1931 Southern Conference football season

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1931 Southern Conference football season
League NCAA
Sport College football
DurationSeptember 19, 1931
through January 1, 1933
Number of teams23
Regular Season
Season champions Tulane
Football seasons
←  1930
1932  →
1931 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Tulane $ 8 –0 –011 –1 –0
No. 3 Tennessee 6 –0 –19 –0 –1
Alabama 7 –1 –09 –1 –0
No. 6 Georgia 6 –1 –08 –2 –0
Maryland 4 –1 –18 –1 –1
Kentucky 4 –2 –25 –2 –2
LSU 3 –2 –05 –4 –0
South Carolina 3 –3 –15 –4 –1
Duke 3 –3 –15 –3 –2
Auburn 3 –3 –05 –3 –0
Sewanee 3 –3 –06 –3 –1
Vanderbilt 3 –4 –05 –4 –0
North Carolina 2 –3 –34 –3 –3
Washington and Lee 2 –3 –04 –5 –1
Florida 2 –4 –22 –6 –2
Georgia Tech 2 –4 –12 –7 –1
VMI 2 –4 –03 –6 –1
NC State 2 –4 –03 –6 –0
VPI 1 –4 –13 –4 –2
Clemson 1 –4 –01 –6 –2
Ole Miss 1 –5 –02 –6 –1
Virginia 0 –5 –12 –6 –1
Mississippi A&M 0 –5 –02 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1931 Southern Conference football season was the college football games played by the member schools of the Southern Conference as part of the 1931 college football season. The season began on September 19.

Contents

In the annual Rose Bowl game, the SoCon champion Tulane Green Wave lost to the PCC champion USC Trojans 21–12. The Georgia Bulldogs suffered their only two losses to Tulane and USC.

It was Wallace Wade's first year as Duke head coach.

Regular season

Index to colors and formatting
Non-conference matchup; SoCon member won
Non-conference matchup; SoCon member lost
Non-conference matchup; tie
Conference matchup

SoCon teams in bold.

Week One

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
September 19 Western Kentucky State Teachers Ole Miss Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi W 13–6 [1]
September 19 Jacksonville State Sewanee McGee Field • Sewanee, Tennessee W 18–0 [2]
September 19 Roanoke Virginia Lambeth Field • Charlottesville, Virginia W 18–0 [3]
September 19 Hampden–Sydney VMI Alumni Field • Lexington, Virginia W 6–0 [4]

Week Two

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
September 25 Birmingham–Southern Auburn Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, Alabama W 24–6 [5]
September 26 Howard (AL) Alabama Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama W 42–65,000 [6]
September 25 Presbyterian Clemson Riggs Field • Calhoun, South Carolina T 0–0 [7]
September 26 LSU TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX L 3–0 [8]
September 26 Washington College Maryland Byrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland W 13–0 [9]
September 26 Mississippi A&M Millsaps Alumni Field • Jackson, Mississippi W 10–7 [10]
September 26 Wake Forest North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina W 37–010,000 [11]
September 26 Davidson NC State World War Memorial Stadium • Greensboro, North Carolina W 18–77,000 [12]
September 26 Tennessee Tech SewaneeMcGee Field • Sewanee, TennesseeW 24–7 [13]
September 26 Duke South Carolina Melton Field • Columbia, South Carolina SCAR 7–0 [14]
September 26 Maryville (TN) Tennessee Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee W 33–0 [15]
September 26Ole Miss Tulane Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana TUL 31–012,000 [16]
September 26Western Kentucky State Teachers Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee W 52–0 [17]
September 26 Randolph–Macon VirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaT 7–7 [18]
September 26 Richmond VMIAlumni Field • Lexington, VirginiaL 7–0 [19]
September 26 King (TN) VPI Miles Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia W 33–0 [20]
September 26Hampden–Sydney Washington & Lee Stadium Field • Lynchburg, Virginia W 32–0 [21]

