1931 Caltech Engineers football team

1931 Caltech Engineers football
SCC champion
ConferenceSouthern California Conference
Record6–2–1 (5–1 SCC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1930
1932 →
1931 Southern California Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Caltech $ 5 1 0 6 2 1
Whittier 4 1 0 6 3 0
Occidental 3 2 0 3 4 1
Redlands 3 3 1 4 3 1
San Diego State 2 2 1 5 3 2
Pomona 2 3 0 2 6 0
La Verne 1 3 0 4 3 1
Santa Barbara State 0 5 0 1 5 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1931 Caltech Engineers football team was an American football team that represented the California Institute of Technology in the Southern California Conference (SCC) during the 1931 college football season. In their 11th season under head coach Fox Stanton, the team compiled a 6–2–1 record, won the SCC championship, and outscored all opponents by a total of 122 to 53.[1]

Halfback George "Red" Watson was the team captain.[2] Watson was also selected by the conference coaches as a first-team player on the All-SCC team. Guard Phil Craig and end Ed Hayes were named to the second team.[3] Other players included halfback Jack De Milita and tackle Bill Shuler (son of the noted radio personality "Fighting Bob" Shuler).[2][4]

  1. ^ "1931 - California Tech". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Caltech Grid Stock Climbing". The Los Angeles Times. September 17, 1931. p. II-13 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Irving Eckhoff (December 6, 1931). "Coaches Pick Star Team". The Los Angeles Times. p. VIa-4 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tech Gridders May Lose Title". Monrovia News-Post. September 17, 1931. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.