1931 Troy State Red Wave football team

The 1931 Troy State Red Wave football team represented Troy State Teachers College (now known as Troy University) as an independent during the 1931 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Albert Elmore, the Red Wave compiled an overall record of 6–3.

1931 Troy State Red Wave football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–3
Head coach	Albert Elmore (1st season)
Home stadium	Pace Field

1931 Southern college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Catholic University			–					8	–	1	–	0
Texas Mines			–					7	–	1	–	0
Delaware			–					5	–	1	–	2
William & Mary Norfolk			–					1	–	0	–	1
Furman			–					5	–	2	–	2
George Washington			–					5	–	2	–	2
Texas Tech			–					6	–	3	–	0
Troy State			–					6	–	3	–	0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers			–					6	–	4	–	0
Navy			–					5	–	5	–	1
Wake Forest			–					4	–	4	–	0
Western Carolina			–					4	–	4	–	0
Davidson			–					4	–	4	–	2
Western Maryland			–					4	–	4	–	2
Delaware State			–					2	–	2	–	1
Georgetown			–					4	–	5	–	1
Richmond			–					4	–	5	–	0
West Virginia			–					4	–	6	–	0
Oglethorpe			–					3	–	6	–	0
South Georgia Teachers			–					3	–	6	–	0
Jefferson			–					1	–	7	–	1
Jacksonville State			–					0	–	7	–	1

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 25	at Norman Park Junior College	Moultrie, GA	L 0–18
October 3	at Jacksonville State	Daguette Field Jacksonville, AL (rivalry)	W 24–6
October 10	at Georgia State College	Tifton, GA	L 0–28
October 16	Palmer College	Pace Field Troy, AL	W 43–6
October 24	Fort Benning	Pace Field Troy, AL	W 20–7
October 30	East Mississippi Junior College	Pace Field Troy, AL	W 18–7
November 11	Auburn reserves	Pace Field Troy, AL	W 12–6
November 14	at Bob Jones	Panama City, FL	W 13–0
November 20	Marion	Pace Field Troy, AL	L 6–8