The 1931 Catholic University Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented the

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as an independent during the

1931 college football season The 1931 college football season saw the USC Trojans win the Knute Rockne Memorial Trophy as national champion under the Dickinson System, as well as the No. 1 position from each of the other three contemporary major selectors (Boand, Dunkel, and ...

. In its second year under head coach

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, the team compiled an 8–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 249 to 84. After losing the first game of the season to

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, the Cardinals won their final eight games.

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