1931 Army

8–⁠2–⁠1, coached by Ralph Sasse.

Schedule and results

Army in 1931, game by game: won vs. Ohio Northern 60–0; won vs. Knox 67–6; won vs. Michigan State 20–7; lost vs. Harvard 13–14; tied at Yale 6–6; won vs. Colorado College 27–0; won vs. LSU 20–0; lost at Pittsburgh 0–26; won vs. Ursinus 54–6; won vs. Notre Dame 12–0; won vs. Navy 17–7+61−26Won 60–0 vs. Ohio Northern+60Ohio NorthernWon 67–6 vs. Knox+61KnoxWon 20–7 vs. Michigan State+13Michigan StateLost 13–14 vs. Harvard-1HarvardTied 6–6 at Yale0YaleWon 27–0 vs. Colorado College+27Colorado CollegeWon 20–0 vs. LSU+20LSULost 0–26 at Pittsburgh-26PittsburghWon 54–6 vs. Ursinus+48UrsinusWon 12–0 vs. Notre Dame+12Notre DameWon 17–7 vs. Navy+10Navy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Navy 17–⁠7.

In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Photographs from 1931

Photographs from the Library of Congress’s Prints & Photographs Division, with no known restrictions on publication. Captions as each collection catalogues them.

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
8–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
296–⁠72
Coach
Ralph Sasse
Elo
1659 +76 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
12.6 No. 25 of 110 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Charles Humber