1931 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1931 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference	Southern Conference
1931 record	9–0–1 (6–0–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Robert Neyland (6th season)
Home stadium	Shields-Watkins Field
Seasons

The 1931 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1931 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon), the team was led by head coach Robert Neyland, in his sixth year, and played their home games at Shields-Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. The 1931 Vols won nine, lost zero and tied one game (9–0–1 overall, 6–0–1 in the SoCon). On October 17, Tennessee avenged their only loss from the previous season and beat Alabama; this was the only loss for the Crimson Tide in 1931. For the third time in four years, Kentucky spoiled Tennessee's bid for a perfect season with a tie. Tennessee concluded the 1931 season on December 7 with a charity game at Yankee Stadium against NYU. The 1931 Vols outscored their opponents 243 to 15 and posted eight shutouts

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
Duke	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	2
South Carolina	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
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 & 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
Virginia Tech	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 State	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
† – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 26, 1931*	Maryville	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	W 33–0	–
October 3, 1931	Clemson	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	W 44–0	–
October 10, 1931	Ole Miss	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	W 38–0	–
October 17, 1931†	Alabama	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October)	W 25–0	–
October 24, 1931	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	W 31–0	–
October 31, 1931	Duke	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	W 25–2	–
November 7, 1931*	Carson–Newman	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	W 31–0	–
November 14, 1931	Vanderbilt	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	W 21–7	–
November 26, 1931	at Kentucky	McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY (Battle for the Barrel)	T 6–6	–
December 7, 1931*	vs. NYU	Yankee Stadium • Bronx, NY	W 13–0	40,684
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming.

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External links

• 1931 Tennessee Volunteers on College Football Reference