1945 Duke Blue Devils football team

The 1945 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the Duke Blue Devils of Duke University during the 1945 college football season.[1]

1945 Duke Blue Devils football
SoCon Champion
Conference	Southern Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 13
1945 record	6–2 (4–0 SoCon)
Head coach	Eddie Cameron
Assistant coaches	Ellis Hagler Herschel Caldwell Dutch Stanley

1945 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 13 Duke $	4	–	0	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
No. 19 Wake Forest	4	–	1	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
William & Mary	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Clemson	2	–	1	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Maryland	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	1
VMI	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
North Carolina	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
NC State	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
VPI	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
South Carolina	0	–	3	–	2			2	–	4	–	3
Richmond	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Duke won the 1945 Southern Conference Championship, and finished the season ranked 13th in the final AP poll.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Location	Result
09/22/1945	South Carolina		Durham, NC	W 60-0
09/29/1945	Bogue Field		Durham, NC	W 76-0
10/06/1945	Navy		Durham, NC	L 0-21
10/13/1945	at Wake Forest	No. 13	Wake Forest, NC	W 26-19
10/27/1945	at No. 1 Army	No. 19	New York, NY	L 13-48
11/03/1945	at Georgia Tech	No. 18	Atlanta, GA	W 14-6
11/10/1945	NC State	No. 16	Durham, NC	W 26-13
11/17/1945	North Carolina	No. 15	Durham, NC	W 14-7

References

1. "1945 Duke Blue Devils". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.