1936 Duke Blue Devils football team

1936 Duke Blue Devils football
National champion (QPRS)
SoCon champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 11
Record9–1 (7–0 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
MVPAce Parker
CaptainAce Parker
Home stadiumDuke Stadium
1936 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Duke $7–0–09–1–0
North Carolina6–1–08–2–0
Furman4–1–07–2–0
VMI4–2–06–4–0
Maryland3–2–05–5–0
Clemson3–3–05–5–0
Davidson4–3–05–4–0
Washington and Lee2–2–04–5–0
Wake Forest2–2–05–4–0
NC State2–4–03–7–0
VPI4–5–05–5–0
South Carolina2–5–05–7–0
Richmond1–3–04–4–2
Virginia1–5–02–7–0
The Citadel0–4–04–6–0
William & Mary0–5–01–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1936 Duke Blue Devils football team was an American football team that represented Duke University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1936 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Wallace Wade, the team compiled a 9–1 record (7–0 against conference opponents), won the conference championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 208 to 28. Ace Parker was the team captain.[1][2] The team played its home games at Duke Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

Both Clyde Berryman and James Howell named Duke as a retroactive national champion for 1936.[3][4]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19vs. Davidson
W 13–015,000[5]
September 26Colgate*dagger
W 6–022,360[6]
October 3at South Carolina
W 21–010,000[7]
October 10Clemson
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 25–04,127[8]
October 17Georgia Tech*
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 19–629,953[9]
October 24at Tennessee*No. 2
L 13–1513,263[10]
October 31vs. Washington and LeeNo. 13
W 51–06,691[11]
November 7at Wake ForestNo. 15
W 20–010,000[12]
November 14at North CarolinaNo. 13Chapel Hill, NC (Victory Bell)W 27–734,000[13]
November 26NC StateNo. 11
W 13–017,320[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ↑ "1935 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 1, 2017. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  3. ↑ 2016 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). Indianapolis: The National Collegiate Athletic Association. August 2016. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  4. ↑ "1936 NCAA Division IA Football Power Ratings". jhowell.net. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Duke triumphs over Davidson, 13 to 0". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 20, 1936. Retrieved February 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Duke U. eleven outplays Colgate to triumph, 6–0". Brooklyn Times Union. September 27, 1936. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Duke University's Blue Devils defeat South Carolina, 21 to 0". The Nashville Banner. October 4, 1936. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Duke gridders trim Clemson Tigers, 25 to 0". Tampa Sunday Tribune. October 11, 1936. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "32,000 see Duke smear Georgia Tech's title hopes". Tampa Sunday Tribune. October 18, 1936. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Tennessee upsets Duke, 15 to 13". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 25, 1936. p. 8. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Duke romps to easy win over Washington–Lee, 51 to 0". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 1, 1936. Retrieved February 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Duke nips Deacond by score of 20–0". The Charlotte Observer. November 8, 1936. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "34,000 see Duke beat U. of North Carolina, 27 to 7". Daily Press. November 15, 1936. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Parker paces Duke in defeat of N.C. State". Birmingham Age-Herald. November 27, 1936. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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