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American college football season

1949 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–3 (4–2 SoCon)
Head coach
MVPLou Allen
CaptainLou Allen
Home stadiumDuke Stadium
Seasons← 19481950 →
1949 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 16 North Carolina $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
No. 14 Maryland 4 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Washington and Lee 3 – 1 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Duke 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
William & Mary 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
VMI 3 – 2 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
The Citadel 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Clemson 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 2
Furman 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
South Carolina 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Wake Forest 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
George Washington 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
NC State 3 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
VPI 1 – 5 – 2 1 – 7 – 2
Richmond 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Davidson 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 Duke Blue Devils football team was an American football team that represented Duke University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1949 college football season. In their 15th year under head coach Wallace Wade, the Blue Devils complied an overall record of 6–3, with a conference record of 4–2, and finished tied for fourth in the SoCon.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24RichmondW 67–012,000
October 1at Tennessee*W 21–740,000
October 8at Navy*No. 14L 14–2822,000
October 15NC StateW 14–1320,000
October 222:00 p.m.VPI
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 55–710,000
October 29at Georgia Tech*W 27–1438,000
November 5Wake ForestNo. 16L 7–2735,000
November 12at George WashingtonW 35–09,283
November 19North CarolinaL 20–2157,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

See also: 1949 NCAA football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes
Week
Poll12345678Final
AP14 (3)———16————

References

  1. "1949 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
  2. "Duke overwhelms Richmond". Rocky Mount Telegram. September 25, 1949. Retrieved November 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Duke tramples Tennessee". Rocky Mount Telegram. October 2, 1949. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Navy upsets Duke 28 to 14". The Courier-Journal. October 9, 1949. Retrieved December 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Duke eleven wins by 14–13". The Baltimore Sun. October 16, 1949. Retrieved December 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Homecoming Blue Devils Engage VPI". The Duke Chronicle. Duke University. October 21, 1949. p. 6. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
  7. "Duke trips Tech, 27–14, on second half splurge". The Birmingham News. October 30, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Wake Forest smashes over Duke's Devils, 27–7". The Greenville News. November 6, 1949. Retrieved December 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Blue Devils take win, 35–0". The News and Observer. November 13, 1949. Retrieved February 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "North Carolina wins Southern Conference championship". The State. November 20, 1949. Retrieved December 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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