1931 Wilberforce Green Wave football team

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The 1931 Wilberforce Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Wilberforce University during the 1931 college football season.[1] Led by head coach Harry C. Graves and assistant coach Corrothers, the team was recognized as the 1931 black college national champion. The team compiled an undefeated, untied 8–0 record and outscored opponents by a total of 201 to 30. The team secured its claim to the black college championship with its victory over Tuskegee on October 24. Tuskegee had been undefeated in 35 previous starts.[2]

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1931 Wilberforce Green Wave football
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← 1930
1932 â†’
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1931 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Wilberforce â€“ 8–0–0
Marquette â€“ 8–1–0
Saint Louis â€“ 8–1–0
Detroit â€“ 7–2–1
Western State Teachers â€“ 5–2–0
No. 11 Notre Dame â€“ 6–2–1
DePaul â€“ 6–3–0
Michigan State â€“ 5–3–1
Haskell â€“ 6–4–0
Michigan Tech â€“ 3–2–0
Michigan State Normal â€“ 3–2–1
Central State (MI) â€“ 4–3–0
John Carroll â€“ 4–4–2
Wittenberg â€“ 3–3–3
Kent State â€“ 3–4–0
Rankings from Dickinson System
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Key players included ends Ike Robinson and Pete Fouler.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3West Kentucky IndustrialWilberforce, OHW 62–0
October 17Kentucky StateWilberforce, OHW 24–6[3]
October 24vs. Tuskegee
W 15–614,000[4]
October 31Alabama StateWilberforce, OHW 32–0[5]
November 7at LangstonLangston, OKW 10–6[6]
November 14at Bluefield StateBluefield, WVW 32–0[7]
November 21Lincoln (PA)daggerWilberforce, OHW 14–6[8]
November 26at West Virginia State
W 12–65,000[9]
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