1954 Duke Blue Devils football team

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1954 Duke Blue Devils football
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ACC champion
Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 34–7 vs. Nebraska
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 14
Record8–2–1 (4–0 ACC)
Head coach
MVPJerry Barger
CaptainJerry Barger
Home stadium Duke Stadium
Seasons
←  1953
1955  →
1954 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 14 Duke $ 4 –0 –08 –2 –1
No. 8 Maryland 4 –0 –17 –2 –1
North Carolina 4 –2 –04 –5 –1
South Carolina 3 –3 –06 –4 –0
Clemson 1 –2 –05 –5 –0
Wake Forest 1 –4 –12 –7 –1
Virginia 0 –2 –03 –6 –0
NC State 0 –4 –02 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll [1]

The 1954 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the Duke University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1954 college football season. [2] Duke won the ACC title and finished the season ranked 14th in the final AP Poll.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 25 Penn *No. 19
W 52–031,000 [3]
October 2 Tennessee *No. 7
W 7–630,000 [4]
October 9at No. 5 Purdue *No. 6
T 13–1347,000 [5]
October 16No. 18 Army *Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 6
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 14–2842,500 [6]
October 23at NC State No. 19
W 21–710,200 [7]
October 30 Georgia Tech *No. 16
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 21–2033,000 [8]
November 6vs. No. 19 Navy *No. 11
L 7–4028,000–30,000 [9]
November 13at Wake Forest
W 28–2110,000 [10]
November 20 South Carolina
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 26–713,000 [11]
November 27at North Carolina No. 20
W 47–1235,000 [12]
January 1vs. Nebraska *No. 14
 CBS W 34–768,750 [13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ↑ "1954 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
  2. ↑ "1954 Duke Blue Devils". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. ↑ Brooks, Bob (September 26, 1954). "Blue Devils Overpower Penn, 52 to 0". The News & Observer . Raleigh, N.C. sect. II, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Duke defeats Vols, 7–6". Durham Morning Herald. October 3, 1954. Retrieved March 29, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Purdue comes from behind to tie Duke, 13–13". The Shreveport Times. October 10, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Army Cadets conquer Duke in 28–14 upset". The Greenville News. October 17, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Duke romps over NC". The Times and Democrat. October 24, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Blue Devils rally to edge Wreck, 21–20". Tulsa Daily World. October 31, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "30,000 see Navy humble Duke in Oyster Bowl, 40–7". The Portsmouth Star. November 7, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Duke receives scare, but finally beats Deacs 28–21". The State. November 14, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Duke's 26–7 victory over Gamecocks bolsters bowl hopes". The Sunday Star. November 21, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Orange Bowl-hungry Duke rattles North Carolina 47–12". The Palm Beach Post. November 28, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Blue Devils crush Nebraska, 34–7". Miami Daily News. January 2, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.


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