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

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

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

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at NC StateT 0–020,000[3]
October 2Tennessee*T 7–722,000[4]
October 9Navy*
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 28–725,000[5]
October 16at MarylandNo. 18W 13–1221,904[6]
October 232:30 p.m.vs. VPINo. 15W 7–013,500[7]
October 30No. 6 Georgia Tech*dagger
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 7–1932,000[8]
November 6No. 18 Wake Forest
L 20–2720,000[9]
November 13George Washington
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 62–012,000[10]
November 20at No. 5 North CarolinaL 0–2044,500[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. т = Tied with team above or below.
Week
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AP—1815т——————

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-State strugggle to 0–0 deadlock". The Portsmouth Star. September 26, 1948. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Duke gridders tie Tennessee". The Baltimore Sun. October 3, 1948. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Folger and Cox lead Duke to 28-to-7 victory over Navy". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 10, 1948. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Duke edges Terps by 13–12". Greensboro Daily News. October 17, 1948. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Limping Dukes Hits Season's First Soft Touch Against VPI". The Duke Chronicle. Duke University. October 22, 1948. p. 1. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Georgia Tech knocks Duke from unbeaten ranks, 19–7". The Baltimore Sun. October 31, 1948. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Wake Forest defeats Duke, 27 to 20, in scoring duel". Tampa Sunday Tribune. November 7, 1948. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Duke crushes G. Washington by 62–0 score". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. November 14, 1948. Retrieved February 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "No. Carolina bounces back in second half to trim Duke's Blue Devils, 20–0". Daily Press. November 21, 1948. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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