1931 Mississippi State Teachers Yellow Jackets football team

The 1931 Mississippi State Teachers Yellow Jackets football team was an American football team that represented the Mississippi State Teachers College (now known as the University of Southern Mississippi) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association during the 1931 college football season. In their first year under head coach Pooley Hubert, the team compiled a 2–5 record.^[1]

1931 Mississippi State Teachers Yellow Jackets football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	2–5 (2–4 SIAA)
Head coach	Pooley Hubert (1st season)
Home stadium	State Teachers Field
Seasons ← 1930 1932 →

1931 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Chattanooga $	8	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Louisiana Tech	6	–	0	–	0			7	–	0	–	0
Centenary	3	–	0	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Western Kentucky State Teachers	7	–	1	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Centre	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	1
The Citadel	4	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Howard (AL)	3	–	1	–	1			8	–	2	–	2
Mercer	6	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
Southwestern (TN)	3	–	1	–	1			5	–	2	–	3
Loyola (LA)	2	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Georgetown (KY)	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Birmingham–Southern	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Mississippi College	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Murray State	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	1
Union (TN)	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Wofford	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Miami (FL)	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	8	–	0
Spring Hill	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Louisiana Normal	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Millsaps	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Eastern Kentucky State Teachers	1	–	2	–	0			2	–	5	–	1
Mississippi State Teachers	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers	1	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Presbyterian	1	–	4	–	1			2	–	5	–	2
Transylvania	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
SW Louisiana	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	6	–	1
Stetson	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Erskine	1	–	5	–	1			2	–	6	–	3
Louisiana College	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Rollins	0	–	1	–	0			6	–	1	–	0
Newberry	0	–	3	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Louisville	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 3	Millsaps	State Teachers Field Hattiesburg, MS	L 0–19	^[2]
October 10	at Mississippi College	Provine Field Clinton, MS	L 13–46	^[3]
October 17	at Spring Hill	Mobile, AL	L 2–12	^[4]
October 24	at Louisiana College	Alumni Field Pineville, LA	L 0–13	^[5]
November 7	Southwestern (TN)	State Teachers Field Hattiesburg, MS	W 13–7	^[6]
November 14	Louisiana Normal	State Teachers Field Hattiesburg, MS	W 32–0	^[7]
November 21	Delta State*	Delta Field Cleveland, MS	L 7–27	^[8]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1931 Football Schedule". USM Golden Eagles Athletics. University of Southern Mississippi. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
2. "Millsaps wins 19–0". The Anniston Star. October 4, 1931. Retrieved April 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Choctaws score 45–13 triumph over Teachers as all Braves competed". The Clarion-Ledger. October 11, 1931. Retrieved April 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Spring Hill wins from Mississippians". The Birmingham News. October 18, 1931. Retrieved April 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Louisiana College defeats Teachers in night grid tilt". The Times. October 25, 1931. Retrieved April 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Teachers upset Lynx team 13–7". The Clarion-Ledger. November 8, 1931. Retrieved April 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "La. Normal bows to Mississippi Teachers, 32 to 0". The Times. November 15, 1931. Retrieved April 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Delta Teachers trim State 27–7". The Clarion-Ledger. November 22, 1931. Retrieved April 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.