1946 Duke Blue Devils football team

The 1946 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the Duke Blue Devils of Duke University during the 1946 college football season.[1]

1946 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1946 record4–5 (3–2 SoCon)
Head coach
MVPGeorge Clark
CaptainBill Milner
Home stadiumDuke Stadium
1946 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 North Carolina $ 4 0 18 2 1
William & Mary 7 1 08 2 0
No. 18 NC State 6 1 08 3 0
South Carolina 4 2 05 3 0
Duke 3 2 04 5 0
Richmond 3 2 26 2 2
VPI 3 3 23 4 3
VMI 2 3 14 5 1
George Washington 1 1 04 3 0
Clemson 2 3 04 5 0
Wake Forest 2 3 06 3 0
Maryland 2 5 03 6 0
Furman 1 4 02 8 0
Washington and Lee 1 4 02 6 0
The Citadel 1 5 03 5 0
Davidson 1 5 04 5 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at NC StateL 6–1322,000
October 5Tennessee*L 7–1242,000[2]
October 12vs. Navy*L 21–638,704
October 19Richmond*No. 12
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 41–010,000
October 26vs. No. 1 Army*No. 13L 0–1959,031[3]
November 2No. 16 Georgia TechNo. 19
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 0–1444,000
November 9No. 13 Wake Forest
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 13–025,000[4]
November 16at South CarolinaNo. 20W 39–018,000
November 23at No. 14 North CarolinaL 7–2243,385[5]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

After the season

The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Blue Devils were selected.[6]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
14117Leo LongBackBoston Yanks
15131Buddy MulliganBackChicago Cardinals
25228Hal MullinsTackleWashington Football Team

References

  1. "1946 Duke Blue Devils". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  2. "Vols decision Duke gridmen, 12–7". Poughkeepsie Journal. October 6, 1946. Retrieved March 30, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Dick Young (October 27, 1946). "Cadets Take to Air To Down Duke, 19-0". New York Daily News. p. 92 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Jack Horner (November 10, 1946). "Duke Finds Range To Beat Wake Forest By 13-0: Mulligan And Long Score In Decisive Blue Devil Victory". The Herald-sun. Durham, North Carolina. pp. Sports 1, 4 via Newspapers.com.
  5. Irwin Smallwood (November 24, 1946). "Happy Day!!! Tar Heels Stage Comeback To Whip Duke, 22-7; Carolina Tallies Twice in Final Quarter Rally". The Daily Tar Heel. pp. 1, 3 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.


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