1943 Duke Blue Devils football team

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1943 Duke Blue Devils football
SoCon Conference champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 7
1943 record8–1 (4–0 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumDuke Stadium
Seasons
← 1942
1944 →
1943 Southern Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Duke $ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Maryland 2 – 0 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
South Carolina 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Wake Forest 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
North Carolina 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Richmond 1 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 0
Clemson 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
VMI 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
NC State 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Davidson 0 – 3 – 0 0 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1943 Duke Blue Devils football team was an American football team that represented Duke University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1943 college football season. In its second season under head coach Eddie Cameron, the team compiled an 8–1 record (4–0 against conference opponents), won the conference championship, was ranked No. 7 in the final AP Poll, and outscored opponents by a total of 335 to 34.[1][2]

The team ranked first among the nation's 76 major college teams in both scoring offense (37.2 points per game) and scoring defense (3.8 points per game).[1]

The team played its home games at Duke Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 8 Camp Lejeune
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 40–0 12,700
September 25 Richmond
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 61–0 7,415
October 2 North Carolina Pre-Flight
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 42–0 6,179
October 9 vs. No. 4 Navy No. 5
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
L 13–14 55,600
October 16 North Carolinadagger No. 6
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 14–7 27,700
October 30 at Georgia Tech No. 8
W 14–7 30,000
November 6 at NC State No. 9
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 75–0 5,000
November 13 Virginia No. 7
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 49–0 6,000
November 20 at North Carolina No. 6
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
W 27–6 27,000
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ a b "1943 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.
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