1931 Grinnell

5–⁠3 (1–⁠2 Missouri Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

Grinnell in 1931, game by game: won vs. Coe 26–0; won at Northern Iowa 12–0; won at Cornell (IA) 6–0; lost at Saint Louis 6–43; won vs. Carleton 19–0; won vs. Washington St. Louis 25–0; lost at Creighton 0–8; lost at Drake 0–6+26−37Won 26–0 vs. Coe+26CoeWon 12–0 at Northern Iowa+12Northern IowaWon 6–0 at Cornell (IA)+6Cornell (IA)Lost 6–43 at Saint Louis-37Saint LouisWon 19–0 vs. Carleton+19CarletonWon 25–0 vs. Washington St. Louis+25Washington St. …Lost 0–8 at Creighton-8CreightonLost 0–6 at Drake-6Drake
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Drake 6–⁠0; 4th in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

Record
5–⁠3
Conference
1–⁠2 4th in Missouri Valley Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
94–⁠57
Coach
—
Elo
1399 −54 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−16.1 No. 98 of 110 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1931 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Drake3–⁠05–⁠6
Oklahoma State1–⁠08–⁠2–⁠1
Creighton2–⁠24–⁠5
Grinnell1–⁠25–⁠3
Washington St. Louis0–⁠32–⁠7

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.