1931 Caltech Engineers football team
College football season
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The 1931 Caltech Engineers football team was an American football team that represented the California Institute of Technology in the Southern California Conference (SCC) during the 1931 college football season. In their 11th season under head coach Fox Stanton, the team compiled a 6â2â1 record, won the SCC championship, and outscored all opponents by a total of 122 to 53.[1]
- Fox Stanton (11th season)
| 1931 Caltech Engineers football | |
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SCC champion | |
| Conference | Southern California Conference |
| Record | 6â2â1 (5â1 SCC) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Caltech $ | 5 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 6 | â | 2 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Whittier | 4 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 6 | â | 3 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occidental | 3 | â | 2 | â | 0 | 3 | â | 4 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Redlands | 3 | â | 3 | â | 1 | 4 | â | 3 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 2 | â | 2 | â | 1 | 5 | â | 3 | â | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pomona | 2 | â | 3 | â | 0 | 2 | â | 6 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La Verne | 1 | â | 3 | â | 0 | 4 | â | 3 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Barbara State | 0 | â | 5 | â | 0 | 1 | â | 5 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Halfback George "Red" Watson was the team captain.[2] Watson was also selected by the conference coaches as a first-team player on the All-SCC team. Guard Phil Craig and end Ed Hayes were named to the second team.[3] Other players included halfback Jack De Milita and tackle Bill Shuler (son of the noted radio personality "Fighting Bob" Shuler).[2][4]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
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| September 25 | Santa Barbara State |
| W 31â0 | [5] | ||
| October 3 | at Arizona StateâFlagstaff* | Flagstaff, AZ | W 13â0 | [6] | ||
| October 10 | Pasadena Junior College* | T 13â13 | [7] | |||
| October 16 | Occidental |
| L 0â13 | [8] | ||
| October 23 | Redlands |
| W 6â0 | [9] | ||
| October 30 | at La Verne | La Verne, CA | W 20â6 | [10] | ||
| November 7 | Pomona |
| W 26â0 | [11] | ||
| November 13 | at Loyola (CA)* | L 0â21 | [12] | |||
| November 26 | at San Diego State |
| W 13â0 | [13][14] | ||
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