1931 Northwestern Wildcats football team

1931 Northwestern Wildcats football
Big Ten co-champion
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1931 record	7–1–1 (5–1–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Dick Hanley (5th year)
Home stadium	Dyche Stadium

1931 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Purdue +	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Michigan +	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	1
Northwestern +	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	1
Ohio State	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Minnesota	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Indiana	1	–	4	–	1			2	–	5	–	1
Chicago	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	1
Iowa	0	–	3	–	1			1	–	6	–	1
Illinois	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1931 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1931 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Dick Hanley, the Wildcats compiled a 7–1–1 record (5–1 against Big Ten Conference opponents), finished in a three-way with Purdue and Michigan for the Big Ten championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 138 to 40. Their sole loss was on the final day of the season against Purdue.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 3, 1931	Nebraska*	Evanston, IL	W 19–7
October 10, 1931	Notre Dame*	Chicago, IL	T 0–0
October 17, 1931	UCLA*	Evanston, IL	W 19–0
October 24, 1931	Ohio State	Columbus, OH	W 10–0
October 31, 1931	Illinois	Evanston, IL	W 32–6
November 7, 1931	Minnesota	Evanston, IL	W 32–14
November 14, 1931	Indiana	Evanston, IL	W 7–6
November 21, 1931	Iowa	Iowa City, IA	W 19–0
November 28, 1931	Purdue	Chicago	L 0–7
*Non-conference game.

References

1. "Northwestern Yearly Results (1930-1934)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved August 7, 2015.