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1931 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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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
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

Schedule

September 26, 1931Maryville*

W 33–0– October 3, 1931Clemson

  • Shields-Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN

W 44–0– October 10, 1931Ole Miss

  • Shields-Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN

W 38–0– October 17, 1931Alabamadagger

W 25–0– October 24, 1931at North Carolina

W 31–0– October 31, 1931Duke

  • Shields-Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN

W 25–2– November 7, 1931Carson–Newman*

  • Shields-Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN

W 31–0– November 14, 1931Vanderbilt

  • Shields-Watkins Field
  • Knoxville, TN

W 21–7– November 26, 1931at Kentucky

T 6–6– December 7, 1931vs. NYU*

W 13–040,684[1]

Template:CFB Schedule End

Players

Quarterbacks

  • 18 Charles Kohlhase - Sr.
  • 38 Leo Petruzze - So.
  • 43 Deke Brackett - Jr.

Halfbacks

  • 52 Gene McEver - Sr.
  • 41 John Allen - Sr.
  • 16 Theodore Disney - Sr.
  • 15 John D. Bayless - So.
  • 36 Ira McCollister - So.
  • 48 Beattie Feathers - So.
  • 53 James McAuliffe - So.
 

Fullbacks

  • 40 William G. Cox - Sr.
  • 32 Malcolm Anderson - So.
  • 63 Herman Wynn - So.

Ends

  • 26 Paul Hug - Sr.
  • 31 Fritz Brandt - Sr.
  • 39 Virgil Rayburn - Jr.
  • 33 James Clemmer - Sr.
  • 25 Laird Holt - Sr.
  • 26 Murray Warmath - So.
  • 34 Alton Mark - So.
  • 17 Herman Snipes - So.
  • 35 C. L. McPherson - Jr.
  • 61 Oscar Derryberry - Sr.
  • 55 Francis Shull - Jr.
  • 66 B. Smith - Sr.
 

Tackles

  • 62 Malcolm Aitken - Jr.
  • 22 J. Ralph Still - Jr.
  • 42 Ray Saunders - Sr.
  • 51 Thomas Bounds - Jr.
  • 60 James Eldridge - Jr.

Guards

  • 45 Herman Hickman - Sr.
  • 23 Gordon Smith - So.
  • 21 J. B. Ellis - So.
  • 30 Milton Frank - So.
  • 37 John Franklin - Jr.
  • 44 Ben Redman - Jr.
  • 56 A. H. Voss - So.
  • 57 G. B. Goodrich - Jr.
  • 64 Howard Stewart = So.
 

Centers

  • 46 Talmadge Maples - So.
  • 47 David K. Mitchell - Sr.
  • 20 Eugene S. Mayer - Sr.
  • 58 Bert Bibee - So.
 

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References

  1. ^ Luchter, P. S. (December 31, 2011). "Football Games at Yankee Stadium". Lucky's Amazing Sports Lists. LuckyShow.org. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
  2. ^ "Tennessee Football History and Records: Tennessee Results 1930–39". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
  3. ^ http://diglib.lib.utk.edu/fbpro/main.php?bid=615&pg=20&catid=108