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1931 Utah State Aggies football team

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1931 Utah State Aggies football
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record6–2 (5–2 RMC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAggie Stadium
Seasons
← 1930
1932 →
1931 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah $ 6 0 0 7 2 0
Utah State 5 2 0 6 2 0
Colorado Agricultural 5 2 0 5 4 0
Colorado 3 2 0 5 3 0
Wyoming 3 2 0 6 4 0
Colorado College 4 3 0 4 4 0
BYU 2 3 0 4 4 0
Denver 3 5 0 4 6 0
Colorado Teachers 2 4 1 2 4 1
Colorado Mines 0 4 1 1 5 1
Western State (CO) 1 5 0 1 6 0
Montana State 0 2 0 1 5 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1931 Utah State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented Utah State Agricultural College in the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1931 college football season. In their 13th season under head coach Dick Romney, the Aggies compiled a 6–2 record (5–2 against RMC opponents), finished second in the conference, and outscored all opponents by a total of 147 to 72.[1][2]

Center John Vranes and halfback Delbert Young received first-team all-conference honors in 1931.[3][4]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Montana Tech*
W 58–0[5]
October 3Montana State
  • Aggie Stadium
  • Logan, UT
W 21–6[6]
October 10Western State (CO)
  • Aggie Stadium
  • Logan, UT
W 38–20[7]
October 17Denverdagger
  • Aggie Stadium
  • Logan, UT
W 12–6[8]
October 24at WyomingW 12–04,500[9]
November 7vs. BYUL 0–65,000[10]
November 14at Colorado AgriculturalW 6–0[11]
November 26at UtahL 0–34[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  1. ^ "1931 Utah State Aggies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
  2. ^ "2018 Utah State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Utah State University. 2018. pp. 189, 195.
  3. ^ 2018 Media Guide, p. 161.
  4. ^ "Utah Places Five Players On All-Conference Eleven". The Casper Tribune-Herald. November 29, 1931. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Utah Aggies down Miners for 58 to 0". Great Falls Tribune. September 27, 1931. Retrieved June 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bobcats beaten by Utah Aggies". The Missoulian. October 4, 1931. Retrieved June 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Utah Aggies outplay Western State, 38–20". Albuquerque Journal. October 11, 1931. Retrieved June 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "A.C. Eleven Scores Win Over Denver". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 18, 1931. pp. 1A, 3B – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "U.S.A.C., Cougars Show Fast Play: Aggies Take Every Break, Make First Score on Wyoming Fumble". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 25, 1931. pp. 1A, 4B – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Cougars Win in Final Period by Intercepting Pass". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. November 8, 1931. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Tolman Crashes Over Sole Touchdown at Fort Collins: Logan Men Tear Open C.A.C. Line". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 15, 1931. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Frank Baker (November 27, 1931). "Fighting Aggies Bow, 34–0 as Utes Clinch Title". The Salt Lake Telegram. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.