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1931 DePaul Blue Demons football team

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1931 DePaul Blue Demons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
Home stadiumMills Stadium, Soldier Field
Seasons
← 1930
1932 →
1931 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wilberforce     8 0 0
Marquette     8 1 0
Saint Louis     8 1 0
Detroit     7 2 1
Western State Teachers (MI)     5 2 0
No. 11 Notre Dame     6 2 1
DePaul     6 3 0
Michigan State     5 3 1
Haskell     6 4 0
Michigan Tech     3 2 0
Michigan State Normal     3 2 1
Central State (MI)     4 3 0
John Carroll     4 4 2
Wittenberg     3 3 3
Kent State     3 4 0
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1931 DePaul Blue Demons football team was an American football team that represented DePaul University as an independent during the 1931 college football season. In its seventh and final season under head coach Eddie Anderson, the team compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 176 to 121.[1]

Anderson went on to coach at Holy Cross and Iowa and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1971.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at DetroitW 12–0> 15,000[3]
October 2at North DakotaGrand Forks, NDL 7–41[4]
October 9Illinois Wesleyan
W 6–28,000[5]
October 16Saint Mary's (MN)Chicago, ILW 20–6
October 24Hastings
W 31–0[6]
November 7at Louisville
W 46–0[7]
November 14South Dakota StatedaggerChicago, ILW 34–2015,000[8]
November 21at ArizonaL 13–14[9]
November 28at San FranciscoL 7–385,000–20,000[10][11]
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  1. ^ "1931 - DePaul (IL)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  2. ^ "Eddie Anderson". National Football Foundation. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  3. ^ W. W. Edgar (September 23, 1931). "Titans Drop Grid Opener To De Paul, 12 to 0". Detroit Free Press. pp. 17, 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "North Dakota Runs Wild Over De Paul, 41 to 7". Chicago Tribune. October 3, 1931. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Steffen Leads De Paul Victory Over Wesleyan". Chicago Tribune. October 10, 1931. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "De Paul's Long Runs Conquer Hastings, 31-0". Chicago Tribune. October 25, 1931 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "DePaul Eleven Whips Louisville By 46 to 0". The Courier-Journal. November 8, 1931. pp. V-1, V-4 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "De Paul Defeats Aggies, 34 to 20 for 6th Victory". Chicago Tribune. November 14, 1931. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Arizona Defeats DePaul University Blue Demons, 14 to 13, Here". Arizona Daily Star. November 22, 1931. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Milt Phinney (November 30, 1931). "U.S.F. Winner Over DePaul: Kleckner and Donadio Star". Oakland Tribune. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.(reporting crowd size of 5,000)
  11. ^ ""Fog" Easily Beat De Paul". Petaluma Argus-Courier (United Press story). November 30, 1931. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.(reporting crowd size of 20,000)