1931 Michigan State Spartans football | |
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Conference | Independent |
1931 record | 5–3–1 |
Head coach | Jim Crowley |
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The 1931 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State College in the 1931 college football season. In their third season under head coach Jim Crowley, the Spartans compiled a 5–3–1 record and played to a scoreless tie in their annual rivalry game with Michigan. In inter-sectional play, the team defeated Georgetown (6-0) and lost to Army (20-7) and Syracuse (15-7). In one of the most one-sided games in Michigan State history, the Spartans also defeated Ripon College on November 7, 1931, by a 100 to 0 score.
Quarterback Bob Monnett was selected by the Central Press Association as a first-team player on the 1931 College Football All-America Team.
On November 14, 1931, the Spartans played the Michigan Wolverines to a scoreless tie at Michigan Stadium.