1939 Duke Blue Devils football team

1939 Duke Blue Devils football
SoCon champion
Conference Southern Conference
Ranking
AP No. 8
1939 record 8–1 (5–0 SoCon)
Head coach Wallace Wade
Assistant coach Ellis Hagler
Assistant coach Herschel Caldwell
Assistant coach Dutch Stanley
Offensive scheme Single-wing
1939 Southern Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#8 Duke $ 5 0 0     8 1 0
#12 Clemson 4 0 0     9 1 0
North Carolina 5 1 0     8 1 1
VMI 3 1 1     6 3 1
Richmond 3 1 1     7 1 2
Furman 3 3 0     5 4 0
Wake Forest 3 3 0     7 3 0
William & Mary 1 1 1     6 2 1
NC State 2 4 0     2 8 0
Washington and Lee 1 2 0     3 4 1
South Carolina 1 3 0     3 6 1
VPI 1 4 1     4 5 1
Davidson 1 7 0     2 7 0
Maryland 0 1 0     2 7 0
The Citadel 0 4 0     3 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the Duke Blue Devils of Duke University during the 1939 college football season. Dutch Stanley succeeded Carl Voyles as end coach of the "Iron Dukes".[1] Halfback George McAfee led the team in rushing, receiving, scoring, kickoff returns, punt returns, interceptions, and punting.[2]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 30 at Davidson* Davidson, NC W 266  
October 7 at Colgate* Duke StadiumDurham, NC W 370  
October 14 at Pitt* Pittsburgh, PA L 1314  
October 21 Syracuse* No. 13 Duke Stadium • Durham, NC W 336  
October 28 Wake Forest No. 12 Duke Stadium • Durham, NC W 60  
November 4 at Georgia Tech* Grant FieldAtlanta, GA W 76  
November 11 at VMI No. 15 Lexington, VA W 207  
November 18 No. 7 North Carolina No. 13 Duke Stadium • Durham, NC W 133  
November 25 at North Carolina State No. 8 Riddick StadiumRaleigh, NC W 280  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP.

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References

  1. "Dutch Joins Duke Football Staff". The Evening Independent. February 6, 1939.
  2. "Hall of Famer George McAfee Passes Away". National Football Foundation. March 5, 2009. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  3. "1939 Duke Blue Devils". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
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