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1931 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

American college football season

American college football season

FieldValue
year1931
teamMinnesota Golden Gophers
sportfootball
conferenceBig Ten Conference
short_confBig Ten
record7–3
conf_record3–2
head_coachFritz Crisler
hc_year2nd
mvpBiggie Munn
captainBiggie Munn
stadiumMemorial Stadium

The 1931 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1931 college football season. In their second year under head coach Fritz Crisler, the Golden Gophers compiled a 7–3 record, shut out four opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined score of 191 to 72.

Guard Biggie Munn was selected as the team's Most Valuable Player for the second consecutive year. Munn was also a consensus first-team player on the 1931 College Football All-America Team. Munn also received Chicago Tribune Silver Football, awarded to the most valuable player in the Big Ten Conference.

Two Golden Gophers received first-team honors on the 1931 All-Big Ten Conference football team. Munn and fullback Jack Manders both received first-team honors from the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press (UP).

Total attendance for the season was 115,631, which averaged to 23,126. The season high for attendance was against rival Wisconsin.

Schedule

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Game summaries

Michigan

On November 21, 1931, Minnesota lost to Michigan by a 6 to 0 score at Michigan Stadium. Michigan's only points came on a 56-yard run by Bill Hewitt in the first quarter.

Roster

  • G Biggie Munn

References

References

  1. "1931 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
  2. Keiser, Jeff. (March 2018). ["2007 Media Guide"](http://www.gophersports.com//pdf6/80499.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400 }}{{dead link).
  3. (2014). "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections". National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
  4. (December 27, 1931). "Clarence Munn Wins Valuable Player Award". Burlington Hawk-Eye.
  5. Paul Mickelson. (November 24, 1931). "Northwestern Places Five Players on Two All-Western Elevens". The Independent.
  6. George Kirksey. (November 24, 1931). "United Press All Big Ten Selections for 1931". The Indiana Gazette.
  7. Keiser, Jeff. (July 2018). ["2007 Media Guide"](http://www.gophersports.com//pdf3/80498.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400 }}{{Dead link).
  8. (September 27, 1931). "Gophers whip Bison, 13–7". The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune.
  9. (September 27, 1931). "Minnesota eleven beats Ripon and N. Dakota Aggies". The Wisconsin State Journal.
  10. (October 4, 1931). "Minnesota Gophers top Oklahoma Aggies, 20–0". The Chattanooga Times.
  11. (October 11, 1931). "Stanford wins from Gophers". The Los Angeles Times.
  12. (October 25, 1931). "MacDougall stars as Gophers whip Hawkeyes, 32 to 0". The La Crosse Tribune.
  13. (November 1, 1931). "Gophers trim Wisconsin". The Des Moines Register.
  14. (November 8, 1931). "Late attack nets victory for Cats". The Chattanooga Times.
  15. (November 15, 1931). "Cornell loses to Minnesota". Sioux City Journal.
  16. (November 29, 1931). "Gophers turn back Buckeyes". The Muncie Sunday Star.
  17. Wilfrid Smith. (November 22, 1931). "Wolverines' Line Halts Gopher Backs; Hewitt Runs 56 Yards". Chicago Tribune.
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