1931 Kentucky Wildcats football team

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1931 Kentucky Wildcats football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–2–2 (4–2–2 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainRalph Wright
Home stadiumMcLean Stadium
Seasons
← 1930
1932 →
1931 Southern Conference football standings
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 Kentucky Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of Kentucky as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1931 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Harry Gamage, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 5–2–2 record with a mark of 4–2–2 against conference opponents, finished sixth in the SoCon, and outscored opponents by a total of 130 to 48.[1] The team played its home games at McLean Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3Maryville (TN)*
W 19–0[2]
October 10Washington and Lee
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 45–06,500[3]
October 17at Maryland
T 6–610,000[4]
October 24VPI
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 20–66,000[5]
October 31at Alabama
L 7–910,000[6]
November 7Duke
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 0–712,000[7]
November 14at VMI
W 20–12[8]
November 26Tennessee
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
T 6–618,000[9]
December 5at Florida
W 7–2[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1931 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  2. ^ "Scots play Wildcats great game, but lose". The Knoxville Journal. October 4, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Kelly leads Cats to 45–0 triumph". The Evansville Courier and Journal. October 11, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Maryland battles Kentucky to 6–6 tie". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 18, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Kentucky beats V.P.I. eleven, 20–6". The Birmingham News. October 25, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tide whips Kentucky 9 to 7". The Tuscaloosa News. November 1, 1931. p. 9. Retrieved March 28, 2012 – via Google News Archives.
  7. ^ "Duke conquers Kentucky by score of 7 to 0". The Messenger and Inquirer. November 15, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Kelly leads Kentucky to 20 to 12 victory over V.M.I." The Paducah Sun-Democrat. November 15, 1931. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Wildcats hold Tennessee to 6–6 tie". The Inquirer. November 27, 1931. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Kelly leads Kentucky to close victory over Florida". Asheville Citizen-Times. December 6, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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