1935 Duke Blue Devils football
SoCon champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record8–2 (5–0 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
MVPJack Hennemier
CaptainJames Johnston
Home stadiumDuke Stadium
Seasons
← 1934
1936 →
1935 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Duke $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 12 North Carolina 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Maryland 3 – 1 – 1 7 – 2 – 2
Clemson 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
VPI 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 2
NC State 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Washington and Lee 1 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Virginia 0 – 3 – 2 1 – 5 – 4
South Carolina 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
VMI 0 – 3 – 1 2 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from United Press

The 1935 Duke Blue Devils football team was an American football team that represented Duke University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1935 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Wallace Wade, the team compiled an 8–2 record (5–0 against conference opponents), won the conference championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 214 to 45. James Johnston was the team captain.[1][2] The team played its home games at Duke Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21vs. Wake Forest*
W 26–713,000[3]
September 28South Carolina
W 47–08,000[4]
October 5vs. Washington and Lee
W 26–012,000[5]
October 12Clemson
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 38–1210,000[6]
October 19at Georgia Tech*
L 0–612,000[7]
October 25Auburn*
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 0–78,000[8]
November 2Tennessee*dagger
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 19–615,000[9]
November 9at Davidson*
W 26–77,000[10]
November 16North Carolina
W 25–046,880[11]
November 23at NC State
W 7–010,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "1935 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. ^ Mann, Ted (September 22, 1935). "Duke's Blue Devils Win After Scoreless Half". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 9. Retrieved May 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Duke's powerhouse attack bowls over S.C., 47–0". The Charlotte News. September 29, 1935. Retrieved January 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Duke crushes W. & L., 26 to 0, before 12,000". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 6, 1935. Retrieved August 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Duke routs Clemson". Greensboro Daily News. October 13, 1935. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Georgia Tech's Golden Tornado smashes Duke, 6 to 0". The Bradenton Herald. October 20, 1935. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Auburn Plainsmen topple Duke Blue Devils, 7–0". The Charlotte Observer. October 26, 1935. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Hackney tops Blue Devils in 19–6 triumph over Vols". The News and Observer. November 3, 1935. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Duke scores over Davidson". Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. November 10, 1935. Retrieved September 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Duke shatters title hopes of North Carolina Tar Heels". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. November 17, 1935. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Duke captures Conference title by halting N.C. State, 7–0". The Birmingham News. November 24, 1935. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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