1931 Auburn Tigers football team

The 1931 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1931 Southern Conference football season. Led by second-year head coach Chet A. Wynne, the team went 5–3–1, which was the team's first winning season since 1925.[1]

1931 Auburn Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1931 record5–3–1 (3–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Captain
Home stadiumDrake Field
1931 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

1931 was the first and only time Auburn has played the University of Wisconsin during the regular season, though they have since played twice in bowl games.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 25Birmingham–Southern*W 24–6
October 10at Wisconsin*T 7–7
October 17at Georgia TechW 13–0
October 24vs. FloridaL 12–13
October 31Spring Hill*W 27–7
November 7Tulane
  • Cramton Bowl
  • Montgomery, Alabama
L 0–27
November 14vs. SewaneeW 12–0
November 21vs. GeorgiaL 6–12
November 26South Carolina
  • Cramton Bowl
  • Montgomery, Alabama
W 13–6
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Source: 1931 Auburn football schedule[3]

References


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