Week Three

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 3Ole MissAlabamaDenny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AlabamaALA 55–6 [22]
October 3ClemsonTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TNTENN 44–0 [23]
October 3VMIDuke Duke Stadium • Durham, North Carolina DUKE 13–0 [24]
October 3FloridaNC State Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina FLA 34–0 [25]
October 3VPI Georgia Sanford Field • Athens, Georgia UGA 40–0 [26]
October 3South Carolina Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta, Georgia GT 25–13 [27]
October 3Maryville (TN) Kentucky McLean Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky W 19–0 [28]
October 3 Spring Hill LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana W 35–0 [29]
October 3VirginiaMarylandByrd Stadium • College Park, MarylandMD 7–6 [30]
October 3 Mississippi College Mississippi A&M Scott Field • Starkville, Mississippi L 6–2 [31]
October 3Sewanee Southwestern (TN) Fargason Field • Memphis, Tennessee T 0–0 [32]
October 3 Texas A&M TulaneTulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaW 7–0 [33]
October 3North CarolinaVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeVAN 13–67,000 [34]
October 3DavidsonWashington & LeeWilson Field • Lexington, VirginiaL 7–0 [35]

Week Four

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 10AlabamaMississippi A&MGreer Memorial Field • Meridian, Mississippi ALA 53–0 [36]
October 10 Wisconsin Auburn Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI T 7–7 [37]
October 10ClemsonNC State Central High School Stadium • Charlotte, North Carolina CLEM 6–0 [38]
October 10 Villanova DukeDuke Stadium • Durham, North CarolinaW 18–0 [39]
October 10North CarolinaFlorida Florida Field • Gainesville, FL T 0–08,000 [40]
October 10Georgia Yale Yale Bowl • New Haven, Connecticut W 26–770,000 [41]
October 10 Carnegie Tech Georgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, GeorgiaL 13–0 [42]
October 10South CarolinaLSUTiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LouisianaLSU 19–12 [43]
October 10 Navy Maryland Griffith Stadium • Washington, D. C. W 6–016,000 [44]
October 10Ole MissTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeTENN 38–0 [45]
October 10Spring HillTulaneTulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaW 40–0 [46]
October 10Vanderbilt Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio W 26–2124,920 [47]
October 10SewaneeVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaSEW 3–0 [48]
October 10 The Citadel VMIAlumni Field • Lexington, Virginia T 13–13 [49]
October 10DavidsonVPIMiles Stadium • Blacksburg, VirginiaW 18–6 [50]
October 10Washington & LeeKentuckyMcLean Stadium • Lexington, KentuckyUK 45–06,500 [51]

Week Five

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 16ClemsonThe CitadelFlorence Memorial Stadium • Florence, South Carolina L 6–0 [52]
October 16Wake ForestNC StateRiddick Stadium • Raleigh, North CarolinaL 6–0 [53]
October 17AlabamaTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeTENN 25–023,000 [54]
October 17AuburnGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, GeorgiaAUB 13–017,000 [55]
October 17DavidsonDuke Richardson Field • Davidson, North Carolina T 0–05,000 [56]
October 17Florida Syracuse Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, New York L 33–1214,000 [57]
October 17GeorgiaNorth CarolinaKenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North CarolinaUGA 32–718,000 [58]
October 17Mississippi A&MLSUTiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LouisianaLSU 31–0 [59]
October 17KentuckyMarylandByrd Stadium • College Park, MarylandT 6–6> 10,000 [60]
October 17Sewanee Chattanooga Chamberlain Field • Chattanooga, Tennessee W 6–0 [61]
October 17TulaneVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeTUL 19–0 [62]
October 17VMIVirginia Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VirginiaVMI 18–3 [63]
October 17 William & Mary VPI City Stadium • Richmond, Virginia T 6–6 [64]
October 17Washington & Lee West Virginia Laidley Field • Charleston, West Virginia L 19–012,000 [65]

