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: Wallace W. Wade Conference: Southern-
1941 Season Highlights
Wallace W. Wade enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Duke.
The Blue Devils won the Southern Conference Championship.
1941 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 27 vs.
Wake Forest
43
14
W
Sat., Oct. 4 vs.
Tennessee
19
0
W
Sat., Oct. 11 @
Maryland
50
0
W
@ Baltimore, MD
Sat., Oct. 18 vs. Colgate
27
14
W
Sat., Oct. 25 @
Pittsburgh
27
7
W
Sat., Nov. 1 @
Georgia Tech
14
0
W
Sat., Nov. 8 @ Davidson
56
0
W
Sat., Nov. 15 vs.
North Carolina
20
0
W
Sat., Nov. 22 @
North Carolina State
55
6
W
Thu., Jan. 1 vs.
Oregon State
16
20
L
@ Durham, NC
1941 Season Totals
Record 9-1
Points Scored 327
Scoring Average 32.7
Points Allowed 61
Defense Average 6.1
Opponents Record 37-38
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 5-0
1941 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
2 9-0-0
AP
1941 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1941 All Southern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.