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{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
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| year = 1948
| year = 1948
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| conference = Southern Conference
| conference = [[Southern Conference]]
| short_conf = SoCon
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| record = 4–3–2
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{{1948 Southern Conference football standings}}
{{1948 Southern Conference football standings}}
The '''1948 Duke Blue Devils football team''' represented the [[Duke Blue Devils football|Duke Blue Devils]] of [[Duke University]] during the [[1948 college football season]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/duke/1948-schedule.html|title=1948 Duke Blue Devils|work=College Football at Sports-Reference.com}}</ref>
The '''1948 Duke Blue Devils football team''' represented the [[Duke Blue Devils football|Duke Blue Devils]] of [[Duke University]] during the [[1948 college football season]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/duke/1948-schedule.html|title=1948 Duke Blue Devils|work=College Football at Sports-Reference.com}}</ref>

Duke was ranked at No. 37 in the final [[Litkenhous Ratings|Litkenhous Difference by Score System]] ratings for 1948.<ref>{{cite news|title=Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings|newspaper=Wilmington Morning News|date=December 15, 1948|page=32|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123192904/michigan-irish-finish-1-2-in/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


==Schedule==
==Schedule==
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| site_stadium = [[Riddick Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Riddick Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh, NC]]
| site_cityst = [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh, NC]]
| gamename = [[Tobacco Road (rivalry)#Football|rivalry]]
| score = 0–0
| score = 0–0
| attend = 20,000
| attend = 20,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-portsmouth-star-duke-state-strugggle/137261852/|work=The Portsmouth Star|title=Duke-State strugggle to 0–0 deadlock|date=September 26, 1948|accessdate=December 22, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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| score = 7–7
| score = 7–7
| attend = 22,000
| attend = 22,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98740337/duke-gridders-tie-tennessee/|work=The Baltimore Sun|title=Duke gridders tie Tennessee|date=October 3, 1948|accessdate=March 30, 2022|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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| score = 28–7
| score = 28–7
| attend = 25,000
| attend = 25,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-knoxville-news-sentinel-folger-and-c/137261923/|work=The Knoxville News-Sentinel|title=Folger and Cox lead Duke to 28-to-7 victory over Navy|date=October 10, 1948|accessdate=December 22, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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| site_cityst = [[Washington, D.C.|Washington, DC]]
| site_cityst = [[Washington, D.C.|Washington, DC]]
| score = 13–12
| score = 13–12
| attend = 22,000
| attend = 21,904
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-and-record-duke-edges-terps-by-131/137261409/|work=Greensboro Daily News|title=Duke edges Terps by 13–12|date=October 17, 1948|accessdate=December 22, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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| score = 7–19
| score = 7–19
| attend = 32,000
| attend = 32,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-georgia-tech-knocks-du/132861328/|work=The Baltimore Sun|title=Georgia Tech knocks Duke from unbeaten ranks, 19–7|date=October 31, 1948|accessdate=December 22, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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| site_stadium = Duke Stadium
| site_stadium = Duke Stadium
| site_cityst = Durham, NC
| site_cityst = Durham, NC
| gamename = [[Tobacco Road (rivalry)#Football|rivalry]]
| score = 20–27
| score = 20–27
| attend = 20,000
| attend = 20,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-tribune-wake-forest-defeats-du/137260947/|work=Tampa Sunday Tribune|title=Wake Forest defeats Duke, 27 to 20, in scoring duel|date=November 7, 1948|accessdate=December 22, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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| score = 0–20
| score = 0–20
| attend = 44,500
| attend = 44,500
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-press-no-carolina-bounces-back-in/137262015/|work=Daily Press|title=No. Carolina bounces back in second half to trim Duke's Blue Devils, 20–0|date=November 21, 1948|accessdate=December 22, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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==Rankings==
{{see also|1948 NCAA football rankings}}
{{Ranking movements
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| poll1lastweek = 9
| poll1_1=NR
| poll1_2=18
| poll1_3=15т
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| poll1_5=NR
| poll1_6=NR
| poll1_7=NR
| poll1_8=NR
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Latest revision as of 02:49, 23 December 2023

1948 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–3–2 (3–2–1 SoCon)
Head coach
MVPBill Davis
CaptainAl DeRogatis
Home stadiumDuke Stadium
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Clemson $ 5 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
No. 3 North Carolina 4 – 0 – 1 9 – 1 – 1
VMI 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
No. 17 William & Mary 5 – 1 – 1 7 – 2 – 2
No. 20 Wake Forest 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Maryland 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Duke 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 2
Richmond 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 2
Washington and Lee 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Furman 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
George Washington 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Davidson 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
South Carolina 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
NC State 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
VPI 0 – 6 – 1 0 – 8 – 1
The Citadel 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the Duke Blue Devils of Duke University during the 1948 college football season.[1]

Duke was ranked at No. 37 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at NC State
T 0–020,000[3]
October 2Tennessee*
T 7–722,000[4]
October 9Navy*
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 28–725,000[5]
October 16at MarylandNo. 18
W 13–1221,904[6]
October 232:30 p.m.vs. VPINo. 15
W 7–013,500[7]
October 30No. 6 Georgia Tech*dagger
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 7–1932,000[8]
November 6No. 18 Wake Forest
L 20–2720,000[9]
November 13George Washington
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 62–012,000[10]
November 20at No. 5 North Carolina
L 0–2044,500[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

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See also: 1948 NCAA football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below
Week
Poll12345678Final
AP—1815т——————

References

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  1. ^ "1948 Duke Blue Devils". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  2. ^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Duke-State strugggle to 0–0 deadlock". The Portsmouth Star. September 26, 1948. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Duke gridders tie Tennessee". The Baltimore Sun. October 3, 1948. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Folger and Cox lead Duke to 28-to-7 victory over Navy". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 10, 1948. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Duke edges Terps by 13–12". Greensboro Daily News. October 17, 1948. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Limping Dukes Hits Season's First Soft Touch Against VPI". The Duke Chronicle. Duke University. October 22, 1948. p. 1. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
  8. ^ "Georgia Tech knocks Duke from unbeaten ranks, 19–7". The Baltimore Sun. October 31, 1948. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Wake Forest defeats Duke, 27 to 20, in scoring duel". Tampa Sunday Tribune. November 7, 1948. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Duke crushes G. Washington by 62–0 score". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. November 14, 1948. Retrieved February 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "No. Carolina bounces back in second half to trim Duke's Blue Devils, 20–0". Daily Press. November 21, 1948. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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