Week Six

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 22ClemsonSouth Carolina State Fairgrounds • Columbia, South CarolinaSCAR 21–0 [66]
October 22 Wake Forest DukeDuke Stadium • Durham, North CarolinaW 28–0 [67]
October 24SewaneeAlabama Legion Field • Birmingham, Alabama ALA 33–05,000 [68]
October 24AuburnFlorida Fairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida FLA 13–1215,000 [69]
October 24VanderbiltGeorgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia UGA 9–0 [70]
October 24Georgia TechTulaneTulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaTUL 33–017,000 [71]
October 24VPIKentuckyMcLean Stadium • Lexington, KentuckyUK 20–66,000 [72]
October 24 Arkansas LSU State Fair Stadium • Shreveport, Louisiana W 13–69,000 [73]
October 24MarylandVMI City Stadium • Richmond, Virginia MD 41–20 [74]
October 24Ole MissSouthwestern (TN)Fargason Field • Memphis, Tennessee T 20–20 [75]
October 24TennesseeNorth CarolinaKenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North CarolinaTENN 7–012,000 [76]
October 24VirginiaWashington & LeeWilson Field • Lexington, VirginiaW&L18–0 [77]

Week Seven

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 29South CarolinaThe CitadelCounty Fairgrounds • Orangeburg, South Carolina W 26–7 [78]
October 30Ole Miss Marquette Marquette Stadium • Milwaukee, Wisconsin L 13–6 [79]
October 31KentuckyAlabamaDenny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AlabamaALA 9–710,000 [80]
October 31Spring HillAuburn Drake Field • Auburn, Alabama W 27–7 [81]
October 31DukeTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeTENN 25–212,000 [82]
October 31GeorgiaFloridaFlorida Field • Gainesville, FloridaUGA 33–020,000 [83]
October 31MarylandVPIMiles Stadium • Blacksburg, VirginiaMD 20–0 [84]
October 31North CarolinaNC StateRiddick Stadium • Raleigh, North CarolinaUNC 18–1512,000 [85]
October 31Mississippi A&MTulaneTulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaTUL 59–74,000 [86]
October 31VanderbiltGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, GeorgiaVAN 49–710,000 [87]
October 31VMIDavidsonRichardson Field • Davidson, North CarolinaL 7–0 [88]
October 31Washington & LeeWilliam & Mary Bain Field • Norfolk, Virginia T 0–0 [89]

Week Eight

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 6VPIWashington & LeeMaher Field • Roanoke, Virginia W&L 6–0 [90]
November 7FloridaAlabamaLegion Field • Birmingham, AlabamaALA 41–07,000 [91]
November 7TulaneAuburnCramton Bowl • Montgomery, AlabamaTUL 27–0 [92]
November 7ClemsonVMIBain Field • Norfolk, VirginiaVMI 7–6 [93]
November 7Georgia NYU Yankee Stadium • Bronx, New York W 7–665,000 [94]
November 7DukeKentuckyMcLean Stadium • Lexington, KentuckyDUKE 7–012,000 [95]
November 7LSU Army Michie Stadium • West Point, NY L 20–015,000 [96]
November 7SewaneeOle MissHemingway Stadium • Oxford, MississippiSEW 7–0 [97]
November 7NC StateMississippi A&MScott Field • Starkville, MississippiNCST 6–0 [98]
November 7North CarolinaGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, GeorgiaT 19–19 [99]
November 7 Furman South CarolinaMelton Field • Columbia, South CarolinaW 27–0 [100]
November 7 Carson–Newman TennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeW 31–0 [101]
November 7MarylandVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeVAN 39–12 [102]
November 7Virginia Columbia Baker Field • New York City, New York L 27–0 [103]

Week Nine

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 14ClemsonAlabamaCramton Bowl • Montgomery, AlabamaALA 74–7 [104]
November 14SewaneeAuburnLegion Field • Birmingham, AlabamaAUB 12–0 [105]
November 14South CarolinaFlorida Plant Field • Tampa, Florida T 6–6 [106]
November 14Georgia Tech Penn Franklin Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania L 13–12 [107]
November 14KentuckyVMIAlumni Field • Lexington, VirginiaUK 20–12 [108]
November 14LSUOle MissMunicipal Stadium • Jackson, MississippiLSU 26–3 [109]
November 14Southwestern (TN)Mississippi A&MScott Field • Starkville, MississippiW 14–0 [110]
November 14DavidsonNorth CarolinaKenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North CarolinaW 20–07,000 [111]
November 14NC StateDukeDuke Stadium • Durham, North CarolinaNCST 14–05,000 [112]
November 14TulaneGeorgiaSanford Stadium • Athens, GeorgiaTUL 20–735,000 [113]
November 14VanderbiltTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeTENN 21–725,000 [114]
November 14VirginiaVPIScott Stadium • Charlottesville, VirginiaT 0–0 [115]
November 14Washington & Lee Princeton Palmer Stadium • Princeton, New Jersey L 6–013,000 [116]

