1931 Pacific Tigers football team

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{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1931

| team = Pacific Tigers

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Far Western Conference

| short_conf = FWC

| record = 5–2–2

| conf_record = 2–1–2

| head_coach = Erwin Righter

| hc_year = 11th

| captain =

| stadium = Baxter Stadium

}}

{{1931 Far Western Conference football standings}}

The 1931 Pacific Tigers football team represented the College of the Pacific—now known as the University of the Pacific—in Stockton, California as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1931 college football season. The team was led by 11th-year head coach Erwin Righter, and played home games at Baxter Stadium in Stockton. Pacific compiled an overall record of 5–2–2 with a mark of 2–1–2 in conference play, placing in a four-way tie for first in the FWC. No champion was named for the 1931 season. The Tigers outscored their opponents 110 to 52 for the season.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 25

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1931|team=Modesto Pirates|title=Modesto}}

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Modesto, CA

| score = 16–6

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 3

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Stockton American Legion

| site_stadium = Baxter Stadium

| site_cityst = Stockton, CA

| score = 0–14

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 10

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1931|team=Whitman Fighting Missionaries|title=Whitman}}

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Walla Walla, WA

| score = 7–0

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 16

| w/l = t

| opponent = Nevada

| site_stadium = Baxter Stadium

| site_cityst = Stockton, CA

| score = 0–0

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 23

| w/l = w

| homecoming = y

| opponent = Chico State

| site_stadium = Baxter Stadium

| site_cityst = Stockton, CA

| score = 27–6

| source = {{cite news|title=Football|newspaper=The Times|location=San Mateo, California|date=October 24, 1931|page=6|via=Newspapers.com}}{{Open access}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 31

| w/l = t

| opponent = Cal Aggies

| site_stadium = Baxter Stadium

| site_cityst = Stockton, CA

| score = 20–20

| source = {{cite news|title=Davis Still Tied For Top In Grid Set|newspaper=Woodland Daily Democrat|location=Woodland, California|date=November 3, 1931|page=8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15075137/davis_still_tied_for_top_in_grid_set/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=November 12, 2017}}{{Open access}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 11

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1931|team=Sacramento Panthers|title=Sacramento}}

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Sacramento, CA

| score = 13–0

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 20

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = San Jose State

| site_stadium = Spartan Field

| site_cityst = San Jose, CA

| score = 27–0

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 26

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Fresno State

| site_stadium = Fresno State College Stadium

| site_cityst = Fresno, CA

| score = 0–6

| source = {{cite news|title=Far Western in Four-Way Tie For Grid Honors|newspaper=Oakland Tribune|location=Oakland, California|date=November 28, 1931|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15075414/far_western_in_fourway_tie_for_grid/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=November 12, 2017}}{{Open access}}

}}

}}

{{cite web|url=http://www.pacifictigers.com/information/traditions/Football_Record_Book.pdf#page=19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905151808/http://www.pacifictigers.com/information/traditions/Football_Record_Book.pdf#page=19|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 5, 2015|title=Football Record Book|publisher=University of the Pacific|access-date=April 4, 2017}}

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