1954 Duke Blue Devils football team

1954 Duke Blue Devils football
ACC champion Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 34–7 vs. Nebraska
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 14
Record	8–2–1 (4–0 ACC)
Head coach	William D. Murray (4th season)
MVP	Jerry Barger
Captain	Jerry Barger
Home stadium	Duke Stadium
Seasons ←  1953 1955  →

1954 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 14 Duke $	4	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	1
No. 8 Maryland	4	–	0	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
North Carolina	4	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
South Carolina	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Clemson	1	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Wake Forest	1	–	4	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
Virginia	0	–	2	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
NC State	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	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

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	Penn *	No. 19	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA		W 52–0	31,000	[3]
October 2	Tennessee *	No. 7	Duke Stadium Durham, NC		W 7–6	30,000	[4]
October 9	at No. 5 Purdue *	No. 6	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN		T 13–13	47,000	[5]
October 16	No. 18 Army *	No. 6	Duke Stadium Durham, NC		L 14–28	42,500	[6]
October 23	at NC State	No. 19	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)		W 21–7	10,200	[7]
October 30	Georgia Tech *	No. 16	Duke Stadium Durham, NC		W 21–20	33,000	[8]
November 6	vs. No. 19 Navy *	No. 11	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl)		L 7–40	28,000–30,000	[9]
November 13	at Wake Forest		Groves Stadium Wake Forest, NC (rivalry)		W 28–21	10,000	[10]
November 20	South Carolina		Duke Stadium Durham, NC		W 26–7	13,000	[11]
November 27	at North Carolina	No. 20	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (Victory Bell)		W 47–12	35,000	[12]
January 1	vs. Nebraska *	No. 14	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL (Orange Bowl)	CBS	W 34–7	68,750	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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.