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1931 Mississippi State

2–⁠6 (0–⁠5 Southern Conference), coached by Ray Dauber.

Schedule and results

Mississippi State in 1931, game by game: won at Millsaps 10–7; lost vs. Mississippi College 2–6; lost vs. Alabama 0–53; lost at LSU 0–31; lost at Tulane 7–59; lost vs. NC State 0–6; won vs. Rhodes 14–0; lost at Ole Miss 14–25+14−53Won 10–7 at Millsaps+3MillsapsLost 2–6 vs. Mississippi College-4Mississippi Col…Lost 0–53 vs. Alabama-53AlabamaLost 0–31 at LSU-31LSULost 7–59 at Tulane-52TulaneLost 0–6 vs. NC State-6NC StateWon 14–0 vs. Rhodes+14RhodesLost 14–25 at Ole Miss-11Ole Miss
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26atMillsapsW 10–⁠757%
Oct 3vsMississippi CollegeL 2–⁠672%
Oct 10vsAlabamaL 0–⁠5313%
Oct 17atLSUL 0–⁠3117%
Oct 31atTulaneL 7–⁠597%
Nov 7vsNC StateL 0–⁠655%
Nov 14vsRhodesW 14–⁠058%
Nov 26atOle MissL 14–⁠2533%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Ole Miss 25–⁠14; 23rd in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 123rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Record
2–⁠6
Conference
0–⁠5 23rd in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
47–⁠187
Coach
Ray Dauber
Elo
1271 −53 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−15.2 No. 95 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.