1931 Colgate football team

American college football season

1931 Colgate football

Conference| Independent
Record| 8–1
Head coach|

* Andrew Kerr (3rd season)

Captain| John Orsi
Home stadium| Whitnall Field

Seasons

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1932 ->

1931 Eastern college football independents records

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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
Syracuse |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 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 Colgate football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University as an independent during the 1931 college football season. In its third season under head coach Andrew Kerr, the team compiled an 8–1 record, shut out five of nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 227 to 34. John Orsi was the team captain.[1][2] The team played its home games on Whitnall Field in Hamilton, New York.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 26| Niagara|

* Whitnall Field
* Hamilton, NY

| W 40–0| 3,000| [3]
October 3| St. Lawrence|

* Whitnall Field
* Hamilton, NY

| W 45–0| 4,000| [4]
October 10| Lafayette|

* Whitnall Field
* Hamilton, NY

| W 16–0| | [5]
October 17| Manhattan|

* Whitnall Field
* Hamilton, NY

| W 33–0| 4,000| [6]
October 24| at NYU|

* Yankee Stadium
* Bronx, NY

| L 0–13| 50,000| [7]
October 31| Mississippi College|

* Whitnall Field
* Hamilton, NY

| W 27–0| 2,500| [8]
November 7| at Penn State|

* New Beaver Field
* State College, PA

| W 32–7| 5,000| [9]
November 14| at Syracuse|

* Archbold Stadium
* Syracuse, NY (rivalry)

| W 21–7| 35,000| [10]
November 28| at Brown|

* Andrews Field
* Providence, RI

| W 13–7| 15,000| [11]

## References

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1. ^ "2008 Colgate Football Media Guide" (PDF). Colgate University. 2008. p. 127. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
2. ^ "1931 Colgate Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
3. ^ "Colgate Crushes Niagara in Exhibit of Brilliant Attack". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. September 27, 1931. p. 1C - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Kerr's Men Make Merry in Victory: Colgate's Powerful Eleven Outclasses Larries -- Litster Stars". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. October 4, 1931. p. 1C - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Colgate in third win of season". Democrat and Chronicle. October 11, 1931. Retrieved June 28, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Colgate buries Manhattan, 33–0". Times Union. October 18, 1931. Retrieved June 22, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Colgate bows to Violet eleven, 13–0". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. October 25, 1931. p. III-I. Retrieved February 4, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Colgate Downs Mississippi In Last Home Game". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. November 1, 1931. p. 1C - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Colgate Swats Penn State Squad with Vicious Attack". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. November 8, 1931. p. Sports 1 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Colgate Smashes Hopes for Syracuse Undefeated Grid Season". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. November 15, 1931. p. 1C - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Colgate Rams Over Touchdown in Final Minutes to Beat Brown, 13-7". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. November 27, 1931. p. 25 - via Newspapers.com.

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