1931 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

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1931 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1931 record7–3 (3–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPClarence Munn
CaptainClarence Munn
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1930
1932 →
1931 Big Ten Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 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
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 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1931 college football season. In their second year under head coach Fritz Crisler, the Golden Gophers compiled a 7–3 record, shut out four opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined score of 191 to 72.[1]

Guard Clarence Munn was selected as the team's Most Valuable Player for the second consecutive year.[2] Munn was also a consensus first-team player on the 1931 College Football All-America Team.[3] Munn also received Chicago Tribune Silver Football, awarded to the most valuable player in the Big Ten Conference.[4]

Two Golden Gophers received first-team honors on the 1931 All-Big Ten Conference football team. Munn and fullback Jack Manders both received first-team honors from the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press (UP).[5][6]

Total attendance for the season was 115,631, which averaged to 23,126. The season high for attendance was against rival Wisconsin.[7]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19North Dakota Agricultural*
W 13–715,000[8]
September 26Ripon*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis
W 30–015,000
October 3Oklahoma A&M*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis
W 20–020,000
October 10at Stanford*
L 13–754,787
October 24Iowa
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis (rivalry)
W 34–025,000
October 31Wisconsin
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis (rivalry)
W 14–052,000
November 7at Northwestern
L 14–3242,000
November 14Cornell (IA)*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis
W 47–710,000
November 21at Michigan
L 0–637,251
November 28Ohio State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis
W 19–725,000
  • *Non-conference game

Roster[]

Game summaries[]

Michigan[]

Week 8: Minnesota at Michigan
1 234Total
Minnesota 0 000 0
• Michigan 6 000 6

On November 21, 1931, Minnesota lost to Michigan by a 6 to 0 score at Michigan Stadium. Michigan's only points came on a 56-yard run by Bill Hewitt in the first quarter.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ "1931 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  2. ^ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 181[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 5. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
  4. ^ "Clarence Munn Wins Valuable Player Award". Burlington Hawk-Eye. December 27, 1931. p. 11.
  5. ^ Paul Mickelson (November 24, 1931). "Northwestern Places Five Players on Two All-Western Elevens". The Independent. St. Petersburg, Florida. AP. p. 4A.
  6. ^ George Kirksey (November 24, 1931). "United Press All Big Ten Selections for 1931". The Indiana Gazette. Indiana, Pennsylvania. p. 10.
  7. ^ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 160[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ "Gophers whip Bison, 13–7". The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune. September 27, 1931. Retrieved October 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Wilfrid Smith (November 22, 1931). "Wolverines' Line Halts Gopher Backs; Hewitt Runs 56 Yards". Chicago Tribune. p. 2-1.
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