1931 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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1931 Northwestern Wildcats football
Big Ten co-champion
Conference Big Ten Conference
1931 record 7–1–1 (5–1–0 Big Ten)
Head coach Dick Hanley (5th year)
Home stadium Dyche Stadium
Seasons
« 1930 1932 »
1931 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Purdue + 5 1 0     9 1 0
Michigan + 5 1 0     8 1 1
Northwestern + 5 1 0     7 1 1
Ohio State 4 2 0     6 3 0
Minnesota 3 2 0     7 3 0
Wisconsin 3 3 0     5 4 1
Indiana 1 4 1     2 5 1
Chicago 1 4 0     2 6 1
Iowa 0 3 1     1 6 1
Illinois 0 6 0     2 6 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1931 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1931 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Dick Hanley, the Wildcats compiled a 7–1–1 record (5–1 against Big Ten Conference opponents), finished in a three-way with Purdue and Michigan for the Big Ten championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 138 to 40. Their sole loss was on the final day of the season against Purdue.[1]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
October 3, 1931 Nebraska* Evanston, IL W 19–7  
October 10, 1931 Notre Dame* Chicago, IL T 0–0  
October 17, 1931 UCLA* Evanston, IL W 19–0  
October 24, 1931 Ohio State Columbus, OH W 10–0  
October 31, 1931 Illinois Evanston, IL W 32–6  
November 7, 1931 Minnesota Evanston, IL W 32–14  
November 14, 1931 Indiana Evanston, IL W 7–6  
November 21, 1931 Iowa Iowa City, IA W 19–0  
November 28, 1931 Purdue Chicago L 0–7  
*Non-conference game.

References

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