1931 Simmons Cowboys football team

1931 Simmons Cowboys football
Texas Conference co-champion
Conference	Texas Conference
Record	6–5 (4–1 Texas)
Head coach	Les Cranfill (2nd season)

1931 Texas Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Howard Payne +	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Simmons (TX) +	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Austin	3	–	2	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Southwestern (TX)	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
St. Edward's	1	–	3	–	1			1	–	5	–	1
Trinity (TX)	0	–	4	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1931 Simmons Cowboys football team represented Simmons University—now known as Hardin–Simmons University—as a member of the Texas Conference during 1931 college football season. Led by Les Cranfill in his second season as head coach, the team went 6–5 overall, sharing the Texas Conference title with Howard Payne.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 18	at Daniel Baker*	Brownwood, TX	W 6–0
September 26	at Texas*	War Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	L 0–36
October 3	at SMU*	Ownby Stadium University Park, TX	L 10–27
October 9	St. Edward's	Abilene, TX	W 13–0
October 17	at Texas Mines*	El Paso HS Stadium El Paso, TX	W 45–0
October 23	TCU*	Abilene, TX	L 0–6
October 30	Southwestern (TX)	Abilene, TX	W 53–0
November 11	vs. Trinity (TX)	Waco, TX	W 46–0
November 16	Austin	Abilene, TX	W 20–0
November 21	Howard Payne	Abilene, TX	L 0–20
November 26	Texas Tech*	Abilene, TX	L 0–6
*Non-conference game