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Duke

SOCON · 1931 Season · Final

Struggling +
Record
5–3–2
0.600 Win %
Conference
8th
3–3 in SOCON

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
105
1922–2026
All-Time Record
538–557–28
0.492 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1943
#1 Finishes
1
Top 5: 4 · Top 10: 8 · Top 25: 21
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 14 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Duke head-to-head · History & Eras

1931 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 29South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON5–4–1L 0–7
6Week 6 · Oct 6Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)H2HIND SOCON3–6–1W 13–0
7Week 7 · Oct 13Villanova (VILLANOVA)H2HIND FBSI4–3–2W 18–0
8Week 8 · Oct 20Davidson (DAVIDSON)H2HIND FBSI4–4–2T 0–0
9Week 9 · Oct 27Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HIND FBSI4–4W 28–0
10Week 10 · Nov 3Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2HIND SOCON9–0–1L 2–25
11Week 11 · Nov 10Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HIND SOCON5–2–2W 7–0
12Week 12 · Nov 17NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HIND SOCON3–6L 0–14
13Week 13 · Nov 24North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON4–3–3T 0–0
14Week 14 · Dec 1Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)H2HIND SOCON4–5–1W 6–0

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.898
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+10
-10+20
  • Kentucky +5
  • Villanova +4
  • Wake Forest +4
  • Washington & LEE +4
  • Virginia Military Institute +3
  • Davidson 0
  • Tennessee 0
  • North Carolina 0
  • South Carolina -4
  • NC State -6

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #45Better than 68%
Win % Place 52ndBetter than 63%

0.600 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#44Regular Season Final#45Post-Season W1#45Post-Season W2#44Post-Season W3#45Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-7
+13
+18
0
+28
-23
+7
-14
0
+6

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#871926#711927#761928#871929#171930

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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