1931 Yale Bulldogs football team

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]

1931 Yale Bulldogs football
ConferenceIndependent
1931 record5–1–2
Head coachMal Stevens (4th season)
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
CaptainAlbie Booth
Home stadiumYale Bowl
1931 Eastern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Colgate   –    8 –1 –0
Pittsburgh   –    8 –1 –0
Cornell   –    7 –1 –0
Drexel   –    7 –1 –0
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
Army   –    8 –2 –1
Yale   –    5 –1 –2
Franklin & Marshall   –    6 –2 –0
Brown   –    7 –3 –0
Penn   –    6 –3 –0
NYU   –    6 –3 –1
Boston College   –    6 –4 –0
Tufts   –    3 –2 –2
Villanova   –    4 –3 –2
La Salle   –    4 –4 –0
Duquesne   –    3 –5 –3
Carnegie Tech   –    3 –5 –0
Penn State   –    2 –8 –0
Princeton   –    1 –7 –0

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
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3Maine
W 19–025,000[6]
October 10Georgia
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
L 7–2670,000[7]
October 17at Chicago
W 27–035,000[8]
October 24Army
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
T 6–670,000[9]
October 31Dartmouth
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
T 33–3340,000[10]
November 7St. John's (MD)
  • Yale Bowl
  • New Haven, CT
W 52–05,000[11]
November 21at Harvard
W 3–058,000[12]
November 28Princeton
W 51–1440,000[2]

References
  1. "1931 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  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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