1931 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1931 Tennessee Volunteers football
Conference Southern Conference
1931 record 901 (601 SoCon)
Head coach Robert Neyland (6th year)
Offensive scheme Single-wing
Home stadium Shields-Watkins Field

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 (901 overall, 601 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
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
Duke 3 3 1     5 3 2
South Carolina 3 3 1     5 4 1
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

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 26, 1931 Maryville* Shields-Watkins FieldKnoxville, TN W 330  
October 3, 1931 Clemson Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN W 440  
October 10, 1931 Ole Miss Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN W 380  
October 17, 1931 Alabamadagger Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October) W 250  
October 24, 1931 at North Carolina Kenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, NC W 310  
October 31, 1931 Duke Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN W 252  
November 7, 1931 Carson–Newman* Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN W 310  
November 14, 1931 Vanderbilt Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN W 217  
November 26, 1931 at Kentucky McLean StadiumLexington, KY (Battle for the Barrel) T 66  
December 7, 1931 vs. NYU* Yankee StadiumBronx, NY W 130   40,684[1]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming.

Players

1931 Tennessee Volunteers roster

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
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