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1931 Auburn

5–⁠3–⁠1 (3–⁠3 Southern Conference), coached by Chet Wynne.

Schedule and results

Auburn in 1931, game by game: won vs. Birmingham-Southern 24–6; tied at Wisconsin 7–7; won at Georgia Tech 13–0; lost at Florida 12–13; won vs. Spring Hill 27–7; lost vs. Tulane 0–27; won vs. Sewanee 12–0; lost at Georgia 6–12; won vs. South Carolina 13–6+20−27Won 24–6 vs. Birmingham-Southern+18Birmingham-Sout…Tied 7–7 at Wisconsin0WisconsinWon 13–0 at Georgia Tech+13Georgia TechLost 12–13 at Florida-1FloridaWon 27–7 vs. Spring Hill+20Spring HillLost 0–27 vs. Tulane-27TulaneWon 12–0 vs. Sewanee+12SewaneeLost 6–12 at Georgia-6GeorgiaWon 13–6 vs. South Carolina+7South Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsBirmingham-SouthernW 24–⁠680%
Oct 10atWisconsinT 7–⁠725%
Oct 17atGeorgia TechW 13–⁠039%
Oct 24atFloridaL 12–⁠1327%
Oct 31vsSpring HillW 27–⁠785%
Nov 7vsTulaneL 0–⁠2727%
Nov 14vsSewaneeW 12–⁠054%
Nov 21atGeorgiaL 6–⁠1218%
Nov 26vsSouth CarolinaW 13–⁠646%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat South Carolina 13–⁠6; tied for 8th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 103rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 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
5–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠3 tied for 8th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
114–⁠78
Coach
Chet Wynne
Elo
1487 +77 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
5.9 No. 39 of 110 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Chattie Davidson and J.D. Bush

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.