1931 Arizona State Bulldogs football team
American college football season
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The 1931 Arizona State Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Arizona State Teachers College (later renamed Arizona State University) in the Border Conference during the 1931 college football season. In their second season under head coach Ted Shipkey, the Bulldogs compiled a 6â2 record with a mark of 3â0 in conference play, won the Border Conference championship, and outscored opponents 169 to 66.[1] The team captain was fullback Horace Smitheran.[2] The Bulldogs finished 4â1 at home and 2â1 on the road. Home games were played at Irish Field in Tempe, Arizona.
- Ted Shipkey (2nd season)
| 1931 Arizona State Bulldogs football | |
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Border champion | |
| Conference | Border Conference |
| Record | 6â2 (3â0 Border) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Horace Smitheran |
| Home stadium | Irish Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State $ | 3 | â | 0 | â | 0 | 6 | â | 2 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 1 | â | 1 | â | 1 | 3 | â | 3 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 1 | â | 1 | â | 1 | 3 | â | 5 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico A&M | 1 | â | 2 | â | 0 | 6 | â | 4 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona StateâFlagstaff | 1 | â | 3 | â | 0 | 3 | â | 5 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| September 26 | Sacaton Indians* | W 66â0 | [3] | |
| October 3 | at Texas Mines* |
| L 13â27 | [4] |
| October 17 | New Mexico A&M |
| W 25â7 | [5] |
| October 24 | at Arizona StateâFlagstaff |
| W 20â6 | [6] |
| October 31 | Arizona |
| W 19â6 | [7][8] |
| November 11 | at Fresno State* | W 7â0 | [9] | |
| November 21 | Arizona StateâFlagstaff[n 1]* |
| L 6â13 | [10] |
| November 28 | Arizona All-Stars* |
| W 13â7 | [11] |
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Roster
The usual Arizona State lineup included left end Wilburn Dick, left tackle Cecil McCullar, left guard Earl McCullar, center Reid Calicoat, right guard Paul Griffin, right tackle Don Pace, right end Bob Smith, quarterback Howard "Curley" Blount, halfbacks Norris Steverson and Bill Baxter, and fullback Horace Smitheran.[14]
Bob Adams, Guideo Cislaghi, Norman Clements, Ben Cole, Anson Cooper, and Howard Curry were also on the roster.[15]
Awards and honors
Halfback Norris Steverson earned Associated Press (AP) All-American honorable mention honors for the 1931 football season.[16]
Steverson, right guard Paul Griffin, and left end Dick Wilburn earned All-Southern Conference honors for the 1931 campaign. [citation needed]
Notes
- The second game between Arizona State and Arizona StateâFlagstaff did not count in the Border Conference standings.
