1931 George Washington Colonials football team
{{Short description|American university football team}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1931
| team = George Washington Colonials
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Independent
| record = 5–2–2
| head_coach = Jim Pixlee
| hc_year = 3rd
| captain =
| stadium = Griffith Stadium, Central High School Stadium
}}
{{1931 Southern college football independents records}}
The 1931 George Washington Colonials football team was an American football team that represented George Washington University as an independent during the 1931 college football season. In its third season under head coach Jim Pixlee, the team compiled a 5–2–2 record. The December 12 game against Alabama alumni was a 10-minute game played as part of a fundraiser for the poor during which the Alabama alumni played three short games against teams from the District of Columbia.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| attend = y
| source = y
|September 26||{{cfb link|year=1931|team=Shenandoah Hornets|title=Shenandoah}}|Central High School Stadium|Washington, DC|W 53-0||{{cite news|title=George Washington Defeats Shenandoah|newspaper=The Bristol Herald Courier|date=September 27, 1931|page=II-6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35558411/george_washington_defeats_shenandoah/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|url=https://archive.org/details/gwu_hatchet_19310929|work=The University Hatchet|title=Colonial gridders blank Shenandoah in listless game|date=September 29, 1931|page=1|accessdate=February 14, 2021|via=Internet Archive}}
|October 3||{{cfb link|year=1931|team=Elon Fightin' Christians|title=Elon}}|Central High School Stadium|Washington, DC|W 43-0||{{cite news|title=George Washington Overpowers Elon Team To Win, 43-0|newspaper=Asheville Citizen-Times|date=October 4, 1931|page=D3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35558459/george_washington_overpowers_elon_team/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|url=https://archive.org/details/gwu_hatchet_19311006|work=The University Hatchet|title=Colonials triumph over Elon College for second victory|date=October 6, 1931|page=1|accessdate=February 14, 2021|via=Internet Archive}}
|October 10|at|Boston University|Nickerson Field|Weston, MA|W 14-0|4,000|{{cite news|title=Boston U. Vs Washington|newspaper=The Boston Globe|date=October 10, 1931|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35557031/boston_u_vs_washington/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 16||Tulsa|Griffith Stadium|Washington, DC|L 7-24|15,000|{{cite news|title=Tulsa Romps Over Foe In East Battle|newspaper=The Daily Oklahoman|date=October 17, 1931|page=14|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35558206/tulsa_romps_over_foe_in_east_battle/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 31|at|Iowa|Iowa Stadium|Iowa City, IA|L 0-7||{{cite news|title=Iowa's First 1931 Marker Beats Rivals|newspaper=The Des Moines Register|author=Bert McGrane|date=November 1, 1931|page=Sports 1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35558279/iowas_first_1931_marker_beats_rivals/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 6||{{cfb link|year=1931|team=Salem Tigers|title=Salem}}|Griffith Stadium|Washington, DC|W 45-0|4,000|{{cite news|url=https://archive.org/details/gwu_hatchet_19311110/page/n1/mode/2up|work=The University Hatchet|title=Colonials swamp Salem Tigers in slow, easy game|date=November 10, 1931|page=3|accessdate=February 14, 2021|via=Internet Archive}}
|November 20||{{cfb link|year=1931|team=Butler Bulldogs|title=Butler}}|Griffith Stadium|Washington, DC|W 32-7||{{cite news|title=George Washington Team Crushes Bulldog Eleven|newspaper=The Indianapolis Star|date=November 21, 1931|page=15|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35558512/george_washington_team_crushes_bulldog/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 26||North Dakota|Griffith Stadium|Washington, DC|T 6-6||{{cite news|title=George Washington Ties Nodaks in Eastern Tilt|newspaper=The Bismarck Tribune|date=November 27, 1931|page=8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35558548/george_washington_ties_nodaks_in/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|December 12||Alabama alumni|Griffith Stadium|Washington, DV|T 0-0|12,000|{{cite news|title=Tide Stars Win One Out of Three, Blanking Rivals|newspaper=The Birmingham News|author=Zipp Newman|date=December 13, 1931|page=Sports 2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35558341/tide_stars_win_one_out_of_three/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{George Washington Colonials football navbox}}