1937 Duke Blue Devils football
SoCon champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 20
Record7–2–1 (5–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
MVPElmore Hackney
CaptainWoodrow Lipscomb
Home stadiumDuke Stadium
1937 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Maryland $ 2 –0 –08 –2 –0
No. 19 North Carolina 4 –0 –17 –1 –1
Clemson 2 –0 –14 –4 –1
No. 20 Duke 5 –1 –07 –2 –1
VMI 4 –2 –05 –5 –0
NC State 4 –2 –15 –3 –1
South Carolina 2 –2 –15 –6 –1
Washington and Lee 2 –3 –04 –5 –0
The Citadel 2 –3 –07 –4 –0
Richmond 2 –3 –05 –4 –1
Furman 1 –2 –24 –3 –2
VPI 2 –4 –05 –5 –0
William & Mary 1 –3 –04 –5 –0
Wake Forest 1 –4 –03 –6 –0
Davidson 1 –6 –02 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1937 Duke Blue Devils football team was an American football team that represented Duke University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1937 college football season. In its seventh season under head coach Wallace Wade, the team compiled a 7–2–1 record (5–1 against conference opponents), was ranked No. 20 in the final AP Poll, and outscored opponents by a total of 228 to 56. Woodrow Lipscomb was the team captain.[1][2] The team played its home games at Duke Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25 8:00 p.m.vs. VPI
W 25–0 11,000 [3][4]
October 2 at Davidson
W 34–6 8,500 [5]
October 9 Tennesseedagger
T 0–0 39,000 [6]
October 16 at Georgia Tech
W 20–19 26,000 [7]
October 23 at Colgate No. 10
W 13–0 10,000[8]
October 30 vs. Washington and Lee No. 13
W 43–0 [9]
November 6 Wake Forest No. 11
W 67–0 6,000 [10]
November 13 North Carolina No. 8
L 6–14 43,000 [11]
November 20 at NC State
W 20–7 10,000 [12]
November 27 No. 1 Pittsburgh No. 18
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 0–10 40,000 [13]
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ↑ "1937 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.
  3. ↑ "Night Game to Usher in 1937 Grid Season For Blue Devil Eleven". The Duke Chronicle. Duke University. September 24, 1937. p. 1. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Wademen Open Season With Win Over V.P.I." The Duke Chronicle. Duke University. September 28, 1937. p. 3. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Duke's Devils crush Davidson, 34 to 6". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 3, 1937. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Duke and Tennessee play 0–0 tie". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 10, 1937. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Duke tops Georgia Tech, 20–19". The News and Observer. October 17, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Two Blocked Punts Give Southerners Well Deserved Win". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. Associated Press. October 24, 1937. p. 3C. Retrieved May 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ↑ "Duke's Blue Devils rout Washington-Lee, 43 to 0". Daily Press. October 31, 1935. Retrieved August 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Duke slaughters Deacons, 67 to 0". The Sunday Star. November 7, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "North Carolina dumps Duke from unbeaten ranks, 14–6". The Birmingham News. November 14, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Duke's Blue Devils turn back gamely-fighting N.C. State Wolfpack". The Greenville News. November 21, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Pitt defeats Duke by 10 to 0 in intersectional grid clash". The Baltimore Sun. November 28, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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