1931 Southern Conference football season
LeagueNCAA
SportCollege football
DurationSeptember 19, 1931
through January 1, 1933
Number of teams23
Regular Season
Season championsTulane
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.

In the annual Rose Bowl game, the SoCon champion Tulane Green Wave lost to the PCC champion USC Trojans 2112. 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 19Western Kentucky State TeachersOle MissHemingway StadiumOxford, MississippiW 13–6[1]
September 19Jacksonville StateSewaneeMcGee FieldSewanee, TennesseeW 18–0[2]
September 19RoanokeVirginiaLambeth FieldCharlottesville, VirginiaW 18–0[3]
September 19Hampden–SydneyVMIAlumni Field • Lexington, VirginiaW 6–0[4]

Week Two

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
September 25Birmingham–SouthernAuburnCramton BowlMontgomery, AlabamaW 24–6[5]
September 26Howard (AL)AlabamaDenny StadiumTuscaloosa, AlabamaW 42–65,000[6]
September 25PresbyterianClemsonRiggs FieldCalhoun, South CarolinaT 0–0[7]
September 26LSUTCUAmon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TXL 3–0[8]
September 26Washington CollegeMarylandByrd StadiumCollege Park, MarylandW 13–0[9]
September 26Mississippi A&MMillsapsAlumni Field • Jackson, MississippiW 10–7[10]
September 26Wake ForestNorth CarolinaKenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, North CarolinaW 37–010,000[11]
September 26DavidsonNC StateWorld War Memorial StadiumGreensboro, North CarolinaW 18–77,000[12]
September 26Tennessee TechSewaneeMcGee Field • Sewanee, TennesseeW 24–7[13]
September 26DukeSouth CarolinaMelton FieldColumbia, South CarolinaSCAR 7–0[14]
September 26Maryville (TN)TennesseeShields–Watkins FieldKnoxville, TennesseeW 33–0[15]
September 26Ole MissTulaneTulane StadiumNew Orleans, LouisianaTUL 31–012,000[16]
September 26Western Kentucky State TeachersVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TennesseeW 52–0[17]
September 26Randolph–MaconVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaT 7–7[18]
September 26RichmondVMIAlumni Field • Lexington, VirginiaL 7–0[19]
September 26King (TN)VPIMiles StadiumBlacksburg, VirginiaW 33–0[20]
September 26Hampden–SydneyWashington & LeeStadium Field • Lynchburg, VirginiaW 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 3VMIDukeDuke StadiumDurham, North CarolinaDUKE 13–0[24]
October 3FloridaNC StateRiddick StadiumRaleigh, North CarolinaFLA 34–0[25]
October 3VPIGeorgiaSanford FieldAthens, GeorgiaUGA 40–0[26]
October 3South CarolinaGeorgia TechGrant FieldAtlanta, GeorgiaGT 25–13[27]
October 3Maryville (TN)KentuckyMcLean StadiumLexington, KentuckyW 19–0[28]
October 3Spring HillLSUTiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LouisianaW 35–0[29]
October 3VirginiaMarylandByrd Stadium • College Park, MarylandMD 7–6[30]
October 3Mississippi CollegeMississippi A&MScott FieldStarkville, MississippiL 6–2[31]
October 3SewaneeSouthwestern (TN)Fargason Field • Memphis, TennesseeT 0–0[32]
October 3Texas A&MTulaneTulane 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, MississippiALA 53–0[36]
October 10WisconsinAuburnCamp Randall StadiumMadison, WIT 7–7[37]
October 10ClemsonNC StateCentral High School StadiumCharlotte, North CarolinaCLEM 6–0[38]
October 10VillanovaDukeDuke Stadium • Durham, North CarolinaW 18–0[39]
October 10North CarolinaFloridaFlorida FieldGainesville, FLT 0–08,000[40]
October 10GeorgiaYaleYale BowlNew Haven, ConnecticutW 26–770,000[41]
October 10Carnegie TechGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, GeorgiaL 13–0[42]
October 10South CarolinaLSUTiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LouisianaLSU 19–12[43]
October 10NavyMarylandGriffith StadiumWashington, 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 10VanderbiltOhio StateOhio StadiumColumbus, OhioW 26–2124,920[47]
October 10SewaneeVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaSEW 3–0[48]
October 10The CitadelVMIAlumni Field • Lexington, VirginiaT 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 CarolinaL 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 17DavidsonDukeRichardson FieldDavidson, North CarolinaT 0–05,000[56]
October 17FloridaSyracuseArchbold StadiumSyracuse, New YorkL 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 17SewaneeChattanoogaChamberlain FieldChattanooga, TennesseeW 6–0[61]
October 17TulaneVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeTUL 19–0[62]
October 17VMIVirginiaScott Stadium • Charlottesville, VirginiaVMI 18–3[63]
October 17William & MaryVPICity StadiumRichmond, VirginiaT 6–6[64]
October 17Washington & LeeWest VirginiaLaidley Field • Charleston, West VirginiaL 19–012,000[65]

