1931 Howard Bulldogs football team

1931 Howard Bulldogs football
Conference	Dixie Conference, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	8–2–2 (3–1–1 Dixie, 3–1–1 SIAA)
Head coach	Eddie McLane (3rd season)
Home stadium	Legion Field

1931 Dixie Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Chattanooga $	4	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Southwestern (TN)	2	–	0	–	1			4	–	2	–	3
Howard (AL)	3	–	1	–	1			8	–	2	–	2
Centre	1	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	1
Mississippi College	1	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Birmingham–Southern	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Mercer	1	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
Millsaps	0	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Spring Hill	0	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion

1931 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Chattanooga $	8	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Louisiana Tech	6	–	0	–	0			7	–	0	–	0
Centenary	3	–	0	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Western Kentucky State Teachers	7	–	1	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Centre	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	1
The Citadel	4	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Howard (AL)	3	–	1	–	1			8	–	2	–	2
Mercer	6	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
Southwestern (TN)	3	–	1	–	1			4	–	2	–	3
Loyola (LA)	2	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Georgetown (KY)	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Birmingham–Southern	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Mississippi College	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Murray State	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	1
Union (TN)	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Wofford	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Miami (FL)	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	8	–	0
Spring Hill	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Louisiana Normal	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Millsaps	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Eastern Kentucky State Teachers	1	–	2	–	0			2	–	5	–	1
Mississippi State Teachers	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers	1	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Presbyterian	1	–	4	–	1			2	–	5	–	2
Transylvania	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
SW Louisiana	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	6	–	1
Stetson	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Erskine	1	–	5	–	1			2	–	6	–	3
Louisiana College	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Rollins	0	–	1	–	0			6	–	1	–	0
Newberry	0	–	3	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Louisville	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1931 Howard Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Howard College (now known as the Samford University) as a member of the Dixie Conference and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1931 college football season. In their third year under head coach Eddie McLane, the team compiled a 8–2–2.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	Marion*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	W 72–0
September 26	at Alabama*	Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	L 6–42	5,000
October 2	Georgia State College*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	W 31–0
October 2	Bowdon College*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	W 22–7
October 10	at Chattanooga	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	L 0–14
October 17	at Millsaps	Mississippi State Fair Jackson, MS	W 26–0
October 23	at Maryville (TN)*	Maryville, TN	T 6–6
October 31	at Southwestern (TN)	Fargason Field Memphis, TN	T 7–7	2,500
November 6	vs. Spring Hill	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL	W 10–0	2,000
November 11	vs. Florida Southern	Wiregrass Stadium Dothan, AL	W 6–0	1,500
November 21	Birmingham–Southern	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	W 7–6	9,000
November 26	Duquesne*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	W 13–6	5,000
*Non-conference game