1931 Chicago Maroons football team

The 1931 Chicago Maroons football team was an American football team that represented the University of Chicago during the 1931 college football season. In their 40th season under head coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, the Maroons compiled a 3–7–1 record, finished in eighth place in the Big Ten Conference, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 130 to 71.^[1][2]

1931 Chicago Maroons football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	3–7–1 (1–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Amos Alonzo Stagg (40th season)
Home stadium	Stagg Field
Seasons ← 1930 1932 →

1931 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 Purdue +	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Michigan +	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	1
No. 4 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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	Cornell (IA)*	Stagg Field Chicago, IL	W 12–0	10,000	[3][4]
September 26	Hillsdale*	Stagg Field Chicago, IL	L 0–7	10,000	[5]
October 10	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)	L 7–13	17,284	[6]
October 17	Yale*	Stagg Field Chicago, IL	L 0–27	35,000	[7]
October 24	Indiana	Stagg Field Chicago, IL	L 6–32	10,000	[8]
October 31	Purdue	Stagg Field Chicago, IL (rivalry)	L 6–14	10,000	[9]
November 7	Arkansas*	Stagg Field Chicago, IL	T 13–13	12,000	[10]
November 14	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	W 13–6	10,721	[11]
November 21	Wisconsin	Stagg Field Chicago, IL	L 7–12		[12]
*Non-conference game