1931 Notre Dame

6–⁠2–⁠1, coached by Hunk Anderson.

Schedule and results

Notre Dame in 1931, game by game: won at Indiana 25–0; tied vs. Northwestern 0–0; won vs. Drake 63–0; won vs. Pittsburgh 25–12; won at Carnegie Mellon 19–0; won vs. Pennsylvania 49–0; won at Navy 20–0; lost vs. USC 14–16; lost at Army 0–12+63−12Won 25–0 at Indiana+25IndianaTied 0–0 vs. Northwestern0NorthwesternWon 63–0 vs. Drake+63DrakeWon 25–12 vs. Pittsburgh+13PittsburghWon 19–0 at Carnegie Mellon+19Carnegie MellonWon 49–0 vs. Pennsylvania+49PennsylvaniaWon 20–0 at Navy+20NavyLost 14–16 vs. USC-2USCLost 0–12 at Army-12Army
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 3atIndianaW 25–⁠080%
Oct 10vsNorthwesternT 0–⁠072%
Oct 17vsDrakeW 63–⁠079%
Oct 24vsPittsburghW 25–⁠1272%
Oct 31atCarnegie MellonW 19–⁠070%
Nov 7vsPennsylvaniaW 49–⁠083%
Nov 14atNavyW 20–⁠078%
Nov 21vsUSCL 14–⁠1667%
Nov 28atArmyL 0–⁠1267%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Army 12–⁠0.

In program history: The 28th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 131 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.

Record
6–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
215–⁠40
Coach
Hunk Anderson
Elo
1748 +25 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
23.8 No. 4 of 110 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Tommy Yarr