1931 Clemson

1–⁠6–⁠2 (1–⁠4 Southern Conference), coached by Jess Neely.

Schedule and results

Clemson in 1931, game by game: tied vs. Presbyterian 0–0; lost at Tennessee 0–44; won vs. NC State 6–0; lost at The Citadel 0–6; lost at South Carolina 0–21; lost vs. Oglethorpe 0–12; lost at VMI 6–7; lost at Alabama 7–74; tied at Furman 0–0+7−67Tied 0–0 vs. Presbyterian0PresbyterianLost 0–44 at Tennessee-44TennesseeWon 6–0 vs. NC State+6NC StateLost 0–6 at The Citadel-6The CitadelLost 0–21 at South Carolina-21South CarolinaLost 0–12 vs. Oglethorpe-12OglethorpeLost 6–7 at VMI-1VMILost 7–74 at Alabama-67AlabamaTied 0–0 at Furman0Furman
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsPresbyterianT 0–⁠092%
Oct 3atTennesseeL 0–⁠4428%
Oct 10vsNC StateW 6–⁠078%
Oct 16atThe CitadelL 0–⁠657%
Oct 22atSouth CarolinaL 0–⁠2152%
Oct 31vsOglethorpeL 0–⁠1286%
Nov 7atVMIL 6–⁠746%
Nov 14atAlabamaL 7–⁠7413%
Nov 26atFurmanT 0–⁠034%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Furman 0–⁠0; 20th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 112th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
1–⁠6–⁠2
Conference
1–⁠4 20th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
19–⁠164
Coach
Jess Neely
Elo
1425 −140 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−10.3 No. 86 of 110 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
A.D. Fordham

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.