1931 East Tennessee State Teachers football team

The 1931 East Tennessee State Teachers football team was an American football team that East Tennessee State Teacher's College, Johnson City—now known as East Tennessee State University (ETSU)—as a member of the Smoky Mountain Conference in the 1931 college football season. They were led by second-year head coach Jack S. Batey, who was a graduate of Middle Tennessee State Normal School (B.S.) and University of Tennessee (M.S.). He coached football and basketball for two years and baseball for six years and taught physical education and agriculture from 1930 to 1935 at the school. It was Batey's final year of coaching football at the school.[1]

1931 East Tennessee State Teachers football
ConferenceSmoky Mountain Conference
Record1–4–2 (0–1–2 Smoky Mountain)
Head coach
CaptainAlex Kennedy
Seasons
← 1930
1932 →
1931 Smoky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Maryville (TN) $ 2 0 1 5 2 3
Carson–Newman 3 1 1 6 2 1
Tusculum 2 1 1 6 1 1
King 1 2 1 2 7 1
Lincoln Memorial 1 3 1 4 7 1
Milligan 0 1 3 2 2 4
East Tennessee State Teachers 0 1 2 1 4 2
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 3Mars Hill*Johnson City, TNW 18–0
October 10at Bluefield*Bluefield, WVL 0–39
October 16at Hiwassee*Madisonville, TNL 6–24[2]
October 24Lincoln MemorialJohnson City, TNT 6–6
October 31at Union (KY)*Barbourville, KYL 0–18
November 19KingJohnson City, TNL 6–13[3]
November 25TusculumJohnson City, TNT 6–6
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ Roberts, L. Thomas; Robertson, Jerry; Buc Football and Friends Foundation (August 29, 2007). East Tennessee State University Football. Tennessee: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738544243.
  2. ^ "Hiwassee Wins Over Teachers". Knoxville News Sentinel. Knoxville, Tennessee. October 17, 1931. p. 6. Retrieved September 25, 2020 – via Newspapers.com  .
  3. ^ "King Defeats East Tennessee Teachers". The Bristol News Bulletin. Bristol, Tennessee. November 20, 1931. p. 9. Retrieved September 25, 2020 – via Newspapers.com  .