1952 Duke Blue Devils football team

The 1952 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the Duke Blue Devils of Duke University during the 1952 college football season.[1]

1952 Duke Blue Devils football
SoCon champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 16
Record8–2 (5–0 SoCon)
Head coach
MVPLouis Tepe
CaptainLouis Tepe
Home stadiumDuke Stadium
1952 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 16 Duke $ 5 0 08 2 0
Wake Forest 5 1 05 4 1
West Virginia 5 1 07 2 0
William & Mary 4 1 04 5 0
George Washington 4 2 15 3 1
VPI 4 4 05 6 0
Furman 2 2 16 3 1
Washington and Lee 3 4 03 7 0
VMI 2 3 13 6 1
NC State 2 4 03 7 0
South Carolina 2 4 05 5 0
North Carolina 1 2 02 6 0
The Citadel 1 3 13 5 1
Davidson 1 6 02 7 0
Richmond 0 6 01 9 0
Maryland   7 2 0
Clemson   2 6 1
  • $ Conference champion
  • † League sanctions prevented Maryland and Clemson from conference participation
Rankings from AP Poll

Duke won the 1952 Southern Conference Championship, and finished the season ranked 16th in the final AP poll.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Washington and LeeNo. 19W 34–016,000[2]
September 26at SMU*No. 19W 14–728,000
October 4No. 11 Tennessee*No. 10
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 7–035,000[3]
October 11at South CarolinaNo. 6W 33–722,000
October 18at NC StateNo. 5W 57–011,500
October 25at No. 9 Virginia*No. 6W 21–735,000
November 1No. 4 Georgia Tech*daggerNo. 6
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 7–2845,000[4]
November 8Navy*No. 12
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 6–1625,000
November 152:00 p.m.at Wake ForestW 14–714,000[5][6][7]
November 22at North CarolinaNo. 20W 34–034,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

References

  1. "1952 Duke Blue Devils". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  2. "Duke routs Washington-Lee, 34 to 0". Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. September 21, 1952. Retrieved August 21, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Duke Blue Devils conquer Vols in 7–0 contest". The Elizabethton Star. October 5, 1952. Retrieved March 29, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Georgia Tech Wins 21st, End Dukes Streak, 28-7". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. United Press. November 2, 1952. p. 45. Retrieved June 15, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. Herbert, Dick (November 15, 1952). "Duke 7-Point Choice To End Wake Streak". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 9. Retrieved June 15, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. Karmosky, Charles S. (November 16, 1952). "Resurgent Blue Devils Paced To Win By Lutz". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. p. 25. Retrieved June 15, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.
  7. Karmosky, Charles S. (November 16, 1952). "Lutz Leads Duke Eleven To Victory Over Deacs (continued)". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. p. 26. Retrieved June 15, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.


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