1931 Indiana Hoosiers football team

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1931 Indiana Hoosiers football
Conference Big Ten Conference
Record2–5–1 (1–4–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
(capacity: 20,000)
Seasons
←  1930
1932  →
1931 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Purdue + 5 –1 –09 –1 –0
Michigan + 5 –1 –08 –1 –1
No. 4 Northwestern + 5 –1 –07 –1 –1
Ohio State 4 –2 –06 –3 –0
Minnesota 3 –2 –07 –3 –0
Wisconsin 3 –3 –05 –4 –1
Indiana 1 –4 –12 –5 –1
Chicago 1 –4 –02 –6 –1
Iowa 0 –3 –11 –6 –1
Illinois 0 –6 –02 –6 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1931 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1931 college football season. The participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by Earl C. Hayes, in his first year as head coach of the Hoosiers, and they compiled an overall record of 2–5–1, with a mark of 1–4–1 in conference play. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26 Ohio *
W 7–610,000 [2]
October 3 Notre Dame *
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
L 0–2512,098–18,000 [3]
October 17at Iowa
T 0–020,000 [4]
October 24at Chicago
W 32–610,000 [5]
October 31 Ohio State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
L 6–1320,000 [6]
November 7at Michigan
L 0–2226,410 [7]
November 14at Northwestern
L 6–719,000 [8]
November 21 Purdue
L 0–1922,000 [9]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "1931 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Indiana breaks string of Ohio U. victories, 7–6". The Indianapolis Star. September 27, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Notre Dame shows usual power in running over Indiana, 25–0". The Atlanta Constitution. October 4, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Indiana and Iowa in tie". The Evansville Press. October 18, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Game won by Indiana". Detroit Free Press. October 25, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Ohio State beats Indiana, 13 to 0". The Wisconsin State Journal. November 1, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Edward Burns (November 8, 1931). "Wolverines Rout Hoosier On Two Passes, Fay's Run, Safety". Chicago Tribune. p. 2-1.
  8. ↑ "I.U. holds Northwestern to 7–6 win". The Muncie Sunday Star. November 15, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Purvis shows way in Purdue's 19 to 0 triumph over Hoosiers". The Evansville Journal. November 22, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022– via Newspapers.com.


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