1931 LSU
5–4 (3–2 Southern Conference), coached by Russ Cohen. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Spring Hill 35–0Oct 3
By 35 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | at TCU | L 0–3 | 29% |
| Oct 3 | vsSpring Hill | W 35–0 | 87% |
| Oct 10 | vs South Carolina | W 19–12 | 64% |
| Oct 17 | vs Mississippi State | W 31–0 | 83% |
| Oct 24 | vs Arkansas | W 13–6 | 74% |
| Oct 31 | vsSewanee | L 6–12 | 73% |
| Nov 7 | at Army | L 0–20 | 29% |
| Nov 14 | at Ole Miss | W 26–3 | 58% |
| Nov 28 | at Tulane | L 7–34 | 16% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Tulane 34–7; 7th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 93rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
- Record
- 5–4
- Conference
- 3–2 7th in Southern Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 137–90
- Coach
- Russ Cohen
- Elo
- 1511 +5 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 2.6 No. 47 of 110 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Ed Khoury
1931 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tulane | 8–0 | 11–1 | |
 Tennessee | 6–0–1 | 9–0–1 | |
 Alabama | 7–1 | 9–1 | |
 Georgia | 6–1 | 8–2 | |
 Maryland | 4–1–1 | 8–1–1 | |
 Kentucky | 4–2–2 | 5–2–2 | |
 LSU | 3–2 | 5–4 | |
| Sewanee | 3–3 | 6–3–1 | |
 Auburn | 3–3 | 5–3–1 | |
 Duke | 3–3–1 | 5–3–2 | |
| South Carolina | 3–3–1 | 5–4–1 | |
 North Carolina | 2–3–3 | 4–3–3 | |
 Vanderbilt | 3–4 | 5–4 | |
| Washington and Lee | 2–3 | 4–5–1 | |
 Florida | 2–4–2 | 2–6–2 | |
 Georgia Tech | 2–4–1 | 2–7–1 | |
 VMI | 2–4 | 3–6–1 | |
 NC State | 2–4 | 3–6 | |
 Virginia Tech | 1–4–1 | 3–4–2 | |
 Clemson | 1–4 | 1–6–2 | |
| Ole Miss | 1–5 | 2–6–1 | |
 Virginia | 0–5–1 | 1–7–2 | |
| Mississippi State | 0–5 | 2–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.