1931 College Football Season

NATIONAL CHAMPION

CONSENSUS TITLE
CHAMPIONUSC10–1 overall

MAJOR BOWL RESULTS

1 BOWL GAME
DATEBOWLRESULT
Jan 1, 1932Rose BowlUSC 21, Tulane 12

1931 STANDINGS

7 CONFERENCES + INDEPENDENTS

BIG 6

Nebraska finished atop the 1931 Big 6 standings at 5–0 in conference play (8–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Nebraska5–08–2–
Kansas State3–27–2–
Iowa State3–14–2–
Kansas1–35–4–
Oklahoma1–44–5–1–
Missouri1–42–7–

BORDER INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

Arizona State finished atop the 1931 Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings at 3–1 in conference play (4–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Arizona State3–14–2
Arizona1–1–12–5–1
New Mexico1–1–12–3–1
New Mexico State1–22–4

PACIFIC COAST

USC finished atop the 1931 Pacific Coast standings at 7–0 in conference play (10–0 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
USC7–010–0USC 21–12 TULN
California4–16–1–
Washington State4–34–4–
Oregon3–1–15–1–2–
Washington3–3–14–3–1–
Stanford2–2–15–2–1–
Oregon State1–3–15–3–1–
UCLA0–32–4–1–

ROCKY MOUNTAIN

Utah finished atop the 1931 Rocky Mountain standings at 6–0 in conference play (4–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Utah6–04–2
Utah State5–24–2
Colorado State5–23–4
Wyoming3–25–2
Colorado3–23–3
BYU2–33–3

SOUTHERN

Tulane finished atop the 1931 Southern standings at 8–0 in conference play (10–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Tulane8–010–1USC 21–12 TULN
Alabama7–19–1–
Tennessee6–0–18–0–1–
Georgia6–17–2–
Maryland4–1–16–1–1–
Kentucky4–2–25–2–2–
Vanderbilt3–45–4–
Duke3–3–15–3–2–
South Carolina3–3–15–4–1–
Auburn3–34–3–1–
LSU3–24–4–
North Carolina2–3–34–3–3–
NC State2–43–5–
Florida2–4–22–6–2–
Georgia Tech2–4–12–7–1–
Virginia Tech1–4–12–4–2–
Ole Miss1–52–5–1–
Clemson1–41–5–2–
Mississippi State0–52–6–
Virginia0–5–10–7–2–

SOUTHWEST

SMU finished atop the 1931 Southwest standings at 5–0–1 in conference play (8–0–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
SMU5–0–18–0–1–
TCU4–1–17–2–1–
Rice3–36–4–
Texas A&M3–26–3–
Texas2–35–4–
Baylor1–52–5–
Arkansas0–41–5–1–

WESTERN

Michigan finished atop the 1931 Western standings at 5–1 in conference play (8–1–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Michigan5–18–1–1–
Purdue5–17–1–
Northwestern5–17–1–1–
Ohio State4–26–3–
Minnesota3–27–3–
Wisconsin3–34–4–1–
Indiana1–4–12–5–1–
Iowa0–3–10–6–1–
Illinois0–60–6–

INDEPENDENTS

Army finished atop the 1931 independents at 7–2–1.

TEAMOVERALLBOWL
Army7–2–1–
Pittsburgh7–1–
Notre Dame6–2–1–
Navy5–5–1–
Temple5–1–1–
Syracuse5–1–1–
West Virginia4–5–
Michigan State4–2–1–
Oklahoma State3–1–1–
Wake Forest3–3–
Texas Tech3–1–
Penn State2–8–
UTEP2–0–
Hawai'i1–1–
San Diego State1–0–
Tulsa1–2–
Boston College1–2–
Western Kentucky0–2–
Cincinnati0–1–
Buffalo0–2–
Delaware0–1–
North Dakota State0–3–
Jacksonville State0–1–
Fresno State0–2–
Marshall0–1–
Nevada0–3–
Central Michigan0–1–
Eastern Michigan0–1–
North Texas0–2–
Sam Houston0–1–
Ohio0–1–
Miami (OH)0–1–