1931 San Francisco Grey Fog football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1931

| team = San Francisco Gray Fog

| sport = football

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| conference = Independent

| record = 4–4–2

| head_coach = Jimmy Needles

| hc_year = 8th

| captain =

| stadium = Kezar Stadium
Seals Stadium

| next = 1932

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The 1931 San Francisco Grey Fog football team was an American football team that represented the University of San Francisco as an independent during the 1931 college football season. In their eighth and final season under head coach Jimmy Needles, the Grey Fog compiled a 4–4–2 record and outscored opponents by a combined total of 155 to 87.{{cite web|title=San Francisco Yearly Results|publisher=David DeLassus|work=College Football Data Warehouse|access-date=August 20, 2018|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/discontinued/s/san_francisco/yearly_results.php?year=1930|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310115749/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/discontinued/s/san_francisco/yearly_results.php?year=1930|archive-date=2016-03-10}}

Schedule

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|September 25||BYU|Seals Stadium|San Francisco, CA|W 25-0|20,000|{{cite news|title=Cougars Lose Coast Battle in Last Half|newspaper=The Ogden Standard-Examiner|date=September 26, 1931|page=5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22991305/cougars_lose_coast_battle_in_last_half/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 4||West Coast Army|Kezar Stadium|San Francisco, CA|T 6-6||{{cite news|title=San Francisco U. Army Team Tied|newspaper=Nevada State Journal|date=October 5, 1931|page=2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22991413/san_francisco_u_army_team_tied/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 18||Saint Mary's|Kezar Stadium|San Francisco, CA|L 6-14|50,000|{{cite news|title=Gaels Defeat Gray Fog, 14 to 6: Moragans Get Real Battle at Kezar|newspaper=Oakland Tribune|author=Milt Phinney|date=October 19, 1931|page=24|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22991651/gaels_defeat_gray_fog_14_to_6/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 24|at|Loyola (CA)|Wrigley Field|Los Angeles, CA|L 6-7|10,000|{{cite news|title=Loyola Upsets San Francisco: Tom Lieb's Gridmen Defeat Gray Fog, 7 to 6|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|author=Frank Roche|pages=VI-1, VI-2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22794160/loyola_upsets_san_francisco_tom_liebs/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 31||Olympic Club|Kezar Stadium|San Francisco, CA|T 7-7|< 1,000|{{cite news|title=U.S.F., Club Teams Battle to Stalemate|newspaper=Oakland Tribune|date=November 1, 1931|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22991525/usf_club_teams_battle_to_stalemate/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 8|at|Gonzaga||Spokane, WA|L 6-21||{{cite news|title=Gonzaga Bulldogs Are Easy Winners|newspaper=The Daily Missoulian|date=November 9, 1931|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22991192/gonzaga_bulldogs_are_easy_winners/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 15||Santa Clara|Kezar Stadium|San Francisco, CA|W 7-0|12,000|{{cite news|title=Grey Fog Wins Over Broncos: San Francisco Registers 7-to-0 Victory in Tilt With Santa Clara|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=November 16, 1931|pages=11–12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22990510/grey_fog_wins_over_broncos/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 21|at|Nevada|Mackay Field|Reno, NV|W 40-7||{{cite news|title=S.F.U. Thumps Wolf Pack by Score of 40-7|newspaper=Nevada State Journal|author=Jim Newlands|date=November 22, 1931|pages=1, 7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22991045/sfu_thumps_wolf_pack_by_score_of_407/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 29||DePaul|Kezar Stadium|San Francisco, CA|W 38-7|5,000–20,000|{{cite news|title=U.S.F. Winner Over DePaul: Kleckner and Donadio Star|newspaper=Oakland Tribune|author=Milt Phinney|date=November 30, 1931|page=21|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22990929/usf_winner_over_depaul_kleckner_and/|via=Newspapers.com}}(reporting crowd size of 5,000){{cite news|title="Fog" Easily Beat De Paul|newspaper=Petaluma Argus-Courier (United Press story)|date=November 30, 1931|page=4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22992085/fog_easily_beat_de_paul/|via=Newspapers.com}}(reporting crowd size of 20,000)

|December 9|at|Hawaii|Honolulu Stadium|Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii|L 14-18|8,000|{{cite news|title=Deans Battle to 18-14 Win Over U.S.F. Eleven|newspaper=Honolulu Star-Bulletin|author=Don Watson|date=December 10, 1931|page=16|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22990786/deans_battle_to_1814_win_over_usf/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/oakland-tribune-usf-loses-to-hawaiian/145087636/|work=Oakland Tribune|title=U.S.F. loses to Hawaiians|date=December 10, 1931|accessdate=April 9, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

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References

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