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1931 Maryland

8–⁠1–⁠1 (4–⁠1–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Curley Byrd.

Schedule and results

Maryland in 1931, game by game: won vs. Washington (Maryland) 13–0; won vs. Virginia 7–6; won vs. Navy 6–0; tied vs. Kentucky 6–6; won vs. VMI 41–20; won at Virginia Tech 20–0; lost at Vanderbilt 12–39; won vs. Washington and Lee 13–7; won vs. Johns Hopkins 35–14; won vs. McDaniel 41–6+35−27Won 13–0 vs. Washington (Maryland)+13Washington (Mar…Won 7–6 vs. Virginia+1VirginiaWon 6–0 vs. Navy+6NavyTied 6–6 vs. Kentucky0KentuckyWon 41–20 vs. VMI+21VMIWon 20–0 at Virginia Tech+20Virginia TechLost 12–39 at Vanderbilt-27VanderbiltWon 13–7 vs. Washington and Lee+6Washington and …Won 35–14 vs. Johns Hopkins+21Johns HopkinsWon 41–6 vs. McDaniel+35McDaniel
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsWashington (Maryland)W 13–⁠089%
Oct 3vsVirginiaW 7–⁠666%
Oct 10vsNavyW 6–⁠052%
Oct 17vsKentuckyT 6–⁠651%
Oct 24vsVMIW 41–⁠2067%
Oct 31atVirginia TechW 20–⁠048%
Nov 7atVanderbiltL 12–⁠3935%
Nov 21vsWashington and LeeW 13–⁠774%
Nov 26vsJohns HopkinsW 35–⁠1492%
Dec 5vsMcDanielW 41–⁠688%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat McDaniel 41–⁠6; 5th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 26th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
8–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠1–⁠1 5th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
194–⁠98
Coach
Curley Byrd
Elo
1565 +78 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
1.3 No. 55 of 110 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

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.