1948 Duquesne Dukes football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–7
Head coach
Home stadiumForbes Field
Seasons
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1948 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Army   –   8 – 0 – 1
Penn State   –   7 – 1 – 1
Buffalo   –   6 – 1 – 1
Villanova   –   8 – 2 – 1
Boston University   –   6 – 2 – 0
Boston College   –   5 – 2 – 2
Pittsburgh   –   6 – 3 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   5 – 3 – 1
CCNY   –   3 – 4 – 1
Tufts   –   3 – 4 – 1
Colgate   –   3 – 6 – 0
Fordham   –   3 – 6 – 0
NYU   –   3 – 6 – 0
Temple   –   2 – 6 – 1
Duquesne   –   2 – 7 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   1 – 7 – 0
Hofstra   –   0 – 6 – 2
Bucknell   –   1 – 8 – 0
Syracuse   –   1 – 8 – 0
Drexel   –   0 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 Duquesne Dukes football team was an American football team that represented Duquesne University as an independent during the 1948 college football season. In its second season under head coach Kass Kovalcheck, Duquesne compiled a 2–7 record and was outscored by a total of 240 to 102.[1]

Duquesne was ranked at No. 159 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18West Virginia Wesleyan
W 34–6
September 26vs. Alliance
W 15–73,000[3]
October 1at Villanova
L 0–46
October 8at Alabama
L 6–4820,000[4][5]
October 168:30 p.m.Wake Forest
  • Forbes Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 15–416,549 [6]
October 30at Ohio
L 13–14
November 6Holy Cross
  • Forbes Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 13–164,500[7]
November 16NC State
  • Forbes Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 6–204,610[8]
November 20at No. 9 Clemson
L 0–4217,500[9]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1948 Duquesne Dukes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  2. ^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Dukes Given Tough Time By Alliance College, 15-7". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 27, 1948. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Little, Tom (October 9, 1948). "Bama gallops over Duquesne, 48 to 6". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. p. 1. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
  5. ^ Sell, Jack (October 9, 1948). "Alabama annihilates Dukes, 48–6". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Google News Archives. p. 10. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
  6. ^ "Duquesne, Wake Forest Clash in Night Game". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 16, 1948. p. 10. Retrieved May 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ McHugh, Roy (November 7, 1948). "Field Goal Beats Dukes, 16-13". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pa. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "NC Wolfpack pounds Dukes for 20–6 win". Daily Press. November 14, 1948. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Clemson outclasses Duquense, 42 to 0". The Knoxville Journal. November 21, 1948. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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