1931 La Salle Explorers football team

1931 La Salle Explorers football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–4
Head coach	Tom Conley (1st season)
Home stadium	Philadelphia Ball Park

1931 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Bucknell			–					6	–	0	–	3
Colgate			–					8	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Pittsburgh			–					8	–	1	–	0
Cornell			–					7	–	1	–	0
Drexel			–					7	–	1	–	0
No. 7 Harvard			–					7	–	1	–	0
Temple			–					8	–	1	–	1
Columbia			–					7	–	1	–	1
Massachusetts State			–					7	–	1	–	1
Syracuse			–					7	–	1	–	1
Fordham			–					6	–	1	–	2
No. 8 Yale			–					5	–	1	–	2
Army			–					8	–	2	–	1
Franklin & Marshall			–					6	–	2	–	0
Manhattan			–					4	–	2	–	1
Brown			–					7	–	3	–	0
Providence			–					7	–	3	–	0
Penn			–					6	–	3	–	0
NYU			–					6	–	3	–	1
Boston College			–					6	–	4	–	0
Washington & Jefferson			–					6	–	4	–	0
Tufts			–					3	–	2	–	2
Villanova			–					4	–	3	–	2
La Salle			–					4	–	4	–	0
Duquesne			–					3	–	5	–	3
Carnegie Tech			–					3	–	5	–	1
St. John's			–					3	–	5	–	1
CCNY			–					2	–	5	–	1
Boston University			–					2	–	7	–	0
Penn State			–					2	–	8	–	0
Princeton			–					1	–	7	–	0
Vermont			–					1	–	8	–	0
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1931 La Salle Explorers football team was an American football team that represented La Salle College (now known as La Salle University) as an independent during the 1931 college football season. In their first year under head coach Tom Conley, the Explorers compiled a 4–4 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	Brooklyn	Philadelphia Ball Park Philadelphia, PA	W 26–0		[1]
October 3	at St. John's (MD)	Annapolis, MD	L 6–13		[2]
October 10	at Villanova jayvees	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	W 20–0	2,000	[3]
October 17	Moravian	Philadelphia Ball Park Philadelphia, PA	W 18–6	6,000	[4]
October 23	at Penn jayvees	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 7–12		[5]
October 31	at Niagara	Varsity Stadium Lewiston, NY	L 0–20		[6]
November 7	at Mount St. Mary's	Emmitsburg, MD	L 0–29		[7]
November 14	at West Chester	Wayne Field West Chester, PA	W 6–0		[8]

References

1. "Brooklyn College blanked, 26–0, by La Salle eleven". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. September 27, 1931. Retrieved May 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Johnnies nip La Salle, 13–6". The Baltimore Sun. October 4, 1931. Retrieved May 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "La Salle defeats Wildcat jayvees". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 11, 1931. Retrieved May 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Moravian routed in second half by La Salle; Lose 18–6". Allentown Morning Call. October 18, 1931. Retrieved May 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Penn Jayvees upset La Salle with sport". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 24, 1931. Retrieved May 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Niagara in easy win". The Buffalo Times. November 1, 1931. Retrieved May 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Mt. St. Mary's wins 29–0 tilt". The Baltimore Sun. November 8, 1931. Retrieved May 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "West Chester bows to La Salle foemen". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 15, 1931. Retrieved May 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.