The 1931 Southern Conference football season was the college football games played by the member schools of the Southern Conference as part of the 1931 college football season. The season began on September 19.
In the annual Rose Bowl game, the SoCon champion Tulane Green Wave lost to the PCC champion USC Trojans 21–12. The Georgia Bulldogs suffered their only two losses to Tulane and USC.
It was Wallace Wade's first year as Duke head coach.
Regular season Index to colors and formattingNon-conference matchup; SoCon member wonNon-conference matchup; SoCon member lostNon-conference matchup; tieConference matchup SoCon teams in bold.
Week One Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference September 19Western Kentucky State TeachersOle MissHemingway Stadium • Oxford, MississippiW 13–6 September 19Jacksonville StateSewaneeMcGee Field • Sewanee, TennesseeW 18–0 September 19RoanokeVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaW 18–0 September 19VMIAlumni Field • Lexington, VirginiaW 6–0
Week Two Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceSeptember 25Birmingham–SouthernAuburnCramton Bowl • Montgomery, AlabamaW 24–6 September 26Howard (AL)Alabama Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AlabamaW 42–65,000September 25ClemsonRiggs Field • Calhoun, South CarolinaT 0–0 September 26LSUTCUAmon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TXL 3–0 September 26MarylandByrd Stadium • College Park, MarylandW 13–0 September 26Mississippi A&MAlumni Field • Jackson, MississippiW 10–7 September 26Wake ForestNorth Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina W 37–010,000September 26DavidsonNC StateWorld War Memorial Stadium • Greensboro, North CarolinaW 18–77,000September 26SewaneeMcGee Field • Sewanee, TennesseeW 24–7 September 26DukeSouth CarolinaMelton Field • Columbia, South CarolinaSCAR 7–0 September 26TennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeW 33–0 September 26Ole Miss Tulane Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaTUL 31–012,000September 26Western Kentucky State TeachersVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeW 52–0 September 26VirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaT 7–7 September 26RichmondVMIAlumni Field • Lexington, VirginiaL 7–0 September 26VPIMiles Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia W 33–0 September 26Hampden–SydneyWashington & LeeStadium Field • Lynchburg, VirginiaW 32–0
Week Three Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceOctober 3Ole MissAlabamaDenny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AlabamaALA 55–6 October 3ClemsonTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TNTENN 44–0 October 3VMIDukeDuke Stadium • Durham, North CarolinaDUKE 13–0 October 3FloridaNC StateRiddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina FLA 34–0 October 3VPI GeorgiaSanford Field • Athens, Georgia UGA 40–0 October 3South CarolinaGeorgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta, Georgia GT 25–13 October 3Maryville (TN)KentuckyMcLean Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky W 19–0 October 3Spring HillLSUTiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana W 35–0 October 3VirginiaMarylandByrd Stadium • College Park, MarylandMD 7–6 October 3Mississippi CollegeMississippi A&MScott Field • Starkville, MississippiL 6–2 October 3SewaneeSouthwestern (TN)Fargason Field • Memphis, TennesseeT 0–0 October 3Texas A&MTulaneTulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaW 7–0 October 3North CarolinaVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeVAN 13–67,000October 3DavidsonWashington & LeeWilson Field • Lexington, VirginiaL 7–0
