9 John Wager C/G/MG Reserve 12 Dutch Clark RB/CB/S/K rookies in italics Playoff Game 1932 NFL Playoff Game Chicago Bears 9, Portsmouth Spartans 0 References 2 External links 1932 Portsmouth Spartans at Pro Football Reference 1932 Portsmouth Spartans at jt-sw.com 1932 Portsmouth Spatans at The Football Database External links Spartans on Pro Football Reference Portsmouth Spartans Portsmouth Spartans Category:Detroit Lions seasons