1947 Duke Blue Devils football team

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1947 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 19
1947 record4–3–2 (3–1–1 SoCon)
Head coach
MVPFred Folger
CaptainBen Cittadino
Home stadiumDuke Stadium
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Southern Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 William & Mary $ 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 9 North Carolina 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
South Carolina 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
No. 19 Duke 3 – 1 – 1 4 – 3 – 2
Washington and Lee 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Maryland 3 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 2
No. 17 NC State 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
VPI 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Davidson 3 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Wake Forest 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
VMI 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Clemson 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
The Citadel 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Furman 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Richmond 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
George Washington 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1947 Duke Blue Devils football team was an American football team that represented Duke University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1947 college football season. In its 13th season under head coach Wallace Wade, the team compiled a 4–3–2 record (3–1–1 against conference opponents), was ranked No. 19 in the final AP Poll, and outscored opponents by a total of 90 to 79.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27NC State
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 7–038,000[2]
October 4at Tennessee*
W 19–740,000[3]
October 11vs. Navy* No. 13
T 14–1435,000[4]
October 18 MarylandNo. 17
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 19–720,000[5]
October 25at No. 11 Wake ForestNo. 15Wake Forest, NCW 13–625,000[6]
November 1at No. 6 Georgia Tech* No. 9
L 0–738,000[7]
November 8 Missouri*dagger No. 13
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 7–2825,000[8]
November 15 South Carolina
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
T 0–05,000[9]
November 22 No. 13 North Carolina
L 0–2156,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "1947 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
  2. ^ "Duke Wins Revenge By Edging State, 7-0". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 28, 1947. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Duke Humbles Tennessee 19-7". The Nashville Tennessean. October 5, 1947. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Robert Elmer (October 12, 1947). "Navy Ties Duke, 14-14, At Stadium". The Baltimore Sun. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Warren Duffee (October 19, 1947). "Duke And UNC Roll To Victories: Fred Folger Punts, Passes And Runs Devils To 19 To 7 Victory Over Big Maryland". Asheville Citizen-Times. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Ralph Howland (October 26, 1947). "Duke Tops Deacs: Folger Paces Big Blues To Rousing 13 To 6 Win". Ashville Citizen-Times. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Johnny Bradberry (November 2, 1947). "Tech, Hard Pressed, Triumphs, 7-0". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 12C – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Billy Anderson (November 9, 1947). "Duke Bows, 28-7". Asheville Citizen-Times. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Duke, South Carolina Play To Deadlock". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 16, 1947. p. D4 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Bob Goldwater (November 23, 1947). "Carolina, 21 - Duke, Nothing". The Daily Tar Heel. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
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