1931 Ole Miss Rebels football team

The 1931 Ole Miss Rebels football team was an American football team that represented the University of Mississippi as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1931 college football season. In their second season under head coach Ed Walker, Ole Miss compiled a 2–6–1 record.^[1]

1931 Ole Miss Rebels football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	2–6–1 (1–5 SoCon)
Head coach	Ed Walker (2nd season)
Home stadium	Hemingway Stadium
Seasons ← 1930 1932 →

1931 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 19	Western Kentucky State Teachers*	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	W 13–6	^[2]
September 26	at Tulane	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (rivalry)	L 0–31	^[3]
October 3	at Alabama	Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)	L 6–55	^[4]
October 10	at Tennessee	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	L 0–38	^[5]
October 24	at Southwestern (TN)*	Fargason Field Memphis, TN	T 20–20	^[6]
October 30	at Marquette*	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	L 6–13	^[7]
November 7	Sewanee	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	L 0–7	^[8]
November 14	LSU	Municipal Stadium Jackson, MS (Magnolia Bowl)	L 3–26	^[9]
November 26	Mississippi A&M	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (Egg Bowl)	W 25–14	^[10]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1931 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
2. "Western gives Ole Miss scare". The Lexington Herald. September 20, 1931. Retrieved June 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Tulane submerges Ole Miss, 31–0, in rough game at New Orleans". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 27, 1931. Retrieved June 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Powerful Tide team crushes Mississippians, 55 to 6". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 4, 1931. Retrieved April 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Vols defeat Ole Miss 38–0 with long runs". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 11, 1931. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Ole Miss tied". The Charlotte Observer. October 25, 1931. Retrieved June 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Marquette wins on long pass late in game". The Daily Northwestern. October 31, 1931. p. 14. Retrieved April 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Sewanee upsets Ole Miss by 7–0". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 8, 1931. Retrieved August 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "L.S.U. rallies to lock Ole Miss, 26–3". The Birmingham News. November 15, 1931. Retrieved June 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Mississippi wins from Aggies, 25–14". The Shreveport Journal. November 27, 1931. Retrieved June 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.