1931 SMU
9–1–1 (5–0–1 Southwest Conference), coached by Ray Morrison. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Arkansas 42–6Oct 10
By 36 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | vs North Texas | W 13–0 | 78% |
| Oct 3 | vsHardin Simmons | W 27–10 | 93% |
| Oct 10 | at Arkansas | W 42–6 | 61% |
| Oct 17 | at Rice | W 21–12 | 56% |
| Oct 24 | vsCentenary (LA) | W 19–0 | 75% |
| Nov 1 | vs Texas | W 9–7 | 68% |
| Nov 7 | at Texas A&M | W 8–0 | 59% |
| Nov 14 | vs Baylor | W 6–0 | 77% |
| Nov 21 | vs Navy | W 13–6 | 79% |
| Nov 28 | at TCU | T 0–0 | 54% |
| Dec 5 | atSaint Mary’s (CA) | L 2–7 | 65% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Saint Mary’s (CA) 7–2; Southwest Conference champions.
In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).
Southwest Conference champions5–0–1 in the conference
- Record
- 9–1–1
- Conference
- 5–0–1 first in Southwest Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 160–48
- Coach
- Ray Morrison
- Elo
- 1656 +90 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- 10.2 No. 29 of 110 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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- Captain
- Alfred Neeley
All-Southwest Conference
5 first teamFirst team
Weldon MasonB- George KoontzEAP-1; CP-1
- Marion HammonOTAP-1; CP-1
- Al NeeleyOGCP-1
- Alfred DelcambreCAP-1; CP-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 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMU | 5–0–1 | 9–1–1 | |
| TCU | 4–1–1 | 9–2–1 | |
| Texas A&M | 3–2 | 7–3 | |
| Rice | 3–3 | 6–4 | |
| Texas | 2–3 | 6–4 | |
| Baylor | 1–5 | 3–6 | |
| Arkansas | 0–4 | 3–5–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.