1942 Duke Blue Devils football team

The 1942 Duke Blue Devils football team was an American football team that represented Duke University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1942 college football season. In its first season under head coach Eddie Cameron, the team compiled a 5–4–1 record (3–1–1 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 211 to 98. Jim Smith was the team captain.[1][2]

1942 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–4–1 (3–1–1 SoCon)
Head coach
MVPTom Burns
CaptainJim Smith
Home stadiumDuke Stadium
1942 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 14 William & Mary $ 4 0 09 1 1
VPI 5 1 07 2 1
Wake Forest 6 1 16 2 1
North Carolina 3 1 15 2 2
Duke 3 1 15 4 1
NC State 3 1 24 4 2
Furman 3 3 03 6 0
The Citadel 2 2 05 2 0
Clemson 2 3 13 6 1
Davidson 2 4 12 6 1
VMI 2 4 13 5 1
George Washington 2 4 03 6 0
Maryland 1 2 07 2 0
South Carolina 1 4 01 7 1
Richmond 1 5 03 6 1
Washington and Lee 0 4 01 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Duke was ranked at No. 20 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[3]

The team played its home games at Duke Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26 vs. Davidson W 21–0 2,500 [4]
October 3 at Wake Forest L 7–20 7,000
October 10 Georgia Pre-Flight L 12–267,500[5]
October 17 at No. 9 Colgate
W 34–0 18,782
October 24 at Pittsburgh W 28–0 20,000
October 31 No. 5 Georgia Techdagger
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 7–26 24,000
November 7 Maryland
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 42–0 9,000
November 14 at North CarolinaT 13–13 32,000
November 21 NC State
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 47–0 16,000
November 28 at Jacksonville NAS Jacksonville, FL L 0–13 7,500 [6]
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1942 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  2. "Duke Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Duke University. 2016. p. 96. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  3. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Duke trims scrapping Davidson eleven, 21–0". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 27, 1942. Retrieved September 5, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Georgia Cadets Overcome Duke". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 11, 1942. p. 38 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "McAfee Leads Fliers To Win Over Duke, 13-0". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 29, 1942. p. D2 via Newspapers.com.


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