1948 Duke Blue Devils football team

The 1948 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the Duke Blue Devils of Duke University during the 1948 college football season.[1]

1948 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–3–2 (3–2–1 SoCon)
Head coach
MVPBill Davis
CaptainAl DeRogatis
Home stadiumDuke Stadium
1948 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Clemson $ 5 –0 –011 –0 –0
No. 3 North Carolina 4 –0 –19 –1 –1
VMI 5 –1 –06 –3 –0
No. 17 William & Mary 5 –1 –17 –2 –2
No. 20 Wake Forest 5 –2 –06 –4 –0
Maryland 4 –2 –06 –4 –0
Duke 3 –2 –14 –3 –2
Richmond 3 –3 –15 –3 –2
Washington and Lee 2 –2 –04 –6 –0
Furman 2 –4 –02 –6 –1
George Washington 2 –4 –04 –6 –0
Davidson 2 –5 –03 –5 –1
South Carolina 1 –3 –03 –5 –0
NC State 1 –4 –13 –6 –1
VPI 0 –6 –10 –8 –1
The Citadel 0 –5 –02 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Duke was ranked at No. 37 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[2]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at NC State
T 0–020,000
October 2Tennessee*
T 7–722,000[3]
October 9Navy*
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 28–725,000
October 16at MarylandNo. 18
W 13–1222,000
October 232:30 p.m.vs. VPINo. 15
W 7–013,500[4]
October 30No. 6 Georgia Tech*dagger
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 7–1932,000
November 6No. 18 Wake Forest
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 20–2720,000
November 13George Washington
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 62–012,000[5]
November 20at No. 5 North Carolina
L 0–2044,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References
  1. "1948 Duke Blue Devils". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  2. "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Duke gridders tie Tennessee". The Baltimore Sun. October 3, 1948. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Limping Dukes Hits Season's First Soft Touch Against VPI". The Duke Chronicle. Duke University. October 22, 1948. p. 1. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
  5. "Duke crushes G. Washington by 62–0 score". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. November 14, 1948. Retrieved February 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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