1931 Duke Blue Devils football team

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1931 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1931 record5��3–2 (3–3–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
CaptainKidd Brewer
Home stadiumDuke Stadium
Seasons
← 1930
1932 →
1931 Southern Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   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

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.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 26 at South Carolina
L 0–7 [3]
October 3 VMIdagger
W 13–0 [4]
October 10 Villanova*
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 18–0
October 17 at Davidson*
T 0–0
October 23 Wake Forest*
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 28–0
October 31 at Tennessee
L 2–25 [5]
November 7 at Kentucky
W 7–0
November 14 NC State
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 0–14
November 21 North Carolina
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
T 0–0
November 28 at Washington and Lee
W 6–0
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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.
  3. ^ "Duke beaten by South Carolina in opener, 7–0". The Atlanta Constitution. September 27, 1931. Retrieved January 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Duke trims Virginia Cadets, 13–0". The News and Observer. October 4, 1931. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Duke weakens in second half as Vols win, 25–2". The Charlotte Observer. November 1, 1931. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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