The 1931 Caltech Engineers football team was an American football team that represented the California Institute of Technology in the Southern California Conference (SCC) during the 1931 college football season. In their 11th season under head coach Fox Stanton, the team compiled a 6–2–1 record, won the SCC championship, and outscored all opponents by a total of 122 to 53.[1]
| 1931 Caltech Engineers football | |
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SCC champion | |
| Conference | Southern California Conference |
| Record | 6–2–1 (5–1 SCC) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Caltech $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Whittier | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occidental | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Redlands | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pomona | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| La Verne | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Barbara State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Halfback George "Red" Watson was the team captain.[2] Watson was also selected by the conference coaches as a first-team player on the All-SCC team. Guard Phil Craig and end Ed Hayes were named to the second team.[3] Other players included halfback Jack De Milita and tackle Bill Shuler (son of the noted radio personality "Fighting Bob" Shuler).[2][4]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
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| September 25 | Santa Barbara State |
| W 31–0 | [5] | ||
| October 3 | at Arizona State–Flagstaff* | Flagstaff, AZ | W 13–0 | [6] | ||
| October 10 | Pasadena Junior College* | T 13–13 | [7] | |||
| October 16 | Occidental |
| L 0–13 | [8] | ||
| October 23 | Redlands |
| W 6–0 | [9] | ||
| October 30 | at La Verne | La Verne, CA | W 20–6 | [10] | ||
| November 7 | Pomona |
| W 26–0 | [11] | ||
| November 13 | at Loyola (CA)* | L 0–21 | [12] | |||
| November 26 | at San Diego State |
| W 13–0 | [13][14] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "1931 - California Tech". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
- ^ a b "Caltech Grid Stock Climbing". The Los Angeles Times. September 17, 1931. p. II-13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Irving Eckhoff (December 6, 1931). "Coaches Pick Star Team". The Los Angeles Times. p. VIa-4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tech Gridders May Lose Title". Monrovia News-Post. September 17, 1931. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Caltech Team in Big Score". Los Angeles Evening Express. September 26, 1931. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Caltech Wins Over Arizona State Eleven". The Los Angeles Times. October 4, 1931. p. VIa-3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Caltech Surprised By Pasadena Jaysee, 13-13". The Los Angeles Times. October 11, 1931. p. VIa-3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers Defeat Caltech, 13-0". The Los Angeles Times. October 17, 1931. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Caltech Trips Redlands". The Los Angeles Times. October 25, 1931. p. VIa-2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Caltech Whips La Verne, 20-6". The Los Angeles Times. October 31, 1931. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tech Easily Beats Pomona". The Los Angeles Times. November 7, 1931. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Loyola Trips Caltech: Brousseau Scores Two Touchdowns as Lions Trim Engineers by 21-to-0 Verdict". Los Angeles Times. November 14, 1931. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Caltech Wins League Crown: Beavers Trim San Diego, 13-0 To Nose Out Whittier for Conference Bunting". The San Bernardino Daily Sun. November 27, 1931. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Kenwood Bojens (November 27, 1931). "Victory Over Aztecs Gives Caltech Team Championship; Engineers Tally Twice In Last Half to Hang Up 13 to 0 Decision". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. P-3 S-2.