1934 Duke Blue Devils football team

The 1934 Duke Blue Devils football team was an American football team that represented Duke University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1934 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Wallace Wade, the team compiled a 7–2 record (3–1 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 185 to 40. Jack Dunlap was the team captain.[1][2] The team played its home games at Duke Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

1934 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1934 record7–2 (3–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
MVPEarle Wentz
CaptainJack Dunlap
Home stadiumDuke Stadium
1934 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Washington and Lee $ 4 0 07 3 0
North Carolina 2 0 17 1 1
Duke 3 1 07 2 0
Maryland 3 1 07 3 0
Clemson 2 1 05 4 0
South Carolina 3 2 05 4 0
VPI 3 3 05 5 0
NC State 1 3 12 6 1
Virginia 1 4 03 6 0
VMI 0 5 01 8 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29 at VMI
W 46–0 [3]
October 6 Clemson W 20–6 7,000
October 13 Georgia Tech
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 20–0 30,000
October 20 at Davidson Davidson, NC W 20–0 10,000
October 27 at Tennessee L 6–1420,000[4]
November 3 Auburn W 13–6
November 10 Wake Forest
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 28–7 30,000
November 17 at North Carolina L 0–7
December 1 NC State
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 32–0 9,000
  • Homecoming

References

  1. "1934 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 displays real power after getting slow start". The News and Observer. September 30, 1934. Retrieved December 20, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Tennessee bests Duke, 14–6". The News and Observer. October 28, 1934. Retrieved August 8, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
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