1931 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

1931 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	2–7–1 (2–4–1 SoCon)
Head coach	William Alexander (12th season)
Captain	H. C. "Monk" Neblett
Home stadium	Grant Field

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

The 1931 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team was an American football team that represented Georgia Tech as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1931 college football season. In their 12th season under head coach Grant Field, Georgia Tech compiled a 2–7–1 record.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 3	South Carolina	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	W 25–13		[2]
October 10	Carnegie Tech*	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 0–13		[3]
October 17	Auburn	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	L 0–13	17,000	[4]
October 24	at Tulane	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 0–33	17,000	[5]
October 31	Vanderbilt	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	L 7–49	10,000	[6]
November 7	North Carolina	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	T 19–19		[7]
November 14	at Penn*	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 12–13		[8]
November 21	Florida	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	W 23–0	10,000	[9]
November 28	at Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	L 6–35		[10]
December 26	California*	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 6–19		[11]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1931 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
2. "Tech gets long end of scoring game with Carolina". The State. October 4, 1931. Retrieved January 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Carnegie Tech beats Georgia Tech, 13 to 0". The Los Angeles Times. October 11, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Auburn Plainsmen ride over Tech by 13 to 0 score". Nashville Banner. October 18, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Tulane wins easily over Tech". The News and Observer. October 25, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Vanderbilt wins over Tech, 49–7". The Birmingham News. November 1, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Tornado–Tar Heels tie in offensive battle". The Knoxville Journal. November 8, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Pennsy noses out win over Ga. Tech". Daily Press. November 15, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Golden Tornado routs Gators". The State. November 22, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Georgia Bulldogs crush Tech under 35–6 avalanche". Tampa Sunday Tribune. November 29, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Tech loses great game to California, 19–6". The Atlanta Constitution. December 27, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.