1931 Virginia Tech

3–⁠4–⁠2 (1–⁠4–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by O.E. Neale.

Schedule and results

Virginia Tech in 1931, game by game: won vs. King 33–0; lost at Georgia 0–40; won vs. Davidson 18–6; tied at William & Mary 6–6; lost at Kentucky 6–20; lost vs. Maryland 0–20; lost at Washington and Lee 0–6; tied at Virginia 0–0; won vs. VMI 13–6+33−40Won 33–0 vs. King+33KingLost 0–40 at Georgia-40GeorgiaWon 18–6 vs. Davidson+12DavidsonTied 6–6 at William & Mary0William & MaryLost 6–20 at Kentucky-14KentuckyLost 0–20 vs. Maryland-20MarylandLost 0–6 at Washington and Lee-6Washington and …Tied 0–0 at Virginia0VirginiaWon 13–6 vs. VMI+7VMI
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsKingW 33–⁠090%
Oct 3atGeorgiaL 0–⁠4033%
Oct 10vsDavidsonW 18–⁠663%
Oct 17atWilliam & MaryT 6–⁠651%
Oct 24atKentuckyL 6–⁠2034%
Oct 31vsMarylandL 0–⁠2052%
Nov 6atWashington and LeeL 0–⁠653%
Nov 14atVirginiaT 0–⁠058%
Nov 26vsVMIW 13–⁠663%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat VMI 13–⁠6; 19th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 98th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
3–⁠4–⁠2
Conference
1–⁠4–⁠1 19th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
76–⁠104
Coach
O.E. Neale
Elo
1452 −56 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−9.5 No. 83 of 110 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Charles Eugene Brown

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.