Providence Friars football, 1930–1941
American college football season
The Providence Friars football program, 1930–1941 represented the Providence College of Providence, Rhode Island, in college football as an independent from 1930 through the program's termination after the 1941 season. The program was led three head coaches: Archie Golembeski (1925–1933), Joe McGee (1934–1937), and Hugh Devore (1938–1941).
Highlights of the decade included:
The 1931 team compiled a 7–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 141 to 95.
The 1932 team compiled a 4–2–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 110 to 44.
The 1935 team compiled a 6–2 record, shut out four of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 98 to 44.
In January 1942, the university dropped its football program for the duration of the emergency resulting from the United States' entry into World War II, and would not resume it after the war.
1930
The 1930 Providence Friars football team represented Providence College as an independent during the 1930 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Archie Golembeski, the team compiled a 3–4–1 record.
Schedule
1931
The 1931 Providence Friars football team represented Providence College during the 1931 college football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Archie Golembeski, the team compiled a 7–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 141 to 95.
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