1931 Duke Blue Devils football team

The 1931 Duke Blue Devils football team was an American football team that represented Duke University during the 1931 Southern Conference football season. In its first season under head coach Wallace Wade, the team compiled a 5–3–2 record (3–3–1 against conference opponents), shut out seven opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 74 to 46. Kidd Brewer was the team captain.[1][2] The team played its home games at Duke Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

1931 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1931 record5–3–2 (3–3–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle wing
1931 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Tulane $ 8 0 0  11 1 0
Tennessee 6 0 1  9 0 1
Alabama 7 1 0  9 1 0
Georgia 6 1 0  8 2 0
Maryland 4 1 1  8 1 1
Kentucky 4 2 2  5 2 2
LSU 3 2 0  5 4 0
South Carolina 3 3 1  5 4 1
Duke 3 3 1  5 3 2
Auburn 3 3 0  5 3 0
Sewanee 3 3 0  6 3 1
Vanderbilt 3 4 0  5 4 0
North Carolina 2 3 3  4 3 3
Washington and Lee 2 3 0  4 5 1
Florida 2 4 2  2 6 2
Georgia Tech 2 4 1  2 7 1
VMI 2 4 0  3 6 1
NC State 2 4 0  3 6 0
VPI 1 4 1  3 4 2
Clemson 1 4 0  1 6 2
Ole Miss 1 5 0  2 6 1
Virginia 0 5 1  2 6 1
Mississippi A&M 0 5 0  2 6 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 26 at South Carolina Columbia, SC L 0–7
October 3 VMI Durham, NC W 13–0
October 10 Villanova Durham, NC W 18–0
October 17 at Davidson Davidson, NC T 0–0
October 23 Wake Forest Durham, NC W 28–0
October 31 at Tennessee Knoxville, TN L 2–25
November 7 at Kentucky Lexington, KY W 7–0
November 14 NC State Durham, NC L 0–14
November 21 North Carolina Durham, NC T 0–0
November 28 at Washington and Lee Lexington, VA W 6–0

References

  1. "1931 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  2. "Duke Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Duke University. 2016. p. 96. Retrieved March 8, 2019.


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