1931 Duke
5–3–2 (3–3–1 Southern Conference), coached by Wallace Wade. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Wake Forest 28–0Oct 23
By 28 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | at South Carolina | L 0–7 | 56% |
| Oct 3 | vs VMI | W 13–0 | 72% |
| Oct 10 | vs Villanova | W 18–0 | 66% |
| Oct 17 | at Davidson | T 0–0 | 62% |
| Oct 23 | vs Wake Forest | W 28–0 | 74% |
| Oct 31 | at Tennessee | L 2–25 | 24% |
| Nov 7 | at Kentucky | W 7–0 | 41% |
| Nov 14 | vs NC State | L 0–14 | 86% |
| Nov 21 | vs North Carolina | T 0–0 | 55% |
| Nov 28 | atWashington and Lee | W 6–0 | 60% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Washington and Lee 6–0; tied for 8th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 38th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 108 on file).
- Record
- 5–3–2
- Conference
- 3–3–1 tied for 8th in Southern Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 74–46
- Coach
- Wallace Wade
- Elo
- 1555 −7 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −0.2 No. 62 of 110 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Kidd Brewer
- Offense
- Single-wing
1931 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Tulane | 8–0 | 11–1 | |
| Tennessee | 6–0–1 | 9–0–1 | |
 Alabama | 7–1 | 9–1 | |
 Georgia | 6–1 | 8–2 | |
 Maryland | 4–1–1 | 8–1–1 | |
| Kentucky | 4–2–2 | 5–2–2 | |
 LSU | 3–2 | 5–4 | |
| Sewanee | 3–3 | 6–3–1 | |
 Auburn | 3–3 | 5–3–1 | |
 Duke | 3–3–1 | 5–3–2 | |
| South Carolina | 3–3–1 | 5–4–1 | |
| North Carolina | 2–3–3 | 4–3–3 | |
 Vanderbilt | 3–4 | 5–4 | |
| Washington and Lee | 2–3 | 4–5–1 | |
 Florida | 2–4–2 | 2–6–2 | |
 Georgia Tech | 2–4–1 | 2–7–1 | |
| VMI | 2–4 | 3–6–1 | |
| NC State | 2–4 | 3–6 | |
 Virginia Tech | 1–4–1 | 3–4–2 | |
 Clemson | 1–4 | 1–6–2 | |
 Ole Miss | 1–5 | 2–6–1 | |
 Virginia | 0–5–1 | 1–7–2 | |
 Mississippi State | 0–5 | 2–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.