1931 Southern Conference football season
The 1931 Southern Conference football season was the college football games played by the member schools of the Southern Conference as part of the 1931 college football season. The season began on September 19.
1931 Southern Conference football season | |
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League | NCAA |
Sport | College football |
Duration | September 19, 1931 through January 1, 1933 |
Number of teams | 23 |
Regular Season | |
Season champions | Tulane |
1931 Southern Conference football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane $ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In the annual Rose Bowl game, the SoCon champion Tulane Green Wave lost to the PCC champion USC Trojans 21–12. The Georgia Bulldogs suffered their only two losses to Tulane and USC.
It was Wallace Wade's first year as Duke head coach.
Regular season
Index to colors and formatting |
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Non-conference matchup; SoCon member won |
Non-conference matchup; SoCon member lost |
Non-conference matchup; tie |
Conference matchup |
SoCon teams in bold.
Week One
Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
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September 19 | Western Kentucky | Ole Miss | Oxford, Mississippi | W 13–6 | ||
September 19 | Jacksonville State | Sewanee | McGee Field • Sewanee, Tennessee | W 18–0 | ||
September 19 | Roanoke | Virginia | Charlottesville, Virginia | W 18–0 | ||
September 19 | Hampden-Sydney | VMI | W 6–0 |
Week Two
Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
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September 25 | Birmingham–Southern | Auburn | Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, Alabama | W 24–6 | ||
September 25 | Presbyterian | Ole Miss | Oxford, Mississippi | T 0–0 | ||
September 26 | Howard | Alabama | Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama | W 42–6 | ||
September 27 | Wofford | Clemson | Riggs Field • Calhoun, South Carolina | W 32–0 | ||
September 27 | Florida Southern | Florida | Fleming Field • Gainesville, Florida | W 45–6 | ||
September 27 | Oglethorpe | Georgia | Sanford Field • Athens, Georgia | W 31–6 | ||
September 27 | Louisiana Tech | LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana | W 71–0 | ||
September 26 | Washington (MD) | Maryland | Byrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland | W 13–0 | ||
September 26 | Mississippi A&M | Millsaps | W 10–7 | |||
September 26 | Wake Forest | North Carolina | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina | W 37–0 | ||
September 26 | Davidson | North Carolina State | Norfolk, Virginia | W 18–7 | ||
September 26 | Tennessee Tech | Sewanee | McGee Field • Sewanee, Tennessee | W 24–7 | ||
September 26 | Duke | South Carolina | Columbia, South Carolina | SCAR 7–0 | ||
September 26 | Maryville | Tennessee | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee | W 33–0 | ||
September 26 | Ole Miss | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana | TUL 31–0 | ||
September 26 | Western Kentucky | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee | W 52–0 | ||
September 26 | Randolph-Macon | Virginia | Charlottesville, Virginia | T 7–7 | ||
September 26 | Richmond | VMI | Lexington, Virginia | L 7–0 | ||
September 26 | King | Virginia Tech | Blacksburg, Virginia | W 33–0 | ||
September 26 | Hampden-Sydney | Washington & Lee | Wilson Field • Lexington, Virginia | W 32–0 |
Week Three
Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
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October 3 | Ole Miss | Alabama | Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama | ALA 55–6 | ||
October 3 | Clemson | Tennessee | TENN 44–0 | |||
October 3 | Florida | North Carolina State | Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina | FLA 34–0 | ||
October 3 | Virginia Tech | Georgia | Sanford Field • Athens, Georgia | UGA 40–0 | ||
