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1931 Tulane Green Wave football team

American college football season

American college football season

FieldValue
year1931
teamTulane Green Wave
sportfootball
imageTulane Green Wave football team (1931).jpg
image_size285
conferenceSouthern Conference
short_confSoCon
record11–1
conf_record8–0
head_coachBernie Bierman
hc_year5th
off_schemeSingle wing
def_scheme[6–3–2](6-2-defense)
captainJerry Dalrymple
stadiumTulane Stadium
championSoCon champion
bowl[Rose Bowl](1932-rose-bowl) (NCG)
bowl_resultL 12–21 vs. [USC](1931-usc-trojans-football-team)

The 1931 Tulane Green Wave football team was an American football team that represented Tulane University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1931 Southern Conference football season. In its fifth and final season under head coach Bernie Bierman, Tulane compiled an 11–1 record (8–0 in conference games), won the SoCon championship, shut out seven of twelve opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 350 to 56. Tulane was undefeated in the regular season, but lost in the Rose Bowl to national champion USC.

End Jerry Dalrymple was the team captain. He was also Tulane's first consensus All-American, receiving unanimous first-team honors from the Associated Press (AP), United Press (UP), Collier's Weekly (Grantland Rice), the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), the International News Service (INS), and the All-American Board, among others.

Halfback Don Zimmerman was selected as a first-team All-American by the INS and won second-team honors from the AP and NEA. He was a triple-threat man known for his skill as a ball-carrier, passer, kicker, blocker, and defensive player. He set a Tulane school record with 1,459 yards of total offense.

In addition, seven Tulane players won All-Southern honors from the AP: Dalrymple, Zimmerman, and guard John Scafide were first team; quarterback Red Dawson, fullback Nollie Felts, end Vernon Haynes, and center Winnie Lodrigues were second team.

In December 1931, Bierman resigned as Tulane's head coach to accept the same position with the University of Minnesota. Bierman compiled a 36–10–2 record in five years at Tulane. He led Minnesota to five national championships in the following 10 years.

The team played its home games at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans.

Schedule

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Game summaries

Ole Miss

Tulane opened the season with a 31–0 victory over Ole Miss. The starting lineup was DeColigny (left end), Cunningham (left tackle), Calhoun (left guard), Lodrigues (center), Scafide (right guard), Upton (right tackle), Dalrymple (right end), Dawson (quarterback), Glover (left halfback), Zimmerman (right halfback), Felts (fullback).

Texas A&M

In the second week of play, Tulane defeated Texas A&M 7–0. The starting lineup was DeColigny (left end), Cunningham (left tackle), Calhoun (left guard), Lodrigues (center), Scafide (right guard), Upton (right tackle), Dalrymple (right end), Dawson (quarterback), Glover (left halfback), Zimmerman (right halfback), Felts (fullback).

Spring Hill

The Spring Hill College Badgers lost to Tulane 40–0 . Tulane played several substitute running backs.

Vanderbilt

Against Vanderbilt, Tulane won 19–0. Dalrymple though "socked and battered by the Commodore blockers", was the star of the game "with his keen diagnosis of plays" and his defense and punt coverage.

Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech was beaten 33–0.

Mississippi A&M

Mississippi A&M was beaten 59–7. The starting lineup was Haynes (left end), Bankston (left tackle), Scafide (left guard), Lodrigues (center), Calhoun (right guard), Upton (right tackle), Dalrymple (right end), Richardson (quarterback), Roberts (left halfback), Hodgins (right halfback), Lemmon (fullback).

Auburn

Don Zimmerman eclipsed 100 yards rushing in the 27–0 defeat of Auburn. Felts scored three touchdowns.

Georgia

Athens, Georgia Tulane defeated the Georgia Bulldogs 20–7. Tulane scored first on a 33-yard pass from Zimmerman to Vernon Haynes.

Sewanee

Tulane shut out the Sewanee Tigers 40–0 .

LSU

Tulane defeated rival LSU 34–7. The starting lineup was Haynes (left end), DeColigny (left tackle), Scafide (left guard), Lodrigues (center), McCormick (right guard), Upton (right tackle), Dalrymple (right end), Dawson (quarterback), Zimmerman (left halfback), Glover (right halfback), Felts (fullback).

Washington State

Tulane had an intersectional victory to close the regular season, over Washington State 28–14 . Dahlen scored the first touchdown. After starting on the bench, Dalrymple rallied the team when he entered the game. A pass from Zimmerman to Haynes got the first touchdown, with Haynes tackled by Sander at the goal line.

In the second quarter, Zimmerman connected with Dawson for a long pass, pushed out of bounds at the 6-yard line. Glover then got a touchdown on a double lateral pass play, scoring with two tacklers around his neck. After a Zimmerman interception and 30-yard return, another Zimmerman to Haynes pass got another touchdown.

After a blocked punt and then a fumble by Tulane on the next drive, Washington State was in scoring distance, with Schroeder scoring on a line plunge. At the start of the fourth quarter, Dalrymple caught 25-yard touchdown despite being covered.

USC—Rose Bowl

Pasadena, California Tulane lost in the Rose Bowl to Southern California by a 21–12 score. The Trojans had six All-Americans in their lineup: tackle Ernie Smith, guards Johnny Baker and Aaron "Rosy" Rosenberg, halfback Erny Pinckert and quarterbacks Orville Mohler and Gaius Shaver.

Down 21 to 0 in the third quarter, Zimmerman led a running attack which ended with a 6-yard pass to Haynes for the score. Tulane's other score was a run by "Wop" Glover set up by 11 and 15 yard passes from Zimmerman to Jerry Dalrymple. Tulane still managed a Rose Bowl record for yardage gained.

Awards and honors

One article which attempts to retroactively name Heisman Trophy winners before 1936 named Dalrymple as the recipient for 1931. He was the season's only unanimous All-American; and is still the only unanimous All-American in school history.

Felts was elected captain for 1932.

Players

Line

Backfield

1844Don ZimmermanhalfbackLake Charles5'11"176

References

References

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  4. Dillon Graham. (December 2, 1931). "Three Tulane Stars Picked for All-Southern Team". Fitchburg Sentinel.
  5. (September 27, 1931). "Tulane submerges Ole Miss, 31–0, in rough game at New Orleans". The Montgomery Advertiser.
  6. (October 4, 1931). "Tulane defeats Texas Aggies, 7 to 0, in muddy battle". Wichita Daily Times.
  7. (October 11, 1931). "Green Wave scores easy victory". The Shreveport Times.
  8. (October 18, 1931). "Vanderbilt beaten by Tulane, 19 to 0". The Atlanta Constitution.
  9. (October 25, 1931). "Tulane wins easily over Tech". The News and Observer.
  10. (November 1, 1931). "Tulane plunges to victory through Aggie forewall". Nashville Banner.
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  12. (November 15, 1931). "Tulane blasts Georgia hopes, 20–7". The Birmingham News.
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  15. (December 6, 1931). "Wave is pushed but cops by 28–14 score". The Birmingham News.
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  29. (October 4, 1932). "Tulane Conducts Probe of Felts". The Evening Independent.
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