Week Four Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference October 10Alabama Mississippi A&MGreer Memorial Field • Meridian, MississippiALA 53–0 October 10WisconsinAuburnCamp Randall Stadium • Madison, WIT 7–7 October 10ClemsonNC StateCentral High School Stadium • Charlotte, North CarolinaCLEM 6–0 October 10VillanovaDukeDuke Stadium • Durham, North CarolinaW 18–0 October 10North CarolinaFloridaFlorida Field • Gainesville, FLT 0–08,000 October 10GeorgiaYale Yale Bowl • New Haven, Connecticut W 26–770,000October 10Carnegie TechGeorgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta, GeorgiaL 13–0 October 10South CarolinaLSUTiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LouisianaLSU 19–12 October 10NavyMarylandGriffith Stadium • Washington, D. C.W 6–016,000October 10 Ole MissTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeTENN 38–0 October 10Spring HillTulaneTulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaW 40–0 October 10VanderbiltOhio StateOhio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio W 26–21 24,920October 10SewaneeVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaSEW 3–0 October 10The CitadelVMIAlumni Field • Lexington, Virginia T 13–13 October 10DavidsonVPIMiles Stadium • Blacksburg, VirginiaW 18–6 October 10Washington & LeeKentuckyMcLean Stadium • Lexington, KentuckyUK 45–06,500
Week Five Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference October 16Clemson The CitadelFlorence Memorial Stadium • Florence, South Carolina L 6–0 October 16Wake ForestNC StateRiddick Stadium • Raleigh, North CarolinaL 6–0 October 17AlabamaTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeTENN 25–023,000October 17AuburnGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, GeorgiaAUB 13–0 17,000October 17DavidsonDukeRichardson Field • Davidson, North CarolinaT 0–05,000 October 17FloridaSyracuseArchbold Stadium • Syracuse, New YorkL 33–1214,000October 17GeorgiaNorth CarolinaKenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North CarolinaUGA 32–718,000October 17Mississippi A&MLSUTiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LouisianaLSU 31–0 October 17Kentucky MarylandByrd Stadium • College Park, MarylandT 6–6> 10,000October 17SewaneeChattanoogaChamberlain Field • Chattanooga, TennesseeW 6–0 October 17TulaneVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeTUL 19–0 October 17VMIVirginiaScott Stadium • Charlottesville, VirginiaVMI 18–3 October 17William & MaryVPICity Stadium • Richmond, VirginiaT 6–6 October 17Washington & LeeWest VirginiaLaidley Field • Charleston, West VirginiaL 19–012,000
Week Six Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceOctober 22ClemsonSouth CarolinaState Fairgrounds • Columbia, South CarolinaSCAR 21–0 October 22Wake ForestDukeDuke Stadium • Durham, North CarolinaW 28–0 October 24SewaneeAlabamaLegion Field • Birmingham, AlabamaALA 33–05,000October 24AuburnFloridaFairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, FloridaFLA 13–1215,000October 24VanderbiltGeorgiaSanford Stadium • Athens, GeorgiaUGA 9–0 October 24Georgia TechTulaneTulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaTUL 33–017,000October 24VPIKentuckyMcLean Stadium • Lexington, KentuckyUK 20–66,000October 24ArkansasLSUState Fair Stadium • Shreveport, LouisianaW 13–69,000October 24MarylandVMICity Stadium • Richmond, Virginia MD 41–20 October 24Ole MissSouthwestern (TN)Fargason Field • Memphis, Tennessee T 20–20 October 24TennesseeNorth CarolinaKenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North CarolinaTENN 7–012,000October 24VirginiaWashington & LeeWilson Field • Lexington, VirginiaW&L18–0
Week Seven Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceOctober 29South CarolinaThe CitadelCounty Fairgrounds • Orangeburg, South CarolinaW 26–7 October 30Ole MissMarquetteMarquette Stadium • Milwaukee, WisconsinL 13–6 October 31KentuckyAlabamaDenny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AlabamaALA 9–710,000October 31Spring HillAuburnDrake Field • Auburn, AlabamaW 27–7 October 31DukeTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeTENN 25–212,000October 31GeorgiaFloridaFlorida Field • Gainesville, FloridaUGA 33–020,000October 31MarylandVPIMiles Stadium • Blacksburg, VirginiaMD 20–0 October 31North CarolinaNC StateRiddick Stadium • Raleigh, North CarolinaUNC 18–1512,000October 31Mississippi A&MTulaneTulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaTUL 59–74,000October 31VanderbiltGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, GeorgiaVAN 49–710,000October 31VMIDavidsonRichardson Field • Davidson, North CarolinaL 7–0 October 31Washington & LeeWilliam & MaryBain Field • Norfolk, Virginia T 0–0
