1931 Southwestern Lynx football team

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1931 Southwestern Lynx football
ConferenceDixie Conference, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–2–3 (2–0–1 Dixie, 3–1–1 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumFargason Field
Hodges Field
Seasons
← 1930
1932 →
1931 Dixie Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Chattanooga $ 4 0 0 9 2 0
Southwestern (TN) 2 0 1 4 2 3
Howard (AL) 3 1 1 8 2 2
Centre 1 1 0 8 2 1
Mississippi College 1 1 0 5 4 0
Birmingham–Southern 2 3 0 5 4 0
Mercer 1 2 0 7 2 1
Millsaps 0 3 0 3 5 0
Spring Hill 0 3 0 3 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1931 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Chattanooga $ 8 0 0 9 2 0
Louisiana Tech 6 0 0 7 0 0
Centenary 3 0 0 5 5 0
Western Kentucky State Teachers 7 1 0 8 4 0
Centre 5 1 0 8 2 1
The Citadel 4 1 0 5 4 1
Howard (AL) 3 1 1 8 2 2
Mercer 6 2 0 7 2 1
Southwestern (TN) 3 1 1 4 2 3
Loyola (LA) 2 1 0 5 4 0
Georgetown (KY) 3 2 0 4 5 0
Birmingham–Southern 4 3 0 5 4 0
Mississippi College 4 3 0 5 4 0
Murray State 2 2 0 5 3 1
Union (TN) 4 4 0 5 4 0
Wofford 3 4 0 4 5 0
Miami (FL) 2 3 0 4 8 0
Spring Hill 2 3 0 3 6 0
Louisiana Normal 2 4 0 5 4 0
Millsaps 2 4 0 3 5 0
Eastern Kentucky State Teachers 1 2 0 2 5 1
Mississippi State Teachers 2 4 0 2 5 0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers 1 3 0 6 4 0
Presbyterian 1 4 1 2 5 2
Transylvania 1 4 0 2 7 0
SW Louisiana 1 4 0 1 6 1
Stetson 1 5 0 3 5 0
Erskine 1 5 1 2 6 3
Louisiana College 1 6 0 2 6 0
Rollins 0 1 0 6 1 0
Newberry 0 3 0 2 6 0
Louisville 0 5 0 0 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1931 Southwestern Lynx football team was an American football team that represented Southwestern, The College of the Mississippi Valley (now known as Rhodes College) as a member of the Dixie Conference and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) in the 1931 college football season. Led by Jimmy R. Haygood in his first season as head coach, the team compiled an overall record of 4–2–3 and with a mark of 2–0–1 in Dixie Conference play and 3–1–1 against SIAA competition.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Delta State*
W 32–0[1]
October 3Sewanee*
  • Fargason Field
  • Memphis, TN (rivalry)
T 0–0[2]
October 9at MillsapsJackson, MSW 14–0[3]
October 24Ole Miss*
  • Fargason Field
  • Memphis, TN
T 20–20[4]
October 31Howard (AL)
  • Fargason Field
  • Memphis, TN
T 7–72,500[5]
November 7at Mississippi State Teachers
L 7–13[6]
November 14at Mississippi A&M*L 0–14[7]
November 21Union (TN)
  • Fargason Field
  • Memphis, TN
W 54–132,000[8]
November 26Spring Hill
  • Hodges Field
  • Memphis, TN
W 13–02,500[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "Delta team goes down to Memphis". The Clarion-Ledger. September 27, 1931. Retrieved April 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Sewanee is held to scoreless tie". The Knoxville Journal. October 4, 1931. Retrieved April 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Southwestern takes Millsaps into camp". The Vicksburg Post. October 10, 1931. Retrieved April 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Ole Miss tied". The Charlotte Observer. October 25, 1931. Retrieved April 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Harold High's 92-yard sprint ties Howard, 7–7". The Birmingham News. November 1, 1931. Retrieved April 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Teachers upset Lynx team 13–7". The Clarion-Ledger. November 8, 1931. Retrieved April 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Mississippi Aggies nip Southwestern". Chattanooga Daily Times. November 15, 1931. Retrieved April 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Southwestern buries Union eleven under 54–13 count". The Commercial Appeal. November 22, 1931. Retrieved April 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Southwestern wins in mud from Spring Hill, 13 to 0". The Commercial Appeal. November 27, 1931. Retrieved April 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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