Week Ten

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 21AuburnGeorgia Memorial Stadium • Columbus, Georgia UGA 12–6 [117]
November 21FloridaGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, GeorgiaGT 23–010,000 [118]
November 21North CarolinaDukeDuke Stadium • Durham, North CarolinaT 0–022,000 [119]
November 21Washington & LeeMarylandByrd Stadium • College Park, MarylandMD 13–7 [120]
November 21NC StateSouth CarolinaMelton Field • Columbia, South CarolinaSCAR 21–0 [121]
November 21SewaneeTulaneTulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaTUL 40–08,000 [122]

Week Eleven

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 26AlabamaVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeALA 14–6 [123]
November 26South CarolinaAuburnCramton Bowl • Montgomery, AlabamaAUB 13–6 [124]
November 26ClemsonFurmanManly Field • Greenville, South Carolina T 0–0 [125]
November 26Florida UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, California L 13–020,000 [126]
November 26Maryland Johns Hopkins Municipal Stadium • Baltimore, Maryland W 35–1410,000 [127]
November 26Mississippi A&MOle MissHemingway Stadium • Oxford, MississippiMISS 25–14 [128]
November 26TennesseeKentuckyMcLean Stadium • Lexington, KentuckyT 6–618,000 [129]
November 26VirginiaNorth CarolinaKenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North CarolinaUNC 13–6 [130]
November 26VMIVPIMaher Field • Roanoke, VirginiaVPI 13–6 [131]
November 28DukeWashington & LeeWilson Field • Lexington, VirginiaDUKE 6–04,000 [132]
November 28Georgia TechGeorgiaSanford Stadium • Athens, GeorgiaUGA 35–6 [133]
November 28LSUTulaneTulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaTUL 34–730,000 [134]

Week Twelve

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
December 5Alabama Chattanooga Chamberlain Field • Chattanooga, Tennessee W 39–03,000 [135]
December 5 Centre South CarolinaMelton Field • Columbia, South CarolinaL 9–7 [136]
December 5KentuckyFloridaFairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, FloridaUK 7–2 [137]
December 5Maryland Western Maryland Municipal Stadium • Baltimore, MarylandW 41–612,000 [138]
December 5 Washington State TulaneTulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaW 28–1420,000 [139]
December 5TennesseeNYUYankee Stadium • Bronx, New YorkW 13–040,684 [140]

Week Thirteen

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
December 12Georgia USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CaliforniaL 60–075,000 [141]

Week Fifteen

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
December 26 California Georgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, GeorgiaL 19–6 [142]

Bowl games

DateBowl GameSiteSIAA TeamOpponentScore
January 1, 1932 Rose Bowl Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California Tulane USC USC 21–12

Awards and honors

All-Americans

All-Southern team

The following is the composite All-Southern team of coaches and sports writers compiled by the Associated Press. [143]

PositionNameFirst-team selectorsTeam
QB Austin Downes AP, CP Georgia
HB Gene McEver AP, CP Tennessee
HB Don Zimmerman AP, CP Tulane
FB Johnny Cain AP Alabama
E Jerry Dalrymple AP, CP Tulane
T Tex Leyendecker AP, CP Vanderbilt
G Herman Hickman AP, CP Tennessee
C Pete Gracey AP, CP Vanderbilt
G John Scafide AP Tulane
T Ray Saunders AP, CP Tennessee
E Vernon "Catfish" Smith AP, CP Georgia

[144]

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