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| conference = Atlantic Coast Conference
| conference = [[Atlantic Coast Conference]]
| short_conf = ACC
| short_conf = ACC
| CoachRank = 14
| CoachRank = 14
| record = 8–2
| record = 8–2
| conf_record = 6–0
| conf_record = 6–0
| head_coach = [[William D. Murray]]
| head_coach = [[Bill Murray (American football coach)|William D. Murray]]
| hc_year = 12
| hc_year = 12th
| mvp = Jean Berry
| mvp = Jean Berry
| captain = Johnny Markas
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{{1962 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings}}
{{1962 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings}}
The '''1962 Duke Blue Devils football team''' represented [[Duke University]] during the [[1962 NCAA University Division football season]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/duke/1962-schedule.html|title=1962 Duke Blue Devils|work=College Football at Sports-Reference.com}}</ref>
The '''1962 Duke Blue Devils football team''' represented [[Duke University]] as member of the [[Atlantic Coast Conference]] (ACC) during the [[1962 NCAA University Division football season]]. Led by 12-year head coach [[Bill Murray (American football coach)|William D. Murray]], the Blue Devils compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 6–0 in conference play, winning the ACC title for the third consecutive season.


Duke won their third consecutive ACC Championship with a record of 6–0 in conference play. They were ranked eighth in the polls for their season opener against USC, but dropped out of the rankings following their loss and were not ranked again for the remainder of the season.
Duke was ranked No. 8 in the [[AP poll]] for the season opener against [[1962 USC Trojans football team|USC]], but dropped out of the rankings following the loss and was not ranked again for the remainder of the season. The Blue Devils declined an invitation to play in the [[1962 Gator Bowl]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=620497|title=Looking Back... A Look Inside Duke's Gridiron Success in the Early 1960s |work=goduke.com}}</ref> Duke's 1962 ACC title remains the school's most recent outright conference championship.

The Blue Devils declined an invitation to play in the [[1962 Gator Bowl]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=620497|title=Looking Back... A Look Inside Duke's Gridiron Success in the Early 1960s |work=goduke.com}}</ref>

Duke's 1962 ACC title remains the school's most recent outright conference championship.


==Schedule==
==Schedule==
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| score = 7–14
| score = 7–14
| attend = 26,400
| attend = 26,400
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sacramento-bee-trojans-topple-favore/139154631/|work=The Sacramento Bee|title=Trojans topple favored Duke 14–7|date=September 23, 1962|accessdate=January 20, 2024|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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| score = 21–8
| score = 21–8
| attend = 24,500
| attend = 24,500
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-virginian-pilot-duke-scores-in-2nd-h/139154700/|work=The Virginian-Pilot|title=Duke scores in 2nd half|date=September 30, 1962|accessdate=January 20, 2024|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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| score = 28–21
| score = 28–21
| attend = 30,000
| attend = 30,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-down-210-duke-s/133352899/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Down 21–0, Duke storms back, 28–21|date=October 7, 1962|accessdate=October 12, 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
| score = 21–17
| score = 21–7
| attend = 31,000
| attend = 31,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-danville-register-duke-beats-calif/139154774/|work=The Danville Register|title=Duke beats Calif., 21–7|date=October 14, 1962|accessdate=January 20, 2024|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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| score = 16–0
| score = 16–0
| attend = 38,000
| attend = 38,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-macon-news-duke-blanks-tigers-160/139154876/|work=The Macon Telegraph & News|title=Duke blanks Tigers, 16–0|date=October 21, 1962|accessdate=January 20, 2024|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 = 21–14
| score = 21–14
| attend = 23,000
| attend = 23,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-state-duke-comes-back-to-beat-wolfpa/139154928/|work=The State|title=Duke comes back to beat Wolfpack|date=October 28, 1962|accessdate=January 20, 2024|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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| score = 9–20
| score = 9–20
| attend = 44,000
| attend = 44,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-duke-convinced-by-lothri/133354385/|work=St. Petersburg Times|title=Duke convinced by Lothridge|date=November 4, 1962|accessdate=October 12, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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| score = 10–7
| score = 10–7
| attend = 26,000
| attend = 26,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-tribune-duke-tops-maryland-ter/139154976/|work=The Tampa Tribune|title=Duke tops Maryland Terps 10–7|date=November 11, 1962|accessdate=January 20, 2024|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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| site_stadium = [[Bowman Gray Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Bowman Gray Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Winston-Salem, North Carolina|Winston-Salem, NC]]
| site_cityst = [[Winston-Salem, North Carolina|Winston-Salem, NC]]
| gamename = [[Tobacco Road (rivalry)#Football|rivalry]]
| score = 50–0
| score = 50–0
| attend = 12,000
| attend = 12,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/johnson-city-press-duke-bounces-wake-for/139155063/|work=Johnson City Press-Chronicle|title=Duke bounces Wake Forest eleven, 50–0|date=November 18, 1962|accessdate=January 20, 2024|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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| score = 16–14
| score = 16–14
| attend = 40,000
| attend = 40,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-last-minute-win-to-duk/139155119/|work=The Baltimore Sun|title=Last-minute win to Duke|date=November 25, 1962|accessdate=January 20, 2024|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/duke/1962-schedule.html|title=1962 Duke Blue Devils|work=College Football at Sports-Reference.com}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 09:08, 8 October 2024

1962 Duke Blue Devils football
ACC champion
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
Record8–2 (6–0 ACC)
Head coach
MVPJean Berry
CaptainJohnny Markas
Home stadiumDuke Stadium
Seasons
← 1961
1963 →
1962 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Duke $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Clemson 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Maryland 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
South Carolina 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
NC State 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
North Carolina 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Virginia 1 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Wake Forest 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1962 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University as member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. Led by 12-year head coach William D. Murray, the Blue Devils compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 6–0 in conference play, winning the ACC title for the third consecutive season.

Duke was ranked No. 8 in the AP poll for the season opener against USC, but dropped out of the rankings following the loss and was not ranked again for the remainder of the season. The Blue Devils declined an invitation to play in the 1962 Gator Bowl.[1] Duke's 1962 ACC title remains the school's most recent outright conference championship.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at USC*No. 8
L 7–1426,400[2]
September 29South Carolina
W 21–824,500[3]
October 6vs. Florida*
W 28–2130,000[4]
October 13California*dagger
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 21–731,000[5]
October 20at Clemson
W 16–038,000[6]
October 27NC State
W 21–1423,000[7]
November 3Georgia Tech*
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 9–2044,000[8]
November 10Maryland
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 10–726,000[9]
November 17at Wake Forest
W 50–012,000[10]
November 24at North Carolina
W 16–1440,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Looking Back... A Look Inside Duke's Gridiron Success in the Early 1960s". goduke.com.
  2. ^ "Trojans topple favored Duke 14–7". The Sacramento Bee. September 23, 1962. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Duke scores in 2nd half". The Virginian-Pilot. September 30, 1962. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Down 21–0, Duke storms back, 28–21". The Charlotte Observer. October 7, 1962. Retrieved October 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Duke beats Calif., 21–7". The Danville Register. October 14, 1962. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Duke blanks Tigers, 16–0". The Macon Telegraph & News. October 21, 1962. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Duke comes back to beat Wolfpack". The State. October 28, 1962. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Duke convinced by Lothridge". St. Petersburg Times. November 4, 1962. Retrieved October 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Duke tops Maryland Terps 10–7". The Tampa Tribune. November 11, 1962. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Duke bounces Wake Forest eleven, 50–0". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. November 18, 1962. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Last-minute win to Duke". The Baltimore Sun. November 25, 1962. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1962 Duke Blue Devils". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.


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