The 1945 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the Duke Blue Devils of Duke University during the 1945 college football season.[1]
| 1945 Duke Blue Devils football | |
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SoCon Champion | |
| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 13 |
| Record | 6–2 (4–0 SoCon) |
| Head coach |
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| MVP | Gordon Carver |
| Captain | Ernie Knotts, Kelley Mote |
| Home stadium | Duke Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Duke $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Wake Forest | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VPI | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 0 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Duke won the 1945 Southern Conference Championship, and finished the season ranked 13th in the final AP poll.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 22 | South Carolina | W 60–0 | 12,000 | [2] | ||
| September 29 | Bogue Field* |
| W 76–0 | 2,500 | [3] | |
| October 6 | Navy* |
| L 0–21 | 44,000 | [4] | |
| October 13 | at Wake Forest | No. 13 | W 26–19 | 20,000 | [5] | |
| October 27 | vs. No. 1 Army* | No. 19 | L 13–48 | 42,287 | [6] | |
| November 3 | at Georgia Tech* | No. 18 | W 14–6 | 30,000 | [7] | |
| November 10 | NC State | No. 16 |
| W 26–13 | 15,000 | [8] |
| November 24 | North Carolina | No. 15 |
| W 14–7 | 44,000 | [9] |
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Rankings
edit| Week | |||||||||
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| Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| AP | 13 | 16 | 19 | 18т | 16 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 13 |
References
edit- ^ "1945 Duke Blue Devils". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
- ^ "Duke wallops South Carolina 60–0". Greensboro Daily News. September 23, 1945. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duke swamps Marines, 76–0; Carver stars". The Atlanta Constitution. September 30, 1945. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Navy outclasses Duke, 21–0, before 44,000". Tampa Sunday Tribune. October 8, 1945. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duke beats Deacs, 26–19". The News and Observer. October 14, 1945. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dick Young (October 28, 1945). "Army Rips Duke, 48-13, On Long Dashes at PG". New York Daily News. p. 73 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Clark bids Duke farewell to top Engineers, 14–6". The Knoxville Journal. November 4, 1945. Retrieved October 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duke doubles score score, 26–13, on NC Staters". The State. November 11, 1945. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duke defeats Carolina at Durham, 14–7". Winston-Salem Journal. November 25, 1945. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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