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1931 Middle Tennessee State Teachers football team

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1931 Middle Tennessee State Teachers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4
Head coach
CaptainEmerson Hendrix
Seasons
← 1930
1932 →
1931 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Catholic University     8 1 0
Texas Mines     7 1 0
Delaware     5 1 2
William & Mary Norfolk     1 0 1
Furman     5 2 2
George Washington     5 2 2
Texas Tech     6 3 0
Troy State     6 3 0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers     6 4 0
Navy     5 5 1
Wake Forest     4 4 0
Western Carolina     4 4 0
Davidson     4 4 2
Western Maryland     4 4 2
Delaware State     2 2 1
Georgetown     4 5 1
Richmond     4 5 0
West Virginia     4 6 0
Oglethorpe     3 6 0
South Georgia Teachers     3 6 0
Jefferson     1 7 1
Jacksonville State     0 7 1

The 1931 Middle Tennessee State Teachers football team represented the Middle Tennessee State Teachers College (now known as Middle Tennessee State University) as an independent during the 1931 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Frank Faulkinberry, Middle Tennessee State Teachers compiled a record of 6–4. The team's captain was Emerson Hendrix.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 19at ChattanoogaL 0–19
September 26Lincoln MemorialMurfreesboro, TNW 47–0
October 2at Tennessee JuniorMartin, TNW 19–0[2]
October 9at Bethel (KY)Russellville, KYW 25–0
October 17at Western Kentucky State NormalBowling Green, KY (rivalry)L 0–12
October 24Tennessee WesleyanMurfreesboro, TNW 26–6
October 31at Murray State
L 7–13
November 7West Tennessee State TeachersMurfreesboro, TNW 15–0[3]
November 14Miami (FL)Murfreesboro, TNW 24–6[4]
November 26at Tennessee TechCookeville, TNL 7–19

References

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  1. ^ "Middle Tennessee Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Murfreesboro, Tennessee: Middle Tennessee State University. 2021. p. 145. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  2. ^ "State Teachers Trim Junior Vols". Nashville Banner. Nashville, Tennessee. October 3, 1931. p. 10. Retrieved December 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Mid-State Beat West Tennessee Teachers' Eleven". The Nashville Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. November 8, 1931. p. 9. Retrieved May 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Chattanooga On Top In S. I. A. A." The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. November 16, 1931. p. 8. Retrieved December 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.