1931 Boston University Pioneers football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–8
Head coach	Hilary Mahaney (2nd season)
Home stadium	Nickerson Field
Seasons ← 1930 1932 →

1931 Eastern college football independents records
v t e	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
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 Boston University Pioneers football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as an independent during the 1931 college football season. In its second and final season under head coach Hilary Mahaney, the team compiled a 1–8 record, was shut out in six of nine games, and was outscored by a total of 97 to 40.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	at Williams	Weston Field Williamstown, MA	L 0–13		^[2]
October 3	at New Hampshire	Memorial Field Durham, NH	L 0–6
October 10	George Washington	Nickerson Field Weston, MA	L 0–14	4,000	^[3]
October 17	Geneva	Nickerson Field Weston, MA	L 0–7		^[4]
October 24	at DePauw	Blackstock Field Greencastle, IN	L 9–14		^[5]
October 31	Rhode Island State	Nickerson Field Weston, MA	W 25–7		^[6]
November 7	at Tufts	Tufts Oval Medford, MA	L 0–7		^[7]
November 14	Manhattan	Nickerson Field Weston, MA	L 0–12		^[8]
November 21	at Boston College	Fenway Park Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 6–18		^[9]

References

^ "Boston Yearly Results 1930-1934". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
^ "Boston University Beaten by Williams". The North Adams Evening Transcript. September 28, 1931. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Boston U. Vs Washington". The Boston Globe. October 10, 1931. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Geneva Trims Boston U., 7-0". The Pittsburgh Press. October 18, 1931. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "B.U.-DePauw". The Boston Globe. October 24, 1931. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Boston University-Rhode Island State". The Boston Globe. October 31, 1931. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tufts-B.U." The Boston Globe. November 7, 1931. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Boston Univ.-Manhattan". The Boston Globe. November 14, 1931. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Harrington Stars as Boston College Wins". Nashville Banner. November 22, 1931. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.

v t e Boston University Terriers football
Venues	Old Nickerson Field (1928–1938, 1940–1946) Fenway Park (1925–1926, 1936–1939, 1947–1952) Braves Field (1920–1921, 1939, 1953–1954) Nickerson Field (1955–1997)
Bowls & rivalries	Boston College: Green Line Rivalry Sacred Cod Trophy
Culture & lore	Rhett the Boston Terrier "Go BU"
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1884 1885 1886 1887 1888–1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898–1903 1904 1905 1906–1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997