1931 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers football team

1931 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	8–4 (7–1 SIAA)
Head coach	James Elam (2nd season)

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			4	–	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

The 1931 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers football team represented Western Kentucky State Teachers College (now known as Western Kentucky University) in the 1931 college football season. They were led by second-year coach James Elam.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 19	at Ole Miss	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	L 6–13	[2]
September 28	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 6–52	[3]
October 3	at Centre	Danville, KY	L 7–28
October 10	Catawba	Bowling Green, KY	W 14–7
October 17	Middle Tennessee State Teachers	Bowling Green, KY (rivalry)	W 12–0
October 24	Murray State	Bowling Green, KY (rivalry)	W 7–0
October 29	at Union (TN)	Barbourville, KY	W 12–0
October 31	Louisville	Bowling Green, KY	W 20–6
November 6	Miami (FL)	Bowling Green, KY	W 20–0
November 14	at Western State Teachers (MI)	Western State Teachers College Field Kalamazoo, MI	L 0–13	[4]
November 21	Eastern Kentucky	Bowling Green, KY (rivalry)	W 42–7
November 28	Georgetown (KY)	Bowling Green, KY	W 25–0
Homecoming

References

1. WKU Football Media Guide retrieved 31 March 2020
2. "Western gives Ole Miss scare". The Lexington Herald. September 20, 1931. Retrieved June 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Hilltoppers bow to Vanderbilt by score of 52 to 6". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 27, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Kazoo Teachers Beat Kentucky: Two Long Marches Give Western State 13-0 Victory". Detroit Free Press. November 15, 1931. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.