1931 Arizona State Bulldogs football team

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1931
Arizona State Bulldogs football
Border champion
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record6–2 (3–1 Border)
Head coach
CaptainHorace Smitheran
Home stadiumIrish Field
Seasons
1931 Border Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Arizona State $ 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
New Mexico 1 – 1 – 1 3 – 3 – 1
Arizona 1 – 1 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Arizona State–Flagstaff 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
New Mexico A&M 1 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Reference[1]

The 1931 Arizona State Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Arizona State Teachers College (later renamed Arizona State University) in the Border Conference during the 1931 college football season. In their second season under head coach Ted Shipkey, the Bulldogs compiled a 6–2 record (3–1 against conference opponents), won the conference championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 169 to 66.[2][3] The team captain was fullback Horace Smitheran.[4] The Bulldogs finished 4–1 at home and 2–1 on the road. Home games were played at Irish Field in Tempe, Arizona.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 26Sacaton Indians*
W 66–0[5]
October 3at Texas Mines*
L 13–27[6]
October 17New Mexico A&M
  • Irish Field
  • Tucson, AZ
W 25–7[7]
October 24at Arizona State–Flagstaff
W 20–6[8]
October 31Arizona
W 19–6[9][10]
November 11at Fresno State*
W 7–0[11]
November 21Arizona State–Flagstaff
  • Irish Field
  • Tempe, AZ
L 6–13[12]
November 28Arizona All-Stars*
  • Irish Field
  • Tempe, AZ
W 13–7[13]
  • *Non-conference game

Roster

The usual Arizona State lineup included left end Wilburn Dick, left tackle Cecil McCullar, left guard Earl McCullar, center Reid Calicoat, right guard Paul Griffin, right tackle Don Pace, right end Bob Smith, quarterback Howard "Curley" Blount, halfbacks Norris Steverson and Bill Baxter, and fullback Horace Smitheran.[14]

Bob Adams, Guideo Cislaghi, Norman Clements, Ben Cole, Anson Cooper, and Howard Curry were also on the roster.[15]

Awards and honors

Halfback Norris Steverson earned Associated Press (AP) All-American honorable mention honors for the 1931 football season.[16]

Steverson, right guard Paul Griffin, and left end Dick Wilburn earned All-Southern Conference honors for the 1931 campaign. [citation needed]

References

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  2. ^ "1931 Arizona State Sun Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  3. ^ "2016 ASU Football Media Guide". Arizona State University. 2016. p. 119. Archived from the original on October 25, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
  4. ^ "2016 ASU Football Media Guide". Arizona State University. 2016. p. 105. Archived from the original on October 25, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
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  14. ^ "Arizona State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Arizona State University. 2007. p. 181. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
  15. ^ 2007 Media Guide, pp. 167-170.
  16. ^ 2007 Media Guide, p. 159.
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