1931 Muskingum Fighting Muskies football team

The 1931 Muskingum Fighting Muskies football team was an American football team that represented Muskingum University of New Concord, Ohio, as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1931 college football season. In their ninth season under head coach Bill Lange, the Fighting Muskies compiled a perfect 8–0 record (4–0 against OAC opponents), won the OAC championship, shut out six of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 138 to 12.[1][2]

1931 Muskingum Fighting Muskies football
OAC champion
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record8–0 (4–0 OAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcConagha Stadium
Seasons
← 1930
1932 →
1931 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Muskingum $ 4 0 0 8 0 0
Western Reserve 3 0 0 3 5 1
Baldwin–Wallace 4 0 1 5 0 3
Otterbein 5 1 0 5 3 0
Mount Union 4 1 0 7 2 1
Ohio Northern 3 1 0 6 2 0
Case 4 1 1 4 3 1
Xavier 1 0 1 4 3 1
Heidelberg 2 1 0 3 4 0
Dayton 0 0 1 5 3 2
Kenyon 3 3 0 4 3 0
Oberlin 2 3 0 3 4 1
Wooster 2 4 0 4 5 0
Ashland 2 6 0 2 6 0
Capital 1 4 0 1 5 1
Marietta 1 4 0 1 7 0
Akron 0 6 0 1 7 0
Hiram 0 6 0 0 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1931 season was one of four perfect seasons in Muskingum football history, along with 1926, 1955, and 1960.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Wilmington (OH)*New Concord, OHW 12–0[4]
October 2Findlay*New Concord, OHW 21–0
October 10at Mount UnionAlliance, OHW 7–0
October 16Bethany (WV)*
  • Student Stadium
  • New Concord, OH
W 19–62,500[5]
October 23Heidelberg
  • Student Stadium
  • New Concord, OH
W 21–64,500[6]
October 31at Cincinnati*W 15–0[7]
November 7WoosterNew Concord, OHW 19–0[8]
November 14at AshlandAshland, OHW 24–0[9]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  1. ^ a b "1931 - Muskingum (OH)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  2. ^ "2019 Ohio Athletic Conference Football Record Book" (PDF). Ohio Athletic Conference. 2019. p. 43. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  3. ^ "Muskingum (OH) Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  4. ^ "Quakers Drop First Grid Clash To Muskies, 12-0". The Daily News-Journal. September 26, 1931. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Muskingum Gridders Score Fourth Straight Victory; Trim Bethany by 19 to 6". The Times Recorder. October 17, 1931. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Muskies Beat Heidelberg For Fifth Straight Win". The Times Recorder. October 24, 1931. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Saul Straus (November 1, 1931). "Muskingum Rides Over Bearcats To Win By 15-0 Score". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 36 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Muskies Eleven to Close Season at Ashland Saturday". The Times Recorder. November 9, 1931. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Conference Title Goes To Muskies". The Coshocton Tribune. November 15, 1931. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.