1931 Duquesne Dukes football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1931
| team = Duquesne Dukes
| sport = football
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| conference = Independent
| record = 3–5–3
| head_coach = Elmer Layden
| hc_year = 5th
| captain =
| stadium = Forbes Field
}}
{{1931 Eastern college football independents records}}
The 1931 Duquesne Dukes football team was an American football team that represented Duquesne University as an independent during the 1931 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Elmer Layden, Duquesne compiled a 3–5–3 record and was outscored by a total of 85 to 56.{{cite web|title=Duquesne Yearly Results|publisher=College Football Data Warehouse|access-date=June 8, 2020|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/d/duquesne/1930-1934_yearly_results.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160418161407/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/d/duquesne/1930-1934_yearly_results.php|archive-date=2016-04-18}} The team played its home games at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh.
Schedule
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|September 18||{{cfb link|year=1931|team=Geneva Covenanters|title=Geneva}}|Forbes Field|Pittsburgh, PA|W 13-7||
|September 26|at|West Virginia|Mountaineer Field|Morgantown, WV|L 6-14||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call/151735336/|work=The Morning Call|title=West Virginia raps Duquesne team, 14–6|date=September 27, 1931|accessdate=July 21, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 2||Oglethorpe|Forbes Field|Pittsburgh, PA|W 6-0|6,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/95864423/dukes-turn-back-oglethorpe-eleven/|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press|title=Dukes turn back Oglethorpe eleven|date=October 3, 1931|accessdate=February 20, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 9||{{cfb link|year=1931|team=West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats|title=West Virginia Wesleyan}}|Forbes Field|Pittsburgh, PA|L 0-12||
|October 16||Georgetown|Forbes Field|Pittsburgh, PA|T 0-0|5,000|
|October 23||Western Maryland|Forbes Field|Pittsburgh, PA|T 0-0|10,000|{{cite news|title=Dukes, W. Maryland in Scoreless Tie|newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|author=Al Abrams|date=October 24, 1931|page=14|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121790532/dukes-w-maryland-in-scoreless-tie/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 30||Catholic University|Forbes Field|Pittsburgh, PA|L 12-20||
|November 7|at|Holy Cross|Fitton Field|Worcester, MA|L 0-12||
|November 20||{{cfb link|year=1931|team=North Dakota Flickertails|title=North Dakota}}|Forbes Field|Pittsburgh, PA|W 13-7||
|November 26|at|Howard (AL)|Legion Field|Birmingham, AL|L 6-13|5,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84252257/duquesne-bows-before-howard-u-136/|work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|title=Duquesne bows before Howard U., 13–6|date=November 27, 1931|accessdate=August 27, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
|December 5|at|Carnegie Tech|Pitt Stadium|Pittsburgh, PA|T 0-0|50,000|{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Chester L. |title=Duquesne Ties Carnegie Tech, 0 To 0 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/95876610/the-pittsburgh-press/ |newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press |location=Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |date=December 6, 1931 |page=19 |access-date=February 20, 2020 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Chester L. |title=Tech-Duke (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/95876908/the-pittsburgh-press/ |newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press |location=Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |date=December 6, 1931 |page=20 |access-date=February 20, 2020 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
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