1931 LSU Tigers football team

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]

1931 LSU Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–4 (3–2h SoCon)
CaptainEd Khoury
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
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

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 TulaneL 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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