1931 LSU Tigers football team

The 1931 LSU Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Louisiana State University (LSU) during the 1931 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their fourth year under head coach Russ Cohen, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 5–4, with a mark of 3–2 in conference play.[1] The 35–0 victory over Spring Hill was the first night-game in Tiger Stadium.[2]

1931 LSU Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–4 (3–2h SoCon)
CaptainEd Khoury
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
1931 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Tulane $ 8 –0 –011 –1 –0
No. 3 Tennessee 6 –0 –19 –0 –1
Alabama 7 –1 –09 –1 –0
No. 6 Georgia 6 –1 –08 –2 –0
Maryland 4 –1 –18 –1 –1
Kentucky 4 –2 –25 –2 –2
LSU 3 –2 –05 –4 –0
South Carolina 3 –3 –15 –4 –1
Duke 3 –3 –15 –3 –2
Auburn 3 –3 –05 –3 –0
Sewanee 3 –3 –06 –3 –1
Vanderbilt 3 –4 –05 –4 –0
North Carolina 2 –3 –34 –3 –3
Washington and Lee 2 –3 –04 –5 –1
Florida 2 –4 –22 –6 –2
Georgia Tech 2 –4 –12 –7 –1
VMI 2 –4 –03 –6 –1
NC State 2 –4 –03 –6 –0
VPI 1 –4 –13 –4 –2
Clemson 1 –4 –01 –6 –2
Ole Miss 1 –5 –02 –6 –1
Virginia 0 –5 –12 –6 –1
Mississippi A&M 0 –5 –02 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at TCU*
L 0–3[3]
October 4Spring Hill*
W 35–0[4]
October 10South Carolinadagger
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 19–12[5]
October 17Mississippi A&M
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 31–0[6]
October 24vs. Arkansas*
W 13–69,000[7]
October 31Sewanee
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
L 6–12[8]
November 7at Army*
L 0–2015,000[9]
November 14at Ole Miss
W 26–3[10]
November 28at Tulane
L 7–3430,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References
  1. "1931 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  2. "LSU's first Saturday night game was 87-years ago this week, relive it here".
  3. "T.C.U. field goal beats Louisiana State in third period". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 27, 1931. Retrieved June 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "L.S.U. Tigers beat Spring Hill by score of 35–0". The Shreveport Times. October 5, 1931. Retrieved April 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "South Carolina loses early lead to be beaten by L.S.U." The Index-Journal. October 11, 1931. Retrieved January 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Louisiana Tigers in easy victory over Mississippi". The Shreveport Times. October 18, 1931. Retrieved June 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Louisiana shades Arkansas, 13 to 6". The Daily Times. October 25, 1931. Retrieved June 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Sewanee defeats Louisiana State". The Shreveport Times. November 1, 1931. Retrieved August 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Army blanches Louisiana Tigers". The State. November 8, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "L.S.U. rallies to lock Ole Miss, 26–3". The Birmingham News. November 15, 1931. Retrieved June 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Tulane wins grid title". The Los Angeles Times. November 29, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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