1931 Chicago Maroons football team

American college football season

1931 Chicago Maroons football

Conference| Big Ten Conference
Record| 3–7–1 (1–4 Big Ten)
Head coach|

* Amos Alonzo Stagg (40th season)

Home stadium| Stagg Field

Seasons

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1932 ->

1931 Big Ten Conference football standings

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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 Chicago Maroons football team was an American football team that represented the University of Chicago during the 1931 college football season. In their 40th season under head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, the Maroons compiled a 3–7–1 record, finished in eighth place in the Big Ten Conference, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 130 to 71.[1][2]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 26|  Cornell (IA)*|

* Stagg Field
* Chicago, IL

| W 12–0| 10,000| [3][4]
September 26|  Hillsdale*|

* Stagg Field
* Chicago, IL

| L 0–7| 10,000| [5]
October 10| at Michigan|

* Michigan Stadium
* Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)

| L 7–13| 17,284| [6]
October 17|  Yale*|

* Stagg Field
* Chicago, IL

| L 0–27| 35,000| [7]
October 24|  Indiana|

* Stagg Field
* Chicago, IL

| L 6–32| 10,000| [8]
October 31|  Purdue|

* Stagg Field
* Chicago, IL (rivalry)

| L 6–14| 10,000| [9]
November 7|  Arkansas*|

* Stagg Field
* Chicago, IL

| T 13–13| 12,000| [10]
November 14| at Illinois|

* Memorial Stadium
* Champaign, IL

| W 13–6| 10,721| [11]
November 21|  Wisconsin|

* Stagg Field
* Chicago, IL

| L 7–12| | [12]

* *Non-conference game

## References

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1. ^ "1931 Chicago Maroons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
2. ^ "University of Chicago Football Media Guide". University of Chicago. 2016. p. 22. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
3. ^ "Maroons Beat Cornell, 12-0; Then Lose To Hillsdale, 7-0". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. September 27, 1931. p. 27. Retrieved April 1, 2022 - via Newspapers.com .
4. ^ "Maroons Beat Cornell; Lose To Hillsdale (continued)". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. September 27, 1931. p. 32. Retrieved April 1, 2022 - via Newspapers.com .
5. ^ "Hillsdale wins from Chicago". Detroit Free Press. September 27, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Courageous Maroon eleven holds Michigan to 13–7 score". Chicago Tribune. October 11, 1931. p. 2-1.
7. ^ "Yale Beats Chicago, 27-0". Chicago Tribune. October 18, 1931. pp. 2–1, 2–4 - via Newspapers.com.2-1,+2-4&rft.date=1931-10-18&rft_id=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16342137/yale_beats_chicago_270/&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:1931+Chicago+Maroons+football+team" class="Z3988">
8. ^ "Game won by Indiana". Detroit Free Press. October 25, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Fighting Maroons hold Purdue, 14–6". The Wisconsin State Journal. November 1, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Razorbacks rally to tie Maroons". The State. November 8, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Maroons defeat old rival in battle for Big Ten cellar". Waterloo Sunday Courier. November 15, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Badgers given scare". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 22, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.

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Chicago Maroons football

Venues|

* Marshall Field (1893–1912)
* Old Stagg Field (1913–1939)
* Stagg Field (?–present)

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* Michigan
* Purdue

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* Phoenix
* Big Bertha
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* 1922 Princeton game

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