Week Six

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 22ClemsonSouth CarolinaState Fairgrounds • Columbia, South CarolinaSCAR 21–0[66]
October 22Wake ForestDukeDuke Stadium • Durham, North CarolinaW 28–0[67]
October 24SewaneeAlabamaLegion FieldBirmingham, AlabamaALA 33–05,000[68]
October 24AuburnFloridaFairfield StadiumJacksonville, FloridaFLA 13–1215,000[69]
October 24VanderbiltGeorgiaSanford StadiumAthens, GeorgiaUGA 9–0[70]
October 24Georgia TechTulaneTulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaTUL 33–017,000[71]
October 24VPIKentuckyMcLean Stadium • Lexington, KentuckyUK 20–66,000[72]
October 24ArkansasLSUState Fair StadiumShreveport, LouisianaW 13–69,000[73]
October 24MarylandVMICity StadiumRichmond, VirginiaMD 41–20[74]
October 24Ole MissSouthwestern (TN)Fargason Field • Memphis, TennesseeT 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 CarolinaW 26–7[78]
October 30Ole MissMarquetteMarquette StadiumMilwaukee, WisconsinL 13–6[79]
October 31KentuckyAlabamaDenny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AlabamaALA 9–710,000[80]
October 31Spring HillAuburnDrake FieldAuburn, AlabamaW 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 & MaryBain FieldNorfolk, VirginiaT 0–0[89]

Week Eight

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 6VPIWashington & LeeMaher Field • Roanoke, VirginiaW&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 7GeorgiaNYUYankee StadiumBronx, New YorkW 7–665,000[94]
November 7DukeKentuckyMcLean Stadium • Lexington, KentuckyDUKE 7–012,000[95]
November 7LSUArmyMichie StadiumWest Point, NYL 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 7FurmanSouth CarolinaMelton Field • Columbia, South CarolinaW 27–0[100]
November 7Carson–NewmanTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeW 31–0[101]
November 7MarylandVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeVAN 39–12[102]
November 7VirginiaColumbiaBaker FieldNew York City, New YorkL 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 CarolinaFloridaPlant FieldTampa, FloridaT 6–6[106]
November 14Georgia TechPennFranklin FieldPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaL 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 & LeePrincetonPalmer StadiumPrinceton, New JerseyL 6–013,000[116]

Week Ten

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 21AuburnGeorgiaMemorial StadiumColumbus, GeorgiaUGA 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 CarolinaT 0–0[125]
November 26FloridaUCLALos Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CaliforniaL 13–020,000[126]
November 26MarylandJohns HopkinsMunicipal StadiumBaltimore, MarylandW 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 5AlabamaChattanoogaChamberlain FieldChattanooga, TennesseeW 39–03,000[135]
December 5CentreSouth CarolinaMelton Field • Columbia, South CarolinaL 9–7[136]
December 5KentuckyFloridaFairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, FloridaUK 7–2[137]
December 5MarylandWestern MarylandMunicipal Stadium • Baltimore, MarylandW 41612,000[138]
December 5Washington StateTulaneTulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaW 28–1420,000[139]
December 5TennesseeNYUYankee Stadium • Bronx, New YorkW 13–040,684[140]

Week Thirteen

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

Week Fifteen

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

Bowl games

DateBowl GameSiteSIAA TeamOpponentScore
January 1, 1932Rose BowlRose BowlPasadena, CaliforniaTulaneUSCUSC 2112

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]

