1931 Gonzaga Bulldogs football team

The 1931 Gonzaga Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Gonzaga University as an independent during the 1931 college football season. In their first year under head coach Mike Pecarovich, the Bulldogs compiled a 3–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 116 to 59.^[1]

1931 Western college football independents records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Mount St. Charles		–		6	–	0	–	0
No. 5 Saint Mary's		–		8	–	2	–	0
Loyola (CA)		–		7	–	2	–	1
San Diego Marines		–		6	–	4	–	0
Hawaii		–		3	–	2	–	1
Santa Clara		–		5	–	4	–	1
San Francisco		–		4	–	4	–	2
San Francisco State		–		2	–	3	–	3
Gonzaga		–		3	–	4	–	0
Humboldt State		–		1	–	2	–	1
Columbia (OR)		–		2	–	5	–	0

Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 2	Ellensburg Normal	Gonzaga Stadium Spokane, WA	W 26–7	5,000	^[2]
October 10	Montana State	Gonzaga Stadium Spokane, WA	W 38–0	7,500	^[3]
October 25	at Saint Mary's	Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 7–13	7,000	^[4]^[5]
October 31	at Idaho	MacLean Field Moscow, ID (rivalry)	L 6–7	5,000	^[6]^[7]
November 8	at San Francisco	Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 21–6		^[8]
November 21	Washington State	Gonzaga Stadium Spokane, WA	L 6–13	10,000	^[9]
November 26	West Seattle Athletic Club	Washington Stadium Seattle, WA	L 12–13	18,000	^[10]

^ "Gonzaga Yearly Results (1930-1934)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on April 25, 2015. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
^ "Gonzaga Swamps Ellensburg Gang". Spokane Chronicle. October 3, 1931. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Gonzaga Romps Over Montana: State College Men No Match for Local Team in Shrine Game; Final Score Is 38 to 0". The Spokesman Review. October 11, 1931. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
^ William Leiser (October 26, 1931). "Gaels Triumph Over Gonzaga, 13–7: Toscani Races Over Goal Line Two Times To Down Bulldogs". San Francisco Examiner. pp. 19, 22 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Milt Phinney (October 26, 1931). "Gaels Defeat Gonzaga, 13 to 7". Oakland Tribune. pp. 12–13 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Idaho takes Bulldogs in hard-fought battle". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. November 2, 1931. p. 12.
^ "Idaho defeats Gonzaga 7 to 6". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. November 1, 1931. p. 9.
^ "Gonzaga Bulldogs Are Easy Winners". The Daily Missoulian. November 9, 1931. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Cougars Beat Gonzaga Team by 13-6 Count: Turned Back at Overhead Game, Washington State College Pounds Out Win Over Bulldogs". The Tacoma Daily Ledger. November 22, 1931. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Gonzaga Defeated: west Seattle Athletic Club Team Triumphs 13 to 12". The Bellingham Herald. November 27, 1931. pp. 13, 14 – via Newspapers.com.