1947 Duke Blue Devils football team

1947 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 19
Record4–3–2 (3–1–1 SoCon)
Head coach
MVPFred Folger
CaptainBen Cittadino
Home stadiumDuke Stadium
1947 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 14 William & Mary $7–1–09–2–0
No. 9 North Carolina4–1–08–2–0
South Carolina4–1–16–2–1
No. 19 Duke3–1–14–3–2
Washington and Lee3–2–05–5–0
Maryland3–2–17–2–2
No. 17 NC State3–2–15–3–1
VPI4–3–04–5–0
Davidson3–3–16–3–1
Wake Forest3–4–06–4–0
VMI2–3–13–5–1
Clemson1–3–04–5–0
The Citadel1–4–03–5–0
Furman1–4–02–7–0
Richmond1–5–03–7–0
George Washington0–4–01–7–1
  • $ – 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]

Duke was ranked at No. 51 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[2]

Schedule

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

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes
Week
Poll123456789Final
AP1317159 (2)13————19

References

  1. ↑ "1947 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
  2. ↑ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Duke Wins Revenge By Edging State, 7-0". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 28, 1947. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Duke Humbles Tennessee 19-7". The Nashville Tennessean. October 5, 1947. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Robert Elmer (October 12, 1947). "Navy Ties Duke, 14-14, At Stadium". The Baltimore Sun. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ Johnny Bradberry (November 2, 1947). "Tech, Hard Pressed, Triumphs, 7-0". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 12C – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Billy Anderson (November 9, 1947). "Duke Bows, 28-7". Asheville Citizen-Times. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Duke, South Carolina Play To Deadlock". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 16, 1947. p. D4 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ Bob Goldwater (November 23, 1947). "Carolina, 21 - Duke, Nothing". The Daily Tar Heel. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
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