1931 BYU Cougars football team

The 1931 BYU Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Brigham Young University (BYU) as a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1931 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach G. Ott Romney, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 4–4 with a mark of 2–3 against conference opponents, finished seventh in the RMC, and were outscored by a total of 104 to 69.[1][2]

1931 BYU Cougars football
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record4–4 (2–3 RMC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBYU Stadium
Seasons
← 1930
1932 →
1931 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah $ 6 0 0 7 2 0
Utah State 5 2 0 6 2 0
Colorado Agricultural 5 2 0 5 4 0
Colorado 3 2 0 5 3 0
Wyoming 3 2 0 6 4 0
Colorado College 4 3 0 4 4 0
BYU 2 3 0 4 4 0
Denver 3 5 0 4 6 0
Colorado Teachers 2 4 1 2 4 1
Colorado Mines 0 4 1 1 5 1
Western State (CO) 1 5 0 1 6 0
Montana State 0 2 0 1 5 1
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18vs. UAY All-Stars*[3]W 7–32,500[4]
September 25at San Francisco*L 0–2520,000[5]
October 3at Nevada*W 18–14[6]
October 17at UtahL 0–4315,000[7]
October 24Western State (CO)
W 31–0[8]
October 31at Colorado Teachers
L 0–6[9]
November 7vs. Utah State W 6–05,000[10]
November 13Wyoming 
  • BYU Stadium
  • Provo, UT
L 7–133,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming

References

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  1. ^ "1931 BYU Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  2. ^ "BYU Football 2015 Almanac" (PDF). Brigham Young University. 2015. p. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2019. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  3. ^ The UAY All-Stars were a picked team consisting of former players from the University of Utah, Utah Agricultural College, and Brigham Young.
  4. ^ Barney Rosenblum (September 19, 1931). "Cougars exhibit stubborn line in nosing out All-Stars, 7–3". The Salt Lake Telegram. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Cougars lose Coast battle in last half". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. September 26, 1931. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Brigham Young beats Nevada". The San Francisco Examiner. October 4, 1931. Retrieved June 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Utah overpowers Gallant Y eleven, 43–0". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 18, 1931. Retrieved June 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Brigham Young scores win over Western State, 31 to 0". Casper Star-Tribune. October 25, 1931. Retrieved June 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "54-yard run gives Colorado Teachers 6–0 win over B.Y.U." The Billings Gazette. November 1, 1931. Retrieved June 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Cougars win in final period by intercepting pass". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. November 8, 1931. Retrieved June 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Wyoming takes grid thriller from Provo eleven". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. November 14, 1931. Retrieved June 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.