1943 Duke Blue Devils football team

The 1943 Duke Blue Devils football team was an

The team ranked first among the nation's 76 major college teams in both scoring offense (37.2 points per game) and scoring defense (3.8 points per game).[1]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Duke ranked fourth among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 118.3.^[3]

The team played its home games at

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Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	3:30 p.m.	Camp Lejeune*		Duke Stadium Durham, NC	W 40–0	12,076	[4][5]
September 25		Richmond		Duke Stadium Durham, NC	W 61–0	7,415	[6]
October 2		North Carolina Pre-Flight*		Duke Stadium Durham, NC	W 42–0	6,179	[7]
October 9		vs. No. 4 Municipal Stadium Baltimore, MD	L 13–14	55,600	[8]
October 16		North Carolina	No. 6	Duke Stadium Durham, NC	W 14–7	32,000	[9]
October 30		at Georgia Tech*	No. 8	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	W 14–7	30,000	[10]
November 6		at NC State	No. 9	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	W 75–0	6,000	[11]
November 13		Virginia*	No. 7	Duke Stadium Durham, NC	W 49–0	6,000	[12]
November 20		at North Carolina	No. 6	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	W 27–6	27,000	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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