1939 Duke Blue Devils football team

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1939 Duke Blue Devils football
A Wallace Wade Stadium attendance record was set on November 18, 1939, in a game against North Carolina. The 13–3 Duke win was seen by over 52,000 fans.[1]
SoCon champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 8
Record8–1 (5–0 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
MVPGeorge McAfee
CaptainAllen Johnson
Home stadiumDuke Stadium
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →
1939 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Duke $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
No. 12 Clemson 4 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
William & Mary 2 – 0 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
North Carolina 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 1
VMI 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Richmond 3 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 2
Furman 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Wake Forest 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
NC State 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Washington and Lee 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 1
South Carolina 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
VPI 1 – 4 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Davidson 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Maryland 0 – 1 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
The Citadel 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1939 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the

Dutch Stanley succeeded Carl Voyles as end coach of the "Iron Dukes".[2] Halfback George McAfee led the team in rushing, receiving, scoring, kickoff returns, punt returns, interceptions, and punting.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30at
Richardson Field
  • Davidson, NC
    		• W 26–67,000[4]
    October 7at Colgate*
    		W 37–020,000[5]
    October 14at Pittsburgh*
    		L 13–1449,000–50,000[6]
    October 21Syracuse*daggerNo. 13
    • Duke Stadium
    • Durham, NC
    		W 33–620,000–25,000[7]
    October 28Wake ForestNo. 12
    		W 6–016,000[8]
    November 4at Georgia Tech*
    		W 7–630,000[9]
    November 11at VMINo. 15
    		W 20–712,000[10]
    November 18No. 7 North CarolinaNo. 13
    		W 13–352,000[11]
    November 25at NC StateNo. 8
    		W 28–012,000[12]
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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    References

    1. ^ Stevens, Patrick (November 5, 2015). "Most memorable Duke-North Carolina football games". The News & Observer.
    2. ^ "Dutch Joins Duke Football Staff". The Evening Independent. February 6, 1939.
    3. ^ "Hall of Famer George McAfee Passes Away". National Football Foundation. March 5, 2009. Archived from the original on October 31, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
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    13. ^ "1939 Duke Blue Devils". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.


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