Position Name First-team selectors Team
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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  87. "Vanderbilt wins over Tech, 49–7". The Birmingham News. November 1, 1931. Retrieved December 4, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  88. "Davidson upsets V.M.I. 7 to 0 in thrilling game". The Charlotte News. November 1, 1931. Retrieved December 4, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  89. "Generals outplay William and Mary but are held, 0–0". The Birmingham News. November 1, 1931. Retrieved December 4, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  90. "Sawyers' 80-yard dash on intercepted pass nets W. & L. 6–0 win". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 8, 1931. Retrieved December 4, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  91. "Powerful Alabama eleven crushes Gators, 41–0". St. Petersburg Times. November 8, 1931. Retrieved December 4, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  92. "Tulane trounces Auburn gridders". The News and Observer. November 8, 1931. Retrieved December 4, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  93. "V.M.I. noses out Clemson, 7–6, in overhead attack". The Birmingham News. November 8, 1931. Retrieved December 4, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  94. "Georgia jinxes Violets". Daily News. November 8, 1931. Retrieved December 4, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  95. "Duke conquers Kentucky by score of 7 to 0". The Messenger and Inquirer. November 15, 1931. Retrieved December 4, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  96. "Army blanches Louisiana Tigers". The State. November 8, 1931. Retrieved December 4, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  97. "Sewanee upsets Ole Miss by 7–0". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 8, 1931. Retrieved December 4, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  98. "N.C. State beats Aggies, score 6–0". The Birmingham News. November 8, 1931. Retrieved December 4, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  99. "Tornado–Tar Heels tie in offensive battle". The Knoxville Journal. November 8, 1931. Retrieved December 4, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  100. "Carolina outplays Furman to win state football title". The Sunday Record. November 8, 1931. Retrieved December 4, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  101. "Tennessee reserves defeat Carson–Newman Eagles 31 to 0". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 8, 1931. Retrieved December 4, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  102. "Vanderbilt fires heavy artillery to blast Maryland's title hopes, 39–12". The Knoxville Journal. November 8, 1931. Retrieved December 4, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  103. "Columbia Lions rend Cavaliers". The State. November 8, 1931. Retrieved December 4, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  104. "Bama team shows finesse in routing Clemson by 74–7". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 15, 1931. Retrieved December 4, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  105. "Auburn plays consistent game to beat Sewanee, 12–0". The Birmingham News. November 15, 1931. Retrieved December 4, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  106. "Semi-tropical sun slows up close affair". Florence Morning News. November 15, 1931. p. 2. Retrieved December 4, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  107. "Pennsy noses out win over Ga. Tech". Daily Press. November 15, 1931. Retrieved December 4, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  108. "Kelly leads Kentucky to 20 to 12 victory over V.M.I." The Paducah Sun-Democrat. November 15, 1931. Retrieved December 4, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  109. "L.S.U. rallies to lock Ole Miss, 26–3". The Birmingham News. November 15, 1931. Retrieved December 4, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  110. "Mississippi Aggies nip Southwestern". Chattanooga Daily Times. November 15, 1931. Retrieved December 4, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  111. "Davidson is trounced by Tarheels, 20 to 0". The Sunday Record. November 15, 1931. Retrieved December 4, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  112. "State Wolfpack licks Duke". The News and Observer. November 15, 1931. Retrieved December 4, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  113. "Tulane blasts Georgia hopes, 20–7". The Birmingham News. November 15, 1931. Retrieved December 4, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  114. "Tennessee passes beat Vanderbilt". Nashville Banner. November 15, 1931. Retrieved December 4, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  115. "Techmen battle Cavaliers to tie at Scott Stadium". Daily Press. November 15, 1931. Retrieved December 4, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  116. "Virginia General humble Princeton". Chattanooga Daily Times. November 15, 1931. Retrieved December 4, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  117. "Georgia licks game Auburn team, 12–6". The Charlotte Observer. November 22, 1931. Retrieved December 4, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  118. "Golden Tornado routs Gators". The State. November 22, 1931. Retrieved December 4, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  119. "Duke and Carolina battle to scoreless tie". The Charlotte News. November 22, 1931. Retrieved December 4, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  120. "Old Liners trounce Washington and Lee Generals by 13 to 7". Daily Press. November 22, 1931. Retrieved December 4, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  121. "South Carolina defeats N.C. State, 21 to 0". The Charlotte Observer. November 22, 1931. Retrieved December 4, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  122. "Hodgins leading scorer as Tulane beats Sewanee". The Shreveport Times. November 22, 1931. Retrieved December 4, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  123. "Tide takes high rank by beating Vandy, 14–6". The Birmingham News. November 27, 1931. Retrieved December 4, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  124. "Auburn ends season by whipping strong Gamecocks". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 27, 1931. Retrieved December 4, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  125. "Furman held to tie by Clemson". The News and Observer. November 27, 1931. Retrieved December 4, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  126. "Bruins rally to win over Florida 13–0". The Los Angeles Times. November 27, 1931.
  127. "Maryland wins by 35–14 from Johns Hopkins". The Times Dispatch. November 27, 1931. Retrieved December 4, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  128. "Mississippi wins from Aggies, 25–14". The Shreveport Journal. November 27, 1931. Retrieved December 4, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  129. "Wildcats hold Tennessee to 6–6 tie". The Inquirer. November 27, 1931. Retrieved December 4, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  130. "Carolina stages late rally to beat Virginia, 13 to 6". The Asheville Citizen. November 27, 1931. Retrieved December 4, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
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  134. "Tulane wins grid title". The Los Angeles Times. November 29, 1931. Retrieved December 4, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  135. "Brilliant blocking paves way for touchdowns as Alabama mauls Moccasins, 39–0". Chattanooga Daily Times. December 6, 1931. Retrieved December 4, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
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  138. "U. of M. crushes Terrors, 41 to 6". The Baltimore Sun. December 6, 1931. Retrieved December 4, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  139. "Wave is pushed but cops by 28–14 score". The Birmingham News. December 6, 1931. Retrieved December 4, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
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