1931 Maryland Aggies football team

The 1931 Maryland Aggies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maryland in the 1931 Southern Conference football season. In their 21st season under head coach Curley Byrd, the Aggies compiled an 8–1–1 record (4–1–1 in conference), finished fifth in the Southern Conference, and outscored their opponents by a total of 194 to 98.^[1][2]

1931 Maryland Aggies football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	8–1–1 (4–1–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Curley Byrd (21st season)
Home stadium	Byrd Stadium (original)
Seasons ← 1930 1932 →

1931 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	Washington College*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 13–0		[3]
October 3	Virginia	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)	W 7–6		[4]
October 10	vs. Navy*	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC (rivalry)	W 6–0	16,000	[5]
October 17	Kentucky	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	T 6–6	> 10,000	[6]
October 24	at VMI	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 41–20	5,000	[7]
October 31	at VPI	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	W 21–0		[8]
November 7	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 12–39		[9]
November 21	Washington and Lee	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 13–7	5,500	[10]
November 26	at Johns Hopkins*	Baltimore Stadium Baltimore, MD	W 35–14	10,000	[11]
December 5	vs. Western Maryland*	Baltimore Stadium Baltimore, MD	W 41–6	12,000	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming