1947 Duke Blue Devils football team

The 1947 Duke Blue Devils football team was an American football team that represented Duke University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1947 college football season. In its 13th season under head coach Wallace Wade, the team compiled a 4–3–2 record (3–1–1 against conference opponents), was ranked No. 19 in the final AP Poll, and outscored opponents by a total of 90 to 79.[1]

1947 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 19
Record4–3–2 (3–1–1 SoCon)
Head coach
MVPFred Folger
CaptainBen Cittadino
Home stadiumDuke Stadium
1947 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 14 William & Mary $ 7 –1 –09 –2 –0
No. 9 North Carolina 4 –1 –08 –2 –0
South Carolina 4 –1 –16 –2 –1
No. 19 Duke 3 –1 –14 –3 –2
Washington and Lee 3 –2 –05 –5 –0
Maryland 3 –2 –17 –2 –2
No. 17 NC State 3 –2 –15 –3 –1
VPI 4 –3 –04 –5 –0
Davidson 3 –3 –16 –3 –1
Wake Forest 3 –4 –06 –4 –0
VMI 2 –3 –13 –5 –1
Clemson 1 –3 –04 –5 –0
The Citadel 1 –4 –03 –5 –0
Furman 1 –4 –02 –7 –0
Richmond 1 –5 –03 –7 –0
George Washington 0 –4 –01 –7 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Duke was ranked at No. 51 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[2]

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27NC State
W 7–038,000[3]
October 4at Tennessee*
W 19–740,000[4]
October 11vs. Navy* No. 13
T 14–1435,000[5]
October 18 MarylandNo. 17
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 19–720,000[6]
October 25at No. 11 Wake ForestNo. 15
W 13–625,000[7]
November 1at No. 6 Georgia Tech* No. 9
L 0–738,000[8]
November 8 Missouri*dagger No. 13
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 7–2825,000[9]
November 15 South Carolina
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
T 0–05,000[10]
November 22 No. 13 North Carolina
L 0–2156,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References
  1. "1947 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
  2. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Duke Wins Revenge By Edging State, 7-0". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 28, 1947. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Duke Humbles Tennessee 19-7". The Nashville Tennessean. October 5, 1947. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Robert Elmer (October 12, 1947). "Navy Ties Duke, 14-14, At Stadium". The Baltimore Sun. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Warren Duffee (October 19, 1947). "Duke And UNC Roll To Victories: Fred Folger Punts, Passes And Runs Devils To 19 To 7 Victory Over Big Maryland". Asheville Citizen-Times. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Ralph Howland (October 26, 1947). "Duke Tops Deacs: Folger Paces Big Blues To Rousing 13 To 6 Win". Ashville Citizen-Times. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Johnny Bradberry (November 2, 1947). "Tech, Hard Pressed, Triumphs, 7-0". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 12C – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Billy Anderson (November 9, 1947). "Duke Bows, 28-7". Asheville Citizen-Times. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Duke, South Carolina Play To Deadlock". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 16, 1947. p. D4 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Bob Goldwater (November 23, 1947). "Carolina, 21 - Duke, Nothing". The Daily Tar Heel. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
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