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1931 Davidson

4–⁠4–⁠2, coached by William L. Younger.

Schedule and results

Davidson in 1931, game by game: won vs. Elon 13–2; lost at NC State 7–18; won at Washington and Lee 7–0; lost at Virginia Tech 6–18; tied vs. Duke 0–0; tied vs. Erskine 0–0; won vs. VMI 7–0; won vs. The Citadel 14–7; lost at North Carolina 0–20; lost at Wake Forest 0–7+11−20Won 13–2 vs. Elon+11ElonLost 7–18 at NC State-11NC StateWon 7–0 at Washington and Lee+7Washington and …Lost 6–18 at Virginia Tech-12Virginia TechTied 0–0 vs. Duke0DukeTied 0–0 vs. Erskine0ErskineWon 7–0 vs. VMI+7VMIWon 14–7 vs. The Citadel+7The CitadelLost 0–20 at North Carolina-20North CarolinaLost 0–7 at Wake Forest-7Wake Forest
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 19vsElonW 13–⁠292%
Sep 26atNC StateL 7–⁠1855%
Oct 3atWashington and LeeW 7–⁠045%
Oct 10atVirginia TechL 6–⁠1837%
Oct 17vsDukeT 0–⁠038%
Oct 24vsErskineT 0–⁠086%
Oct 31vsVMIW 7–⁠058%
Nov 7vsThe CitadelW 14–⁠758%
Nov 14atNorth CarolinaL 0–⁠2031%
Nov 26atWake ForestL 0–⁠750%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Wake Forest 7–⁠0.

In program history: The 25th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Record
4–⁠4–⁠2
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
54–⁠72
Coach
William L. Younger
Elo
1422 −28 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−11.1 No. 90 of 110 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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