1948 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–3–2 (3–2–1 SoCon)
Head coach
MVPBill Davis
CaptainAl DeRogatis
Home stadiumDuke Stadium
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Clemson $ 5 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
No. 3 North Carolina 4 – 0 – 1 9 – 1 – 1
VMI 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
No. 17 William & Mary 5 – 1 – 1 7 – 2 – 2
No. 20 Wake Forest 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Maryland 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Duke 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 2
Richmond 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 2
Washington and Lee 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Furman 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
George Washington 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Davidson 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
South Carolina 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
NC State 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
VPI 0 – 6 – 1 0 – 8 – 1
The Citadel 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the Duke Blue Devils of Duke University during the 1948 college football season.[1]

Duke was ranked at No. 37 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at NC State
T 0–020,000[3]
October 2Tennessee*
T 7–722,000[4]
October 9Navy*
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 28–725,000[5]
October 16at MarylandNo. 18
W 13–1221,904[6]
October 232:30 p.m.vs. VPINo. 15
W 7–013,500[7]
October 30No. 6 Georgia Tech*dagger
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 7–1932,000[8]
November 6No. 18 Wake Forest
L 20–2720,000[9]
November 13George Washington
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 62–012,000[10]
November 20at No. 5 North Carolina
L 0–2044,500[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

See also: 1948 NCAA football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below
Week
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References

  1. ^ "1948 Duke Blue Devils". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  2. ^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Duke-State strugggle to 0–0 deadlock". The Portsmouth Star. September 26, 1948. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Duke gridders tie Tennessee". The Baltimore Sun. October 3, 1948. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Folger and Cox lead Duke to 28-to-7 victory over Navy". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 10, 1948. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Duke edges Terps by 13–12". Greensboro Daily News. October 17, 1948. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Limping Dukes Hits Season's First Soft Touch Against VPI". The Duke Chronicle. Duke University. October 22, 1948. p. 1. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
  8. ^ "Georgia Tech knocks Duke from unbeaten ranks, 19–7". The Baltimore Sun. October 31, 1948. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Wake Forest defeats Duke, 27 to 20, in scoring duel". Tampa Sunday Tribune. November 7, 1948. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Duke crushes G. Washington by 62–0 score". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. November 14, 1948. Retrieved February 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "No. Carolina bounces back in second half to trim Duke's Blue Devils, 20–0". Daily Press. November 21, 1948. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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