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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: James Jimmy DeHart
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1926 <- 1927 -> 1928 --> 2024
1927 Season Highlights
 James Jimmy DeHart enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Duke.
 
1927 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 23  vs. Furman  7   13   L       
 Sat., Oct. 1  @ Boston College  25   9   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  @ Washington & Lee  7   12   L       
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. Richmond  72   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  @ Navy  6   32   L       
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ Wake Forest  32   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 12  vs. North Carolina State  18   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 19  vs. North Carolina  0   18   L       
 Sat., Nov. 26  @ Davidson  48   7   W       
 
1927 Season Totals
  Record4-5
  Points Scored215
  Scoring Average23.9
  Points Allowed117
  Defense Average13.0
  Opponents Record25-20
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record1-3
  Away Record3-2
1927 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1927 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
New Mexico 8-0-121528   Roy W. Johnson
Connecticut 5-4153100   Summer Dole
Texas Tech 5-4134100   Ewing Y. Freeland
Army 9-119737   Lawrence M. Biff Jones
Pittsburgh 8-1-128927Lost  6-7  Dr. John B. Jock Sutherland
Notre Dame 7-1-115857   Knute Kenneth Rockne
Temple 7-135160   Henry J. Miller
Georgia Southern 6-1-19042   Hugh A. Woodle
Middle Tennessee State 6-220260   Frank Faulkinberry
Navy 6-319284   William A. Bill Ingram
Penn State 6-2-116381   Hugo F. Bezdek
Ball State 5-2-1151108   Norman Happy Wann
Memphis 5-3-1156116   Zach Curlin
Syracuse 5-3-211681   Lewis P. Lew Andreas
Arizona 4-2-116559   James F. Pop McKale
Arkansas State 4-36166   Herbert Schwartz
Boston College 4-4101105   D. Leo Daley
Duke 4-5215117   James Jimmy DeHart
Michigan State 4-5111128   Ralph H. Young
Rutgers 4-4103179   Harry J. Rockafeller
San Jose State 4-512167   E.R. Knolln
Troy 4-313866   Gladwin Gaumer
Miami 3-6-1106186   Howard P. Cub Buck
New Mexico State 3-5185107   Ted R. Coffman
Southern Mississippi 3-4-15298   William Herschel Bobo
Arizona State 2-3-16350   Aaron M. McCreary
Jacksonville State 2-4-133102   Al Clemens
Massachusetts 0-7-113135   Harold Gore
Texas El Paso 2-2-26969   Edward J. Doc Stewart
Wake Forest 2-6-265223   James A. Baldwin
Kent State 1-5-12580   Merle E. Wagoner

1927 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1927 All Independent 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.