1931 Tennessee Volunteers football team

The 1931 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1931 Southern Conference football season. Playing as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon), the team was led by head coach Robert Neyland, in his sixth year, and played their home games at Shields–Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. The 1931 Vols won nine, lost zero and tied one game (9–0–1 overall, 6–0–1 in the SoCon). On October 17, Tennessee avenged their only loss from the previous season and beat Alabama; this was the only loss for the Crimson Tide in 1931. For the third time in four years, Kentucky spoiled Tennessee's bid for a perfect season with a tie. Tennessee concluded the 1931 season on December 7 with a charity game at Yankee Stadium against NYU. The 1931 Vols outscored their opponents 243 to 15 and posted eight shutouts

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 26, 1931	Maryville*	Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee	W 33–0	–
October 3, 1931	Clemson	Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee	W 44–0	–
October 10, 1931	Ole Miss	Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee	W 38–0	–
October 17, 1931	Alabama	Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee (Third Saturday in October)	W 25–0	–
October 24, 1931	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina	W 31–0	–
October 31, 1931	Duke	Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee	W 25–2	–
November 7, 1931	Carson–Newman*	Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee	W 31–0	–
November 14, 1931	Vanderbilt	Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee	W 21–7	–
November 26, 1931	at Kentucky	McLean Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky (Battle for the Barrel)	T 6–6	–
December 7, 1931	vs. NYU*	Yankee Stadium • Bronx, New York	W 13–0	40,684[1]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming.

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