1931 Tennessee Volunteers football team
The 1931 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1931 college football season. Robert Neyland served his sixth year as head coach of the Volunteers. The 1931 Vols went 9–0–1 with a record of 6–0–1 in the Southern Conference. 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
Schedule
| Date |
Opponent |
Site |
Result |
Attendance |
| September 26, 1931 |
Maryville* |
Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN |
W 33–0 |
– |
| October 3, 1931 |
Clemson |
Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN |
W 44–0 |
– |
| October 10, 1931 |
Mississippi A&M |
Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN |
W 38–0 |
– |
| October 17, 1931 |
Alabama |
Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October) |
W 25–0 |
– |
| October 24, 1931 |
at North Carolina |
Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapenl Hill, NC |
W 31–0 |
– |
| October 31, 1931 |
Duke |
Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN |
W 25–2 |
– |
| November 7, 1931 |
Carson–Newman* |
Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN |
W 31–0 |
– |
| November 14, 1931 |
Vanderbilt |
Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN |
W 21–7 |
– |
| November 26, 1931 |
at Kentucky |
McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY |
T 6–6 |
– |
| December 7, 1931 |
vs. NYU* |
Yankee Stadium • Bronx, NY |
W 13–0 |
40,684[1] |
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. All times are in Eastern. |
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