1931 Xavier Musketeers football team

The 1931 Xavier Musketeers football team was an American football team that represented Xavier University as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1931 college football season. In its 12th season under head coach Joseph A. Meyer, the team compiled a 4–3–1 record (1–0–1 against OAC opponents) and outscored all opponents by a total of 107 to 38.

1931 Xavier Musketeers football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record4–3–1 (1–0–1 OAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCorcoran Field
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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Transylvania*W 24–03,000[1]
October 2Kenyon
  • Corcoran Field
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 41–014,017[2]
October 9Georgetown (KY)*
  • Corcoran Field
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 14–0[3]
October 16Centre*
  • Corcoran Field
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 0–6[4]
October 23at Wittenberg*Springfield, OHL 7–12[5]
November 7Dayton
  • Corcoran Field
  • Cincinnati, OH
T 7–710,000[6]
November 13Loyola (LA)*
  • Corcoran Field
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 2–7[7]
November 26Haskell*
  • Corcoran Field
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 12–615,805[8]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "Pioneers take 24–0 trimming from Xavier eleven". The Lexington Leader. September 26, 1931. Retrieved May 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Xavier smother Kenyon, 41–0". The Cincinnati Post. October 3, 1931. Retrieved May 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Xavier drive in second half sends Georgetown down in defeat, 14 to 0". The Lexington Herald. October 10, 1931. Retrieved May 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Centre defeats Xavier by 6 to 0". The Owensboro Messenger. October 17, 1931. Retrieved May 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Wittenberg adds Xavier to season's list of victims". Springfield News-Sun. October 24, 1931. Retrieved May 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Xavier perks up in second half to hold Dayton even". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 8, 1931. Retrieved May 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Xavier beaten in 4th period". The Cincinnati Post. November 14, 1931. Retrieved April 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Alert Musketeers At Their Best, Beating Indians 12 To 6". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 27, 1931. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.