1931 Central State Bearcats football team

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The 1931 Central State Bearcats football team represented Central State Teachers College, later renamed Central Michigan University, as an independent during the 1931 college football season. In their first season under head coach George Van Bibber, the Bearcats compiled a 4–3 record (2–1 against MCC opponents), held five of seven opponents to seven or fewer point, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 95 to 58. The team defeated its in-state rival Michigan State Normal (20–12), lost to rival Western State Teachers (6–7), and also lost to Big Ten Conference champion Michigan (0–27).[1][2]

Quick Facts Central State Bearcats football, Conference ...
1931 Central State Bearcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–3
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
 1930
1932 
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1931 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Wilberforce    8 0 0
Marquette    8 1 0
Saint Louis    8 1 0
Detroit    7 2 1
Western State Teachers (MI)    5 2 0
No. 11 Notre Dame    6 2 1
DePaul    6 3 0
Michigan State    5 3 1
Haskell    6 4 0
Michigan Tech    3 2 0
Michigan State Normal    3 2 1
Central State (MI)    4 3 0
John Carroll    4 4 2
Wittenberg    3 3 3
Kent State    3 4 0
Rankings from Dickinson System
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Van Bibber was named Central State's head football coach in May 1931. He replaced Butch Nowack who left Central State to accept a coaching position at Indiana. Van Bibber had played football, basketball, and baseball at Purdue.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3at MichiganL 0–2770,000[4]
October 10 Ferris Institute
W 14–6 [5]
October 24at Michigan State Normal
W 20–126,500[6]
October 31 Detroit City College
  • Alumni Field
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
W 42–0 [7]
November 7 Almadagger
  • Alumni Field
  • Mount Pleasant, MI
W 13–03,500[8]
November 14at Bowling Green Bowling Green, OHL 0–6 [9]
November 21 Western State Teachers (MI)
  • Alumni Field
  • Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry)
L 6–7 [10]
  • daggerHomecoming
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Game summaries

Michigan

Central State opened its 1931 season on October 3 with a 27-0 loss to Michigan. The games attracted a crowd of nearly 80,000 at Michigan Stadium.[11] Michigan played its backup players in the game. Michigan's touchdowns were scored by halfback Jack Heston (the son of former Michigan star Willie Heston), fullback Roderick Cox (1933 NCAA champion in the hammer throw), end Ted Petoskey, and substitute halfback Herbert Schmidt. Petoskey also kicked three points after touchdown.[11]

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