1931 Auburn Tigers football team

1931 Auburn Tigers football
Conference Southern Conference
1931 record 5–3–1 (3-3 SoCon)
Head coach Chet A. Wynne
Home stadium Drake Field
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 & 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
Virginia Tech 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 State 0 5 0     2 6 0
Conference champion

The 1931 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1931 college football season. Led by second year head coach Chet A. Wynne, the team went 5–3–1, which was the team's first winning season since 1925.[1]

1931 was the first and only time Auburn has played the University of Wisconsin during the regular season, though they have since played twice in bowl games.[2]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
September 25 Birmingham–Southern* Cramton BowlMontgomery, AL W 24–6  
October 10 at Wisconsin* Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI T 7–7  
October 17 at Georgia Tech Grant FieldAtlanta, GA W 13–0  
October 24 vs. Florida Fairfield StadiumJacksonville, Florida L 12–13  
October 31 Spring Hill*dagger Drake FieldAuburn, AL W 27–7  
November 7 Tulane Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL L 0–27  
November 14 vs. Sewanee Legion FieldBirmingham, AL W 12–0  
November 21 vs. Georgia Memorial StadiumColumbus, GA L 6–12  
November 26 South Carolina Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL W 13–6  
*Non-conference game.

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