1931 Baylor

3–⁠6 (1–⁠5 Southwest Conference), coached by Morley Jennings.

Schedule and results

Baylor in 1931, game by game: won vs. St. Edward’s 23–0; lost at Centenary (LA) 13–24; won vs. Arkansas 19–7; lost at Texas A&M 7–33; won vs. Texas Tech 32–0; lost at Texas 0–25; lost at SMU 0–6; lost vs. TCU 6–19; lost at Rice 0–20+32−26Won 23–0 vs. St. Edward’s+23St. Edward’sLost 13–24 at Centenary (LA)-11Centenary (LA)Won 19–7 vs. Arkansas+12ArkansasLost 7–33 at Texas A&M-26Texas A&MWon 32–0 vs. Texas Tech+32Texas TechLost 0–25 at Texas-25TexasLost 0–6 at SMU-6SMULost 6–19 vs. TCU-13TCULost 0–20 at Rice-20Rice
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 3vsSt. Edward’sW 23–⁠090%
Oct 10atCentenary (LA)L 13–⁠2456%
Oct 17vsArkansasW 19–⁠771%
Oct 24atTexas A&ML 7–⁠3351%
Oct 31vsTexas TechW 32–⁠058%
Nov 7atTexasL 0–⁠2538%
Nov 14atSMUL 0–⁠623%
Nov 21vsTCUL 6–⁠1947%
Nov 28atRiceL 0–⁠2038%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Rice 20–⁠0; 6th in the Southwest Conference.

In program history: The 81st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).

Record
3–⁠6
Conference
1–⁠5 6th in Southwest Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
100–⁠134
Coach
Morley Jennings
Elo
1452 −93 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−9.2 No. 80 of 110 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Maurice S. Pierce

1931 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
SMU5–⁠0–⁠19–⁠1–⁠1
TCU4–⁠1–⁠19–⁠2–⁠1
Texas A&M3–⁠27–⁠3
Rice3–⁠36–⁠4
Texas2–⁠36–⁠4
Baylor1–⁠53–⁠6
Arkansas0–⁠43–⁠5–⁠1

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