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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  <-- 1937 <- 1938 -> 1939 --> 2024
1938 Season Highlights
 Wallace W. Wade enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Duke.
 The Blue Devils won the Southern Conference Championship.
 
1938 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. Virginia Tech  18   0   W    @ Greensboro, NC   
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. Davidson  27   0   W    @ Greensboro, NC   
 Sat., Oct. 8  @ Colgate  7   0   W    @ Buffalo, NY   
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. Georgia Tech  6   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  @ Wake Forest  7   0   W    @ Winston-Salem, NC   
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ North Carolina  14   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 12  @ Syracuse  21   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 19  vs. North Carolina State  7   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 26  vs. Pittsburgh  7   0   W       
 Mon., Jan. 2   Southern California  3   7   L    @ Pasadena, CA   Rose Bowl
 
1938 Season Totals
  Record9-1
  Points Scored117
  Scoring Average11.7
  Points Allowed7
  Defense Average0.7
  Opponents Record41-30
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record4-0
1938 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
39-0-0 AP
  
1938 Southern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Duke 9-11177Lost  3-7  Wallace W. Wade
Clemson 7-1-114556   Jess C. Neely
North Carolina 6-2-111737   Raymond Bear Wolf
South Carolina 6-4-116886   Rex Enright
Wake Forest 4-5-116198   Douglas Clyde Pea Head Walker
North Carolina State 3-7-159100   Williams Doc Newton
Virginia Tech 3-5-27586   Henry B. Puss Redd
Maryland 2-786235   Frank M. Dobson

1938 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1938 All Southern 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.