1945 Duke Blue Devils football team

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1945 Duke Blue Devils football
SoCon Champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 13
1945 record6–2 (4–0 SoCon)
Head coach
MVPGordon Carver
CaptainErnie Knotts, Kelley Mote
Home stadiumDuke Stadium
Seasons
← 1944
1946 →
1945 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Duke $ 4 0 0 6 2 0
No. 19 Wake Forest 4 1 1 5 3 1
William & Mary 4 2 0 6 3 0
Clemson 2 1 1 6 3 1
Maryland 3 2 0 6 2 1
VMI 3 2 0 5 4 0
North Carolina 2 2 0 5 4 0
NC State 2 4 0 3 6 0
VPI 2 5 0 2 6 0
South Carolina 0 3 2 2 4 3
Richmond 0 4 0 2 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1945 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the Duke Blue Devils of Duke University during the 1945 college football season.[1]

Duke won the 1945 Southern Conference Championship, and finished the season ranked 13th in the final AP poll.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 22South Carolina
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 60–012,000
September 29Bogue Field*
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 60–022,000
October 6Navy*dagger
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 0–2144,000
October 13at Wake ForestNo. 13
  • Groves Stadium
  • Wake Forest, NC
W 26–1920,000
October 27vs. No. 1 Army*No. 19
  • Polo Grounds
  • New York, NY
L 13–4844,687
November 3at Georgia Tech*No. 18
W 14–630,000
November 10NC StateNo. 16
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 26–1315,000
November 24North CarolinaNo. 15
W 14–744,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "1945 Duke Blue Devils". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
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