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Notre Dame Football Team History

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

University of Notre Dame
South Bend, IN
Founded: 1842
Stadium: Notre Dame Stadium
Capacity: 80,225
Colors: Blue & Gold
Coach: Heartley Hunk Anderson
Conference: Independent-

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1887 <-- 1930 <- 1931 -> 1932 --> 2024

1931 Season Highlights

Heartley Hunk Anderson enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Notre Dame.

1931 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Oct. 3	@ Indiana	25	0	W
Sat., Oct. 10	@ Northwestern	0	0	T	@ Chicago, IL
Sat., Oct. 17	vs. Drake	63	0	W
Sat., Oct. 24	vs. Pittsburgh	25	12	W
Sat., Oct. 31	@ Carnegie Tech	19	0	W
Sat., Nov. 7	vs. Pennsylvania	49	0	W
Sat., Nov. 14	@ Navy	20	0	W	@ Baltimore, MD
Sat., Nov. 21	vs. Southern California	14	16	L
Sat., Nov. 28	@ Army	0	12	L	@ Bronx, NY

1931 Season Totals
Record	6-2 -1
Points Scored	215
Scoring Average	23.9
Points Allowed	40
Defense Average	4.4
Opponents Record	40-15
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	3-1
Away Record	3-1 -1

1931 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1931 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas Tech	6-3	150	66					Pete W. Cawthon
Connecticut	2-3-3	27	84					Summer Dole
Army	8-2-1	296	72					Ralph I. Sasse
Pittsburgh	8-1	280	37					Dr. John B. Jock Sutherland
Temple	8-1-1	158	42					Henry J. Miller
Massachusetts	7-1-1	250	58					Mel Taube
Syracuse	7-1-1	238	56					Victor A. Vic Hanson
Texas El Paso	7-1	146	83					Mack Saxon
Boston College	6-4	115	74					Joseph Joe McKenney
Notre Dame	6-2-1	215	40					Heartley Hunk Anderson
Troy	6-3	136	87					Albert Elmore
Navy	5-5-1	78	95					Edgar E. Rip Miller
Western Michigan	5-2	86	51					Mitchell Gary
Central Michigan	4-3	95	58					George Van Bibber
Michigan State	4-3-2	191	61					James H. Jim Crowley
Wake Forest	4-4	45	138					Frank S. Pat Miller
West Virginia	4-6	91	122					A. Earle Greasy Neale
Eastern Michigan	3-2-1	98	54					Elton J. Rynearson
Georgia Southern	3-6	142	92					Crook Smith
Ball State	2-6	65	161					Lawrence McPhee
Penn State	2-8	69	167					Robert A. Bob Higgins
Jacksonville State	0-7-1	52	172					T.B. Shotts

1931 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1931 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.