1931 Yale Bulldogs football team

The 1931 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1931 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Mal Stevens, Yale compiled a 5–1–2 record, shut out four opponents, and outscored all opponents, 198 to 79.[1] In the annual rivalry game, Yale defeated Princeton by a 51–14 score, the worst defeat in Princeton history.[2]

1931 Yale Bulldogs football
Conference	Independent
1931 record	5–1–2
Head coach	Mal Stevens (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Single-wing
Captain	Albie Booth
Home stadium	Yale Bowl

1931 Eastern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Colgate			–					8	–	1	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					8	–	1	–	0
Cornell			–					7	–	1	–	0
Drexel			–					7	–	1	–	0
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
Army			–					8	–	2	–	1
Yale			–					5	–	1	–	2
Franklin & Marshall			–					6	–	2	–	0
Brown			–					7	–	3	–	0
Providence			–					7	–	3	–	0
Penn			–					6	–	3	–	0
NYU			–					6	–	3	–	1
Boston College			–					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
Penn State			–					2	–	8	–	0
Princeton			–					1	–	7	–	0

Two Yale players received All-America recognition. Halfback and team captain Albie Booth was selected on the second team by the International News Service (INS) and on the third team by the Associated Press. End Herster Barnes was selected on the third team by the INS.[3][4]

Joe Crowley set a Yale Bowl record by scoring five touchdowns in a single game on November 7, 1931.[5]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 3	Maine	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 19–0	25,000	[6]
October 10	Georgia	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 7–26	70,000	[7]
October 17	at Chicago	Stagg Field Chicago, IL	W 27–0	35,000	[8]
October 24	Army	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	T 6–6	70,000	[9]
October 31	Dartmouth	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	T 33–33	40,000	[10]
November 7	St. John's (MD)	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 52–0	5,000	[11]
November 21	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	W 3–0	58,000	[12]
November 28	Princeton	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (rivalry)	W 51–14	40,000	[2]

References

1. "1931 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
2. "Yale Eleven Has Touchdown Parade In Drubbing Weak Princeton Eleven, 51-14: Worst Beating In Long Series For Tiger Team". The Hartford Courant. November 29, 1931. pp. IV-1, IV-4 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Frick, Ford (December 5, 1931). "Stecker and Hinkle Get Grid Honors". The Evening News. p. 10. Retrieved May 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "The 1931 All-America Team". The Daily Inter Lake. Associated Press. December 5, 1931. p. 2. Retrieved May 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Yale Football 2009 Media Guide". Yale University. 2009. p. 128.
6. "Yale Downs Maine, 19 to 0". The Sun (Baltimore). October 4, 1931. p. 61 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Yale Bows To Georgia By 26 To 7". The Hartford Courant. October 11, 1931. pp. I-1, IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Yale Beats Chicago, 27-0". Chicago Tribune. October 18, 1931. pp. 2–1, 2–4 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Sheridan, Army Player, Breaks Neck Tackling, In 6-6 Battle At Yale". The Hartford Courant. October 25, 1931. pp. I-1, IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Yale Is Tied At 33 To 33 By Dartmouth". The Hartford Courant. November 1, 1931. pp. I-1, IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Smallest Crowd Ever Sees Yale Trounce St. John's". The Hartford Courant. November 8, 1931. p. IV-2 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Grantland Rice (November 22, 1931). "Yale Beats Harvard 3-0: Booth's Goal From Field Blue Margin". The Hartford Courant. pp. I-1, IV-3 – via Newspapers.com.