1931 Syracuse Orangemen football team

1931 Syracuse Orangemen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–1–1
Head coach
CaptainGeorge Ellert[1]
Home stadiumArchbold Stadium
1931 Eastern college football independents records
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
  –   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
St. John's   –   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 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1931 college football season. The Orangemen were led by second-year head coach Vic Hanson and played their home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26St. LawrenceW 46–612,000
October 3Hobart
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
W 49–010,000
October 10Ohio Wesleyan
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
W 48–710,000[2]
October 17Florida
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
W 33–1214,000
October 24Penn State
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
W 7–020,000
October 31at Michigan StateW 15–1015,000
November 7Western Reserve
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY
W 33–07,000
November 14Colgate
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
L 7–2135,000[3]
November 21at ColumbiaT 0–035,000

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References

  1. ^ a b 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 146.
  2. ^ "Syracuse Prexy's Son Captains Opposing Team". The Nebraska State Journal. Lincoln, Nebraska. October 10, 1931. p. 15. Retrieved November 29, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Colgate Smashes Hopes for Syracuse Undefeated Grid Season". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. November 15, 1931. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "1931 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 1, 2018.