1935 Duke Blue Devils football team

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1935 Duke Blue Devils football
SoCon champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1935 record8–2 (5–0 SoCon)
Head coach
  • Wallace Wade (5th season)
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
MVPJack Hennemier
CaptainJames Johnston
Home stadiumDuke Stadium
Seasons
← 1934
1936 →
1935 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Duke $ 5 0 0 8 2 0
North Carolina 4 1 0 8 1 0
Maryland 3 1 1 7 2 2
Clemson 2 1 0 6 3 0
VPI 3 3 1 4 3 2
NC State 2 2 0 6 4 0
Washington and Lee 1 3 1 3 4 1
Virginia 0 3 2 1 5 4
South Carolina 1 4 0 3 7 0
VMI 0 3 1 2 7 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1935 Duke Blue Devils football team was an American football team that represented Duke University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1935 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Wallace Wade, the team compiled an 8–2 record (5–0 against conference opponents), won the conference championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 214 to 45. James Johnston was the team captain.[1][2] The team played its home games at Duke Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21vs. Wake Forest
  • World War Memorial Stadium
  • Greensboro, NC
W 26–713,000[3]
September 28South Carolina
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 47–08,000[4]
October 5vs. Washington and LeeRichmond, VAW 26–015,000
October 12Clemson
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 38–129,000
October 19at Georgia Tech*
L 0–612,000
October 25Auburn*
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 0–78,000
November 2Tennessee*dagger
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 19–615,000[5]
November 9at Davidson
  • Richardson Field
  • Davidson, NC
W 26–77,000
November 16North Carolina
W 25–046,880
November 23at NC State
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 7–010,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References[]

  1. ^ "1935 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. ^ Mann, Ted (September 22, 1935). "Duke's Blue Devils Win After Scoreless Half". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 9. Retrieved May 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. ^ "Duke's powerhouse attack bowls over S.C., 47–0". The Charlotte News. September 29, 1935. Retrieved January 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Hackney tops Blue Devils in 19–6 triumph over Vols". The News and Observer. November 3, 1935. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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