1931 La Salle Explorers football team

The 1931 La Salle Explorers football team was an American football team that represented La Salle College (now known as La Salle University) as an independent during the 1931 college football season. In their first year under head coach Tom Conley, the Explorers compiled a 4–4 record.

1931 La Salle Explorers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4
Head coach
Home stadiumPhiladelphia Ball Park
Seasons
1932 →
1931 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Bucknell     6 0 3
Colgate     8 1 0
No. 9 Pittsburgh     8 1 0
Cornell     7 1 0
Drexel     7 1 0
No. 7 Harvard     7 1 0
Temple     8 1 1
Columbia     7 1 1
Massachusetts State     7 1 1
Syracuse     7 1 1
Fordham     6 1 2
No. 8 Yale     5 1 2
Army     8 2 1
Franklin & Marshall     6 2 0
Manhattan     4 2 1
Brown     7 3 0
Providence     7 3 0
Penn     6 3 0
NYU     6 3 1
Boston College     6 4 0
Washington & Jefferson     6 4 0
Tufts     3 2 2
Villanova     4 3 2
La Salle     4 4 0
Duquesne     3 5 3
Carnegie Tech     3 5 1
St. John's     3 5 1
CCNY     2 5 1
Boston University     2 7 0
Penn State     2 8 0
Princeton     1 7 0
Vermont     1 8 0
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26BrooklynW 26–0[1]
October 3at St. John's (MD)Annapolis, MDL 6–13[2]
October 10at Villanova jayveesW 20–02,000[3]
October 17Moravian
  • Philadelphia Ball Park
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 18–66,000[4]
October 23at Penn jayvees
L 7–12[5]
October 31at Niagara
L 0–20[6]
November 7at Mount St. Mary'sEmmitsburg, MDL 0–29[7]
November 14at West Chester
W 6–0[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Brooklyn College blanked, 26–0, by La Salle eleven". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. September 27, 1931. Retrieved May 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Johnnies nip La Salle, 13–6". The Baltimore Sun. October 4, 1931. Retrieved May 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "La Salle defeats Wildcat jayvees". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 11, 1931. Retrieved May 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Moravian routed in second half by La Salle; Lose 18–6". Allentown Morning Call. October 18, 1931. Retrieved May 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Penn Jayvees upset La Salle with sport". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 24, 1931. Retrieved May 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Niagara in easy win". The Buffalo Times. November 1, 1931. Retrieved May 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Mt. St. Mary's wins 29–0 tilt". The Baltimore Sun. November 8, 1931. Retrieved May 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "West Chester bows to La Salle foemen". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 15, 1931. Retrieved May 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.