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1931 Florida

2–⁠6–⁠2 (2–⁠4–⁠2 Southern Conference), coached by Charlie Bachman.

Florida, 1931
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Schedule and results

Florida in 1931, game by game: won at NC State 34–0; tied vs. North Carolina 0–0; lost at Syracuse 12–33; won vs. Auburn 13–12; lost vs. Georgia 6–33; lost at Alabama 0–41; tied at South Carolina 6–6; lost at Georgia Tech 0–23; lost at UCLA 0–13; lost vs. Kentucky 2–7+34−41Won 34–0 at NC State+34NC StateTied 0–0 vs. North Carolina0North CarolinaLost 12–33 at Syracuse-21SyracuseWon 13–12 vs. Auburn+1AuburnLost 6–33 vs. Georgia-27GeorgiaLost 0–41 at Alabama-41AlabamaTied 6–6 at South Carolina0South CarolinaLost 0–23 at Georgia Tech-23Georgia TechLost 0–13 at UCLA-13UCLALost 2–7 vs. Kentucky-5Kentucky
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 3atNC StateW 34–⁠069%
Oct 10vsNorth CarolinaT 0–⁠061%
Oct 17atSyracuseL 12–⁠3353%
Oct 24vsAuburnW 13–⁠1273%
Oct 31vsGeorgiaL 6–⁠3343%
Nov 7atAlabamaL 0–⁠4125%
Nov 14atSouth CarolinaT 6–⁠642%
Nov 21atGeorgia TechL 0–⁠2363%
Nov 26atUCLAL 0–⁠1355%
Dec 5vsKentuckyL 2–⁠742%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Kentucky 7–⁠2; 15th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 94th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 on file).

Record
2–⁠6–⁠2
Conference
2–⁠4–⁠2 15th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
73–⁠168
Coach
Charlie Bachman
Elo
1448 −140 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−2.5 No. 69 of 110 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Ed N. Parnell
Offense
Notre Dame Box

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.