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 | |
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| Conference | Rocky Mountain Conference |
| Record | 4–4 (2–3 RMC) |
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| Home stadium | BYU Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 18 | vs. UAY All-Stars*[3] | W 7–3 | 2,500 | [4] | |||
| September 25 | at San Francisco* | L 0–25 | 20,000 | [5] | |||
| October 3 | at Nevada* | W 18–14 | [6] | ||||
| October 17 | at Utah | L 0–43 | 15,000 | [7] | |||
| October 24 | Western State (CO) |
| W 31–0 | [8] | |||
| October 31 | at Colorado Teachers |
| L 0–6 | [9] | |||
| November 7 | vs. Utah State |
| W 6–0 | 5,000 | [10] | ||
| November 13 | Wyoming |
| L 7–13 | 3,000 | [11] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "1931 BYU Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
- ^ "BYU Football 2015 Almanac" (PDF). Brigham Young University. 2015. p. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2019. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
- ^ The UAY All-Stars were a picked team consisting of former players from the University of Utah, Utah Agricultural College, and Brigham Young.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Cougars lose Coast battle in last half". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. September 26, 1931. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brigham Young beats Nevada". The San Francisco Examiner. October 4, 1931. Retrieved June 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Utah overpowers Gallant Y eleven, 43–0". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 18, 1931. Retrieved June 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brigham Young scores win over Western State, 31 to 0". Casper Star-Tribune. October 25, 1931. Retrieved June 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Cougars win in final period by intercepting pass". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. November 8, 1931. Retrieved June 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wyoming takes grid thriller from Provo eleven". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. November 14, 1931. Retrieved June 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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