1931 All-Southwest Conference football team

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The 1931 All-Southwest Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Southwest Conference teams for the 1931 college football season. The selectors for the 1931 season included the Associated Press (AP) and the Central Press Association (CP). The AP selected its All-Southwest Conference team with input from sports editors and writers.^[1] The CP team, also known as the Captain's Poll, was selected by a poll of the captains of the major football teams.

The TCU Horned Frogs and Texas Longhorns followed with three players each on the first team. TCU guard Johnny Vaught was selected on every ballot with only one exception.^[1] Vaught later served as head football coach at Ole Miss from 1947 to 1970 and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1979.

All Southwest selections

Backs

Weldon Mason, SMU (AP-1 [QB]; CP-1)
Harrison Spearman, Texas (AP-1 [HB])
Blanchard Spearman, TCU (AP-1 [HB]; CP-1)
Ernie Koy, Texas (AP-1 [FB]; CP-1)
Cliff Domingue, Texas A&M (CP-1)

Ends

Madison Pruitt, TCU (AP-1; CP-1)
George Koontz, SMU (AP-1; CP-1)

Tackles

Marion Hammon, SMU (AP-1; CP-1)
Carl Moulden, Texas A&M (AP-1)

Guards

Wilson Cook, Texas (AP-1)
Johnny Vaught, TCU (AP-1)
Al Neeley, SMU (CP-1)
Lou Hassell, Rice (CP-1)

Centers

Alfred Delcambre, SMU (AP-1; CP-1)
Steele, Texas Mines (CP-1)

Key

AP = Associated Press ^[1]

CP = Central Press Association ^[2]

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References

1 2 3 4 "S.M.U. Places 3 Men on A.P.'s All-Southwest". The Courier Journal, Louisville, KY. December 1, 1931 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ Ritt, Bill (December 14, 1931). "Five S.M.U. Stars on All-Southwest Team". Berkeley Daily Gazette.

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[AP-1] 1 2 3 4 "S.M.U. Places 3 Men on A.P.'s All-Southwest". The Courier Journal, Louisville, KY. December 1, 1931 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] Ritt, Bill (December 14, 1931). "Five S.M.U. Stars on All-Southwest Team". Berkeley Daily Gazette.

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