1931 Michigan State Spartans football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1931 Michigan State Spartans football 1931 Michigan State Spartans football team.png 285 Independent 5–3–1 Jim Crowley 3rd Abe Eliowitz Milton C. Gross College Field The 1931 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State College as an independent during the 1931 college football season. In their third season under head coach Jim Crowley, the Spartans compiled a 5–3–1 record and played to a scoreless tie in their annual rivalry game with Michigan. In inter-sectional play, the team defeated Georgetown (6-0) and lost to Army (20-7) and Syracuse (15-7). In one of the most one-sided games in Michigan State history, the Spartans also defeated Ripon College on November 7, 1931, by a 100 to 0 score.2017 Football Media Guide Michigan State University 142, 148 March 17, 2020 https://s3.amazonaws.com/msuspartans.com/documents/2017/8/3/_msu_m_footbl_2017_18_misc_non_event__spartan-history.pdf1931 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football June 16, 2017 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/michigan-state/1931-schedule.html Quarterback Bob Monnett was selected by the Central Press Association as a first-team player on the 1931 College Football All-America Team.Bitt, Bill Real 1931 All-American Team Selected by College Captains The Evening Independent (Massillon, Ohio) December 9, 1931 Schedule y y September 26 1931 Alma Maroon and Cream Alma College Field East Lansing, MI W 74-0 October 3 1931 Cornell Purple Cornell (IA) College Field East Lansing, MI W 47-0 October 10 at Army Michie Stadium West Point, NY L 7-20 October 17 1931 Illinois Wesleyan Titans Illinois Wesleyan College Field East Lansing, MI W 34-6 October 24 Georgetown College Field East Lansing, MI W 6-0 October 31 Syracuse<hc> College Field East Lansing, MI L 10-15 15,000 November 7 1931 Ripon Redmen Ripon College Field East Lansing, MI W 100-0 November 14 at Michigan Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry) T 0-0 35,844 November 21 at Detroit University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI L 13-20 19,000 Titans Wear Down Iron Men and Win Detroit Free Press W. W. Edgar November 22, 1931 Sports 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121127924/titans-wear-down-iron-men-and-win/ Newspapers.com Game summaries Michigan Week 7: Michigan State at Michigan Michigan State Michigan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 November 14, 1931 Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI On November 14, 1931, the Spartans played the Michigan Wolverines to a scoreless tie at Michigan Stadium.Michigan State and Michigan Play 0 to 0 Tie Charles Bartlett Chicago Tribune November 15, 1931 2-1 http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1931/11/15/page/23/article/michigan-state-and-michigan-play-0-to-0-tie References Michigan State Category:Michigan State Spartans football seasons Michigan State Spartans football