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1931 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Tulane $ 8 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 3 Tennessee 6 – 0 – 1 9 – 0 – 1
Alabama 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
No. 6 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
South Carolina 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Duke 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 2
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
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1931 North Carolina Tar Heels football team was an American football team that represented the University of North Carolina during the 1931 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their sixth year under head coach Chuck Collins, the team compiled an overall record of 4–3–3, with a mark of 2–3–3 in conference play.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 262:30 p.m.[2]Wake Forest*
W 37–010,000[3][4]
October 33:30 p.m.[5]at Vanderbilt
L 0–1315,000[6][7]
October 103:00 p.m.[8]at Florida
T 0–08,000[9]
October 172:30 p.m.[10]Georgia
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 7–3218,000[11][12]
October 242:30 p.m.[13]Tennessee
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 0–714,000[14][15]
October 312:30 p.m.[16]at NC State
W 18–1510,000[17][18]
November 73:00 p.m.[19]at Georgia Tech
T 19–19[20]
November 142:30 p.m.[21]Davidson*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 20–07,000[22][23]
November 212:00 p.m.[24]at Duke
T 0–022,000[25][26]
November 262:00 p.m.[27]Virginia
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
W 13–6[28]

References

  1. ^ "1931 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  2. ^ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, September 26, 1931, Image 3". September 26, 1931. p. 3.
  3. ^ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, September 27, 1931, Image 3". September 27, 1931. p. 3.
  4. ^ "Tarheels show early season strength by downing Deacon eleven of Wake Forest, 37–0". The Greenville News. September 27, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 03, 1931, Image 3". October 3, 1931. p. 3.
  6. ^ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 04, 1931, Image 3". October 4, 1931. p. 3.
  7. ^ "Vandy extended to conquer N. Carolina". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 4, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 10, 1931, Image 3". October 10, 1931. p. 3.
  9. ^ "Gators and Tarheels battle to scoreless tie". Miami Daily News. October 11, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 17, 1931, Image 3". October 17, 1931. p. 3.
  11. ^ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 18, 1931, Image 3". October 18, 1931. p. 3.
  12. ^ "Georgia routs Carolina". The Atlanta Constitution. October 18, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 24, 1931, Image 3". October 24, 1931. p. 3.
  14. ^ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 25, 1931, Image 3". October 25, 1931. p. 3.
  15. ^ "North Carolina holds Tennessee to 7–0 score". The Charlotte News. October 25, 1931. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Technician, Vol. 12 No. 7, October 30, 1931 - technician-v12n7-1931-10-30 - NC State University Libraries' Rare and Unique Digital Collections | NC State University Libraries' Rare and Unique Digital Collections".
  17. ^ "Technician, Vol. 12 No. 8, November 6, 1931 - technician-v12n8-1931-11-06 - NC State University Libraries' Rare and Unique Digital Collections | NC State University Libraries' Rare and Unique Digital Collections".
  18. ^ "Carolina ekes out 18 to 15 win over State Pack". The Charlotte Observer. November 1, 1931. Retrieved May 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ^ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, November 07, 1931, Image 3". November 7, 1931. p. 3.
  20. ^ "Tornado–Tar Heels tie in offensive battle". The Knoxville Journal. November 8, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. ^ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, November 14, 1931, Page 1, Image 1 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)".
  22. ^ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, November 15, 1931, Image 3". November 15, 1931. p. 3.
  23. ^ "Davidson is trounced by Tarheels, 20 to 0". The Sunday Record. November 15, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  24. ^ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, November 21, 1931, Image 3". November 21, 1931. p. 3.
  25. ^ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, November 22, 1931, Image 3". November 22, 1931. p. 3.
  26. ^ "Duke and Carolina battle to scoreless tie". The Charlotte News. November 22, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  27. ^ "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, November 26, 1931, Image 3". November 26, 1931. p. 3.
  28. ^ "Carolina stages late rally to beat Virginia, 13 to 6". The Asheville Citizen. November 27, 1931. Retrieved June 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1931_North_Carolina_Tar_Heels_football_team