1931 Colgate football team

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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.[1][2]

ConferenceIndependent
Record8–1
Headcoach
CaptainJohn Orsi
Quick facts Colgate football, Conference ...
1931 Colgate football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–1
Head coach
CaptainJohn Orsi
Home stadiumWhitnall Field
Seasons
← 1930
1932 â†’
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1931 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Bucknell â€“ 6–0–3
Colgate â€“ 8–1–0
No. 9 Pittsburgh â€“ 8–1–0
Cornell â€“ 7–1–0
Drexel â€“ 7–1–0
No. 7 Harvard â€“ 7–1–0
Temple â€“ 8–1–1
Columbia â€“ 7–1–1
Massachusetts State â€“ 7–1–1
Syracuse â€“ 7–1–1
Fordham â€“ 6–1–2
No. 8 Yale â€“ 5–1–2
Army â€“ 8–2–1
Franklin & Marshall â€“ 6–2–0
Manhattan â€“ 4–2–1
Brown â€“ 7–3–0
Providence â€“ 7–3–0
Penn â€“ 6–3–0
NYU â€“ 6–3–1
Boston College â€“ 6–4–0
Washington & Jefferson â€“ 6–4–0
Tufts â€“ 3–2–2
Villanova â€“ 4–3–2
La Salle â€“ 4–4–0
Duquesne â€“ 3–5–3
Carnegie Tech â€“ 3–5–1
St. John's â€“ 3–5–1
CCNY â€“ 2–5–1
Boston University â€“ 2–7–0
Penn State â€“ 2–8–0
Princeton â€“ 1–7–0
Vermont â€“ 1–8–0
Rankings from Dickinson System
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End John Orsi was selected by the International News Service (INS),[3] All-America Board,[4] and Walter Camp Football Foundation (WCFF)[5] as a first-team player on the 1931 All-America team. He was also selected as a second-team All-American by was the Associated Press (AP)[6] and Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA).[7] He was selected by the AP and UP as a first-team player on the 1931 All-Eastern football team.[8][9] He was also selected as the team captain.[1]

The team played its home games on Whitnall Field in Hamilton, New York.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Niagara
  • Whitnall Field
  • Hamilton, NY
W 40–03,000[10]
October 3St. Lawrence
  • Whitnall Field
  • Hamilton, NY
W 45–04,000[11]
October 10Lafayette
  • Whitnall Field
  • Hamilton, NY
W 16–0[12]
October 17Manhattan
  • Whitnall Field
  • Hamilton, NY
W 33–04,000[13]
October 24at NYUL 0–1350,000[14]
October 31Mississippi College
  • Whitnall Field
  • Hamilton, NY
W 27–02,500[15]
November 7at Penn StateW 32–75,000[16]
November 14at SyracuseW 21–735,000[17]
November 28at Brown
W 13–715,000[18]
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