1931 Stanford Indians football team

1931 Stanford Indians football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record7–2–2 (2–2–1 PCC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeDouble-wing
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
Seasons
← 1930
1932 →
1931 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 USC $ 7 0 0 10 1 0
California 4 1 0 8 2 0
Oregon 3 1 1 6 2 2
Washington State 4 3 0 6 4 0
Washington 3 3 1 5 3 1
Stanford 2 2 1 7 2 2
Oregon State 1 3 1 6 3 1
Idaho 1 4 0 3 4 0
UCLA 0 3 0 3 4 1
Montana 0 5 0 1 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1931 Stanford football team represented Stanford University in the 1931 college football season. Their head coach was Pop Warner in his eighth season. The team played its home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California. This was the first year the team was officially known as the "Indians." The team had been referred to by that nickname for some time, but the mascot was officially adopted by a unanimous vote by the Executive Committee for the Associated Students at the end of the previous football season.[1][2]

Stanford's end-of-season game against Dartmouth at Harvard Stadium remains the only time the team played in that stadium; a planned game at Harvard in 1950 was canceled.[3]

  1. ^ "Board chosen to aid A.S.S.U. concert plans, Indian symbol to replace "Cardinal;" considered more appropriate". The Stanford Daily. November 26, 1930. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
  2. ^ "What is the history of Stanford's mascot and nickname?". Stanford Athletics website. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
  3. ^ "College cancels football game with Stanford". The Harvard Crimson. February 15, 1950.