1930 Portsmouth Spartans season

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1930 Portsmouth Spartans season
Head coachHal Griffen
Home fieldUniversal Stadium
Results
Record5–6–3
League placeT-7th NFL
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Established on July 12, 1930,[1] the 1930 season was the inaugural season of the Portsmouth Spartans (now the Detroit Lions). The club was sponsored by the Green Bay Packers. In the team's first season, the Spartans tied for seventh in the league.[2] The Spartans played their first game on September 14 beating the Newark Tornados 13–6.[3] One notable game was on September 24 when the Spartans defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers at Universal Stadium. It was the first NFL night game played in front of portable lights.[3]

The Spartans scored 176 points (12.6 points per game), which ranked 3rd out of 11 in the NFL.[4] On the defense, the club allowed 161 points (an average of 11.5 points per game), 8th in the league.[4]

Schedule[]

Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 14 Newark Tornadoes W 13–6 1–0 Universal Stadium Recap
2 September 24 Brooklyn Dodgers W 12–0 2–0 Universal Stadium Recap
3 October 5 Chicago Cardinals T 0–0 2–0–1 Universal Stadium Recap
4 October 8 Frankford Yellow Jackets W 39–7 3–0–1 Universal Stadium Recap
5 October 12 at Minneapolis Red Jackets L 0–13 3–1–1 Nicollet Park Recap
6 October 22 Chicago Bears W 7–6 4–1–1 Universal Stadium Recap
7 October 26 at Chicago Cardinals L 13–23 4–2–1 Comiskey Park Recap
8 November 2 at Green Bay Packers L 13–47 4–3–1 City Stadium Recap
9 November 5 New York Giants L 6–19 4–4–1 Universal Stadium Recap
10 November 9 at Staten Island Stapletons T 13–13 4–4–2 Thompson Stadium Recap
11 November 15 at Frankford Yellow Jackets L 6–7 4–5–2 Frankford Stadium Recap
12 November 30 at Chicago Bears L 6–14 5–5–2 Wrigley Field Recap
13 December 7 Minneapolis Red Jackets W 42–0 6–5–2 Universal Stadium Recap
14 December 14 Green Bay Packers T 6–6 6–5–3 Universal Stadium Recap

Standings[]

NFL standings
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 W L T PCT PF PA STK
Green Bay Packers 10 3 1 .769 234 111 T1
New York Giants 13 4 0 .765 308 98 L1
Chicago Bears 9 4 1 .692 169 71 W5
Brooklyn Dodgers 7 4 1 .636 154 59 L1
Providence Steam Roller 6 4 1 .600 90 125 L1
Staten Island Stapletons 5 5 2 .500 95 112 L1
Chicago Cardinals 5 6 2 .455 128 132 L1
Portsmouth Spartans 5 6 3 .455 176 161 T1
Frankford Yellow Jackets 4 13 1 .235 113 321 T1
Minneapolis Red Jackets 1 7 1 .125 27 165 L6
Newark Tornadoes 1 10 1 .091 51 190 L6

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Roster[]

1930 Portsmouth Spartans roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

Reserve Lists
  • Currently vacant

Rookies in italics

Awards and records[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Portsmouth Spartans - Ohio History Central".
  2. ^ Barnett, C. Robert. "THE PORTSMOUTH SPARTANS" (PDF). Professional Football Researchers Association. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Portsmouth Spartans – Sports Ecyclopedia".
  4. ^ a b "1930 Portsmouth Spartans Statistics & Players".
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