1962 Duke Blue Devils football team

The 1962 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season.[2]

1962 Duke Blue Devils football
ACC champion
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
1962 record8–2 (6–0 ACC)
Head coachWilliam D. Murray
1962 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Duke $ 6 0 0  8 2 0
Clemson 5 1 0  6 4 0
Maryland 5 2 0  6 4 0
South Carolina 3 4 0  4 5 1
NC State 3 4 0  3 6 1
North Carolina 3 4 0  3 7 0
Virginia 1 4 0  5 5 0
Wake Forest 0 7 0  0 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Duke won their third consecutive ACC Championship with a record of 6–0 in conference play. They were ranked eighth in the polls for their season opener against USC, but dropped out of the rankings following their loss and were not ranked again for the remainder of the season.

The Blue Devils declined an invitation to play in the 1962 Gator Bowl.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentLocationResult
09/22/1962at USCLos Angeles, CAL 7-14
09/29/1962South CarolinaDurham, NCW 21-8
10/06/1962at FloridaJacksonville, FLW 28-21
10/13/1962CaliforniaDurham, NCW 21-7
10/20/1962at ClemsonClemson, SCW 16-0
10/27/1962NC StateDurham, NCW 21-14
11/03/1962Georgia TechDurham, NCL 9-20
11/10/1962MarylandDurham, NCW 10-7
11/17/1962at Wake ForestWinston-Salem, NCW 50-0
11/24/1962at North CarolinaChapel Hill, NCW 16-14

References

  1. "1962 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  2. "1962 Duke Blue Devils". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. "Looking Back... A Look Inside Duke's Gridiron Success in the Early 1960's". goduke.com.


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