October 3 | South Carolina | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta | GT 25–13 | ||
October 3 | Maryville | Kentucky | Stoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky | W 19–0 | ||
October 3 | Spring Hill | LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana | W 35–0 | ||
October 3 | Virginia | Maryland | College Park, Maryland | MD 7–6 | ||
October 3 | Mississippi College | Mississippi A&M | Starkville, Mississippi | L 6–2 | ||
October 3 | Rhodes | Sewanee | Sewanee, Tennessee | T 0–0 | ||
October 3 | Texas A&M | Tulane | New Orleans, Louisiana | W 7–0 | ||
October 3 | North Carolina | Vanderbilt | VAN 13–6 | |||
October 3 | Davidson | Washington & Lee | Lexington, Virginia | L 7–0 |
Week Four
Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
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October 10 | Alabama | Mississippi A&M | Meridian, Mississippi | ALA 53–0 | ||
October 10 | Wisconsin | Auburn | T 7–7 | |||
October 10 | Clemson | North Carolina State | Charlotte, North Carolina | CLEM 6–0 | ||
October 10 | Villanova | Duke | W 18–0 | |||
October 10 | Florida | North Carolina | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina | T 0–0 | ||
October 10 | Georgia | Yale | Yale Bowl • New Haven, Connecticut | W 26–7 | ||
October 10 | Carnegie Tech | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta | L 13–0 | ||
October 11 | Maryville | Kentucky | Stoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky | W 57–0 | ||
October 10 | South Carolina | LSU | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | LSU 19–12 | ||
October 10 | Navy | Maryland | Washington, D. C. | W 6–0 | ||
October 10 | Ole Miss | Tennessee | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee | TENN 38–0 | ||
October 10 | Spring Hill | Tulane | W 40–0 | |||
October 10 | Vanderbilt | Ohio State | Columbus, Ohio | W 26–21 | ||
October 10 | Sewanee | Virginia | Charlottesville, Virginia | SEW 3–0 | ||
October 10 | The Citadel | VMI | Lexington, Virginia | T 13–13 | ||
October 10 | Davidson | Virginia Tech | W 18–6 | |||
October 10 | Washington & Lee | Kentucky | Lexington, Kentucky | UK 45–0 |
Week Five
Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
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October 16 | Clemson | The Citadel | Florence, South Carolina | L 6–0 | ||
October 16 | Wake Forest | North Carolina State | Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina | L 6–0 | ||
October 17 | Tennessee | Alabama | Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama | TENN 25–0 | ||
October 17 | Auburn | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta | AUB 13–0 | ||
October 17 | Davidson | Duke | T 0–0 | |||
October 17 | Florida | Syracuse | Syracuse, New York | L 33–12 | ||
October 17 | Georgia | North Carolina | 'Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina | UGA 32–7 | ||
October 17 | Mississippi A&M | LSU | LSU 31–0 | |||
October 17 | Maryland | Kentucky | T 6–6 | |||
October 17 | Sewanee | Chattanooga | Chattanooga, Tennessee | W 6–0 | ||
October 17 | Tulane | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee | TUL 19–0 | ||
October 17 | VMI | Virginia | Charlottesville, Virginia | VMI 18–3 | ||
October 17 | William & Mary | Virginia Tech | Richmond, Virginia | T 6–6 | ||
October 17 | Washington & Lee | West Virginia | Charleston, West Virginia | L 19–0 |
Week Six
Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
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October 22 | Clemson | South Carolina | Columbia, South Carolina | SCAR 21–0 | ||
October 22 | Wake Forest | Duke | W 28–0 | |||
October 24 | Sewanee | Alabama | Legion Field • Birmingham, Alabama | ALA 33–0 | ||
October 24 | Auburn | Florida | Jacksonville, Florida | FLA 13–12 | ||
October 24 | Vanderbilt | Georgia | UGA 9–0 | |||
October 24 | Georgia Tech | Tulane | New Orleans | TUL 33–0 | ||
October 24 | Virginia Tech | Kentucky | Stoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky | UK 20–6 | ||
October 24 | Arkansas | LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana | W 13–6 | ||
