1931 BYU Cougars football team

1931 BYU Cougars football
Conference	Rocky Mountain Conference
Record	4–4 (2–3 RMC)
Head coach	G. Ott Romney (4th season)
Home stadium	BYU Stadium
Seasons ←  1930 1932  →

1931 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Utah $	6	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Utah State	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Colorado Agricultural	5	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Colorado	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Wyoming	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Colorado College	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
BYU	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Denver	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Colorado Teachers	2	–	4	–	1			2	–	4	–	1
Colorado Mines	0	–	4	–	1			1	–	5	–	1
Western State (CO)	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	6	–	0
Montana State	0	–	2	–	0			1	–	5	–	1
$ – Conference champion

The 1931 BYU Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Brigham Young University (BYU) as a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1931 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach G. Ott Romney, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 4–4 with a mark of 2–3 against conference opponents, finished seventh in the RMC, and were outscored by a total of 104 to 69. ^{[1] [2]}

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	vs. UAY All-Stars* [3]	Ogden Stadium Ogden, UT	W 7–3	2,500	[4]
September 25	at San Francisco *	Seals Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 0–25	20,000	[5]
October 3	at Nevada *	Mackay Field Reno, NV	W 18–14		[6]
October 17	at Utah	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)	L 0–43	15,000	[7]
October 24	Western State (CO)	BYU Stadium Provo, UT	W 31–0		[8]
October 31	at Colorado Teachers	Jackson Field Greeley, CO	L 0–6		[9]
November 7	vs. Utah State	Ogden Stadium Ogden, UT (rivalry)	W 6–0	5,000	[10]
November 13	Wyoming	BYU Stadium Provo, UT	L 7–13	3,000	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

1. "1931 BYU Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
2. "BYU Football 2015 Almanac" (PDF). Brigham Young University. 2015. p. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2019. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
3. The UAY All-Stars were a picked team consisting of former players from the University of Utah, Utah Agricultural College, and Brigham Young.
4. Barney Rosenblum (September 19, 1931). "Cougars exhibit stubborn line in nosing out All-Stars, 7–3". The Salt Lake Telegram. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Cougars lose Coast battle in last half". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. September 26, 1931. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Brigham Young beats Nevada". The San Francisco Examiner. October 4, 1931. Retrieved June 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Utah overpowers Gallant Y eleven, 43–0". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 18, 1931. Retrieved June 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Brigham Young scores win over Western State, 31 to 0". Casper Star-Tribune. October 25, 1931. Retrieved June 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
9. "54-yard run gives Colorado Teachers 6–0 win over B.Y.U." The Billings Gazette. November 1, 1931. Retrieved June 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Cougars win in final period by intercepting pass". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. November 8, 1931. Retrieved June 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Wyoming takes grid thriller from Provo eleven". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. November 14, 1931. Retrieved June 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.