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1931 North Carolina

4–⁠3–⁠3 (2–⁠3–⁠3 Southern Conference), coached by Chuck Collins.

Schedule and results

North Carolina in 1931, game by game: won vs. Wake Forest 37–0; lost at Vanderbilt 0–13; tied at Florida 0–0; lost vs. Georgia 7–32; lost vs. Tennessee 0–7; won at NC State 18–15; tied at Georgia Tech 19–19; won vs. Davidson 20–0; tied at Duke 0–0; won vs. Virginia 13–6+37−25Won 37–0 vs. Wake Forest+37Wake ForestLost 0–13 at Vanderbilt-13VanderbiltTied 0–0 at Florida0FloridaLost 7–32 vs. Georgia-25GeorgiaLost 0–7 vs. Tennessee-7TennesseeWon 18–15 at NC State+3NC StateTied 19–19 at Georgia Tech0Georgia TechWon 20–0 vs. Davidson+20DavidsonTied 0–0 at Duke0DukeWon 13–6 vs. Virginia+7Virginia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsWake ForestW 37–⁠074%
Oct 3atVanderbiltL 0–⁠1341%
Oct 10atFloridaT 0–⁠039%
Oct 17vsGeorgiaL 7–⁠3251%
Oct 24vsTennesseeL 0–⁠735%
Oct 31atNC StateW 18–⁠1573%
Nov 7atGeorgia TechT 19–⁠1965%
Nov 14vsDavidsonW 20–⁠069%
Nov 21atDukeT 0–⁠045%
Nov 26vsVirginiaW 13–⁠684%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Virginia 13–⁠6; 12th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 47th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 127 on file).

Record
4–⁠3–⁠3
Conference
2–⁠3–⁠3 12th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
114–⁠92
Coach
Chuck Collins
Elo
1568 −20 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
0.6 No. 58 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.