1940 Duke Blue Devils football team

The 1940 Duke Blue Devils football team was an American football team that represented Duke University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1940 college football season. In its tenth season under head coach Wallace Wade, the team compiled a 7–2 record (4–1 against conference opponents), finished second in the conference, was ranked No. 18 in the final AP Poll, and outscored opponents by a total of 203 to 52. Alex Winterson was the team captain.[1][2] The team played its home games at Duke Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

1940 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 18
1940 record7–2 (4–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
MVPJasper Davis
CaptainAlex Winterson
Home stadiumDuke Stadium
1940 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Clemson $ 4 0 06 2 1
No. 18 Duke 4 1 07 2 0
Wake Forest 4 2 07 3 0
William & Mary 2 1 16 2 1
North Carolina 3 2 06 4 0
Richmond 3 2 07 3 0
VMI 3 2 17 2 1
Furman 4 3 05 4 0
Washington and Lee 1 1 12 7 1
VPI 2 3 05 5 0
NC State 3 5 03 6 0
Maryland 0 1 12 6 1
South Carolina 1 3 03 6 0
Davidson 1 5 05 5 0
The Citadel 0 4 04 5 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28 VMI W 23–0 7,000 [3]
October 5 at Tennessee L 0–13 25,000 [4]
October 19 at Colgate W 13–0 14,000
October 26 at Wake Forest W 23–0 21,000
November 2 Georgia Tech No. 18
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 41–7 34,000
November 9 Davidson No. 12
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 46–13 5,000
November 16 at North Carolina No. 12 L 3–6 41,000
November 23 NC State
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 42–6 10,000
November 30 Pittsburgh No. 20
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 12–7 27,000
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1940 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 crushes V.M.I., 23–0". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 29, 1940. Retrieved December 21, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Duke bows to Tennessee might, 13 to 0". The Charlotte News. October 6, 1940. Retrieved August 8, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
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