1931 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

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1931 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
ConferenceIndependent
1931 record6–2–1
Head coach
CaptainTommy Yarr
Home stadiumNotre Dame Stadium
Seasons
← 1930
1932 →
1931 Midwestern college football independents records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wilberforce   –   8 – 0 – 0
Marquette   –   8 – 1 – 0
Saint Louis   –   8 – 1 – 0
Detroit   –   7 – 2 – 1
Notre Dame   –   6 – 2 – 1
DePaul   –   6 – 3 – 0
Michigan State   –   5 – 3 – 1
Haskell   –   6 – 4 – 0
Western State Teachers (MI)   –   5 – 2 – 0
Michigan State Normal   –   3 – 2 – 1
John Carroll   –   4 – 4 – 2
Wittenberg   –   3 – 3 – 3
Kent State   –   3 – 4 – 0

The 1931 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1931 college football season, led by first-year head coach Hunk Anderson.

Following the death of head coach Knute Rockne in a plane crash on March 31,[1][2][3] line coach Anderson was promoted on April 10.[4][5][6]

Notre Dame entered the season on a 19-game winning streak and opened with a road win, but then had a scoreless tie with Northwestern in the second game, played at Soldier Field in Chicago.[7] Five straight wins followed and the unbeaten string extended to 26 games, until visiting USC won by two points;[8] the Trojans were the last team to defeat Notre Dame, three years earlier in 1928.[9] The next week, Army shut out the Irish 12–0 at Yankee Stadium to conclude the season.[10]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
October 3at Indiana
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
W 25–012,980
October 10vs. Northwestern
T 0–065,000
October 17Drake
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • South Bend, IN
W 63–023,835
October 24Pittsburgh
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • South Bend, IN (rivalry)
W 25–1237,394
October 31at Carnegie Tech
W 19–042,271
November 7Penn
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • South Bend, IN
W 49–039,173
November 14vs. Navy
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD (rivalry)
W 20–056,861
November 21USC
L 14–1650,731
November 28vs. Army
L 0–1278,559

Source:[12]

References[]

  1. ^ "Report Knute Rockne killed in plane crash". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 31, 1931. p. 1.
  2. ^ "Rockne's tragic death". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. April 1, 1931. p. 1A.
  3. ^ "Sorrow shrouds Notre Dame faculty and students with passing of Knute Rockne". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. April 1, 1931. p. 16.
  4. ^ "'Hunk' Anderson named Notre Dame coach". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. April 11, 1931. p. 23.
  5. ^ "Anderson named Rockne successor for year". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. April 11, 1931. p. 9.
  6. ^ "Hunk Anderson lacking wizardry of psychology, but is man of action". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. April 12, 1931. p. 3C.
  7. ^ a b McIntyre, Ronald (October 11, 1931). "Wildcats and Irish engage in punt duel". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1C.
  8. ^ a b McIntyre, Ronald (November 22, 1931). "Trojans halt Irish victory march". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1C.
  9. ^ a b Smith, Chester L. (November 22, 1931). "Notre Dame loses to U.S.C., 16-14, in breath-taking tilt". Pittsburgh Press. p. 1.
  10. ^ a b Gould, Alan (November 29, 1931). "Army whips Irish grid eleven, 12-0, in surprise upset". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. p. 1C.
  11. ^ Smith, Chester L. (November 1, 1931). "52,000 see Notre Dame beat Tech". Pittsburgh Press. p. 1.
  12. ^ "1931 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2015-10-08.


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