1931 Sewanee Tigers football team

American college football season

1931 Sewanee Tigers football

Conference| Southern Conference
Record| 6–3–1 (3–3 SoCon)
Head coach|

* Harry E. Clark (1st season)

Home stadium| Hardee Field

Seasons

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1932 ->

1931 Southern Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 2 Tulane $  | 8  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 11  | - | 1  | - | 0
No. 3 Tennessee | 6  | - | 0  | - | 1 |  |  | 9  | - | 0  | - | 1
Alabama | 7  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 1  | - | 0
No. 6 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

Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1931 Sewanee Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Sewanee: The University of the South as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1931 college football season. In their first season under head coach Harry E. Clark, Sewanee compiled a 6–3–1 record.[1]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 19| Jacksonville State*|

* Hardee Field
* Sewanee, TN

| W 18–0| | [2]
September 26| Tennessee Tech*|

* Hardee Field
* Sewanee, TN

| W 24–7| | [3]
October 3| at Southwestern (TN)*|

* Fargason Field
* Memphis, TN (rivalry)

| T 0–0| | [4]
October 10| at Virginia|

* Scott Stadium
* Charlottesville, VA

| W 3–0| | [5]
October 17| at Chattanooga|

* Chamberlain Field
* Chattanooga, TN

| W 6–0| | [6]
October 24| at Alabama|

* Legion Field
* Birmingham, AL

| L 0–33| 5,000| [7]
October 31| at LSU|

* Tiger Stadium
* Baton Rouge, LA

| W 12–6| | [8]
November 7| at Ole Miss|

* Hemingway Stadium
* Oxford, MS

| W 7–0| | [9]
November 14| at Auburn|

* Legion Field
* Birmingham, AL

| L 0–12| | [10]
November 21| at Tulane|

* Tulane Stadium
* New Orleans, LA

| L 0–40| 8,000| [11]

* *Non-conference game

## References

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1. ^ "1931 Sewanee Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
2. ^ "Sewanee takes first test from Jacksonville, 18–0". The Birmingham News. September 20, 1931. Retrieved August 12, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Sewanee Bengals defeat Poly, 24–7". The Chattanooga Times. September 27, 1931. Retrieved August 12, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Sewanee is held to scoreless tie". The Knoxville Journal. October 4, 1931. Retrieved August 12, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Jeffries' dropkick enables Sewanee to defeat Cavaliers by 3 to 0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 11, 1931. Retrieved August 12, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Joe Gee splits through Moccasins for 47-yard jaunt and Sewanee wins, 6 to 0". The Chattanooga Times. October 18, 1931. Retrieved August 12, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Alabama piles up 33–0 score on Sewanee". Chattanooga Daily Times. October 25, 1931. Retrieved August 12, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Sewanee defeats Louisiana State". The Shreveport Times. November 1, 1931. Retrieved August 12, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Sewanee upsets Ole Miss by 7–0". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 8, 1931. Retrieved August 12, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Auburn plays consistent game to beat Sewanee, 12–0". The Birmingham News. November 15, 1931. Retrieved August 12, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Hodgins leading scorer as Tulane beats Sewanee". The Shreveport Times. November 22, 1931. Retrieved August 12, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.

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Sewanee Tigers football

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* McGee Field (1891–present)

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* Rhodes: Edmund Orgill Trophy
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