The 1931 Southern Conference football season was the

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games played by the member schools of the

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as part of the

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. The season began on September 19. In the annual

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, the SoCon champion

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lost to the

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champion

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21–12. The

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suffered their only two losses to Tulane and USC. It was

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's first year as

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head coach.

Regular season

SoCon teams in bold.

Week One

Week Two

Week Three

Week Four

Week Five

Week Six

Week Seven

Week Eight

Week Nine

Week Ten

Week Eleven

Week Twelve

Week Thirteen

Week Fifteen

Bowl games

Awards and honors

All-Americans

*E –

Jerry Dalrymple Gerald Richard Dalrymple (August 6, 1906 – September 25, 1962) was an American football and basketball player and coach. Dalrymple worked odd jobs at Ouachita Junior College in Arkadelphia for three years. He was a prominent end for coach Berni ...

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(AP–1; UP–1; COL–1; CP–1; NEA–1; INS–1; WCFF; LIB; HSM; CH-1; LP; AAB) *E –

Vernon "Catfish" Smith Vernon "Catfish" Smith (January 14, 1908 – September 29, 1988) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player, coach, and military officer. A three-sport athlete at the University of Georgia, Smith was named to the 1931 College Foo ...

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(AP-1; COL–1; NEA–2; INS–2; HSM; CP–1; CH-2; LP) *T – Ray Saunders,

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(CP-3) *G –

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, Tennessee (AP–3; COL–1; NEA–3; INS-3; CP–1; CH-1) *G – Milton Leathers, Georgia (INS-2) *C – Pete Gracey, Vanderbilt (CP-2) *QB –

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, Georgia (CP-3) *HB – Don Zimmerman, Tulane (AP–2; NEA–2; INS-1; CP–1; CH-2) *HB –

Gene McEver Eugene Tucker McEver (September 15, 1908 – July 12, 1985) was an American football player and coach. He played college football at the University of Tennessee, where he was an All-American halfback. McEver served as the head football coach ...

, Tennessee (AP–2; NEA–2; INS-2; CP–2) *FB –

Johnny Cain John Lewis "Hurri" "Sugar" Cain (November 17, 1908 – August 18, 1977) was an American football player, coach of football, baseball, and tennis, and college athletics administrator. He played college football at the University of Alabama, where h ...

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(UP–1; NEA–3 icked as halfback INS-3; WCFF; CH-2; AAB) *FB – Nollie Felts, Tulane (CP-3)

All-Southern team

The following is the composite All-Southern team of coaches and sports writers compiled by the

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References

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