1952 Duke Blue Devils football team

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1952 Duke Blue Devils football
SoCon champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 16
1952 record8–2 (5–0 SoCon)
Head coach
MVPLouis Tepe
CaptainLouis Tepe
Home stadiumDuke Stadium
Seasons
← 1951
1953 →
1952 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 16 Duke $ 5 0 0 8 2 0
Wake Forest 5 1 0 5 4 1
West Virginia 5 1 0 7 2 0
William & Mary 4 1 0 4 5 0
George Washington 4 2 1 5 3 1
VPI 4 4 0 5 6 0
Furman 2 2 1 6 3 1
Washington and Lee 3 4 0 3 7 0
VMI 2 3 1 3 6 1
NC State 2 4 0 3 7 0
South Carolina 2 4 0 5 5 0
North Carolina 1 2 0 2 6 0
The Citadel 1 3 1 3 5 1
Davidson 1 6 0 2 7 0
Richmond 0 6 0 1 9 0
Maryland     7 2 0
Clemson     2 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • † League sanctions prevented Maryland and Clemson from conference participation
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1952 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the Duke Blue Devils of Duke University during the 1952 college football season.[1]

Duke won the 1952 Southern Conference Championship, and finished the season ranked 16th in the final AP poll.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Washington and LeeNo. 19
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 34–016,000
September 26at SMU*No. 19
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
W 14–728,000
October 4No. 11 Tennessee*No. 10
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 7–035,000
October 11at South CarolinaNo. 6
W 33–722,000
October 18at NC StateNo. 5
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 57–011,500
October 25at No. 9 Virginia*No. 6
W 21–735,000
November 1No. 4 Georgia Tech*daggerNo. 6
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 7–2845,000[2]
November 8Navy*No. 12
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 6–1625,000
November 152:00 p.m.at Wake Forest
  • Groves Stadium
  • Wake Forest, NC
W 14–714,000[3][4][5]
November 22at North CarolinaNo. 20
W 42–034,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

References[]

  1. ^ "1952 Duke Blue Devils". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  2. ^ "Georgia Tech Wins 21st, End Dukes Streak, 28-7". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. United Press. November 2, 1952. p. 45. Retrieved June 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  3. ^ Herbert, Dick (November 15, 1952). "Duke 7-Point Choice To End Wake Streak". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 9. Retrieved June 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. ^ Karmosky, Charles S. (November 16, 1952). "Resurgent Blue Devils Paced To Win By Lutz". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. p. 25. Retrieved June 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. ^ Karmosky, Charles S. (November 16, 1952). "Lutz Leads Duke Eleven To Victory Over Deacs (continued)". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. p. 26. Retrieved June 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
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