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: William D. Bill Murray Conference: Southern-
1951 Season Highlights
William D. Bill Murray enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Duke.
1951 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 22 @
South Carolina
34
6
W
Sat., Sep. 29 @
Pittsburgh
19
14
W
Sat., Oct. 6 @
Tennessee
0
26
L
Sat., Oct. 13 vs.
North Carolina State
27
21
W
Sat., Oct. 20 @
Virginia Tech
55
6
W
@ Norfolk, VA
Sat., Oct. 27 vs.
Virginia
7
30
L
Sat., Nov. 3 @
Georgia Tech
14
14
T
Sat., Nov. 10 vs.
Wake Forest
13
19
L
Sat., Nov. 17 @ William & Mary
13
14
L
Sat., Nov. 24 vs.
North Carolina
19
7
W
1951 Season Totals
Record 5-4
-1
Points Scored 201
Scoring Average 20.1
Points Allowed 157
Defense Average 15.7
Opponents Record 50-40
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 2-2
Away Record 3-2
-1
1951 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1951 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1951 All Southern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.