1931 Eastern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Bucknell     6 0 3
Colgate     8 1 0
No. 9 Pittsburgh     8 1 0
Cornell     7 1 0
Drexel     7 1 0
No. 7 Harvard     7 1 0
Temple     8 1 1
Columbia     7 1 1
Massachusetts State     7 1 1
Syracuse     7 1 1
Fordham     6 1 2
No. 8 Yale     5 1 2
Army     8 2 1
Franklin & Marshall     6 2 0
Manhattan     4 2 1
Brown     7 3 0
Providence     7 3 0
Penn     6 3 0
NYU     6 3 1
Boston College     6 4 0
Washington & Jefferson     6 4 0
Tufts     3 2 2
Villanova     4 3 2
La Salle     4 4 0
Duquesne     3 5 3
Carnegie Tech     3 5 1
St. John's     3 5 1
CCNY     2 5 1
Boston University     2 7 0
Penn State     2 8 0
Princeton     1 7 0
Vermont     1 8 0
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1931 Colgate football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University as an independent during the 1931 college football season. In its third season under head coach Andrew Kerr, the team compiled an 8–1 record, shut out five of nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 227 to 34.[1][2]

End John Orsi was selected by the International News Service (INS),[3] All-America Board,[4] and Walter Camp Football Foundation (WCFF)[5] as a first-team player on the 1931 All-America team. He was also selected as a second-team All-American by was the Associated Press (AP)[6] and Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA).[7] He was selected by the AP and UP as a first-team player on the 1931 All-Eastern football team.[8][9] He was also selected as the team captain.[1]

The team played its home games on Whitnall Field in Hamilton, New York.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Niagara
  • Whitnall Field
  • Hamilton, NY
W 40–03,000[10]
October 3St. Lawrence
  • Whitnall Field
  • Hamilton, NY
W 45–04,000[11]
October 10Lafayette
  • Whitnall Field
  • Hamilton, NY
W 16–0[12]
October 17Manhattan
  • Whitnall Field
  • Hamilton, NY
W 33–04,000[13]
October 24at NYUL 0–1350,000[14]
October 31Mississippi College
  • Whitnall Field
  • Hamilton, NY
W 27–02,500[15]
November 7at Penn StateW 32–75,000[16]
November 14at SyracuseW 21–735,000[17]
November 28at Brown
W 13–715,000[18]

References

  1. ^ a b "2008 Colgate Football Media Guide" (PDF). Colgate University. 2008. p. 127. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  2. ^ "1931 Colgate Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  3. ^ Frick, Ford (December 5, 1931). "Stecker and Hinkle Get Grid Honors". The Evening News. p. 10. Retrieved May 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Shaver, Baker Picked on the All-American". The Los Angeles Times. December 6, 1931. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Walter Camp Football Foundation All-American Selections". Walter Camp Football Foundation. Archived from the original on December 18, 2007. Retrieved January 3, 2008.
  6. ^ "The 1931 All-America Team". The Daily Inter Lake. Associated Press. December 5, 1931. p. 2. Retrieved May 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ MacPhail, Larry (December 14, 1931). "NEA Board Names All-America". The Anniston Star. Newspaper Enterprise Association. p. 8. Retrieved May 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Albie Booth Lands Berth On All-Eastern Team For Third Successive Year". The Hartford Courant. November 1, 1931. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Pittsburgh and Army Place Two Men on 1931 Eastern All-Star Team". The News-Herald. December 5, 1931. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Colgate Crushes Niagara in Exhibit of Brilliant Attack". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. September 27, 1931. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Kerr's Men Make Merry in Victory: Colgate's Powerful Eleven Outclasses Larries -- Litster Stars". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. October 4, 1931. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Colgate in third win of season". Democrat and Chronicle. October 11, 1931. Retrieved June 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Colgate buries Manhattan, 33–0". Times Union. October 18, 1931. Retrieved June 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Colgate bows to Violet eleven, 13–0". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. October 25, 1931. p. III-I. Retrieved February 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Colgate Downs Mississippi In Last Home Game". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. November 1, 1931. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Colgate Swats Penn State Squad with Vicious Attack". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. November 8, 1931. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Colgate Smashes Hopes for Syracuse Undefeated Grid Season". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. November 15, 1931. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "Colgate Rams Over Touchdown in Final Minutes to Beat Brown, 13-7". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. November 27, 1931. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
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