1931 Texas
6–4 (2–3 Southwest Conference), coached by Clyde Littlefield. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Hardin Simmons 36–0Sep 27
By 36 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | vsHardin Simmons | W 36–0 | 94% |
| Oct 3 | vs Missouri | W 31–0 | 78% |
| Oct 10 | vs Rice | L 0–7 | 77% |
| Oct 17 | vs Oklahoma | W 3–0 | 69% |
| Oct 24 | at Harvard | L 7–35 | 55% |
| Nov 1 | at SMU | L 7–9 | 32% |
| Nov 7 | vs Baylor | W 25–0 | 62% |
| Nov 14 | vs TCU | W 10–0 | 56% |
| Nov 20 | atCentenary (LA) | W 6–0 | 64% |
| Nov 26 | at Texas A&M | L 6–7 | 53% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Texas A&M 7–6; 5th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 78th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 126 on file).
- Record
- 6–4
- Conference
- 2–3 5th in Southwest Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 131–58
- Coach
- Clyde Littlefield
- Elo
- 1609 −3 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 5.3 No. 43 of 110 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Dutch Baumgarten
All-Southwest Conference
3 first teamFirst team
Harrison SpearmanB- Ernie KoyB
- Wilson CookOGAP-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.