1931 Washington
5–3–1 (3–3–1 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by James Phelan. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Whitman 77–0Oct 31
By 77 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | vs Utah | W 7–6 | 33% |
| Oct 3 | vs Montana | W 25–0 | 67% |
| Oct 10 | vs Oregon | L 0–13 | 54% |
| Oct 17 | vs Idaho | W 38–7 | 71% |
| Oct 24 | vs Stanford | T 0–0 | 39% |
| Oct 31 | vsWhitman | W 77–0 | 91% |
| Nov 7 | at California | L 0–13 | 48% |
| Nov 14 | vs Washington State | W 12–0 | 43% |
| Dec 5 | at USC | L 7–44 | 17% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to USC 44–7; tied for 5th in the Pacific Coast Conference.
In program history: The 79th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).
- Record
- 5–3–1
- Conference
- 3–3–1 tied for 5th in Pacific Coast Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 166–83
- Coach
- James Phelan
- Elo
- 1512 +24 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 16.4 No. 12 of 110 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Paul Schwegler
All-Pacific Coast
2 first teamFirst team
Merle HuffordRBNEA-1- Paul SchweglerOTAP-1; NEA-1; UP-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 Pacific Coast Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| USC | 7–0 | 10–1 | |
| California | 4–1 | 8–2 | |
| Oregon | 3–1–1 | 6–2–2 | |
| Washington State | 4–3 | 6–4 | |
| Washington | 3–3–1 | 5–3–1 | |
| Stanford | 2–2–1 | 7–2–2 | |
 Oregon State | 1–3–1 | 6–3–1 | |
| Idaho | 1–4 | 3–4 | |
 UCLA | 0–3 | 3–4–1 | |
| Montana | 0–5 | 1–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.