1930 Duke Blue Devils football team

1930 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record8–1–2 (4–1–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainLee Davis
Home stadiumDuke Stadium
Seasons
← 1929
1931 →
1930 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Alabama + 8 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
No. 11 Tulane + 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
No. 10 Tennessee 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Duke 4 – 1 – 1 8 – 1 – 2
Vanderbilt 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Maryland 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Florida 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
North Carolina 4 – 2 – 2 5 – 3 – 2
Clemson 3 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Georgia 3 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Kentucky 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
South Carolina 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
VPI 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Mississippi A&M 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Georgia Tech 2 – 4 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
LSU 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Virginia 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Sewanee 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
NC State 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Ole Miss 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Auburn 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Washington and Lee 0 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
VMI 0 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1930 Duke Blue Devils football team was an American football team that represented Duke University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1930 college football season. In its fifth and final season under head coach Jimmy DeHart, the team compiled an 8–1–2 record (4–1–1 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place, shut out seven opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 147 to 48. Lee Davis was the team captain.[1][2] The team played its home games at Duke Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 27 South Carolina
L 0–22 [3]
October 4 Virginiadagger*
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 32–0 [4]
October 11 Davidson*
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 12–0 [5]
October 18 at Navy*
W 18–0 [6]
October 25 at Wofford*
W 14–0 [7]
November 1 at Villanova*
W 12–6 [8]
November 8 Kentucky
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 14–7 [9]
November 15 at NC State
W 18–0 [10]
November 22 at Wake Forest*
T 13–13 [11]
November 27 Washington and Lee
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 14–0 [12]
December 6 at North Carolina
T 0–0 [13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "1930 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. ^ "Birds defeat Duke 22–0". The Charlotte Observer. September 28, 1930. Retrieved January 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Duke springs upset to defeat Virginia by 32 to 0 score". The Charlotte News. October 5, 1930. Retrieved May 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Duke puts over pair of scores in final period". The News and Observer. October 12, 1930. Retrieved May 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Duke team spring surprise by defeating Navy, 18 to 0". The Baltimore Sun. October 19, 1930. Retrieved May 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Duke extended to win from Wofford team". The Greenville News. October 26, 1930. Retrieved May 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Duke upsets Villanova, 12–6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 2, 1930. Retrieved May 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Kentucky bows in defeat to Duke 14–7". The Messenger and Inquirer. November 9, 1930. Retrieved May 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Duke defeats State, 18 to 0". The News and Observer. November 16, 1930. Retrieved May 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Wake Forest ties Duke, 13 to 13". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 23, 1930. Retrieved May 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Blue Devils, given hard fight by Generals, get 14 to 0 win". The News and Observer. November 28, 1930. Retrieved February 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Blue Devils and North Carolina wage fruitless battle in mud, ending 0 to 0". The Times Dispatch. December 7, 1930. Retrieved May 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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