1931 Caltech Engineers football team
| 1931 Southern California Conference | |
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| Record | 6–2–1 (5–1 SCC) |
| Head coach | (11th season) |
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| Caltech $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Whittier
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4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occidental
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3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Redlands
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3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pomona
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2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
La Verne
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1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Barbara State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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
| 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
- ^ "1931 - California Tech". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
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- ^ 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.