1931 Chicago Maroons football team

The 1931 Chicago Maroons football team was an American football team that represented the University of Chicago during the 1931 college football season. In their 40th season under head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, the Maroons compiled a 3–7–1 record, finished in eighth place in the Big Ten Conference, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 130 to 71.[1][2]

1931 Chicago Maroons football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1931 record3–7–1 (1–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home stadiumStagg Field
1931 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Purdue + 5 1 09 1 0
Michigan + 5 1 08 1 1
Northwestern + 5 1 07 1 1
Ohio State 4 2 06 3 0
Minnesota 3 2 07 3 0
Wisconsin 3 3 05 4 1
Indiana 1 4 12 5 1
Chicago 1 4 02 6 1
Iowa 0 3 11 6 1
Illinois 0 6 02 6 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26 Cornell (IA)*
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 12–010,000[3][4]
September 26 Hillsdale*L 0–710,000
October 10at MichiganL 7–1317,284
October 17 Yale*
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago, IL
L 0–2735,000[5]
October 24 Indiana
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago, IL
L 6–32
October 31 Purdue
L 6–14
November 7 Arkansas*
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago, IL
T 13–13
November 14at IllinoisW 13–610,721
November 21 Wisconsin
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago, IL
L 7–12
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1931 Chicago Maroons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  2. "University of Chicago Football Media Guide". University of Chicago. 2016. p. 22. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  3. "Maroons Beat Cornell, 12-0; Then Lose To Hillsdale, 7-0". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. September 27, 1931. p. 27. Retrieved April 1, 2022 via Newspapers.com .
  4. "Maroons Beat Cornell; Lose To Hillsdale (continued)". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. September 27, 1931. p. 32. Retrieved April 1, 2022 via Newspapers.com .
  5. "Yale Beats Chicago, 27-0". Chicago Tribune. October 18, 1931. pp. 2–1, 2–4 via Newspapers.com.
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