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1932 Portsmouth Spartans season

NFL team season

1932 Portsmouth Spartans season

NFL team season

FieldValue
teamPortsmouth Spartans
year1932
record6–2–4
league_place3rd [NFL](1932-nfl-season)
ownerPortsmouth National League Football Corporation
general managerHarry N. Snyder
coachPotsy Clark
stadiumUniversal Stadium
playoffsLost [NFL Championship](1932-nfl-playoff-game)
(at [Bears](1932-chicago-bears-season)) 0–9
shortnavlinkSpartans seasons

(at Bears) 0–9

"Seventeen Iron Men" of the 1932 Spartans team.

In , the Portsmouth Spartans appeared in the league championship game, the first playoff game in NFL history, losing to the Chicago Bears 9–0. With a record of 6–1–4 in 1932, the Spartans finished in a tie for the NFL title with the Chicago Bears. 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. 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. The Bears won 9–0, scoring the winning touchdown on a two-yard pass from Bronko Nagurski to Red Grange in the fourth quarter. Attendance for the game was 11,198.

With the loss, Portsmouth dropped to third in the final league standings, behind the runner-up Green Bay Packers (10–3–1).

Season

Schedule

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September 25[New York Giants](1932-new-york-giants-season)**W** 7–01–0Universal Stadium[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193209250det.htm)
October 2[Chicago Cardinals](1932-chicago-cardinals-season)**T** 7–71–0–1Universal Stadium[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193210020det.htm)
October 9at [Green Bay Packers](1932-green-bay-packers-season)**L** 10–151–1–1City Stadium[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193210090gnb.htm)
October 16at [Staten Island Stapletons](1932-staten-island-stapletons-season)**T** 7–71–1–2Thompson Stadium[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193210160sis.htm)
at Staten Island Stapletons**W** 13–62–1–2Thompson Stadium[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193210200sis.htm)
October 30at New York Giants**W** 6–03–1–2Polo Grounds[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193210300nyg.htm)
November 6at [Brooklyn Dodgers](1932-brooklyn-dodgers-nfl-season)**W** 17–74–1–2Ebbets Field[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193211060bkn.htm)
November 13at [Chicago Bears](1932-chicago-bears-season)**T** 13–134–1–3Wrigley Field[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193211130chi.htm)
November 20[Boston Braves](1932-boston-braves-nfl-season)**W** 10–05–1–3Universal Stadium[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193211200det.htm)
November 27Chicago Bears**T** 7–75–1–4Universal Stadium[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193211270det.htm)
December 4Green Bay Packers**W** 19–06–1–4Universal Stadium[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193212040det.htm)
December 18at Chicago Bears**L** 0–96–2–4Chicago Stadium[Recap](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/193212180chi.htm)

Standings

Roster

1932 Portsmouth Spartans final roster
**Backs**

Playoff Game

Chicago Bears 9, Portsmouth Spartans 0

References

References

  1. "Reference at www.ohiohistorycentral.com".
  2. "Portsmouth Spartans – Sports Ecyclopedia".
  3. Dunkley, Charles W.. (December 19, 1932). "Bears beat Spartans, 9-0; win pro title". Milwaukee Sentinel.
  4. Kuechele, Oliver E.. (December 19, 1932). "The Bears won 9-0, but what was it all about?". Milwaukee Journal.
  5. (December 19, 1932). "Chicago Bears pro champions". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  6. "Reference at www.nflhistory.org".
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