1954 Duke Blue Devils football team

The 1954 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the Duke Blue Devils of Duke University during the 1954 college football season.[2]

1954 Duke Blue Devils football
ACC champion
Orange Bowl champion
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 14
1954 record8–21 (4–0 ACC)
Head coachWilliam D. Murray
1954 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 14 Duke $ 4 0 0  8 2 1
No. 8 Maryland 4 0 1  7 2 1
North Carolina 4 2 0  4 5 1
South Carolina 3 3 0  6 4 0
Clemson 1 2 0  5 5 0
Wake Forest 1 4 1  2 7 1
Virginia 0 2 0  3 6 0
NC State 0 4 0  2 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Duke won the 1954 ACC Championship, and finished the season ranked 14th in the final AP poll.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankLocationResult
09/25/1954at PennsylvaniaNo. 19Philadelphia, PAW 52-0
10/2/1954TennesseeNo. 7Durham, NCW 7-6
10/9/1954at No. 5 PurdueNo. 6West Lafayette, INT 13-13
10/16/1954No. 18 ArmyNo. 6Durham, NCL 14-28
10/23/1954at NC StateNo. 19Raleigh, NCW 21-7
10/30/1954Georgia TechNo. 16Durham, NCW 21-20
11/06/1954vs. No. 19 NavyNorfolk, VAL 7-40
11/13/1954at Wake ForestWake Forest, NCW 28-21
11/20/1954South CarolinaDurham, NCW 26-7
11/27/1954at North CarolinaNo. 20Chapel Hill, NCW 47-12
01/01/1955vs. NebraskaNo. 20Miami, FL (Orange Bowl)W 34-7

References

  1. "1954 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
  2. "1954 Duke Blue Devils". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.


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