1931 Colgate football team

1931 Colgate football
Conference	Independent
Record	8–1
Head coach	Andrew Kerr (3rd season)
Captain	John Orsi
Home stadium	Whitnall Field

1931 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Bucknell			–					6	–	0	–	3
Colgate			–					8	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Pittsburgh			–					8	–	1	–	0
Cornell			–					7	–	1	–	0
Drexel			–					7	–	1	–	0
No. 7 Harvard			–					7	–	1	–	0
Temple			–					8	–	1	–	1
Columbia			–					7	–	1	–	1
Massachusetts State			–					7	–	1	–	1
Syracuse			–					7	–	1	–	1
Fordham			–					6	–	1	–	2
No. 8 Yale			–					5	–	1	–	2
Army			–					8	–	2	–	1
Franklin & Marshall			–					6	–	2	–	0
Manhattan			–					4	–	2	–	1
Brown			–					7	–	3	–	0
Providence			–					7	–	3	–	0
Penn			–					6	–	3	–	0
NYU			–					6	–	3	–	1
Boston College			–					6	–	4	–	0
Washington & Jefferson			–					6	–	4	–	0
Tufts			–					3	–	2	–	2
Villanova			–					4	–	3	–	2
La Salle			–					4	–	4	–	0
Duquesne			–					3	–	5	–	3
Carnegie Tech			–					3	–	5	–	1
St. John's			–					3	–	5	–	1
CCNY			–					2	–	5	–	1
Boston University			–					2	–	7	–	0
Penn State			–					2	–	8	–	0
Princeton			–					1	–	7	–	0
Vermont			–					1	–	8	–	0
Rankings from Dickinson System

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. John Orsi was the team captain.^[1][2] The team played its home games on Whitnall Field in Hamilton, New York.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	Niagara	Whitnall Field Hamilton, NY	W 40–0	3,000	[3]
October 3	St. Lawrence	Whitnall Field Hamilton, NY	W 45–0	4,000	[4]
October 10	Lafayette	Whitnall Field Hamilton, NY	W 16–0		[5]
October 17	Manhattan	Whitnall Field Hamilton, NY	W 33–0	4,000	[6]
October 24	at NYU	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	L 0–13	50,000	[7]
October 31	Mississippi College	Whitnall Field Hamilton, NY	W 27–0	2,500	[8]
November 7	at Penn State	New Beaver Field State College, PA	W 32–7	5,000	[9]
November 14	at Syracuse	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	W 21–7	35,000	[10]
November 28	at Brown	Andrews Field Providence, RI	W 13–7	15,000	[11]

References

1. "2008 Colgate Football Media Guide" (PDF). Colgate University. 2008. p. 127. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
2. "1931 Colgate Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
3. "Colgate Crushes Niagara in Exhibit of Brilliant Attack". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. September 27, 1931. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Kerr's Men Make Merry in Victory: Colgate's Powerful Eleven Outclasses Larries -- Litster Stars". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. October 4, 1931. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Colgate in third win of season". Democrat and Chronicle. October 11, 1931. Retrieved June 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Colgate buries Manhattan, 33–0". Times Union. October 18, 1931. Retrieved June 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Colgate bows to Violet eleven, 13–0". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. October 25, 1931. p. III-I. Retrieved February 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Colgate Downs Mississippi In Last Home Game". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. November 1, 1931. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Colgate Swats Penn State Squad with Vicious Attack". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. November 8, 1931. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Colgate Smashes Hopes for Syracuse Undefeated Grid Season". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. November 15, 1931. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Colgate Rams Over Touchdown in Final Minutes to Beat Brown, 13-7". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. November 27, 1931. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.