October 24 | Maryland | VMI | Richmond, Virginia | MD 41–20 | ||
October 24 | Rhodes | Ole Miss | T 20–20 | |||
October 24 | Tennessee | North Carolina | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina | TENN 7–0 | ||
October 24 | Virginia | Washington & Lee | Lexington, Virginia | W&L18–0 |
Week Seven
Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
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October 29 | South Carolina | The Citadel | County Fairgrounds • Orangeburg, South Carolina | W 26–7 | ||
October 30 | Ole Miss | Marquette | L 13–6 | |||
October 31 | Kentucky | Alabama | ALA 9–7 | |||
October 31 | Spring Hill | Auburn | W 27–7 | |||
October 31 | Duke | Tennessee | TENN 25–2 | |||
October 31 | Georgia | Florida | UGA 33–0 | |||
October 31 | Maryland | Virginia Tech | Blacksburg, Virginia | MD 20–0 | ||
October 31 | North Carolina | North Carolina State | Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina | UNC 18–15 | ||
October 31 | Mississippi A&M | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans | TUL 59–7 | ||
October 31 | Georgia Tech | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee | VAN 49–7 | ||
October 31 | VMI | Davidson | Davidson, North Carolina | L 7–0 | ||
October 31 | William & Mary | Washington & Lee | Lexington, Virginia | T 0–0 |
Week Eight
Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
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November 6 | Virginia Tech | Washington & Lee | Roanoke, Virginia | W&L 6–0 | ||
November 7 | Florida | Alabama | Birmingham, Alabama | ALA 41–0 | ||
November 7 | Tulane | Auburn | Montgomery, Alabama | TUL 27–0 | ||
November 7 | Clemson | VMI | Bain Field • Norfolk, Virginia | VMI 7–6 | ||
November 7 | Georgia | NYU | Yankee Stadium • Bronx, New York | W 7–6 | ||
November 7 | Duke | Kentucky | Lexington, Kentucky | DUKE 7–0 | ||
November 7 | LSU | Army | L 20–0 | |||
November 7 | Sewanee | Ole Miss | Oxford, Mississippi | SEW 7–0 | ||
November 7 | North Carolina State | Mississippi A&M | Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, Mississippi | NCST 6–0 | ||
November 7 | Georgia Tech | North Carolina | Chapel Hill, North Carolina | T 19–19 | ||
November 7 | Furman | South Carolina | Columbia, South Carolina | W 27–0 | ||
November 7 | Carson-Newman | Tennessee | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee | W 31–0 | ||
November 7 | Maryland | Vanderbilt | Nashville, Tennessee | VAN 39–12 | ||
November 7 | Virginia | Columbia | L 27–0 |
Week Nine
Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
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November 14 | Clemson | Alabama | Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, Alabama | ALA 74–7 | ||
November 14 | Sewanee | Auburn | Birmingham, Alabama | AUB 12–0 | ||
November 14 | South Carolina | Florida | Jacksonville, Florida | T 6–6 | ||
November 14 | Georgia Tech | Penn | Franklin Field • Philadelphia | L 13–12 | ||
November 14 | Kentucky | VMI | Lexington, Virginia | UK 20–12 | ||
November 14 | LSU | Ole Miss | Jackson, Mississippi | LSU 26–3 | ||
November 14 | Rhodes | Mississippi A&M | W 14–0 | |||
November 15 | Virginia Tech | Maryland | Norfolk, Virginia | MD 13–7 | ||
November 14 | Davidson | North Carolina | Chapel Hill, North Carolina | W 20–0 | ||
November 14 | North Carolina State | Duke | Duke Stadium • Durham, North Carolina | NCST 14–0 | ||
November 14 | Tulane | Georgia | Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia | TUL 20–7 | ||
November 14 | Vanderbilt | Tennessee | Knoxville, Tennessee | TENN 21–7 | ||
November 14 | Virginia | Virginia Tech | T 0–0 | |||
November 14 | Washington & Lee | Princeton | Palmer Stadium • Princeton, New Jersey | L 6–0 |
Week Ten
Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
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November 21 | Auburn | Georgia | Columbus, Georgia | UGA 12–6 | ||
November 21 | Florida | Georgia Tech | Atlanta | GT 23–0 | ||
November 21 | Duke | North Carolina | T 0–0 | |||
