1931 San Diego Marines Devil Dogs football team

1931 San Diego Marines football
West Coast Service team champion?
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4
Head coach
CaptainHarry Liversedge
Seasons
← 1930
1932 →
1931 Western college football independents records
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

The 1931 San Diego Marine Devil Dogs football team represented Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego during the 1931 football season. The Devil Dogs compiled a 6–4 record against a schedule of local and collegiate teams, and outscored their opponents by a total of 120 to 110 or 111.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 118:00 p.m.at Santa Barbara Athletic Club
W 25–0[1][2]
September 20Los Angeles Fire DepartmentSan Diego, CACancelled? [3]
September 202:30 p.m.at Olympic ClubL 2–19[4]
September 26vs. Cal AggiesVallejo, CAL 6–202,000[5][6]
October 3at San Jose State
W 8–0[7]
October 11Santa ClaraSan Diego, CAL 0–34 or 0–33[8]
October 18West Coast NavySan Diego, CA (First West Coast service championship)L 10–245,000[9]
November 1West Coast ArmySan Diego, CA (Second West Coast service championship)W 15–7[10]
November 11San Diego State
  • Navy Field
  • San Diego, CA
W 13–0[11][12]
November 212:00 p.m.San Pedro Longshoremen
  • Navy Field
  • San Diego, CA
W 34–7[13][14]
November 29Loyola (CA)San Diego, CAW 7–0[15]

References

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  1. ^ "San Diego Marines Win Football Game". The Californian. September 12, 1931. p. 6. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "Santa Barbara Plays Marines". Santa Maria Times. September 11, 1931. p. 6. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  3. ^ "Firemen Ready For Grid Test". Los Angeles Evening Express. September 19, 1931. p. 14. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  4. ^ "Devil Dogs Show Plenty of Tricks to Winged O". The San Francisco Examiner. September 21, 1931. p. 19. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  5. ^ "Cal Aggies Beat Marine Eleven". Woodland Daily Democrat. September 28, 1931. p. 3. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  6. ^ "Sweet Scores Two Goals To Beat Marines". The San Francisco Examiner. September 27, 1931. p. 41. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  7. ^ "San Diego Marines Wallop San Jose". The San Francisco Examiner. October 4, 1931. p. 43. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  8. ^ "Broncos Trim Marines". The Los Angeles Times. October 12, 1931. p. 11. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  9. ^ "All Battle Force Team Wins Again". News-Pilot. October 19, 1931. p. 9. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  10. ^ "Marines Down Army By 15-7". Oakland Tribune. November 2, 1931. p. 12. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  11. ^ "Marine Base Team Defeats State College Gridders in Armistice Day Feature; Devil Dogs Triumph Over Aztecs, 13 to 0; Outplay Collegians". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. November 12, 1931. p. P-3 S-2.
  12. ^ "S. D. Marines Trim Teachers". Oakland Tribune. November 12, 1931. p. 24. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  13. ^ "Longshorers Play Marines". News-Pilot. November 21, 1931. p. 5. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  14. ^ "Locals Routed By Devil Dogs". News-Pilot. November 23, 1931. p. 11. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  15. ^ "Marines Upset Loyola: Aerial Efforts of Lions Backfire; Interception and Pass, Lloyd to Neil, Beat L". The Los Angeles Times. November 30, 1931. p. 9. Retrieved September 18, 2020.