1931 Superior State Yellowjackets football team
American college football season
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The 1931 Superior State Yellowjackets football team represented Superior State Teachers College (now known as University of WisconsinâSuperior) as a member of the Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference (WSTCC) during the 1931 college football season. In their second year under head coach Ted Whereatt, the Yellowjackets compiled a perfect 7â0 record (3â0 against WSTCC opponents), shut out five of seven opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 224 to 13.
- Ted Whereatt (2nd season)
| 1931 Superior State Yellowjackets football | |
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| Conference | Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference |
| Record | 7â0 (3â0 WSTCC) |
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| Captain | Joe Lesczynski |
| Home stadium | Gates Field |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Milwaukee State $ | 4 | â | 0 | â | 0 | 5 | â | 2 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Superior State | 3 | â | 0 | â | 0 | 7 | â | 0 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| River Falls State | 3 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 3 | â | 4 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Whitewater State | 3 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 6 | â | 1 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La Crosse State | 4 | â | 2 | â | 0 | 5 | â | 2 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oshkosh State | 2 | â | 3 | â | 1 | 3 | â | 4 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platteville State | 1 | â | 2 | â | 1 | 4 | â | 2 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eau Claire State | 1 | â | 3 | â | 1 | 1 | â | 5 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stevens Point State | 0 | â | 5 | â | 1 | 1 | â | 6 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stout Institute | 0 | â | 4 | â | 0 | 2 | â | 6 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Yellowjackets returned to the WSTCC in 1931 after having been suspended in 1930 for using ineligible players.[1] Despite its undefeated season, Superior was ineligible for the WSTCC championship as it did not fulfill the requirement of playing four games against conference opponents.[2]
After the season, the conference coaches selected an all-conference team. Two Superior players, end Joe Lesczynski and halfback Clark Croft, were named to the first team. Guard Harry Erbeck was named to the second team.[3]
The team played its home games at Gates Field in Superior, Wisconsin.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
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| October 2 | Michigan Tech* |
| W 43â0 | [4] | ||
| October 10 | at Northern State Teachers (MI)* | Marquette, MI | W 57â0 | |||
| October 16 | Eau Claire State |
| W 46â0 | [5] | ||
| October 24 | at Stout State | Menominie, WI | W 32â0 | [6] | ||
| October 30 | Northern State Teachers (SD)* |
| W 13â6 | [7] | ||
| November 6 | Duluth Teachers* |
| W 27â7 | [8] | ||
| November 13 | at La Crosse State | La Crosse, WI | W 6â0 | [2] | ||
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Players
- "Long Jim" Barrett, end
- Fred Canady, tackle
- Louis Christianson, quarterback
- Clark Croft, halfback
- Harry Erbeck, guard
- Art Evered, center
- Larry Hogan, quarterback
- Irving Johnson, end
- Joe Lesczynski, end and captain
- Fred Proper, end
- Roy Reible, halfback
- Jerry Thune, fullback
- Dave Winer, quarterback/halfback