| Year: | 1931 |
| Team: | Southwestern Lynx |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Dixie Conference |
| Short Conf: | Dixie |
| Conference2: | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Short Conf2: | SIAA |
| Record: | 4–2–3 |
| Conf Record: | 2–0–1 |
| Conf2 Record: | 3–1–1 |
| Head Coach: | Jimmy R. Haygood |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Stadium: | Fargason Field Hodges Field |
The 1931 Southwestern Lynx football team was an American football team that represented Southwestern, The College of the Mississippi Valley (now known as Rhodes College) as a member of the Dixie Conference and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) in the 1931 college football season. Led by Jimmy R. Haygood in his first season as head coach, the team compiled an overall record of 4–2–3 and with a mark of 2–0–1 in Dixie Conference play and 3–1–1 against SIAA competition.