1931 Jefferson Bobcats football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1931 Jefferson Bobcats football JeffersonUniversityBobcatsFootball1931.jpg 275 Independent 1–7–1 George C. Sutherland (1st season, 5 games) Chester (Gabby, Gump) Weatherford (1st season, 1 game) Frankie Estes (1st season, 3 games) Chester Weatherford Oak Cliff Field 1930 1932 The 1931 Jefferson Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Jefferson University (formerly known as Jefferson Law School) during the 1931 college football season. In its second season of intercollegiate football, Jefferson compiled a 1–7–1 record. George C. Sutherland was the head coach and was succeeded by player-coach Frankie Estes. Chester ("Gump" or "Gabby") Weatherford was the team captain. The team played its home games at Oak Cliff Field in Dallas. Known as the Lawyers in 1930, the team was re-branded as the Bobcats for the 1931 season to go along with the Jefferson University re-branding. Jefferson was opened in 1919 as a law school by Andrew J. Priest in downtown Dallas. One of its early faculty members was Judge Sarah T. Hughes. The school achieved some success training lawyers and had a high graduation rate and most students successfully passed the bar exam. Jefferson was rebranded as Jefferson University in 1931 as it added additional colleges such as engineering, liberal arts, business, commerce, and secretarial training.http://www.lostcolleges.com/316-Jefferson-University https://web.archive.org/web/20201001075145/https://www.lostcolleges.com/316-jefferson-university dead October 1, 2020 Lost Colleges Jefferson University September 21, 2020 Playing against mostly junior college and smaller four-year college teams, Jefferson was only able to score seven points on the entire season. Despite the lack of scoring, the Bobcats were competitive in their early games, losing two games by a single touchdown, tying one game at 0–0 and then finally winning when the other team missed an extra point for a 7–6 victory. Thereafter, the team was blown out, with an especially bad loss coming against a top all-boys preparatory school in Dallas, Terrill Prep School, losing by a 52–0 score. Schedule September 25 l 1931 Paris Dragons Paris Oak Cliff Field Dallas, TX 0–7 College Grid Results https://www.newspapers.com/clip/64433275/The-Fort-Worth-Star-Telegram/ The Fort Worth Star-Telegram September 26, 1931 8 Newspapers.com October 3 l y 1931 Hillsboro Indians Hillsboro Hillsboro, TX 0–19 Hillsboro Junior Takes 19 to 0 Win from Jefferson U. The Dallas Morning News October 4, 1931 11 NewsBank October 10 l 1931 Weatherford Coyotes Weatherford Oak Cliff Field Dallas, TX 0–6 Junior Elevens Score Victories The Dallas Morning News October 14, 1931 4 NewsBank October 17 t 1931 Decatur Baptist Indians Decatur Baptist Oak Cliff Field Dallas, TX 0–0 Bobcats Play Decatur Draw The Dallas Morning News October 18, 1931 14 NewsBank October 23 w Simmons (TX) freshmen Oak Cliff Field Dallas, TX 7–6 Bobcats Nose Out Freshmen The Dallas Morning News October 24, 1931 11 NewsBank October 30 l y Terrill Prep School Highland Park Stadium University Park, TX 0–52 Terrill Drubs Bobcats, 52-0 The Dallas Morning News October 30, 1931 10 NewsBank November 6 l y 1931 Southeastern Oklahoma State Savages Southeastern Oklahoma State Durant, OK 0–60 Jefferson U. Takes Sound Trouncing In Durant Tussle The Dallas Morning News November 7, 1931 5 NewsBank November 13 l y North Texas State freshmen Denton, TX 0–14 T. C. Frosh Defeat Jefferson, 14 to 0 The Denton Record-Chronicle November 14, 1931 4 Newsbank November 20 l y 1931 Tarleton Agricultural College Plowboys Tarleton Agricultural College Stephenville, TX 0–34 Plowboys Trounce Jefferson Eleven The Dallas Morning News November 21, 1931 9 NewsBank References Jefferson Law School Category:Dixie Rebels football seasons Jefferson Law School Lawyers football