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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