1931 LSU Tigers football team

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1931 LSU Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1931 record5–4 (3–2 SoCon)
Head coach
MVPTom Smith
CaptainEd Khoury
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
Seasons
← 1930
1932 →
1931 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tulane $ 8 0 0 11 1 0
Tennessee 6 0 1 9 0 1
Alabama 7 1 0 9 1 0
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

The 1931 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) in the 1931 Southern Conference football season.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 26at TCU*
L 0–3
October 4Spring Hill*W 35–0
October 10South Carolinadagger
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 19–12[1]
October 17Mississippi A&M
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 31–0
October 24vs. Arkansas*W 13–6
October 31Sewanee
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
L 6–12[2]
November 7at Army*L 0–20
November 14at Ole MissJackson, MS (rivalry)W 26–3
November 28at TulaneL 7–34
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

[3][4][5]

Season summary[]

Spring Hill[]

The game against Spring Hill was the first night-game in Tiger Stadium.[6] LSU won 35–0.

References[]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Sewanee defeats Louisiana State". The Shreveport Times. November 1, 1931. Retrieved August 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "2013 LSU Football Media Guide". p. 151. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
  4. ^ "Louisiana State Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2015-09-08.
  5. ^ "Stadium Spotlight: When LSU's Tiger Stadium was literally home". si.com. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  6. ^ "LSU's first Saturday night game was 87-years ago this week, relive it here".
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