1954 Duke Blue Devils football team

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1954 Duke Blue Devils football
ACC champion
Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 34–7 vs. Nebraska
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 14
1954 record8–2–1 (4–0 ACC)
Head coach
MVPJerry Barger
CaptainJerry Barger
Home stadiumDuke Stadium
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →
1954 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 Duke $ 4 0 0 8 2 1
No. 8 Maryland 4 0 1 7 2 1
North Carolina 4 2 0 4 5 1
South Carolina 3 3 0 6 4 0
Clemson 1 2 0 5 5 0
Wake Forest 1 4 1 2 7 1
Virginia 0 2 0 3 6 0
NC State 0 4 0 2 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1954 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the Duke University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1954 college football season.[2] Duke won the ACC title and finished the season ranked 14th in the final AP Poll.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 25Penn*No. 19
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 52–031,000[3]
October 2Tennessee*No. 7
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 7–630,000
October 9at No. 5 Purdue*No. 6
T 13–1347,000
October 16No. 18 Army*daggerNo. 6
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 14–2842,500
October 23at NC StateNo. 19
W 21–710,200
October 30Georgia Tech*No. 16
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 21–2033,000
November 6vs. No. 19 Navy*No. 11
L 7–4028,000
November 13at Wake Forest
W 28–2110,000
November 20South Carolina
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 26–713,000
November 27at North CarolinaNo. 20
W 47–1235,000
January 1vs. Nebraska*No. 14
CBSW 34–768,750
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "1954 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
  2. ^ "1954 Duke Blue Devils". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. ^ Brooks, Bob (September 26, 1954). "Blue Devils Overpower Penn, 52 to 0". The News & Observer. Raleigh, N.C. sect. II, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
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