1931 LSU Tigers football team

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

1931 LSU Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1931 record5–4 (3–2 SoCon)
Head coach
MVPTom Smith
CaptainEd Khoury
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
1931 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Tulane $ 8 0 011 1 0
Tennessee 6 0 19 0 1
Alabama 7 1 09 1 0
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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 26at TCU*L 0–3
October 4Spring Hill*W 35–0[1]
October 10South Carolina
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 19–12[2]
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[3]
November 7at Army*L 0–20
November 14at Ole MissJackson, MS (rivalry)W 26–3
November 28at TulaneL 7–34
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

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Season summary

Spring Hill

The game against Spring Hill was the first night-game in Tiger Stadium.[7] LSU won 350.

References

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