1943 Duke Blue Devils football team

The 1943 Duke Blue Devils football team was an American football team that represented Duke University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1943 college football season. In its second season under head coach Eddie Cameron, the team compiled an 8–1 record (4–0 against conference opponents), won the conference championship, was ranked No. 7 in the final AP Poll, and outscored opponents by a total of 335 to 34.[1][2]

1943 Duke Blue Devils football
SoCon champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 7
Record8–1 (4–0 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumDuke Stadium
1943 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Duke $ 4 –0 –08 –1 –0
Maryland 2 –0 –04 –5 –0
South Carolina 2 –1 –05 –2 –0
Wake Forest 3 –2 –04 –5 –0
North Carolina 2 –2 –06 –3 –0
Richmond 1 –1 –06 –1 –0
Clemson 2 –3 –02 –6 –0
VMI 2 –3 –02 –6 –0
NC State 1 –4 –03 –6 –0
Davidson 0 –3 –00 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The team ranked first among the nation's 76 major college teams in both scoring offense (37.2 points per game) and scoring defense (3.8 points per game).[1]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Duke ranked fourth among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 118.3.[3]

The team played its home games at Duke Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18 3:30 p.m. Camp Lejeune
W 40–0 12,076 [4][5]
September 25 Richmond
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 61–0 7,415
October 2 North Carolina Pre-Flight
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 42–0 6,179
October 9 vs. No. 4 Navy No. 5
L 13–14 55,600
October 16 North Carolinadagger No. 6
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 14–7 27,700
October 30 at Georgia Tech No. 8
W 14–7 30,000 [6]
November 6 at NC State No. 9
W 75–0 5,000
November 13 Virginia No. 7
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 49–0 6,000
November 20 at North Carolina No. 6
W 27–6 27,000

References
  1. "1943 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. Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. Horner, Jack (September 18, 1943). "Duke Plays Strong Opponent In Camp Lejeune Marines Today". Greensboro Daily News. Greensboro, North Carolina. p. 4. Retrieved April 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. Herbert, Dick (September 19, 1943). "Blue Devils Rout Marines Marines, 40 to 0". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 10. Retrieved April 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. "Duke Blue Devils defeat Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, 14 to 7". The Birmingham News. October 31, 1943. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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