1931 Stanford Indians football team

1931 Stanford Indians football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
1931 record	7–2–2 (2–2–1 PCC)
Head coach	Glenn "Pop" Warner (8th year)
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium

1931 PCC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
USC $	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
California	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Oregon	3	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	2
Washington State	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Washington	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Stanford	2	–	2	–	1			7	–	2	–	2
Oregon State	1	–	3	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Idaho	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
UCLA	0	–	3	–	0			3	–	4	–	1
Montana	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1931 Stanford football team represented Stanford University in the 1931 college football season. Their head coach was Pop Warner in his eighth season. The team played its home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.^[1] This was the first year the team was officially known as the "Indians." The team had been referred to by that nickname for some time, but the mascot was officially adopted by a unanimous vote by the Executive Committee for the Associated Students at the end of the previous football season.^[2][3]

Stanford's end-of-season game against Dartmouth at Harvard Stadium remains the only time the team played in that stadium; a planned game at Harvard in 1950 was canceled.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 19	West Coast Army*	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	W 46–0
September 26	Olympic Club*	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	T 0–0
October 3	Santa Clara*	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	W 6–0
October 10	Minnesota*	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	W 13–0
October 17	Oregon State	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	W 25–7
November 9	at Washington	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	T 0–0
October 31	UCLA	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	W 12–6
November 7	at USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	L 0–19
November 14	Nevada*	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	W 26–0
November 21	California	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA (37th Big Game)	L 0–6
December 28	vs. Dartmouth*	Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA	W 32–6
*Non-conference game.

References

1. "Stanford Game-by-Game Results; 1931–1935". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
2. "Board chosen to aid A.S.S.U. concert plans, Indian symbol to replace "Cardinal;" considered more appropriate". The Stanford Daily. November 26, 1930. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
3. "What is the history of Stanford's mascot and nickname?". Stanford Athletics website. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
4. "College cancels football game with Stanford". The Harvard Crimson. February 15, 1950.