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1931 Oregon

6–⁠2–⁠2 (3–⁠1–⁠1 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Clarence Spears.

Schedule and results

Oregon in 1931, game by game: won vs. Western Oregon 21–6; won vs. Willamette 20–0; won vs. Idaho 9–0; won at Washington 13–0; lost at USC 0–53; tied at North Dakota 0–0; won at New York University 14–6; tied vs. Oregon State 0–0; won at UCLA 13–6; lost at Saint Mary’s (CA) 0–16+20−53Won 21–6 vs. Western Oregon+15Western OregonWon 20–0 vs. Willamette+20WillametteWon 9–0 vs. Idaho+9IdahoWon 13–0 at Washington+13WashingtonLost 0–53 at USC-53USCTied 0–0 at North Dakota0North DakotaWon 14–6 at New York University+8New York Univer…Tied 0–0 vs. Oregon State0Oregon StateWon 13–6 at UCLA+7UCLALost 0–16 at Saint Mary’s (CA)-16Saint Mary’s (C…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20vsWestern OregonW 21–⁠690%
Sep 27vsWillametteW 20–⁠092%
Oct 3vsIdahoW 9–⁠076%
Oct 10atWashingtonW 13–⁠046%
Oct 17atUSCL 0–⁠5330%
Oct 24atNorth DakotaT 0–⁠090%
Oct 31atNew York UniversityW 14–⁠631%
Nov 14vsOregon StateT 0–⁠061%
Nov 21atUCLAW 13–⁠665%
Nov 26atSaint Mary’s (CA)L 0–⁠1658%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Saint Mary’s (CA) 16–⁠0; 3rd in the Pacific Coast Conference.

In program history: The 45th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).

Record
6–⁠2–⁠2
Conference
3–⁠1–⁠1 3rd in Pacific Coast Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
90–⁠87
Coach
Clarence Spears
Elo
1557 +28 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
17.0 No. 11 of 110 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Irv Schultz

All-Pacific Coast

1 first team

First team

  • Bill MorganOTUP-1

From Wikipedia’s 1931 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1931 Pacific Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
USC7–⁠010–⁠1
California4–⁠18–⁠2
Oregon3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠2–⁠2
Washington State4–⁠36–⁠4
Washington3–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Stanford2–⁠2–⁠17–⁠2–⁠2
Oregon State1–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Idaho1–⁠43–⁠4
UCLA0–⁠33–⁠4–⁠1
Montana0–⁠51–⁠6

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