1931 West Tennessee State Teachers football team

The 1931 West Tennessee State Teachers football team was an American football team that represented West Tennessee State Teachers College (now known as the University of Memphis) as a member of the Mississippi Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1931 college football season. In their eighth season under head coach Zach Curlin, West Tennessee State Teachers compiled an overall record of 2–5–2 with a mark of 1–2–2 in conference play.

1931 West Tennessee State Teachers football
Conference	Mississippi Valley Conference
Record	2–5–2 (1–2–2 MVC)
Head coach	Zach Curlin (8th season)
Captain	Sam Johnson
Home stadium	Memorial Field
Seasons ← 1930 1932 →

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 3	3:15 p.m.	Lambuth	Memorial Field Memphis, TN	W 13–0	[1][2]
October 9		at Bethel (TN)	McKenzie, TN	T 0–0	[3][4]
October 16		at Caruthersville Junior	High School field Caruthersville, MO	T 0–0	[5]
October 24		Tennessee Poly	Memorial Field Memphis, TN	L 0–13	[6][7]
October 30		at Arkansas State*	Kays Field Jonesboro, AR (rivalry)	L 6–14	[8]
November 7		at Middle Tennessee State Teachers*	Murfreesboro, TN	L 0–15	[9]
November 14	2:30 p.m.	Delta State	Memorial Field Memphis, TN	L 6–32	[10][11]
November 20		Bethel (KY)*	Memorial Field Memphis, TN	W 6–0	[12][13]
November 27		at Murray State*	College Field Murray, KY	L 2–28	[14]
*Non-conference game All times are in Central time

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