1951 Duke Blue Devils football team

The 1951 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the Duke Blue Devils of Duke University during the 1951 college football season.[1] The team was ranked at No. 51 in the 1951 Litkenhous Ratings.[2]

1951 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–4–1 (4–2 SoCon)
Head coach
MVPBob Bickel
CaptainJames Gibson
Home stadiumDuke Stadium
1951 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Maryland + 5 0 010 0 0
VMI + 5 0 07 3 0
Washington and Lee 5 1 06 4 0
William & Mary 5 1 07 3 0
No. 19 Clemson 3 1 07 3 0
Duke 4 2 05 4 1
South Carolina 5 3 06 4 0
Wake Forest 5 3 06 4 0
George Washington 2 3 12 6 1
North Carolina 2 3 02 8 0
West Virginia 2 3 05 5 0
NC State 2 6 03 7 0
Richmond 2 6 03 8 0
The Citadel 1 3 04 6 0
Furman 1 4 13 6 1
Davidson 1 5 01 8 0
VPI 1 7 02 8 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at South CarolinaW 34–628,000
September 29at Pittsburgh*W 19–1420,000
October 6at No. 3 Tennessee*L 0–2645,000[3]
October 13NC StateW 27–2123,000
October 20vs. VPIW 55–620,000
October 27Virginia*dagger
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 7–3025,000
November 3at No. 5 Georgia Tech*T 14–1436,000[4]
November 10Wake Forest
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 13–1930,000
November 17at William & MaryL 13–1414,000
November 24North Carolina
W 19–750,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1951 Duke Blue Devils". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  2. "Vols Top Final 1951 Litkenhous Ratings". The Nashville Banner. December 14, 1951. p. 49 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Tennessee Vols stop Devils in 26–0 tilt". Rocky Mount Telegram. October 7, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Duke holds undefeated Georgia Tech to 14 to 14 tie". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 4, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 via Newspapers.com.


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