1931 Syracuse Orangemen football team

American college football season

1931 Syracuse Orangemen football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–1–1
Head coach	Vic Hanson (2nd season)
Captain	George Ellert^[1]
Home stadium	Archbold Stadium
Seasons ← 1930 1932 →

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 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1931 college football season. The Orangemen were led by second-year head coach Vic Hanson and played their home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	St. Lawrence	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 46–6	12,000
October 3	Hobart	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 49–0	10,000
October 10	Ohio Wesleyan	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 48–7	10,000	^[2]
October 17	Florida	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 33–12	14,000
October 24	Penn State	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	W 7–0	20,000
October 31	at Michigan State	College Field East Lansing, MI	W 15–10	15,000
November 7	Western Reserve	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 33–0	7,000
November 14	Colgate	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	L 7–21	35,000	^[3]
November 21	at Columbia	Baker Field New York, NY	T 0–0	35,000

^ ^a ^b 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 146.
^ "Syracuse Prexy's Son Captains Opposing Team". The Nebraska State Journal. Lincoln, Nebraska. October 10, 1931. p. 15. Retrieved November 29, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Colgate Smashes Hopes for Syracuse Undefeated Grid Season". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. November 15, 1931. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1931 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 1, 2018.

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