1931 Maryville Bearcats football team

College football season February 2026 August 2023 1931 Maryville Bearcats football Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association MIAA 9–0 4–0 Earl A. Davis 5th Cochran Herman "H" Fischer MIAA champion The 1931 Maryville Bearcats football team, also known as the Northwest Missouri State Teachers Bearcats, was an American football team that represented Northwest Missouri State Teachers College (later renamed as Northwest Missouri State University) at Maryville, Missouri, as a member of the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) during the 1931 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Earl A. Davis, the Bearcats compiled a perfect 9–0 record (4–0 against MIAA opponents), won the MIAA championship, shut out eight of nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 190 to 6.Bearcats Complete Fine Grid Season: Team Captured M.I.A.A. Title and Finished Year Without a Defeat or Tie The Maryville Daily Forum December 1, 1931 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123669714/bearcats-complete-fine-grid-season/ Newspapers.com The team was led on offense by fullback/halfback H. Fisher, a triple-threat man who was described as a "[p]unter supreme, passer with few equals, pass receiver extraordinary and ball carrier par excellence."Bearcats Leave Today For Final Game of Season The Maryville Daily Forum November 25, 1931 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123669655/bearcats-leave-today-for-final-game-of/ Newspapers.com Five Bearcat players were selected as first-team players on the MIAA all-star team selected by the Associated Press with the aid of conference coaches. The five first-team honorees were: Fischer at halfback; Robert Hodge at end; Mack Ruth at center; Robert Dowell at tackle; and Walter Dowell at guard. Quarterback Ryland Milner was named to the second team as was end Wilbur Stalcup, fullback Ted Hodgkinson, and tackle Chris Hedge.Five Bearcats Place on All-Star Eleven St. Joseph Gazette December 1, 1931 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123669886/five-bearcats-place-on-all-star-eleven/ Newspapers.com Milner later served as the school's head football coach from 1937 to 1957. Notable Deaths https://www.newspapers.com/clip/61910520/obituary-for-ryland-milner-aged-89/ Lebanon Daily News Lebanon, Pennsylvania Associated Press June 16, 1999 2 October 26, 2020 Newspapers.com Schedule y September 25 Peru State<ncg> Maryville, MO W 12-6 Bearcats Start Grid Season by Defeating Peru: Passing Attack Gives Maryville 12 to 6 Victory Last Night The Maryville Daily FForum September 26, 1931 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123656215/bearcats-start-grid-season-by-defeating/ Newspapers.com October 9 1938 Springfield Bears Springfield (MO) Maryville, MO W 7-0 Bearcat Eleven Defeats Bears in Conference Game: Blocked Punt Paves Way For Touchdown and 7 to 0 Victory The Maryville Daily Forum October 19, 1931 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123655961/bearcat-eleven-defeats-bears-in/ Newspapers.com October 16 at 1931 Cape Girardeau Indians Cape Girardeau Cape Girardeau, MO W 38-0 Bearcats Show Too Much Power For Cape Indians: Green and White Gridsters Win M.I.A.A. Game 38 to 0 The Maryville Daily Forum October 17, 1931 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123655742/bearcats-show-too-much-power-for-cape/ Newspapers.com October 23 1931 Rolla Miners Rolla<ncg> Maryville, MO W 6-0 Bearcats Upset Dope and Defeat Miners 6 to 0: Substitute Intercepts Rolla Pass and Gallops 30 Yards to Score The Maryville Daily Forum October 24, 1931 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123655565/bearcats-upset-dope-and-defeat-miners-6/ Newspapers.com October 30 Missouri "B" team<ncg> Maryville, MO W 28-0 November 6 at Tarkio<ncg> Tarkio, MO W 26-0 Bearcats Defeat Tarkio 25 to 0 There Last Night: Entire Maryville Squad Sees Action as Team Keeps Perfect Record The Maryville Daily Forum November 7, 1931 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123656482/bearcats-defeat-tarkio-25-to-0-there/ Newspapers.com November 11 1931 Kirksville Bulldogs Kirksville Maryville, MO W 7-0 Bearcats Have Weight Advantage Over Kirksville: Team Is About 12 Pounds to the Man Heavier Than Bulldogs The Maryville Forum November 9, 1931 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123669456/bearcats-have-weight-advantage/ Newspapers.comBearcats Defeat Kirksville 7 to 0 in Hard Battle: Victory Assures Locals at Least of Tie For M.I.A.A. Title; H. Fischer Is the Star The Maryville Daily Forum October 12, 1931 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123655293/bearcats-defeat-kirksville-7-to-0-in/ Newspapers.com November 19 at St. Benedict's<ncg> Atchison, KS W 54-0 Bearcat Eleven Overwhelms St. Benedict's Team: Locals Win Eighth Game of Season by 54 to 0 Score The Maryville Daily Forum November 20, 1931 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123655028/bearcat-eleven-overwhelms-st/ Newspapers.com November 26 1931 Warrensburg Mules Warrensburg Maryville, MO W 12-0 Bearcats Close Perfect Season by Beating Mules: 12 to 0 Victory Over Warrensburg Was Team's Ninth Straight The Maryville Daily Forum November 27, 1931 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123656659/bearcats-close-perfect-season-by/ Newspapers.com References Maryville Category:Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football seasons Category:Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football champion seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Maryville Bearcats football