1931 San Diego Marines Devil Dogs football team

The 1931 San Diego Marine Devil Dogs football team represented the 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.

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
Cal Poly     3 5 1
Humboldt State     1 2 1
Columbia (OR)     2 5 0
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule edit

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 edit

  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.