1931 Northwestern Wildcats football
Big Ten co-champion
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record7–1–1 (5–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainDal Marvil[1]
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
Seasons
← 1930
1932 →
1931 Big Ten Conference football standings
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
No. 4 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 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1931 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Dick Hanley, the Wildcats compiled a 7–1–1 record (5–1 against Big Ten Conference opponents), finished in a three-way with Purdue and Michigan for the Big Ten championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 138 to 40.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3Nebraska*
W 19–735,000[3][4]
October 10vs. Notre Dame*
T 0–070,000[5]
October 17UCLA*
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 19–035,000[6]
October 24at Ohio State
W 10–041,455[7]
October 31Illinois
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 32–640,000[8]
November 7Minnesota
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 32–1448,000[9]
November 14Indiana
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 7–619,000[10]
November 21at Iowa
W 19–0[11]
November 28vs. Purdue
  • Soldier Field
  • Chicago, IL
L 0–740,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 146. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  2. ^ "1931 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  3. ^ "Northwestern beats Huskers, 19–7". The South Bend Tribune. October 4, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ McBride, Gregg (November 6, 1934). "Saturday Turnout is Likely Top Previous Mark at Nebraska U." The Lincoln Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. p. 8. Retrieved March 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "70,000 see mud and rain grid classic". The Des Moines Register. October 11, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Uclans make surprise showing despite loss to Northwestern". The San Bernardino County Sun. October 18, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "40,000 see Wildcats stop Ohio State, 10 to 0". Waterloo Sunday Courier. October 25, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "N.U. routs Illinois, 32–6". Chicago Tribune. November 1, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Late attack nets victory for Cats". The Chattanooga Times. November 8, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "I.U. holds Northwestern to 7–6 win". The Muncie Sunday Star. November 15, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Iowa puts up stubborn battle but loses, 19–0". The Richmond Item. November 22, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Purdue upsets Wildcats to throw Big Ten race into three way tie". The Sioux City Journal. November 29, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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