1931 Indiana Hoosiers football team

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1931 Indiana Hoosiers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record2–5–1 (1–4–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPJoe Zeller
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1930
1932 →
1931 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Purdue + 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Michigan + 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 1
No. 4 Northwestern + 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 1
Ohio State 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Minnesota 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Wisconsin 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Indiana 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Chicago 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
Iowa 0 – 3 – 1 1 – 6 – 1
Illinois 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1931 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1931 college football season. The participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by Earl C. Hayes, in his first year as head coach of the Hoosiers, and they compiled an overall record of 2–5–1, with a mark of 1–4–1 in conference play.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Ohio*
W 7–610,000[1]
October 3Notre Dame*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
L 0–2512,098–18,000[2]
October 17at
Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
    		• T 0–020,000[3]
    October 24at Chicago
    		W 32–610,000[4]
    October 31Ohio State
    • Memorial Stadium
    • Bloomington, IN
    		L 6–1320,000[5]
    November 7at Michigan
    		L 0–2226,410[6]
    November 14at Northwestern
    		L 6–719,000[7]
    November 21Purdue
    		L 0–1922,000[8]
    • *Non-conference game

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    6. ^ Edward Burns (November 8, 1931). "Wolverines Rout Hoosier On Two Passes, Fay's Run, Safety". Chicago Tribune. p. 2-1.
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    9. ^ "1931 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
    10. ^ "1931 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
    11. ^ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 12. Retrieved December 29, 2023.


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