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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  <-- 1947 <- 1948 -> 1949 --> 2024
1948 Season Highlights
 Wallace W. Wade enters his 14th season as Head Coach at Duke.
 
1948 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 25  @ North Carolina State  0   0   T       
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Tennessee  7   7   T       
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. Navy  28   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  @ Maryland  13   12   W    @ Washington, DC   
 Sat., Oct. 23  @ Virginia Tech  7   0   W    @ Roanoke, VA   
 Sat., Oct. 30  vs. Georgia Tech  7   19   L       
 Sat., Nov. 6  vs. Wake Forest  20   27   L       
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. George Washington  62   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 20  @ North Carolina  0   20   L       
 
1948 Season Totals
  Record4-3 -2
  Points Scored144
  Scoring Average16.0
  Points Allowed92
  Defense Average10.2
  Opponents Record35-38
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record2-2 -1
  Away Record2-1 -1
1948 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1948 Southern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Clemson 11-027476Won  24-23  Frank Howard
North Carolina 9-1-126194Lost  6-14  Carl G. Snavely
Maryland 6-4207132   James M. Jim Tatum
Wake Forest 6-4224168Lost  7-20  Douglas Clyde Pea Head Walker
Duke 4-3-214492   Wallace W. Wade
North Carolina State 3-6-1107128   Beattie Feathers
South Carolina 3-5106126   Rex Enright
Virginia Tech 0-8-128209   Robert C. McNeish

1948 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1948 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.