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1942 Duke Blue Devils football team

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1942 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–4–1 (3–1–1 SoCon)
Head coach
MVPTom Burns
CaptainJim Smith
Home stadiumDuke Stadium
Seasons
← 1941
1943 →
1942 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 William & Mary $ 4 0 0 9 1 1
VPI 5 1 0 7 2 1
Wake Forest 6 1 1 6 2 1
North Carolina 3 1 1 5 2 2
Duke 3 1 1 5 4 1
NC State 3 1 2 4 4 2
Furman 3 3 0 3 6 0
The Citadel 2 2 0 5 2 0
Clemson 2 3 1 3 6 1
Davidson 2 4 1 2 6 1
VMI 2 4 1 3 5 1
George Washington 2 4 0 3 6 0
Maryland 1 2 0 7 2 0
South Carolina 1 4 0 1 7 1
Richmond 1 5 0 3 6 1
Washington and Lee 0 4 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1942 Duke Blue Devils football team was an American football team that represented Duke University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1942 college football season. In its first season under head coach Eddie Cameron, the team compiled a 5–4–1 record (3–1–1 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 211 to 98. Jim Smith was the team captain.[1][2] The team played its home games at Duke Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26 vs. Davidson W 21–0 2,500 [3]
October 3 at Wake Forest L 7–20 7,000
October 10 Georgia Pre-Flight L 12–267,500[4]
October 17 at No. 9 Colgate
W 34–0 18,782
October 24 at Pittsburgh W 28–0 20,000
October 31 No. 5 Georgia Techdagger
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 7–26 24,000
November 7 Maryland
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 42–0 9,000
November 14 at North CarolinaT 13–13 32,000
November 21 NC State
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 47–0 16,000
November 28 at Jacksonville NAS Jacksonville, FL L 0–13 7,500 [5]
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1942 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. ^ "Duke trims scrapping Davidson eleven, 21–0". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 27, 1942. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Georgia Cadets Overcome Duke". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 11, 1942. p. 38 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "McAfee Leads Fliers To Win Over Duke, 13-0". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 29, 1942. p. D2 – via Newspapers.com.