1931 Southern Bushmen football team

{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2026}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2026}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1931
| team = Southern Bushmen
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = [[Gulf Coast Athletic Association]]
| short_conf = GCAA
| record = 7–0
| conf_record = 3–0
| head_coach = [[Brice Taylor]]
| hc_year = 4th
| captain =
| stadium =
| champion = GCAA champion
}}
The '''1931 Southern Bushmen football team''' represented [[Southern University]] as a member of the [[Gulf Coast Athletic Association]] (GCAA) during the [[1931 college football season]]. Led by [Brice Taylor]] in his fourth season as head coach, the Bushmen compiled a perfect overall record of 7–0, winning the GCAA title.{{cite news |author= |title=Southern Crowd Had One Of The Nation's Best |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/atlanta-daily-world/195780507/ |newspaper=[[Atlanta Daily World]] |location=[[Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia]] |date=December 2, 1931 |page=4 |access-date=April 18, 2026 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Harvey |first=B. T. |title=Bench Talk |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/atlanta-daily-world/195744609/ |newspaper=[[Atlanta Daily World]] |location=[[Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia]] |date=December 9, 1931 |page=6 |access-date=April 18, 2026 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}

==Schedule==
{{CFB schedule

|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = [[Campbell College (Mississippi)|Campbell (MS)]]
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge, LA]]
| score = 91–0
| attend = 1,500
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Campbell And S. U. Bushmen In First Tilt |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-louisiana-weekly/195780141/ |newspaper=[[The Louisiana Weekly]] |location=[[New Orleans|New Orleans, Louisiana]] |date=September 26, 1931 |page=8 |access-date=April 18, 2026 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Southern Is Victor, 91-0 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-chicago-defender/195779989/ |newspaper=[[The Chicago Defender]] |location=[[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]] |date=October 10, 1931 |page=8 |access-date=April 18, 2026 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1931|team=Bishop Bears|title=Bishop}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = [[Marshall, Texas|Marshall, TX]]
| score = 6–0
| source = {{cite news |last=Richardson |first=C. F. Jr. |title=Southern Drops Bishop; Score, 6-0 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-chicago-defender/195780061/ |newspaper=[[The Chicago Defender]] |location=[[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]] |date=October 17, 1931 |page=9 |access-date=April 18, 2026 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1931|team=Texas College Steers|title=Texas College}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, LA
| score = 38–6
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Southern Eleven Beats Texas Crew by Score of 38 to 6 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-chicago-defender/195780250/ |newspaper=[[The Chicago Defender]] |location=[[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]] |date=October 24, 1931 |page=9 |access-date=April 18, 2026 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 26
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| neutral = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1931|team=Wiley Wildcats|title=Wiley}}
| site_stadium = [[Independence Stadium (Shreveport)|State Fair Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Shreveport, Louisiana|Shreveport, LA]]
| score = 14–7
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Wiley Beaten By Southern At Shreveport |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-marshall-news-messenger/195779871/ |newspaper=[[The Marshall News Messenger|The Marshall Evening Messenger]] |location=[[Marshall, Texas]] |date=October 27, 1931 |page=3 |access-date=April 18, 2026 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1931|team=New Orleans Tigers|title=New Orleans}}
| site_stadium = [[Xavier Stadium (Louisiana)|Xavier Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[New Orleans|New Orleans, LA]]
| score = 32–0
| source = {{cite news |last=Wright |first=Earl M. |title=S. U. Bushmen Swarm Over N. O. U. Tigers; 32-0 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-louisiana-weekly/195779759/ |newspaper=[[The Louisiana Weekly]] |location=[[New Orleans|New Orleans, Louisiana]] |date=November 14, 1931 |page=8 |access-date=April 18, 2026 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 14
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1931|team=Straight Crimson Tide|title=Straight}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, LA
| score = 51–0
| attend = 3,000
| source = {{cite news |last=Wright |first=Earl M. |title=Black Bushmen Wave Engulfs Straight 51-0 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-louisiana-weekly/195779759/ |newspaper=[[The Louisiana Weekly]] |location=[[New Orleans|New Orleans, Louisiana]] |date=November 14, 1931 |page=8 |access-date=April 18, 2026 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 21
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1931|team=Leland Bulldogs|title=Leland}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, LA
| score = 82–0
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Southern? You've Heard Of 'Em; They Took The South |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-chicago-defender/195779628/ |newspaper=[[The Chicago Defender]] |location=[[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]] |date=December 5, 1931 |page=9 |access-date=April 18, 2026 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}
}}
}}

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