1931 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1931 Minnesota Golden Gophers football Big Ten Conference Big Ten 7–3 3–2 Fritz Crisler 2nd Biggie Munn Biggie Munn Memorial Stadium The 1931 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1931 college football season. In their second year under head coach Fritz Crisler, the Golden Gophers compiled a 7–3 record, shut out four opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined score of 191 to 72.1931 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football November 1, 2017 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/minnesota/1931-schedule.html Guard Biggie Munn was selected as the team's Most Valuable Player for the second consecutive year. Keiser Jeff 2007 Media Guide 181 2007 http://www.gophersports.com//pdf6/80499.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400 March 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Munn was also a consensus first-team player on the 1931 College Football All-America Team.2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2014 August 16, 2014 5 http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2014/Awards.pdf December 22, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141222163944/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2014/Awards.pdf dead Munn also received Chicago Tribune Silver Football, awarded to the most valuable player in the Big Ten Conference.Clarence Munn Wins Valuable Player Award Burlington Hawk-Eye December 27, 1931 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2816561/clarence_munn_wins_valuable_player_award/ Two Golden Gophers received first-team honors on the 1931 All-Big Ten Conference football team. Munn and fullback Jack Manders both received first-team honors from the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press (UP).Northwestern Places Five Players on Two All-Western Elevens Paul Mickelson The Independent St. Petersburg, Florida AP November 24, 1931 4A https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=950&dat=19311124&id=mfNPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=11QDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3173,6324329George Kirksey United Press All Big Ten Selections for 1931 The Indiana Gazette Indiana, Pennsylvania November 24, 1931 10 https://www.newspapers.com/image/10022500/?terms=manders%2Bcramer%2Brentner%2B%22united%2Bpress%22 Total attendance for the season was 115,631, which averaged to 23,126. The season high for attendance was against rival Wisconsin. Keiser Jeff 2007 Media Guide 160 2007 http://www.gophersports.com//pdf3/80498.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400 July 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Schedule September 26 w y North Dakota Agricultural Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN 13–7 15,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86871235/gophers-whip-bison-137/ The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune Gophers whip Bison, 13–7 September 27, 1931 October 10, 2021 Newspapers.com September 26 w y 1931 Ripon Redmen Ripon Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN 30–0 15,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103204874/minnesota-eleven-beats-ripon-and-n-dako/ The Wisconsin State Journal Minnesota eleven beats Ripon and N. Dakota Aggies September 27, 1931 June 5, 2022 Newspapers.com October 3 w y Oklahoma A&M Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN 20–0 20,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103204944/minnesota-gophers-top-oklahoma-aggies-2/ The Chattanooga Times Minnesota Gophers top Oklahoma Aggies, 20–0 October 4, 1931 June 5, 2022 Newspapers.com October 10 l y y Stanford Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA 13–7 32,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103205022/stanford-wins-from-gophers/ The Los Angeles Times Stanford wins from Gophers October 11, 1931 June 5, 2022 Newspapers.com October 24 w Iowa Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN rivalry 34–0 25,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103205110/macdougall-stars-as-gophers-whip-hawkeye/ The La Crosse Tribune MacDougall stars as Gophers whip Hawkeyes, 32 to 0 October 25, 1931 June 5, 2022 Newspapers.com October 31 w Wisconsin Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN rivalry 14–0 52,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103205215/gophers-trim-wisconsin/ The Des Moines Register Gophers trim Wisconsin November 1, 1931 June 5, 2022 Newspapers.com November 7 l y Northwestern Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL 14–32 42,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103204453/late-attack-nets-victory-for-cats/ The Chattanooga Times Late attack nets victory for Cats November 8, 1931 June 5, 2022 Newspapers.com November 14 w y 1931 Cornell Purple Cornell (IA) Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN 47–7 10,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103205293/cornell-loses-to-minnesota/ Sioux City Journal Cornell loses to Minnesota November 15, 1931 June 5, 2022 Newspapers.com November 21 l y Michigan Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI Little Brown Jug 0–6 37,251 November 28 w Ohio State Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN 19–7 25,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103202712/gophers-turn-back-buckeyes/ The Muncie Sunday Star Gophers turn back Buckeyes November 29, 1931 June 5, 2022 Newspapers.com Game summaries Michigan Week 8: Minnesota at Michigan Minnesota Michigan 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 November 21, 1931 Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan On November 21, 1931, Minnesota lost to Michigan by a 6 to 0 score at Michigan Stadium. Michigan's only points came on a 56-yard run by Bill Hewitt in the first quarter.Wolverines' Line Halts Gopher Backs; Hewitt Runs 56 Yards Wilfrid Smith Chicago Tribune November 22, 1931 2-1 http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1931/11/22/page/23/article/michigan-triumphs-6-to-0-yale-upsets-harvard-3-to-0 Roster G Biggie Munn References Michigan Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers football seasons Minnesota Golden Gophers football