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1931 Tennessee

9–⁠0–⁠1 (6–⁠0–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Bob Neyland.

Schedule and results

Tennessee in 1931, game by game: won vs. Maryville (TN) 33–0; won vs. Clemson 44–0; won vs. Ole Miss 38–0; won vs. Alabama 25–0; won at North Carolina 7–0; won vs. Duke 25–2; won vs. Carson Newman 31–0; won vs. Vanderbilt 21–7; tied at Kentucky 6–6; won at New York University 13–0+44Won 33–0 vs. Maryville (TN)+33Maryville (TN)Won 44–0 vs. Clemson+44ClemsonWon 38–0 vs. Ole Miss+38Ole MissWon 25–0 vs. Alabama+25AlabamaWon 7–0 at North Carolina+7North CarolinaWon 25–2 vs. Duke+23DukeWon 31–0 vs. Carson Newman+31Carson NewmanWon 21–7 vs. Vanderbilt+14VanderbiltTied 6–6 at Kentucky0KentuckyWon 13–0 at New York University+13New York Univer…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsMaryville (TN)W 33–⁠095%
Oct 3vsClemsonW 44–⁠072%
Oct 10vsOle MissW 38–⁠086%
Oct 17vsAlabamaW 25–⁠057%
Oct 24atNorth CarolinaW 7–⁠065%
Oct 31vsDukeW 25–⁠276%
Nov 7vsCarson NewmanW 31–⁠097%
Nov 14vsVanderbiltW 21–⁠772%
Nov 26atKentuckyT 6–⁠669%
Dec 6atNew York UniversityW 13–⁠065%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat New York University 13–⁠0; 2nd in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 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
9–⁠0–⁠1
Conference
6–⁠0–⁠1 2nd in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
243–⁠15
Coach
Bob Neyland
Elo
1776 +117 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
20.8 No. 7 of 110 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Eugene S. Mayer
Offense
Single-wing

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.