1931 Troy State Red Wave football team

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1931 Troy State Red Wave football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
Home stadiumPace Field
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 Troy State Red Wave football team represented Troy State Teachers College (now known as Troy University) as an independent during the 1931 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Albert Elmore, the Red Wave compiled an overall record of 6–3.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 25at Norman Park Junior CollegeMoultrie, GAL 0–18[1]
October 3at Jacksonville State
W 24–6[2]
October 10at Georgia State CollegeTifton, GAL 0–28
October 16Palmer College
W 43–6[3]
October 24Fort Benning
  • Pace Field
  • Troy, AL
W 20–7[4]
October 30East Mississippi Junior College
  • Pace Field
  • Troy, AL
W 18–7
November 11Auburn reserves
  • Pace Field
  • Troy, AL
W 12–6[5]
November 14at Bob JonesPanama City, FLW 13–0
November 20Marion
  • Pace Field
  • Troy, AL
L 6–8[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Norman Juniors win". The Macon Telegraph. September 26, 1931. Retrieved November 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Trojans upset dope and whip Jacksonville". The Anniston Star. October 4, 1931. Retrieved November 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "S.T.C. Red Wave crushes Palmer". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 17, 1931. Retrieved November 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Troy Teachers down soldiers". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 25, 1931. Retrieved November 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Troy Teachers trip Tiger team". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 12, 1931. Retrieved November 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Marion Cadets trip Troy by 8–6". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 21, 1931. Retrieved November 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.