Week Eight Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceNovember 6VPIWashington & LeeMaher Field • Roanoke, VirginiaW&L 6–0 November 7FloridaAlabamaLegion Field • Birmingham, AlabamaALA 41–07,000 November 7TulaneAuburnCramton Bowl • Montgomery, AlabamaTUL 27–0 November 7ClemsonVMIBain Field • Norfolk, VirginiaVMI 7–6 November 7GeorgiaNYUYankee Stadium • Bronx, New YorkW 7–665,000November 7DukeKentuckyMcLean Stadium • Lexington, KentuckyDUKE 7–012,000November 7LSUArmyMichie Stadium • West Point, NYL 20–015,000November 7SewaneeOle MissHemingway Stadium • Oxford, MississippiSEW 7–0 November 7NC StateMississippi A&MScott Field • Starkville, MississippiNCST 6–0 November 7North CarolinaGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, GeorgiaT 19–19 November 7FurmanSouth CarolinaMelton Field • Columbia, South CarolinaW 27–0 November 7TennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeW 31–0 November 7MarylandVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeVAN 39–12 November 7VirginiaColumbiaBaker Field • New York City, New YorkL 27–0
Week Nine Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceNovember 14ClemsonAlabamaCramton Bowl • Montgomery, AlabamaALA 74–7 November 14SewaneeAuburnLegion Field • Birmingham, AlabamaAUB 12–0 November 14South CarolinaFloridaPlant Field • Tampa, FloridaT 6–6 November 14Georgia TechPennFranklin Field • Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaL 13–12 November 14KentuckyVMIAlumni Field • Lexington, VirginiaUK 20–12 November 14LSUOle MissMunicipal Stadium • Jackson, MississippiLSU 26–3 November 14Southwestern (TN)Mississippi A&MScott Field • Starkville, MississippiW 14–0 November 14DavidsonNorth CarolinaKenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North CarolinaW 20–07,000November 14NC StateDukeDuke Stadium • Durham, North CarolinaNCST 14–05,000November 14TulaneGeorgiaSanford Stadium • Athens, GeorgiaTUL 20–735,000 November 14VanderbiltTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeTENN 21–725,000November 14 VirginiaVPIScott Stadium • Charlottesville, VirginiaT 0–0 November 14Washington & LeePrincetonPalmer Stadium • Princeton, New JerseyL 6–013,000
Week Ten Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceNovember 21AuburnGeorgiaMemorial Stadium • Columbus, GeorgiaUGA 12–6 November 21FloridaGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, GeorgiaGT 23–010,000November 21North CarolinaDukeDuke Stadium • Durham, North CarolinaT 0–022,000November 21Washington & LeeMarylandByrd Stadium • College Park, MarylandMD 13–7 November 21NC StateSouth CarolinaMelton Field • Columbia, South CarolinaSCAR 21–0 November 21SewaneeTulaneTulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaTUL 40–08,000
Week Eleven Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceNovember 26AlabamaVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeALA 14–6 November 26South CarolinaAuburnCramton Bowl • Montgomery, AlabamaAUB 13–6 November 26ClemsonFurmanManly Field • Greenville, South CarolinaT 0–0 November 26FloridaUCLALos Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CaliforniaL 13–020,000November 26MarylandMunicipal Stadium • Baltimore, MarylandW 35–1410,000November 26Mississippi A&MOle MissHemingway Stadium • Oxford, MississippiMISS 25–14 November 26TennesseeKentuckyMcLean Stadium • Lexington, KentuckyT 6–618,000November 26VirginiaNorth CarolinaKenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North CarolinaUNC 13–6 November 26VMIVPIMaher Field • Roanoke, VirginiaVPI 13–6 November 28DukeWashington & LeeWilson Field • Lexington, VirginiaDUKE 6–04,000November 28Georgia TechGeorgiaSanford Stadium • Athens, GeorgiaUGA 35–6 November 28LSUTulaneTulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaTUL 34–730,000
Week Twelve