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.

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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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1932

The 1932 Providence Friars football team represented Providence College during the 1932 college football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Archie Golembeski, the team compiled a 4–2–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 110 to 44.

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1933

The 1933 Providence Friars football team represented Providence College during the 1933 college football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Archie Golembeski, the team compiled a 2–4 record and was outscored by a total of 68 to 63.

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1934

The 1934 Providence Friars football team represented Providence College during the 1934 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Joe McGee, the team compiled a 4–3 record and was outscored by a total of 100 to 66.

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1935

The 1935 Providence Friars football team represented Providence College during the 1934 college football season. The team compiled a 6–2 record, shut out four of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 98 to 44. The team played its home games at Hendricken Field in Providence, Rhode Island.

Joe McGee was the head coach for the second year. His assistant coaches were Phil Couhig, Charles Burdge, and Oliver Roberge. Quarterback Omer Landry was the team captain. After the successful 1935 season, Providence signed McGee to a three-year contract.

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1936

The 1936 Providence Friars football team represented Providence College as an independent during the 1936 college football season. In their third year under head coach Joe McGee, the team compiled a 1–7 record.

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1937

The 1937 Providence Friars football team represented Providence College as an independent during the 1937 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Joe McGee, the team compiled a 2–6 record.

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1938

The 1938 Providence Friars football team represented Providence College as an independent during the 1938 college football season. In their first year under head coach Hugh Devore, the team compiled a 3–5 record. In January 1938, Devore was appointed as head coach of the Friars.

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1939

The 1939 Providence Friars football team represented Providence College as an independent during the 1939 college football season. In their second year under head coach Hugh Devore, the team compiled a 3–5 record.

Providence was ranked at No. 203 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.

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1940

The 1940 Providence Friars football team represented Providence College as an independent during the 1940 college football season. In their third year under head coach Hugh Devore, the team compiled a 3–6 record.

Providence was ranked at No. 195 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.

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1941

The 1941 Providence Friars football team represented Providence College as an independent during the 1941 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Hugh Devore, the team compiled a 3–3–2 record.

Providence was ranked at No. 209 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System.

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Discontinuance of program On January 22, 1942, Providence College president, the Very Rev. John J. Dillon, announced that the college was dropping football for the duration of World War II. He stated that the decision was influenced by heavy expenses, schedule difficulties and the lack of a suitable stadium. Providence's decision, alongside that of Gonzaga the same year, started a trend among Catholic universities during the war and immediate post-war years to terminate their football programs. The trend would encompass Manhattan (1942); Creighton (1942); Saint Louis (1949); Portland (1949); Saint Mary's (1950); Mount St. Mary's (1950); Niagara (1950); Loyola (1951); San Francisco (1951); St. Bonaventure (1951) and Santa Clara (1952). Notes

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