1931 Yale Bulldogs football team

1931 Yale Bulldogs football
Conference Independent
1931 record 5–1–2
Head coach Mal Stevens (4th season)
Offensive scheme Single wing
Captain Albie Booth
Home stadium Yale Bowl

The 1931 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1931 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Mal Stevens, Yale compiled a 5–1–2 record, shut out four opponents, and outscored all opponents, 198 to 79.[1] In the annual rivalry game, Yale defeated Princeton by a 51–14 score, the worst defeat in Princeton history.[2]

Two Yale players received All-America recognition. Halfback and team captain Albie Booth was selected on the second team by the International News Service (INS) and on the third team by the Associated Press. End Herster Barnes was selected on the third team by the INS.[3][4]

Joe Crowley set a Yale Bowl record by scoring five touchdowns in a single game on November 7, 1931.[5]

Schedule

Date Opponent Location Result Attendance Source
October 3MaineYale Bowl, New Haven, CTW 19–025,000[6]
October 10GeorgiaYale Bowl, New Haven, CTL 7–2670,000[7]
October 17at ChicagoStagg Field, ChicagoW 27–035,000[8]
October 24ArmyYale Bowl, New Haven, CTT 6–670,000[9]
October 31Dartmouth (rivalry)Yale Bowl, New Haven, CTT 33–3340,000[10]
November 7St. John's (Maryland)Yale Bowl, New Haven, CTW 52–05,000[11]
November 21at Harvard (rivalry)Harvard Stadium, Cambridge, MAW 3–058,000[12]
November 28Princeton (rivalry)Yale Bowl, New Haven, CTW 51–1440,000[2]

References

  1. ↑ "1931 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Yale Eleven Has Touchdown Parade In Drubbing Weak Princeton Eleven, 51-14: Worst Beating In Long Series For Tiger Team". The Hartford Courant. November 29, 1931. pp. IV-1, IV-4 – via Newspapers.com.
  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. ↑ "The 1931 All-America Team". The Daily Inter Lake. Associated Press. December 5, 1931. p. 2. Retrieved May 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Yale Football 2009 Media Guide". Yale University. 2009. p. 128.
  6. ↑ "Yale Downs Maine, 19 to 0". The Sun (Baltimore). October 4, 1931. p. 61 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Yale Bows To Georgia By 26 To 7". The Hartford Courant. October 11, 1931. pp. I-1, IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Yale Beats Chicago, 27-0". Chicago Tribune. October 18, 1931. pp. 2–1, 2–4 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Sheridan, Army Player, Breaks Neck Tackling, In 6-6 Battle At Yale". The Hartford Courant. October 25, 1931. pp. I-1, IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Yale Is Tied At 33 To 33 By Dartmouth". The Hartford Courant. November 1, 1931. pp. I-1, IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Smallest Crowd Ever Sees Yale Trounce St. John's". The Hartford Courant. November 8, 1931. p. IV-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ Grantland Rice (November 22, 1931). "Yale Beats Harvard 3-0: Booth's Goal From Field Blue Margin". The Hartford Courant. pp. I-1, IV-3 – via Newspapers.com.
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