1931 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

1931 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	5–4–1 (3–3–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Billy Laval (4th season)
Captain	Miles Blount
Home stadium	Melton Field
Seasons ←  1930 1932  →

1931 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Tulane $	8	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 3 Tennessee	6	–	0	–	1			9	–	0	–	1
Alabama	7	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
No. 6 Georgia	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Maryland	4	–	1	–	1			8	–	1	–	1
Kentucky	4	–	2	–	2			5	–	2	–	2
LSU	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
South Carolina	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Duke	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	2
Auburn	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Sewanee	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
Vanderbilt	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
North Carolina	2	–	3	–	3			4	–	3	–	3
Washington and Lee	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
Florida	2	–	4	–	2			2	–	6	–	2
Georgia Tech	2	–	4	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
VMI	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	1
NC State	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
VPI	1	–	4	–	1			3	–	4	–	2
Clemson	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	6	–	2
Ole Miss	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	6	–	1
Virginia	0	–	5	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
Mississippi A&M	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1931 South Carolina Gamecocks football team was an American football team that represented the University of South Carolina as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1931 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Billy Laval, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 5–4–1 with a mark of 3–3–1 in conference play, tying for eighth place in the SoCon. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 26	Duke	Melton Field Columbia, SC	W 7–0	[2]
October 3	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 13–25	[3]
October 10	at LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 12–19	[4]
October 22	Clemson	State Fairgrounds Columbia, SC (rivalry)	W 21–0	[5]
October 29	vs. The Citadel *	County Fairgrounds Orangeburg, SC	W 26–7	[6]
November 7	Furman *	Melton Field Columbia, SC	W 27–0	[7]
November 14	Florida	Plant Field Tampa, FL	T 6–6	[8]
November 21	NC State	Melton Field Columbia, SC	W 21–0	[9]
November 26	at Auburn	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL	L 6–13	[10]
December 5	Centre *	Melton Field Columbia, SC	L 7–9	[11]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1931 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
2. "Duke beaten by South Carolina in opener, 7–0". The Atlanta Constitution. September 27, 1931. Retrieved January 27, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Tech gets long end of scoring game with Carolina". The State. October 4, 1931. Retrieved January 27, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
4. "South Carolina loses early lead to be beaten by L.S.U." The Index-Journal. October 11, 1931. Retrieved January 27, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
5. Carl Weimer (October 23, 1931). "Gamecock defeat Fighting Tigers in Fair Classic 21–0". The Greenville News. pp. 1, 12. Retrieved August 12, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Gamecocks overpower Citadel Cadets, 26 to 7". The Greenville News. October 30, 1931. Retrieved January 27, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Carolina outplays Furman to win state football title". The Sunday Record. November 8, 1931. Retrieved January 27, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Semi-tropical sun slows up close affair". Florence Morning News. November 15, 1931. p. 2. Retrieved August 12, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
9. "South Carolina defeats N.C. State, 21 to 0". The Charlotte Observer. November 22, 1931. Retrieved January 27, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Auburn ends season by whipping strong Gamecocks". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 27, 1931. Retrieved January 27, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Centre tips S.C. 9–7 in charity go". The Courier-Journal. December 6, 1931. Retrieved January 27, 2022– via Newspapers.com.