1931 Chicago Maroons football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1931

| team = Chicago Maroons

| sport = football

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| conference = Big Ten Conference

| short_conf = Big Ten

| record = 3–7–1

| conf_record = 1–4

| head_coach = Amos Alonzo Stagg

| hc_year = 40th

| captain =

| stadium = Stagg Field

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The 1931 Chicago Maroons football team was an American football team that represented the University of Chicago during the 1931 college football season. In their 40th season under head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, the Maroons compiled a 3–7–1 record, finished in eighth place in the Big Ten Conference, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 130 to 71.{{cite web|title=1931 Chicago Maroons Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=December 8, 2015|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/chicago/1931-schedule.html}}{{cite web|title=University of Chicago Football Media Guide|year=2016|publisher=University of Chicago|page=22|accessdate=November 10, 2016|url=https://issuu.com/uchicagoathletics/docs/fb-program-2016-web}}

Schedule

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|September 26| |{{cfb link|year=1931|school=Cornell Rams|title=Cornell (IA)}}|Stagg Field|Chicago, IL|W 12-0|10,000|{{cite news |author= |title=Maroons Beat Cornell, 12-0; Then Lose To Hillsdale, 7-0 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98879620/chicago-tribune/ |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |location=Chicago, Illinois |date=September 27, 1931 |page=27 |access-date=April 1, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Maroons Beat Cornell; Lose To Hillsdale (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98880345/chicago-tribune/ |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |location=Chicago, Illinois |date=September 27, 1931 |page=32 |access-date=April 1, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

|September 26| |{{cfb link|year=1931|team=Hillsdale Dales|title=Hillsdale}}|Stagg Field|Chicago, IL|L 0-7|10,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103206762/hillsdale-wins-from-chicago/|work=Detroit Free Press|title=Hillsdale wins from Chicago|date=September 27, 1931|accessdate=June 5, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 10|at|Michigan|Michigan Stadium|Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)|L 7-13|17,284|{{cite news|title=Courageous Maroon eleven holds Michigan to 13–7 score|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=October 11, 1931|page=2-1|url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1931/10/11/page/29/article/courageous-maroon-eleven-holds-michigan-to-13-7-score}}

|October 17| |Yale|Stagg Field|Chicago, IL|L 0-27|35,000|{{cite news|title=Yale Beats Chicago, 27-0|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=October 18, 1931|pages=2-1, 2-4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16342137/yale_beats_chicago_270/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 24| |Indiana|Stagg Field|Chicago, IL|L 6-32|10,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103206555/game-won-by-indiana/|work=Detroit Free Press|title=Game won by Indiana|date=October 25, 1931|accessdate=June 5, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 31| |Purdue|Stagg Field|Chicago, IL (rivalry)|L 6-14|10,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103203392/fighting-maroons-hold-purdue-146/|work=The Wisconsin State Journal|title=Fighting Maroons hold Purdue, 14–6|date=November 1, 1931|accessdate=June 5, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 7| |Arkansas|Stagg Field|Chicago, IL|T 13-13|12,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103206881/razorbacks-rally-to-tie-maroons/|work=The State|title=Razorbacks rally to tie Maroons|date=November 8, 1931|accessdate=June 5, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 14|at|Illinois|Memorial Stadium|Champaign, IL|W 13-6|10,721|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103206983/maroons-defeat-old-rival-in-battle-for-b/|work=Waterloo Sunday Courier|title=Maroons defeat old rival in battle for Big Ten cellar|date=November 15, 1931|accessdate=June 5, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 21| |Wisconsin|Stagg Field|Chicago, IL|L 7-12||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103205908/badgers-given-scare/|work=The Cincinnati Enquirer|title=Badgers given scare|date=November 22, 1931|accessdate=June 5, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

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References

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