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1931 Dartmouth Indians football team

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1931 Dartmouth Indians football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3–1
Head coach
CaptainStanley Yudicky
Home stadiumMemorial Field
Seasons
← 1930
1932 →
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 Dartmouth Indians football team was an American football team that represented Dartmouth College as an independent during the 1931 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Jackson Cannell, the Indians compiled a 5–3–1 record. Stanley Yudicky was the team captain.[1]

Bill McCall was the team's leading scorer, with 90 points, from 15 touchdowns.[2]

Dartmouth played its home games at Memorial Field on the college campus in Hanover, New Hampshire.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26 Norwich
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
W 56–6 [1]
October 3 Buffalo
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
W 61–0 [1]
October 10 Holy Cross
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
W 14–7 [1]
October 17 at Columbia L 6–19 22,000 [3]
October 24 Lebanon Valley
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH
W 20–6 [1]
October 31 at Yale T 33–33 35,000 [4]
November 7 at Harvard L 6–7 57,000 [5]
November 14 Cornell
  • Memorial Field
  • Hanover, NH (rivalry)
W 14–0 12,500 [6]
November 28 vs. Stanford L 6–32 42,000 [7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Season-by-Season Results: 1881-1939". Hanover, N.H.: Dartmouth College. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  2. ^ "Annual Scoring Leaders (Since 1925)". Hanover, N.H.: Dartmouth College. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  3. ^ McCarthy, Daniel C. (October 18, 1931). "Columbia Upsets Dartmouth, 19 to 6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  4. ^ Danzig, Allison (November 1, 1931). "Dartmouth Rally Ties Yale, 33-33". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. ^ Danzig, Allison (November 8, 1931). "Harvard Defeats Dartmouth, 7 to 6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. ^ "Dartmouth Passes Upset Cornell, 14-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 15, 1931. p. S1.
  7. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (November 29, 1931). "Stanford Conquers Dartmouth, 32 to 6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.