1962 Duke Blue Devils football team

The 1962 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season.[2]

1962 Duke Blue Devils football
ACC champion
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
1962 record8–2 (6–0 ACC)
Head coach
MVPJean Berry
CaptainJohnny Markas
Home stadiumDuke Stadium
1962 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Duke $ 6 0 08 2 0
Clemson 5 1 06 4 0
Maryland 5 2 06 4 0
South Carolina 3 4 04 5 1
NC State 3 4 03 6 1
North Carolina 3 4 03 7 0
Virginia 1 4 05 5 0
Wake Forest 0 7 00 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Duke won their third consecutive ACC Championship with a record of 6–0 in conference play. They were ranked eighth in the polls for their season opener against USC, but dropped out of the rankings following their loss and were not ranked again for the remainder of the season.

The Blue Devils declined an invitation to play in the 1962 Gator Bowl.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 22at USC*No. 8L 7–1426,400
September 29South CarolinaW 21–824,500
October 6vs. Florida*W 28–2130,000
October 13California*
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 21–1731,000
October 20at ClemsonW 16–038,000
October 27NC State
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 21–1423,000
November 3Georgia Tech*
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 9–2044,000
November 10Maryland
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 10–726,000
November 17at Wake ForestW 50–012,000
November 24at North CarolinaW 16–1440,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1962 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  2. "1962 Duke Blue Devils". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. "Looking Back... A Look Inside Duke's Gridiron Success in the Early 1960s". goduke.com.
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