1931 St. John's Redmen football team
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1931
| team = St. John's Redmen
| sport = football
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| conference = Independent
| record = 3–5–1
| head_coach = Ray Lynch
| hc_year = 9th
| captain = Albert Pace{{cite news |title=St. John's To Play Friday |work=The New York Times |date=September 22, 1931}}
| stadium = Dexter Park
| next_year = 1965
}}
{{1931 Eastern college football independents records}}
The 1931 St. John's Redmen football team was an American football team that represented St. John's College of New York City during the 1931 college football season. It would be the final season of varsity football at St. John's for over four decades, as on April 29, 1931, the board of trustees announced that the football program would be dropped at the conclusion of the 1931 season for financial reasons.{{cite news |title=St. John's, Because of Expense, to Drop Football and Baseball After This Year |work=The New York Times |date=April 30, 1931}} Football returned as a student-operated club sport in 1965 and became a varsity program in 1978 before being dropped again in 2002 due to Title IX concerns.{{cite news |last1=Rhoden |first1=William |title=St. John's Making a Name in Football |work=The New York Times |date=October 21, 1983}}{{cite news |title=St. John's makes cuts based on Title IX |work=San Antonio Express-News |date=December 15, 2002}} Led by ninth-year head coach Ray Lynch and quarterback Bob Sheppard, the team compiled a 3–5–1 record. The team played its home games at Dexter Park in Queens.
Schedule
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|September 25||{{cfb link|year=1931|team=LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds|title=LIU}}|Dexter Park|Queens, NY|W 22-0|{{cite news |title=St. John's Repels L.I.U. By 22 to 0 |work=The New York Times |date=September 26, 1931}}
|October 3||Vermont|Dexter Park|Queens, NY|W 38-7|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79488038/redmen-bury-u-of-vermont-eleven-under-3/|work=Times Union|title=Redmen bury U. of Vermont eleven under 38 to 7 score|date=October 4, 1931|accessdate=June 13, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 12|at|{{cfb link|year=1931|team=Niagara Purple Eagles|title=Niagara}}||Niagara, NY|T 6-6|{{cite news |title=Niagara Team Ties St. John's, 6 to 6 |work=The New York Times |date=October 13, 1931}}
|October 16||{{cfb link|year=1931|team=Davis & Elkins Senators|title=Davis & Elkins}}|Dexter Park|Queens, NY|L 0-59|{{cite news |title=Davis and Elkins Crushes St. John's |work=The New York Times |date=October 17, 1931}}
|October 23||{{cfb link|year=1931|team=Loyola Greyhounds|title=Loyola (MD)}}|Dexter Park|Queens, NY|L 6-26|{{cite news |title=Loyola Repulses St. John's By 26-6 |work=The New York Times |date=October 24, 1931}}
|October 30||{{cfb link|year=1931|team=St. Thomas (Pennsylvania) Tommies|title=St. Thomas (PA)}}|Dexter Park|Queens, NY|L 0-34|{{cite news |title=St. Thomas Tops St. John's, 34-0 |work=The New York Times |date=October 31, 1931}}
|November 7|at|CCNY|Lewisohn Stadium|New York, NY|W 13-0|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85479607/vincentian-line-stands-firm-as-air-attac/|work=Times Union|title=Vincentian line stands firm as air attack wins|date=November 8, 1931|accessdate=September 16, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 14|at|Providence||Providence, RI|L 12-33|{{cite news|title=Redmen Lose To Providence|newspaper=The Brooklyn Daily Times|date=November 15, 1931|page=2A|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56674692/redmen-lose-to-providence/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 21|at|Manhattan|Jasper Field|New York, NY|L 8-7|{{cite news|title=Manhattan beats Redmen on safety in last period|newspaper=Times Union|date=November 22, 1931|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/104257752/manhattan-beats-redmen-on-safety-in-last/|accessdate=June 22, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
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