1940 Duke Blue Devils football team

1940 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 18
Record7–2 (4–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
MVPJasper Davis
CaptainAlex Winterson
Home stadiumDuke Stadium
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Clemson $ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
No. 18 Duke 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Wake Forest 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
William & Mary 2 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
North Carolina 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Richmond 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
VMI 3 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Furman 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Washington and Lee 1 – 1 – 1 2 – 7 – 1
VPI 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
NC State 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Maryland 0 – 1 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
South Carolina 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Davidson 1 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
The Citadel 0 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 Duke Blue Devils football team was an American football team that represented Duke University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1940 college football season. In its tenth season under head coach Wallace Wade, the team compiled a 7–2 record (4–1 against conference opponents), finished second in the conference, was ranked No. 18 in the final AP Poll, and outscored opponents by a total of 203 to 52. Alex Winterson was the team captain.[1][2] The team played its home games at Duke Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28 VMI
W 23–0 7,000 [3]
October 5 at Tennessee
L 0–13 25,000 [4]
October 19 at Colgate
W 13–0 14,000 [5]
October 26 at Wake Forest
W 23–0 21,000 [6]
November 2 Georgia Techdagger No. 18
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 41–7 34,000 [7]
November 9 Davidson No. 12
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 46–13 5,000 [8]
November 16 at North Carolina No. 12
L 3–6 41,000 [9]
November 23 NC State
W 42–6 10,000 [10]
November 30 Pittsburgh No. 20
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 12–7 21,000 [11]
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1940 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. ^ "Duke crushes V.M.I., 23–0". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 29, 1940. Retrieved December 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Duke bows to Tennessee might, 13 to 0". The Charlotte News. October 6, 1940. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Ted Mann (October 20, 1940). "Duke Defeats Colgate, 13-0: Jap Davis Stars in Duke Triumph". The News and Observer. pp. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Duke Tops Deacs, Lach Gallops 61". The News and Observer. October 27, 1940. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Duke Blue Devils Bowl Over Georgia Tech Eleven, 41-7". The Durham Herald-Sun. November 3, 1940. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Last-half spree gives Duke 46–13 win over Davidson". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 10, 1940. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Carolina Upsets Duke, 6-3; Lalanne-Austin Pass Scores". The News and Observer. November 17, 1940. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Blue Devils Score Three Times in Each Half". The Durham Herald-Sun. November 24, 1940. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Duke Defeats Pitt, 12 to 7, in Thrilling Grid Contest". The Durham Herald-Sun. December 1, 1940. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.


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