Duke Football Team History
Duke Blue Devils
Duke University
Durham, NC
Founded: 1838 Stadium: Wallace Wade Stadium Capacity: 33,941 Colors: Duke Blue & White Coach: Edmund M. Eddie Cameron Conference: Southern-
1944 Season Highlights
Edmund M. Eddie Cameron enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Duke.
The Blue Devils won the Southern Conference Championship.
1944 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 23 vs. Richmond
61
7
W
Sat., Sep. 30 @ Pennsylvania
7
18
L
Sat., Oct. 7 vs. North Carolina Pre-Flight
6
13
L
Sat., Oct. 14 @
Navy
0
7
L
@ Baltimore, MD
Sat., Oct. 28 @
Army
7
27
L
@ New York, NY
Sat., Nov. 4 vs.
Georgia Tech
19
13
W
Sat., Nov. 11 vs.
Wake Forest
34
0
W
Sat., Nov. 18 @
South Carolina
34
7
W
Sat., Nov. 25 @
North Carolina
33
0
W
Mon., Jan. 1
Alabama
29
26
W
@ New Orleans, LA
Sugar Bowl
1944 Season Totals
Record 6-4
Points Scored 230
Scoring Average 23.0
Points Allowed 118
Defense Average 11.8
Opponents Record 40-20
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-1
Away Record 2-3
1944 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
11 5-4-0
AP
1944 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1944 All Southern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.