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1931 Georgia

8–⁠2 (6–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Harry Mehre.

Schedule and results

Georgia in 1931, game by game: won vs. Virginia Tech 40–0; won at Yale 26–7; won at North Carolina 32–7; won vs. Vanderbilt 9–0; won at Florida 33–6; won at New York University 7–6; lost vs. Tulane 7–20; won vs. Auburn 12–6; won vs. Georgia Tech 35–6; lost at USC 0–60+40−60Won 40–0 vs. Virginia Tech+40Virginia TechWon 26–7 at Yale+19YaleWon 32–7 at North Carolina+25North CarolinaWon 9–0 vs. Vanderbilt+9VanderbiltWon 33–6 at Florida+27FloridaWon 7–6 at New York University+1New York Univer…Lost 7–20 vs. Tulane-13TulaneWon 12–6 vs. Auburn+6AuburnWon 35–6 vs. Georgia Tech+29Georgia TechLost 0–60 at USC-60USC
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 3vsVirginia TechW 40–⁠067%
Oct 10atYaleW 26–⁠753%
Oct 17atNorth CarolinaW 32–⁠749%
Oct 24vsVanderbiltW 9–⁠065%
Oct 31atFloridaW 33–⁠657%
Nov 7atNew York UniversityW 7–⁠658%
Nov 14vsTulaneL 7–⁠2059%
Nov 21vsAuburnW 12–⁠682%
Nov 28vsGeorgia TechW 35–⁠686%
Dec 12atUSCL 0–⁠6034%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to USC 60–⁠0; 4th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The tied 39th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1931.

Consensus All-AmericanVernon Smith, E

Record
8–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠1 4th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
201–⁠118
Coach
Harry Mehre
Elo
1671 +89 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
19.9 No. 9 of 110 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Austin Downes

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.