1945 Duke Blue Devils football team

The 1945 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the Duke Blue Devils of Duke University during the 1945 college football season.[1]

1945 Duke Blue Devils football
SoCon Champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 13
Record6–2 (4–0 SoCon)
Head coach
MVPGordon Carver
CaptainErnie Knotts, Kelley Mote
Home stadiumDuke Stadium
1945 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Duke $ 4 0 06 2 0
No. 19 Wake Forest 4 1 15 3 1
William & Mary 4 2 06 3 0
Clemson 2 1 16 3 1
Maryland 3 2 06 2 1
VMI 3 2 05 4 0
North Carolina 2 2 05 4 0
NC State 2 4 03 6 0
VPI 2 5 02 6 0
South Carolina 0 3 22 4 3
Richmond 0 4 02 6 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Duke won the 1945 Southern Conference Championship, and finished the season ranked 13th in the final AP poll.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22South CarolinaW 60–012,000
September 29Bogue Field*
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 76–022,000
October 6Navy*dagger
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 0–2144,000
October 13at Wake ForestNo. 13W 26–1920,000
October 27vs. No. 1 Army*No. 19L 13–4842,287[2]
November 3at Georgia Tech*No. 18W 14–630,000[3]
November 10NC StateNo. 16
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 26–1315,000
November 24North CarolinaNo. 15
W 14–744,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1945 Duke Blue Devils". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  2. Dick Young (October 28, 1945). "Army Rips Duke, 48-13, On Long Dashes at PG". New York Daily News. p. 73 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Clark bids Duke farewell to top Engineers, 14–6". The Knoxville Journal. November 4, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 via Newspapers.com.


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