1940 Duke Blue Devils football team

The 1940 Duke Blue Devils football team was an American football team that represented Duke University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1940 college football season. In its tenth season under head coach Wallace Wade, the team compiled a 7–2 record (4–1 against conference opponents), finished second in the conference, was ranked No. 18 in the final AP Poll, and outscored opponents by a total of 203 to 52. Alex Winterson was the team captain.[1][2] The team played its home games at Duke Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

1940 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 18
1940 record7–2 (4–1 SoCon)
Head coachWallace Wade
Assistant coaches
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
1940 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Clemson $ 4 0 0  6 2 1
No. 18 Duke 4 1 0  7 2 0
Wake Forest 4 2 0  7 3 0
William & Mary 2 1 1  6 2 1
North Carolina 3 2 0  6 4 0
Richmond 3 2 0  7 3 0
VMI 3 2 1  7 2 1
Furman 4 3 0  5 4 0
Washington and Lee 1 1 1  2 7 1
VPI 2 3 0  5 5 0
NC State 3 5 0  3 6 0
Maryland 0 1 1  2 6 1
South Carolina 1 3 0  3 6 0
Davidson 1 5 0  5 5 0
The Citadel 0 4 0  4 5 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 28 VMI Durham, NC W 23–0
October 5 at Tennessee Knoxville, TN L 0–13
October 19 at Colgate Buffalo, NY W 13–0
October 26 at Wake Forest Wake Forest, NC W 23–0
November 2 Georgia Tech No. 18 Durham, NC W 41–7
November 9 Davidson No. 12 Durham, NC W 46–13
November 16 at North Carolina No. 12 Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry) L 3–6
November 23 NC State Durham, NC W 42–6
November 30 Pittsburgh No. 20 Durham, NC W 12–7
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1940 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. Retrieved March 8, 2019.


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