| Year: | 1931 |
| Team: | VMI Keydets |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SoCon |
| Record: | 3–6–1 |
| Conf Record: | 2–4 |
| Head Coach: | W. C. Raftery |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Stadium: | Alumni Field |
The 1931 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1931 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their fifth year under head coach W. C. Raftery, the team compiled an overall record of 3–6–1.[1]