1939 Duke Blue Devils football team

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1939 Duke Blue Devils football
Wallace Wade Stadium record crowd 1939.jpg
A Wallace Wade Stadium attendance record was set on November 18, 1939, in a game against North Carolina. The 13–3 Duke win was seen by over 52,000 fans. [1]
SoCon champion
Conference Southern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 8
Record8–1 (5–0 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive scheme Single-wing
MVP George McAfee
CaptainAllen Johnson
Home stadium Duke Stadium
Seasons
←  1938
1940  →
1939 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Duke $ 5 –0 –08 –1 –0
No. 12 Clemson 4 –0 –09 –1 –0
William & Mary 2 –0 –16 –2 –1
North Carolina 5 –1 –08 –1 –1
VMI 3 –1 –16 –3 –1
Richmond 3 –1 –17 –1 –2
Furman 3 –3 –05 –4 –0
Wake Forest 3 –3 –07 –3 –0
NC State 2 –4 –02 –8 –0
Washington and Lee 1 –2 –03 –4 –1
South Carolina 1 –3 –03 –6 –1
VPI 1 –4 –14 –5 –1
Davidson 1 –7 –02 –7 –0
Maryland 0 –1 –02 –7 –0
The Citadel 0 –4 –03 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the Duke Blue Devils of Duke University during the 1939 college football season. Dutch Stanley succeeded Carl Voyles as end coach of the "Iron Dukes". [2] Halfback George McAfee led the team in rushing, receiving, scoring, kickoff returns, punt returns, interceptions, and punting. [3]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30at Davidson
W 26–67,000 [4]
October 7at Colgate *
W 37–020,000 [5]
October 14at Pittsburgh *
L 13–1449,000–50,000 [6]
October 21 Syracuse *Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 13
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 33–620,000–25,000 [7]
October 28 Wake Forest No. 12
W 6–016,000 [8]
November 4at Georgia Tech *
W 7–630,000 [9]
November 11at VMI No. 15
W 20–712,000 [10]
November 18No. 7 North Carolina No. 13
W 13–352,000 [11]
November 25at NC State No. 8
W 28–012,000 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ↑ Stevens, Patrick (November 5, 2015). "Most memorable Duke-North Carolina football games". The News & Observer.
  2. ↑ "Dutch Joins Duke Football Staff". The Evening Independent. February 6, 1939.
  3. ↑ "Hall of Famer George McAfee Passes Away". National Football Foundation. March 5, 2009. Archived from the original on October 31, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Duke beats 'Cats, 26–6". The Durham Herald-Sun. October 1, 1939. Retrieved September 5, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Anthony J. McKelvin (October 8, 1939). "Duke Wins, 37-0: Blue Devils Rout Colgate Raiders". The News and Observer. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Harry Keck (October 15, 1939). "Panthers Stage Great Rally, Win, 14–13". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. p. Part 3-1. Retrieved November 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Blue Devils top Syracuse with ease". The State. October 22, 1939. Retrieved December 20, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Blue Devils down stubborn Deacons, 6–0". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 29, 1939. Retrieved December 20, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Duke defeats Georgia Tech by goal, 7–6". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 5, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Devils get 20–7 verdict, lose Darnell for season". The News and Observer. November 12, 1939. Retrieved December 21, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Duke rallies to turn back Carolina, 13–3". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 19, 1939. Retrieved December 20, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Blue Devils smack Wolfpack, 28–0". The Charlotte Observer. November 26, 1939. Retrieved December 20, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "1939 Duke Blue Devils". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.


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