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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
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
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Tulane $ 8 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 3 Tennessee 6 – 0 – 1 9 – 0 – 1
Alabama 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
No. 6 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
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26 at South Carolina
L 0–7 [3]
October 3 VMI 
W 13–0 [4]
October 10 Villanova*
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 18–0 [5]
October 17 at Davidson*
T 0–0 5,000 [6]
October 23 Wake Forest*
W 28–0 [7]
October 31 at Tennessee
L 2–25 12,000 [8]
November 7 at Kentucky
W 7–0 12,000 [9]
November 14 NC State
L 0–14 5,000 [10]
November 21 North Carolina
T 0–0 22,000 [11]
November 28 at Washington and Lee
W 6–0 4,000 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming

References edit

  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. ^ "Villanova loses to Duke, 18–0". Allentown Morning Call. October 11, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Davidson's scrappy Wildcats battle Duke Devils to scoreless tie". The Greenville News. October 18, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Duke bests Wake Forest, 28–0". The News and Observer. October 24, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Duke weakens in second half as Vols win, 25–2". The Charlotte Observer. November 1, 1931. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Duke conquers Kentucky by score of 7 to 0". The Messenger and Inquirer. November 15, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "State Wolfpack licks Duke". The News and Observer. November 15, 1931. Retrieved May 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Duke and Carolina battle to scoreless tie". The Charlotte News. November 22, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Blue Devils triumph over Generals, 6–0". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 29, 1931. Retrieved June 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


 

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