1931 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

The 1931 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1931 college football season, led by first-year head coach Hunk Anderson.

1931 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
ConferenceIndependent
1931 record6–2–1
Head coach
Assistant coachJack Chevigny (2nd season)
CaptainTommy Yarr
Home stadiumNotre Dame Stadium
1931 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Wilberforce   –    8 –0 –0
Marquette   –    8 –1 –0
Saint Louis   –    8 –1 –0
Detroit   –    7 –2 –1
Notre Dame   –    6 –2 –1
DePaul   –    6 –3 –0
Michigan State   –    5 –3 –1
Haskell   –    6 –4 –0
Western State (MI)   –    5 –2 –0
Michigan State Normal   –    3 –2 –1
John Carroll   –    4 –4 –2
Wittenberg   –    3 –3 –3
Kent State   –    3 –4 –0

Following the death of head coach Knute Rockne in a plane crash on March 31,[1][2][3] line coach Anderson was promoted on April 10.[4][5][6]

Notre Dame entered the season on a 19-game winning streak and opened with a road win, but then had a scoreless tie with Northwestern in the second game, played at Soldier Field in Chicago.[7] Five straight wins followed and the unbeaten string extended to 26 games, until visiting USC won by two points;[8] the Trojans were the last team to defeat Notre Dame, three years earlier in 1928.[9] The next week, Army shut out the Irish 12–0 at Yankee Stadium to conclude the season.[10]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
October 3at Indiana
W 25–012,980
October 10vs. Northwestern
T 0–065,000
October 17Drake
W 63–023,835
October 24Pittsburgh
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • South Bend, IN (rivalry)
W 25–1237,394
October 31at Carnegie Tech
W 19–042,271
November 7Penn
  • Notre Dame Stadium
  • South Bend, IN
W 49–039,173
November 14vs. Navy
W 20–056,861
November 21USC
L 14–1650,731
November 28vs. Army
L 0–1278,559

Source:[12]

References
  1. "Report Knute Rockne killed in plane crash". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 31, 1931. p. 1.
  2. "Rockne's tragic death". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. April 1, 1931. p. 1A.
  3. "Sorrow shrouds Notre Dame faculty and students with passing of Knute Rockne". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. April 1, 1931. p. 16.
  4. "'Hunk' Anderson named Notre Dame coach". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. April 11, 1931. p. 23.
  5. "Anderson named Rockne successor for year". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. April 11, 1931. p. 9.
  6. "Hunk Anderson lacking wizardry of psychology, but is man of action". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. April 12, 1931. p. 3C.
  7. McIntyre, Ronald (October 11, 1931). "Wildcats and Irish engage in punt duel". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1C.
  8. McIntyre, Ronald (November 22, 1931). "Trojans halt Irish victory march". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 1C.
  9. Smith, Chester L. (November 22, 1931). "Notre Dame loses to U.S.C., 16-14, in breath-taking tilt". Pittsburgh Press. p. 1.
  10. Gould, Alan (November 29, 1931). "Army whips Irish grid eleven, 12-0, in surprise upset". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. p. 1C.
  11. Smith, Chester L. (November 1, 1931). "52,000 see Notre Dame beat Tech". Pittsburgh Press. p. 1.
  12. "1931 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2015-10-08.


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