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1931 Georgia Tech

2–⁠7–⁠1 (2–⁠4–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by William Alexander.

Schedule and results

Georgia Tech in 1931, game by game: won vs. South Carolina 25–13; lost vs. Carnegie Mellon 0–13; lost vs. Auburn 0–13; lost at Tulane 0–33; lost vs. Vanderbilt 7–49; tied vs. North Carolina 19–19; lost at Pennsylvania 12–13; won vs. Florida 23–0; lost at Georgia 6–35; lost vs. California 6–19+23−42Won 25–13 vs. South Carolina+12South CarolinaLost 0–13 vs. Carnegie Mellon-13Carnegie MellonLost 0–13 vs. Auburn-13AuburnLost 0–33 at Tulane-33TulaneLost 7–49 vs. Vanderbilt-42VanderbiltTied 19–19 vs. North Carolina0North CarolinaLost 12–13 at Pennsylvania-1PennsylvaniaWon 23–0 vs. Florida+23FloridaLost 6–35 at Georgia-29GeorgiaLost 6–19 vs. California-13California
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 3vsSouth CarolinaW 25–⁠1352%
Oct 10vsCarnegie MellonL 0–⁠1346%
Oct 17vsAuburnL 0–⁠1361%
Oct 24atTulaneL 0–⁠3314%
Oct 31vsVanderbiltL 7–⁠4932%
Nov 7vsNorth CarolinaT 19–⁠1935%
Nov 14atPennsylvaniaL 12–⁠1323%
Nov 21vsFloridaW 23–⁠037%
Nov 28atGeorgiaL 6–⁠3514%
Dec 26vsCaliforniaL 6–⁠1940%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to California 19–⁠6; 16th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 117th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
2–⁠7–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠4–⁠1 16th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
98–⁠207
Coach
William Alexander
Elo
1399 −51 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
0.0 No. 61 of 110 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
H.C. “Monk” Neblett

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.