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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-

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1888 <-- 1954 <- 1955 -> 1956 --> 2024

1955 Season Highlights

William D. Bill Murray enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Duke.

The Blue Devils won the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship.

1955 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 24	@ North Carolina State	33	7	W
Sat., Oct. 1	@ Tennessee	21	0	W
Sat., Oct. 8	vs. William & Mary	47	7	W
Sat., Oct. 15	@ Ohio State	20	14	W
Sat., Oct. 22	vs. Pittsburgh	7	26	L
Sat., Oct. 29	@ Georgia Tech	0	27	L
Sat., Nov. 5	@ Navy	7	7	T	@ Baltimore, MD
Sat., Nov. 12	@ South Carolina	41	7	W
Sat., Nov. 19	vs. Wake Forest	14	0	W
Sat., Dec. 3	vs. North Carolina	6	0	W

1955 Season Totals
Record	7-2 -1
Points Scored	196
Scoring Average	19.6
Points Allowed	95
Defense Average	9.5
Opponents Record	50-34
Conference Record	4-0
Home Record	3-1
Away Record	4-1 -1

1955 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
16	7-2-1	Coaches
16	7-2-1	UP

1955 Atlantic Coast- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Maryland	10-1	217	77	Lost 6-20	4-0	105	26	James M. Jim Tatum
Duke	7-2-1	196	95		4-0	94	14	William D. Bill Murray
Clemson	7-3	206	144		3-1	79	59	Frank Howard
Wake Forest	5-4-1	131	153		3-3-1	105	100	Tom Rogers
North Carolina	3-7	117	218		3-3	90	102	George T. Barclay
South Carolina	3-6	120	209		1-5	75	176	Rex Enright
North Carolina State	4-5-1	206	193		0-2-1	38	71	Earle Edwards
Virginia	1-9	96	201		0-4	42	80	Ned L. McDonald

1955 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1955 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 most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.