1931 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

The 1931 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1931 college football season. The team was coached by Bob Higgins and played its home games in New Beaver Field in State College, Pennsylvania.

1931 Penn State Nittany Lions football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–8
Head coach
CaptainGeorge Lasich
Home stadiumNew Beaver 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 26WaynesburgL 0–73,000
October 3Lebanon Valley
  • New Beaver Field
  • State College, PA
W 19–64,000
October 10at TempleL 0–1220,000
October 17Dickinson
  • New Beaver Field
  • State College, PA
L 6–105,000[1]
October 24at SyracuseL 0–7
October 31Pittsburgh 
  • New Beaver Field
  • State College, PA (rivalry)
L 6–417,000
November 7Colgate
  • New Beaver Field
  • State College, PA
L 7–325,000[2]
November 14at LafayetteL 0–33
November 21at West VirginiaL 0–1910,000[3]
November 28vs. Lehigh
W 31–02,500
  •  Homecoming

References

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  1. ^ "Dickinson Wins Over State, 10-6". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. October 18, 1931. p. 10. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  2. ^ "Colgate Swats Penn State Squad with Vicious Attack". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. November 8, 1931. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "West Virginia tips Penn State". Nashville Banner. November 22, 1931. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.