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1931 Alabama

9–⁠1 (7–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Frank Thomas.

Schedule and results

Alabama in 1931, game by game: won vs. Samford 42–6; won vs. Ole Miss 55–6; won at Mississippi State 53–0; lost at Tennessee 0–25; won vs. Sewanee 33–0; won vs. Kentucky 9–7; won vs. Florida 41–0; won vs. Clemson 74–7; won at Vanderbilt 14–6; won at Chattanooga 49–0+67−25Won 42–6 vs. Samford+36SamfordWon 55–6 vs. Ole Miss+49Ole MissWon 53–0 at Mississippi State+53Mississippi Sta…Lost 0–25 at Tennessee-25TennesseeWon 33–0 vs. Sewanee+33SewaneeWon 9–7 vs. Kentucky+2KentuckyWon 41–0 vs. Florida+41FloridaWon 74–7 vs. Clemson+67ClemsonWon 14–6 at Vanderbilt+8VanderbiltWon 49–0 at Chattanooga+49Chattanooga
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsSamfordW 42–⁠697%
Oct 3vsOle MissW 55–⁠685%
Oct 10atMississippi StateW 53–⁠087%
Oct 17atTennesseeL 0–⁠2543%
Oct 24vsSewaneeW 33–⁠084%
Oct 31vsKentuckyW 9–⁠770%
Nov 7vsFloridaW 41–⁠075%
Nov 14vsClemsonW 74–⁠787%
Nov 26atVanderbiltW 14–⁠654%
Dec 2atChattanoogaW 49–⁠080%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Chattanooga 49–⁠0; 3rd in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 40th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1931.

Record
9–⁠1
Conference
7–⁠1 3rd in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
370–⁠57
Coach
Frank Thomas
Elo
1747 +70 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
16.4 No. 12 of 110 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Joe Sharpe

1931 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tulane8–⁠011–⁠1
Tennessee6–⁠0–⁠19–⁠0–⁠1
Alabama7–⁠19–⁠1
Georgia6–⁠18–⁠2
Maryland4–⁠1–⁠18–⁠1–⁠1
Kentucky4–⁠2–⁠25–⁠2–⁠2
LSU3–⁠25–⁠4
Sewanee3–⁠36–⁠3–⁠1
Auburn3–⁠35–⁠3–⁠1
Duke3–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠2
South Carolina3–⁠3–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
North Carolina2–⁠3–⁠34–⁠3–⁠3
Vanderbilt3–⁠45–⁠4
Washington and Lee2–⁠34–⁠5–⁠1
Florida2–⁠4–⁠22–⁠6–⁠2
Georgia Tech2–⁠4–⁠12–⁠7–⁠1
VMI2–⁠43–⁠6–⁠1
NC State2–⁠43–⁠6
Virginia Tech1–⁠4–⁠13–⁠4–⁠2
Clemson1–⁠41–⁠6–⁠2
Ole Miss1–⁠52–⁠6–⁠1
Virginia0–⁠5–⁠11–⁠7–⁠2
Mississippi State0–⁠52–⁠6

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.