1931 South Carolina Gamecocks football team
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1931
| team = South Carolina Gamecocks
| sport = football
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| conference = Southern Conference
| short_conf = SoCon
| record = 5–4–1
| conf_record = 3–3–1
| head_coach = Billy Laval
| hc_year = 4th
| captain = Miles Blount
| stadium = Melton Field
}}
{{1931 Southern Conference football standings}}
The 1931 South Carolina Gamecocks football team was an American football team that represented the University of South Carolina as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1931 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Billy Laval, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 5–4–1 with a mark of 3–3–1 in conference play, tying for eighth place in the SoCon.{{cite web|title=1931 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=August 12, 2021|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/south-carolina/1931-schedule.html}}
Schedule
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|September 26||Duke|Melton Field|Columbia, SC|W 7-0|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93605160/duke-beaten-by-south-carolina-in-opener/|work=The Atlanta Constitution|title=Duke beaten by South Carolina in opener, 7–0|date=September 27, 1931|accessdate=January 27, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 3|at|Georgia Tech|Grant Field|Atlanta, GA|L 13-25|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93605492/tech-gets-long-end-of-scoring-game-with/|work=The State|title=Tech gets long end of scoring game with Carolina|date=October 4, 1931|accessdate=January 27, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 10|at|LSU|Tiger Stadium|Baton Rouge, LA|L 12-19|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93605799/south-carolina-loses-early-lead-to-be-be/|work=The Index-Journal|title=South Carolina loses early lead to be beaten by L.S.U.|date=October 11, 1931|accessdate=January 27, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 22||Clemson|State Fairgrounds|Columbia, SC (rivalry)|W 21-0|{{cite news|title=Gamecock defeat Fighting Tigers in Fair Classic 21–0|newspaper=The Greenville News|author=Carl Weimer|date=October 23, 1931|pages=1, 12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36736694/gamecock_defeat_fighting_tigers_in_fair/|accessdate=August 12, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 29|vs.|The Citadel
|November 7||Furman
|November 14||Florida|Plant Field|Tampa, FL|T 6-6|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/6032516/florence_morning_news/|work=Florence Morning News|page=2|date=November 15, 1931|title=Semi-tropical sun slows up close affair|accessdate=August 12, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 21||NC State|Melton Field|Columbia, SC|W 21-0|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93606469/south-carolina-defeats-nc-state-21-to/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=South Carolina defeats N.C. State, 21 to 0|date=November 22, 1931|accessdate=January 27, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 26|at|Auburn|Cramton Bowl|Montgomery, AL|L 6-13|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93606618/auburn-ends-season-by-whipping-strong-ga/|work=The Montgomery Advertiser|title=Auburn ends season by whipping strong Gamecocks|date=November 27, 1931|accessdate=January 27, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
|December 5||{{cfb link|year=1931|team=Centre Colonels|title=Centre}}
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