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1931 Chicago Maroons football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record3–7–1 (1–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home stadiumStagg Field
Seasons
← 1930
1932 →
1931 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Purdue + 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Michigan + 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 1
No. 4 Northwestern + 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 1
Ohio State 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Minnesota 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Wisconsin 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Indiana 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Chicago 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
Iowa 0 – 3 – 1 1 – 6 – 1
Illinois 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System

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]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26 Cornell (IA)*
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 12–010,000[3][4]
September 26 Hillsdale*
L 0–710,000[5]
October 10at Michigan
L 7–1317,284[6]
October 17 Yale*
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago, IL
L 0–2735,000[7]
October 24 Indiana
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago, IL
L 6–3210,000[8]
October 31 Purdue
L 6–1410,000[9]
November 7 Arkansas*
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago, IL
T 13–1312,000[10]
November 14at Illinois
W 13–610,721[11]
November 21 Wisconsin
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago, IL
L 7–12[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 Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Maroons Beat Cornell; Lose To Hillsdale (continued)". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. September 27, 1931. p. 32. Retrieved April 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Hillsdale wins from Chicago". Detroit Free Press. September 27, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Courageous Maroon eleven holds Michigan to 13–7 score". Chicago Tribune. October 11, 1931. p. 2-1.
  7. ^ "Yale Beats Chicago, 27-0". Chicago Tribune. October 18, 1931. pp. 2–1, 2–4 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Game won by Indiana". Detroit Free Press. October 25, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Fighting Maroons hold Purdue, 14–6". The Wisconsin State Journal. November 1, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Razorbacks rally to tie Maroons". The State. November 8, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Maroons defeat old rival in battle for Big Ten cellar". Waterloo Sunday Courier. November 15, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Badgers given scare". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 22, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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