1936 Duke Blue Devils football team

1936 Duke Blue Devils football
National champion (QPRS)
SoCon champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 11
Record9–1 (7–0 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
MVPAce Parker
CaptainAce Parker
Home stadiumDuke Stadium
Seasons
← 1935
1937 →
1936 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Duke $ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
North Carolina 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Furman 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
VMI 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Maryland 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Clemson 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Davidson 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Washington and Lee 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Wake Forest 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
NC State 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
VPI 4 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
South Carolina 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 7 – 0
Richmond 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 2
Virginia 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
The Citadel 0 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
William & Mary 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1936 Duke Blue Devils football team was an American football team that represented Duke University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1936 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Wallace Wade, the team compiled a 9–1 record (7–0 against conference opponents), won the conference championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 208 to 28. Ace Parker was the team captain.[1][2] The team played its home games at Duke Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

Both Clyde Berryman and James Howell named Duke as a retroactive national champion for 1936.[3][4]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19vs. Davidson
W 13–015,000[5]
September 26Colgate*dagger
W 6–022,360[6]
October 3at South Carolina
W 21–010,000[7]
October 10Clemson
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 25–04,127[8]
October 17Georgia Tech*
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 19–629,953[9]
October 24at Tennessee*No. 2
L 13–1513,263[10]
October 31vs. Washington and LeeNo. 13
W 51–06,691[11]
November 7at Wake ForestNo. 15
W 20–010,000[12]
November 14at North CarolinaNo. 13Chapel Hill, NC (Victory Bell)W 27–734,000[13]
November 26NC StateNo. 11
W 13–017,320[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1935 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. ^ 2016 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). Indianapolis: The National Collegiate Athletic Association. August 2016. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  4. ^ "1936 NCAA Division IA Football Power Ratings". jhowell.net. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  5. ^ "Duke triumphs over Davidson, 13 to 0". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 20, 1936. Retrieved February 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Duke U. eleven outplays Colgate to triumph, 6–0". Brooklyn Times Union. September 27, 1936. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Duke University's Blue Devils defeat South Carolina, 21 to 0". The Nashville Banner. October 4, 1936. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Duke gridders trim Clemson Tigers, 25 to 0". Tampa Sunday Tribune. October 11, 1936. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "32,000 see Duke smear Georgia Tech's title hopes". Tampa Sunday Tribune. October 18, 1936. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tennessee upsets Duke, 15 to 13". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 25, 1936. p. 8. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Duke romps to easy win over Washington–Lee, 51 to 0". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 1, 1936. Retrieved February 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Duke nips Deacond by score of 20–0". The Charlotte Observer. November 8, 1936. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "34,000 see Duke beat U. of North Carolina, 27 to 7". Daily Press. November 15, 1936. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Parker paces Duke in defeat of N.C. State". Birmingham Age-Herald. November 27, 1936. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


Stub icon

This college football 1936 season article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon

This article about a sports team in North Carolina is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.