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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: Atlantic Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1956 <- 1957 -> 1958 --> 2024
1957 Season Highlights
 William D. Bill Murray enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Duke.
 
1957 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ South Carolina  26   14   W       
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Virginia  40   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Maryland  14   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Rice  7   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Wake Forest  34   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ North Carolina State  14   14   T       
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Georgia Tech  0   13   L       
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Navy  6   6   T    @ Baltimore, MD   
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Clemson  7   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. North Carolina  13   21   L       
 Wed., Jan. 1   Oklahoma  21   48   L    @ Miami, FL   Orange Bowl
 
1957 Season Totals
  Record6-3 -2
  Points Scored182
  Scoring Average16.5
  Points Allowed135
  Defense Average12.3
  Opponents Record63-44
  Conference Record5-1
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record2-1 -2
1957 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
16 6-2-2 AP
14 6-2-2 Coaches
14 6-2-2 UP
  
1957 Atlantic Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
North Carolina State 7-1-215567 5-0-113060  Earle Edwards
Duke 6-3-2182135Lost  21-485-1-114862  William D. Bill Murray
Clemson 7-321678 4-38565  Frank Howard
North Carolina 6-4142129 4-310974  James M. Jim Tatum
Maryland 5-5119144 4-390101  Thomas A. Tommy Mont
South Carolina 5-5202147 2-591113  Warren Giese
Virginia 3-6-1117171 2-454118  Ben Martin
Wake Forest 0-1064225 0-747161  Paul J. Amen

1957 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1957 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.