1948 Duke Blue Devils football team

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1948 Duke Blue Devils football
Conference Southern Conference
Record4–3–2 (3–2–1 SoCon)
Head coach
MVPBill Davis
Captain Al DeRogatis
Home stadium Duke Stadium
Seasons
←  1947
1949  →
1948 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Clemson $ 5 –0 –011 –0 –0
No. 3 North Carolina 4 –0 –19 –1 –1
VMI 5 –1 –06 –3 –0
No. 17 William & Mary 5 –1 –17 –2 –2
No. 20 Wake Forest 5 –2 –06 –4 –0
Maryland 4 –2 –06 –4 –0
Duke 3 –2 –14 –3 –2
Richmond 3 –3 –15 –3 –2
Washington and Lee 2 –2 –04 –6 –0
Furman 2 –4 –02 –6 –1
George Washington 2 –4 –04 –6 –0
Davidson 2 –5 –03 –5 –1
South Carolina 1 –3 –03 –5 –0
NC State 1 –4 –13 –6 –1
VPI 0 –6 –10 –8 –1
The Citadel 0 –5 –02 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the Duke Blue Devils of Duke University during the 1948 college football season. [1]

Contents

Duke was ranked at No. 37 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948. [2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at NC State
T 0–020,000 [3]
October 2 Tennessee *
T 7–722,000 [4]
October 9 Navy *
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 28–725,000 [5]
October 16at Maryland No. 18
W 13–1221,904 [6]
October 232:30 p.m.vs. VPI No. 15
W 7–013,500 [7]
October 30No. 6 Georgia Tech *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 7–1932,000 [8]
November 6No. 18 Wake Forest
L 20–2720,000 [9]
November 13 George Washington
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 62–012,000 [10]
November 20at No. 5 North Carolina
L 0–2044,500 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

Ranking movements
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— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below
Week
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References

  1. ↑ "1948 Duke Blue Devils". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  2. ↑ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Duke-State strugggle to 0–0 deadlock". The Portsmouth Star. September 26, 1948. Retrieved December 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Duke gridders tie Tennessee". The Baltimore Sun. October 3, 1948. Retrieved March 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Folger and Cox lead Duke to 28-to-7 victory over Navy". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 10, 1948. Retrieved December 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Duke edges Terps by 13–12". Greensboro Daily News. October 17, 1948. Retrieved December 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Limping Dukes Hits Season's First Soft Touch Against VPI". The Duke Chronicle . Duke University. October 22, 1948. p. 1. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Georgia Tech knocks Duke from unbeaten ranks, 19–7". The Baltimore Sun. October 31, 1948. Retrieved December 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Wake Forest defeats Duke, 27 to 20, in scoring duel". Tampa Sunday Tribune. November 7, 1948. Retrieved December 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Duke crushes G. Washington by 62–0 score". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. November 14, 1948. Retrieved February 11, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "No. Carolina bounces back in second half to trim Duke's Blue Devils, 20–0". Daily Press. November 21, 1948. Retrieved December 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
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