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1931 Tulane

11–⁠1 (8–⁠0 Southern Conference), coached by Bernie Bierman.

Schedule and results

Tulane in 1931, game by game: won vs. Ole Miss 31–0; won vs. Texas A&M 7–0; won vs. Spring Hill 40–0; won at Vanderbilt 19–0; won vs. Georgia Tech 33–0; won vs. Mississippi State 59–7; won at Auburn 27–0; won at Georgia 20–7; won vs. Sewanee 40–0; won vs. LSU 34–7; won vs. Washington State 28–14; lost vs. USC 12–21+52−9Won 31–0 vs. Ole Miss+31Ole MissWon 7–0 vs. Texas A&M+7Texas A&MWon 40–0 vs. Spring Hill+40Spring HillWon 19–0 at Vanderbilt+19VanderbiltWon 33–0 vs. Georgia Tech+33Georgia TechWon 59–7 vs. Mississippi State+52Mississippi Sta…Won 27–0 at Auburn+27AuburnWon 20–7 at Georgia+13GeorgiaWon 40–0 vs. Sewanee+40SewaneeWon 34–7 vs. LSU+27LSUWon 28–14 vs. Washington State+14Washington StateLost 12–21 vs. USC-9USC
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsOle MissW 31–⁠078%
Oct 3vsTexas A&MW 7–⁠078%
Oct 10vsSpring HillW 40–⁠094%
Oct 17atVanderbiltW 19–⁠041%
Oct 24vsGeorgia TechW 33–⁠086%
Oct 31vsMississippi StateW 59–⁠793%
Nov 7atAuburnW 27–⁠073%
Nov 14atGeorgiaW 20–⁠741%
Nov 21vsSewaneeW 40–⁠088%
Nov 28vsLSUW 34–⁠784%
Dec 5vsWashington StateW 28–⁠1479%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvsUSCRose BowlL 12–⁠2148%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to USC 21–⁠12 in the Rose Bowl; Southern Conference champions.

In program history: The 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.

Southern Conference champions8–⁠0 in the conference

Consensus All-AmericanJerry Dalrymple, E

Record
11–⁠1
Conference
8–⁠0 first in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
350–⁠56
Coach
Bernie Bierman
Elo
1746 +130 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
25.7 No. 2 of 110 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Jerry Dalrymple
Offense
Single wing
Defense
6–⁠3–⁠2

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.