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SWC · 1931 Season · Final

Developing −
Record
9–1–1
0.864 Win %
Conference
1st
5–0 in SWC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
109
1916–2026
All-Time Record
556–569–54
0.494 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#2
1935, 1948
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 5 · Top 10: 10 · Top 25: 18
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 14 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 20 seasons · 5 Top 10

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

1931 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 29NORTH TEXASUnranked—W 13–0
6Week 6 · Oct 6HARDIN-SIMMONSUnranked—W 27–10
7Week 7 · Oct 13Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HIND SWC3–5–1W 42–6
8Week 8 · Oct 20Rice (RICE)H2HIND SWC6–4W 21–12
9Week 9 · Oct 27Centenary (CENTENARY)H2HIND FBSI5–5W 19–0
10Week 10 · Nov 3Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC6–4W 9–7
11Week 11 · Nov 10Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HIND SWC7–3W 8–0
12Week 12 · Nov 17Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HIND SWC3–6W 6–0
13Week 13 · Nov 24Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI5–5–1W 13–6
14Week 14 · Dec 1TCUH2HIND SWC9–2–1T 0–0
13Regular Season Final · Dec 8ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)H2HIND FBSI8–2L 2–7

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
1.572
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+33
-2+35
  • Texas A&M +7
  • Rice +6
  • Texas +6
  • Centenary +5
  • Navy +5
  • Arkansas +3
  • Baylor +3
  • TCU 0
  • ST. Mary's -2

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 #7Better than 96%
Win % Place 11thBetter than 93%

0.864 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#8Regular Season Final#9Post-Season W1#8Post-Season W2#7Post-Season W3#7Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+13
+17
+36
+9
+19
+2
+8
+6
+7
0
-5

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

Final Rank by Season
#31926#261927#411928#91929#351930

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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