1937 Duke Blue Devils football team

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1937 Duke Blue Devils football
SoCon champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 20
1937 record7–2–1 (5–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
MVPElmore Hackney
CaptainWoodrow Lipscomb
Home stadiumDuke Stadium
Seasons
← 1936
1938 →
1937 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Maryland $ 2 0 0 8 2 0
No. 19 North Carolina 4 0 1 7 1 1
Clemson 2 0 1 4 4 1
No. 20 Duke 5 1 0 7 2 1
VMI 4 2 0 5 5 0
NC State 4 2 1 5 3 1
South Carolina 2 2 1 5 6 1
Washington and Lee 2 3 0 4 5 0
The Citadel 2 3 0 7 4 0
Richmond 2 3 0 5 4 1
Furman 1 2 2 4 3 2
VPI 2 4 0 5 5 0
William & Mary 1 3 0 4 5 0
Wake Forest 1 4 0 3 6 0
Davidson 1 6 0 2 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1937 Duke Blue Devils football team was an American football team that represented Duke University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1937 college football season. In its seventh season under head coach Wallace Wade, the team compiled a 7–2–1 record (5–1 against conference opponents), was ranked No. 20 in the final AP Poll, and outscored opponents by a total of 228 to 56. Woodrow Lipscomb was the team captain.[1][2] The team played its home games at Duke Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25 8:00 p.m.vs. VPI W 25–0 11,000 [3][4]
October 2 at Davidson Davidson, NC W 34–6
October 9 Tennesseedagger T 0–0 39,000 [5]
October 16 at Georgia Tech W 20–19
October 23 at Colgate No. 10
W 13–0 10,000[6]
October 30 vs. Washington and Lee No. 13 Richmond, VA W 43–0
November 6 Wake Forest No. 11
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 67–0 6,000
November 13 North Carolina No. 8
L 6–14
November 20 at NC State W 20–7
November 27 No. 1 Pittsburgh No. 18
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 0–10
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "1937 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. ^ "Night Game to Usher in 1937 Grid Season For Blue Devil Eleven". The Duke Chronicle. Duke University. September 24, 1937. p. 1. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  4. ^ "Wademen Open Season With Win Over V.P.I." The Duke Chronicle. Duke University. September 28, 1937. p. 3. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  5. ^ "Duke and Tennessee play 0–0 tie". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 10, 1937. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Two Blocked Punts Give Southerners Well Deserved Win". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. Associated Press. October 24, 1937. p. 3C. Retrieved May 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
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