1931 Boston University Pioneers football team

The 1931 Boston University Pioneers football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as an independent during the 1931 college football season. In its second and final season under head coach Hilary Mahaney, the team compiled a 1–8 record, was shut out in six of nine games, and was outscored by a total of 97 to 40.[1]

1931 Boston University Pioneers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–8
Head coach
Home stadiumNickerson Field
Seasons
← 1930
1932 →
1931 Eastern college football independents records
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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at WilliamsL 0–13[2]
October 3at New Hampshire
L 0–6
October 10George WashingtonL 0–144,000[3]
October 17Geneva
  • Nickerson Field
  • Weston, MA
L 0–7[4]
October 24at DePauw
L 9–14[5]
October 31Rhode Island State
  • Nickerson Field
  • Weston, MA
W 25–7[6]
November 7at Tufts
L 0–7[7]
November 14Manhattan
  • Nickerson Field
  • Weston, MA
L 0–12[8]
November 21at Boston CollegeL 6–18[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Boston Yearly Results 1930-1934". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  2. ^ "Boston University Beaten by Williams". The North Adams Evening Transcript. September 28, 1931. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Boston U. Vs Washington". The Boston Globe. October 10, 1931. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Geneva Trims Boston U., 7-0". The Pittsburgh Press. October 18, 1931. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "B.U.-DePauw". The Boston Globe. October 24, 1931. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Boston University-Rhode Island State". The Boston Globe. October 31, 1931. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tufts-B.U." The Boston Globe. November 7, 1931. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Boston Univ.-Manhattan". The Boston Globe. November 14, 1931. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Harrington Stars as Boston College Wins". Nashville Banner. November 22, 1931. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.