1931 Duke Blue Devils football team

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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.

ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–3–2 (3–3–1 SoCon)
Headcoach
OffensiveschemeSingle-wing
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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 â†’
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1931 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Tulane $8–0–011–1–0
No. 3 Tennessee6–0–19–0–1
Alabama7–1–09–1–0
No. 6 Georgia6–1–08–2–0
Maryland4–1–18–1–1
Kentucky4–2–25–2–2
LSU3–2–05–4–0
South Carolina3–3–15–4–1
Duke3–3–15–3–2
Auburn3–3–05–3–0
Sewanee3–3–06–3–1
Vanderbilt3–4–05–4–0
North Carolina2–3–34–3–3
Washington and Lee2–3–04–5–1
Florida2–4–22–6–2
Georgia Tech2–4–12–7–1
VMI2–4–03–6–1
NC State2–4–03–6–0
VPI1–4–13–4–2
Clemson1–4–01–6–2
Ole Miss1–5–02–6–1
Virginia0–5–12–6–1
Mississippi A&M0–5–02–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
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 [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
  • daggerHomecoming
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