1931 Grinnell Pioneers football team

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1931 Grinnell Pioneers football
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
Record5–3 (1–2 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumWard Field
Seasons
←  1930
1932 →
1931 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Drake $ 3 –0 –05 –6 –0
Oklahoma A&M 1 –0 –08 –2 –1
Creighton 2 –2 –04 –5 –0
Grinnell 1 –2 –05 –3 –0
Washington University 0 –3 –02 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1931 Grinnell Pioneers football team was an American football team that represented Grinnell College during the 1931 college football season as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference. In their fifth year under head coach Lester Watt, the team compiled a 5–3 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25 Coe *
W 26–0 [1]
October 3at Iowa State Teachers * Cedar Falls, IA W 12–0 [2]
October 10at Cornell (IA) *
W 6–0 [3]
October 23at Saint Louis *
L 6–43 [4]
October 30 Carleton *
  • Ward Field
  • Grinnell, IA
W 19–13 [5]
November 7 Washington University
  • Ward Field
  • Grinnell, IA
W 25–0 [6]
November 15at Creighton
L 0–8 [7]
November 21at Drake
L 0–67,000 [8]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "Coe vanquished by Grinnell in opening game of season, 26–0". The Cedar Rapids Evening Gazette and Republican. September 26, 1931. Retrieved June 29, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "State Teachers lose to Grinnell, 12 to 0". Burlington Hawk-Eye. October 4, 1931. Retrieved June 29, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Pioneers take close battle from Cornell". The Des Moines Register. October 11, 1931. Retrieved June 29, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Billikens show real power in defeating Grinnell team, 43–6". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 24, 1931. Retrieved June 29, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Grinnell wins from Carleton gridders, 19 to 13". Des Moines Tribune. October 31, 1931. Retrieved June 29, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Grinnell scores 25 to 0 victory over Washington". The St. Louis Star. November 7, 1931. Retrieved June 29, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Creighton win over Grinnell first in year". The Davenport Democrat and Leader. November 15, 1931. Retrieved June 29, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Drake downs Grinnell for championship". The Davenport Democrat and Leader. November 22, 1931. Retrieved June 29, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "1931 Football Schedule". Grinnell Athletics. Retrieved July 20, 2023.


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