1931 Arizona State Bulldogs football team

1931 Arizona State Bulldogs football
Border champion
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record6–2 (3–0 Border)
Head coach
CaptainHorace Smitheran
Home stadiumIrish Field
1931 Border Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Arizona State $ 3 0 06 2 0
New Mexico 1 1 13 3 1
Arizona 1 1 13 5 1
New Mexico A&M 1 2 06 4 0
Arizona State–Flagstaff 1 3 03 5 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • Arizona State and Arizona State–Flagstaff played twice, but only the first meeting counted in the conference standings.

The 1931 Arizona State Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Arizona State Teachers College (later renamed Arizona State University) in the Border Conference during the 1931 college football season. In their second season under head coach Ted Shipkey, the Bulldogs compiled a 6–2 record with a mark of 3–0 in conference play, won the Border Conference championship, and outscored opponents 169 to 66. The team captain was fullback Horace Smitheran. The Bulldogs finished 4–1 at home and 2–1 on the road. Home games were played at Irish Field in Tempe, Arizona.