1931 Xavier Musketeers football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1931

| team = Xavier Musketeers

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Ohio Athletic Conference

| short_conf = OAC

| record = 4–3–1

| conf_record = 1–0–1

| head_coach = Joseph A. Meyer

| hc_year = 12th

| captain =

| stadium = Corcoran Field

}}

{{1931 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings}}

The 1931 Xavier Musketeers football team was an American football team that represented Xavier University as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1931 college football season. In its 12th season under head coach Joseph A. Meyer, the team compiled a 4–3–1 record (1–0–1 against OAC opponents) and outscored all opponents by a total of 107 to 38.

Schedule

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|September 25||{{cfb link|year=1931 |team=Transylvania Pioneers |title=Transylvania}}|Corcoran Field|Cincinnati, OH|W 24–0|3,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/lexington-herald-leader-pioneers-take-24/124998312/|work=The Lexington Leader|title=Pioneers take 24–0 trimming from Xavier eleven|date=September 26, 1931|accessdate=May 19, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 2||{{cfb link|year=1931 |team=Kenyon Lords |title=Kenyon}}|Corcoran Field|Cincinnati, OH|W 41–0|14,017|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-post-xavier-smother-kenyo/124998384/|work=The Cincinnati Post|title=Xavier smother Kenyon, 41–0|date=October 3, 1931|accessdate=May 19, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 9||{{cfb link|year=1931 |team=Georgetown Tigers |title=Georgetown (KY)}}|Corcoran Field|Cincinnati, OH|W 14–0||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-lexington-herald-xavier-drive-in-sec/124998472/|work=The Lexington Herald|title=Xavier drive in second half sends Georgetown down in defeat, 14 to 0|date=October 10, 1931|accessdate=May 19, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 16||{{cfb link|year=1931 |team=Centre Colonels |title=Centre}}|Corcoran Field|Cincinnati, OH|L 0–6||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-owensboro-messenger-centre-defeats-x/124998533/|work=The Owensboro Messenger|title=Centre defeats Xavier by 6 to 0|date=October 17, 1931|accessdate=May 19, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 23|at|{{cfb link|year=1931 |team=Wittenberg Tigers |title=Wittenberg}}||Springfield, OH|L 7–12||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/springfield-news-sun-wittenberg-adds-xav/124998609/|work=Springfield News-Sun|title=Wittenberg adds Xavier to season's list of victims|date=October 24, 1931|accessdate=May 19, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 7||Dayton|Corcoran Field|Cincinnati, OH|T 7–7|10,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-xavier-perks-up/124998675/|work=The Cincinnati Enquirer|title=Xavier perks up in second half to hold Dayton even|date=November 8, 1931|accessdate=May 19, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 13||Loyola (LA)|Corcoran Field|Cincinnati, OH|L 2–7||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99768361/xavier-beaten-in-4th-period/|work=The Cincinnati Post|title=Xavier beaten in 4th period|date=November 14, 1931|accessdate=April 14, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 26||Haskell|Corcoran Field|Cincinnati, OH|W 12–6|15,805|{{cite news|title=Alert Musketeers At Their Best, Beating Indians 12 To 6|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|date=November 27, 1931|page=12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31843311/alert_musketeers_at_their_best_beating/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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