1931 LSU Tigers football team

1931 LSU Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–4 (3–2h SoCon)
CaptainEd Khoury
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
Seasons
← 1930
1932 →
1931 Southern Conference football standings
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 LSU Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Louisiana State University (LSU) during the 1931 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their fourth year under head coach Russ Cohen, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 5–4, with a mark of 3–2 in conference play.[1] The 35–0 victory over Spring Hill was the first night-game in Tiger Stadium.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at TCU*
L 0–3[3]
October 4Spring Hill*
W 35–0[4]
October 10South Carolinadagger
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 19–12[5]
October 17Mississippi A&M
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 31–0[6]
October 24vs. Arkansas*
W 13–69,000[7]
October 31Sewanee
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
L 6–12[8]
November 7at Army*
L 0–2015,000[9]
November 14at Ole Miss
W 26–3[10]
November 28at Tulane
L 7–3430,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "1931 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  2. ^ "LSU's first Saturday night game was 87-years ago this week, relive it here".
  3. ^ "T.C.U. field goal beats Louisiana State in third period". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 27, 1931. Retrieved June 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "L.S.U. Tigers beat Spring Hill by score of 35–0". The Shreveport Times. October 5, 1931. Retrieved April 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Louisiana Tigers in easy victory over Mississippi". The Shreveport Times. October 18, 1931. Retrieved June 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Louisiana shades Arkansas, 13 to 6". The Daily Times. October 25, 1931. Retrieved June 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Sewanee defeats Louisiana State". The Shreveport Times. November 1, 1931. Retrieved August 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Army blanches Louisiana Tigers". The State. November 8, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "L.S.U. rallies to lock Ole Miss, 26–3". The Birmingham News. November 15, 1931. Retrieved June 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Tulane wins grid title". The Los Angeles Times. November 29, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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