November 21 | Washington & Lee | Maryland | MD 13–7 | |||
November 21 | North Carolina State | South Carolina | Columbia, South Carolina | SCAR 21–0 | ||
November 21 | Sewanee | Tulane | TUL 40–0 |
Week Eleven
Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
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November 26 | Alabama | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field Nashville, Tennessee | ALA 14–6 | ||
November 26 | South Carolina | Auburn | Montgomery, Alabama | AUB 13–6 | ||
November 26 | Furman | Clemson | T 0–0 | |||
November 26 | Florida | UCLA | L 13–0 | |||
November 26 | Maryland | Johns Hopkins | Baltimore, Maryland | W 35–14 | ||
November 26 | Mississippi A&M | Ole Miss | Oxford, Mississippi | MISS 25–14 | ||
November 26 | Kentucky | Tennessee | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee | T 6–6 | ||
November 26 | Virginia | North Carolina | Chapel Hill, North Carolina | UNC 13–6 | ||
November 26 | VMI | Virginia Tech | Roanoke, Virginia | VT 13–6 | ||
November 28 | Duke | Washington & Lee | Lexington, Virginia | DUKE 6–0 | ||
November 28 | Georgia Tech | Georgia | UGA 35–6 | |||
November 28 | LSU | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana | TUL 34–7 |
Week Twelve
Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
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December 2 | Alabama | Chattanooga | Chattanooga, Tennessee | W 49–7 | ||
December 5 | Centre | South Carolina | Columbia, South Carolina | L 9–7 | ||
December 5 | Kentucky | Florida | Jacksonville, Florida | UK 7–2 | ||
December 5 | Maryland | McDaniel | Baltimore | W 41–6 | ||
December 5 | Washington State | Tulane | New Orleans | W 28–14 | ||
December 5 | Tennessee | NYU | Bronx, New York | W 13–0 |
Week Thirteen
Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
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December 12 | Georgia | USC | Los Angeles | L 60–0 |
Week Fifteen
Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
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December 26 | California | Georgia Tech | Atlanta | L 19–6 |
Bowl games
Date | Bowl Game | Site | SIAA Team | Opponent | Score |
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January 1, 1932 | Rose Bowl | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California | Tulane | USC | USC 21–12 |
Awards and honors
All-Americans
- E – Jerry Dalrymple, Tulane (AP–1; UP–1; COL–1; CP–1; NEA–1; INS–1; WCFF; LIB; HSM; CH-1; LP; AAB)
- E – Vernon "Catfish" Smith, Georgia (AP-1; COL–1; NEA–2; INS–2; HSM; CP–1; CH-2; LP)
- T – Ray Saunders, Tennessee (CP-3)
- G – Herman Hickman, Tennessee (AP–3; COL–1; NEA–3; INS-3; CP–1; CH-1)
- G – Milton Leathers, Georgia (INS-2)
- C – Pete Gracey, Vanderbilt (CP-2)
- QB – Austin Downes, Georgia (CP-3)
- HB – Don Zimmerman, Tulane (AP–2; NEA–2; INS-1; CP–1; CH-2)
- HB – Gene McEver, Tennessee (AP–2; NEA–2; INS-2; CP–2)
- FB – Johnny Cain, Alabama (UP–1; NEA–3 [picked as halfback]; INS-3; WCFF; CH-2; AAB)
- FB – Nollie Felts, Tulane (CP-3)
All-Southern team
The following is the composite All-Southern team of coaches and sports writers compiled by the Associated Press.[1]
Position | Name | First-team selectors | Team |
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QB | Austin Downes | AP, CP | Georgia |
HB | Gene McEver | AP, CP | Tennessee |
HB | Don Zimmerman | AP, CP | Tulane |
FB | Johnny Cain | AP | Alabama |
E | Jerry Dalrymple | AP, CP | Tulane |
T | Tex Leyendecker | AP, CP | Vanderbilt |
G | Herman Hickman | AP, CP | Tennessee |
C | Pete Gracey | AP, CP | Vanderbilt |
G | John Scafide | AP | Tulane |
T | Ray Saunders | AP, CP | Tennessee |
E | Vernon "Catfish" Smith | AP, CP | Georgia |
References
- Dillon Graham (December 2, 1931). "Three Tulane Stars Picked for All-Southern Team". Fitchburg Sentinel.
- "All-Southern Team". The Monroe News-Star. December 2, 1931. p. 6. Retrieved September 21, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
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