1946 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–5 (3–2 SoCon)
Head coach
MVPGeorge Clark
CaptainBill Milner
Home stadiumDuke Stadium
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 North Carolina $ 4 – 0 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
William & Mary 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 18 NC State 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
South Carolina 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Duke 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Richmond 3 – 2 – 2 6 – 2 – 2
VPI 3 – 3 – 2 3 – 4 – 3
VMI 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
George Washington 1 – 1 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Clemson 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Wake Forest 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Maryland 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Furman 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Washington and Lee 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
The Citadel 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Davidson 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 Duke Blue Devils football team was an American football team that represented Duke University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1946 college football season. In their 12th season under head coach Wallace Wade, the Blue Devils compiled a 4–5 record (3–2 against SoCon opponents) and outscored all opponent by a total of 134 to 86.[1]

Duke led the SoCon with three players chosen as first-team picks on the 1946 All-Southern Conference football team: end Kelly Mote; tackle Al DeRogatis; and guard Bill Milner.[2] DeRogatis was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Duke was ranked at No. 20 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at NC State
L 6–1322,000[4]
October 5Tennessee*
L 7–1242,000[5]
October 12vs. Navy*
W 21–641,504[6]
October 19Richmond*No. 17
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 41–010,000[7]
October 26vs. No. 1 Army*No. 13
L 0–1959,031[8]
November 2No. 16 Georgia TechdaggerNo. 19
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 0–1438,000[9]
November 9No. 13 Wake Forest
W 13–025,000[10]
November 16at South CarolinaNo. 20
W 39–018,000[11]
November 23at No. 14 North Carolina
L 7–2243,385[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

See also: 1946 NCAA football rankings
Ranking movements
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1947 NFL draft

Main article: 1947 NFL Draft

The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Blue Devils were selected.[13]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
14 117 Leo Long Back Boston Yanks
15 131 Buddy Mulligan Back Chicago Cardinals
25 228 Hal Mullins Tackle Washington Football Team

References

  1. ^ "1946 Duke Blue Devils". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  2. ^ Robert Moore (December 1, 1946). "Turner, Sacrinty Top All-Southern Choices: Justice and Cloud Complete Backfield On Honor Eleven". The Lexington Herald. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 15, 1946). "Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Jack Horner (September 29, 1946). "State Turns Back Duke For First Time Since 1932 In Grid Upset By 13-6 Score: Wolfpack Scores Twice In Second Half To Overcome Early Duke Lead Before 22,000". Durham Morning Herald. pp. I-1, II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Vols decision Duke gridmen, 12–7". Poughkeepsie Journal. October 6, 1946. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Craig E. Taylor (October 13, 1946). "Duke Eleven Trounces Navy In Stadium, 21-6". pp. Sports 1, Sport 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Jack Williams (October 20, 1946). "Duke Wallops Spiders, 41-0". Durham Morning Herald. p. Sports 1, 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Dick Young (October 27, 1946). "Cadets Take to Air To Down Duke, 19-0". New York Daily News. p. 92 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Jack Horner (November 3, 1946). "Georgia Tech Hands Duke Fourth Defeat By 14-0: Broyles Paces Jacket Attack; Crowd of 38,000 Sees Quick Scores". Durham Morning Herald. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ Del Booth (November 17, 1946). "Duke Wallops Gamecocks: Long Scores Three Times To Spark Duke To 39-0 Victory; Crowd Of 18,000 Sees Blue Devils Take Early Lead; Meeks Shines For Losers". Durham Morning Herald. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.


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