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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: Wallace W. Wade
Conference: Southern-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1940 <- 1941 -> 1942 --> 2024
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
  Record9-1
  Points Scored327
  Scoring Average32.7
  Points Allowed61
  Defense Average6.1
  Opponents Record37-38
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record5-0
1941 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
29-0-0 AP
  
1941 Southern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Duke 9-132761Lost  16-20  Wallace W. Wade
Clemson 7-223390   Frank Howard
Virginia Tech 6-4112120   James R. Jimmy Kitts
Wake Forest 5-5-1218168   Douglas Clyde Pea Head Walker
North Carolina State 4-5-2122143   Williams Doc Newton
South Carolina 4-4-1100103   Rex Enright
Maryland 3-5-149196   John E. Jack Faber
North Carolina 3-7130172   Raymond Bear Wolf

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

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.