1954 Duke Blue Devils football team

1954 Duke Blue Devils football
ACC champion
Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 34–7 vs. Nebraska
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 14
Record8–2–1 (4–0 ACC)
Head coach
MVPJerry Barger
CaptainJerry Barger
Home stadiumDuke Stadium
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →
1954 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 Duke $ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 1
No. 8 Maryland 4 – 0 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
North Carolina 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
South Carolina 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Clemson 1 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Wake Forest 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 7 – 1
Virginia 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
NC State 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1954 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the Duke University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1954 college football season.[2] Duke won the ACC title and finished the season ranked 14th in the final AP Poll.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 25Penn*No. 19
W 52–031,000[3]
October 2Tennessee*No. 7
W 7–630,000[4]
October 9at No. 5 Purdue*No. 6
T 13–1347,000[5]
October 16No. 18 Army*daggerNo. 6
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 14–2842,500[6]
October 23at NC StateNo. 19
W 21–710,200[7]
October 30Georgia Tech*No. 16
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 21–2033,000[8]
November 6vs. No. 19 Navy*No. 11
L 7–4028,000–30,000[9]
November 13at Wake Forest
W 28–2110,000[10]
November 20South Carolina
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 26–713,000[11]
November 27at North CarolinaNo. 20
W 47–1235,000[12]
January 1vs. Nebraska*No. 14
CBSW 34–768,750[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1954 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
  2. ^ "1954 Duke Blue Devils". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. ^ Brooks, Bob (September 26, 1954). "Blue Devils Overpower Penn, 52 to 0". The News & Observer. Raleigh, N.C. sect. II, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Duke defeats Vols, 7–6". Durham Morning Herald. October 3, 1954. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Purdue comes from behind to tie Duke, 13–13". The Shreveport Times. October 10, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Army Cadets conquer Duke in 28–14 upset". The Greenville News. October 17, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Duke romps over NC". The Times and Democrat. October 24, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Blue Devils rally to edge Wreck, 21–20". Tulsa Daily World. October 31, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "30,000 see Navy humble Duke in Oyster Bowl, 40–7". The Portsmouth Star. November 7, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Duke receives scare, but finally beats Deacs 28–21". The State. November 14, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Duke's 26–7 victory over Gamecocks bolsters bowl hopes". The Sunday Star. November 21, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Orange Bowl-hungry Duke rattles North Carolina 47–12". The Palm Beach Post. November 28, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Blue Devils crush Nebraska, 34–7". Miami Daily News. January 2, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.


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