1946 Duke Blue Devils football team

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

1946 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–5 (3–2 SoCon)
Head coach
MVPGeorge Clark
CaptainBill Milner
Home stadiumDuke Stadium
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 North Carolina $ 4 0 1 8 2 1
William & Mary 7 1 0 8 2 0
No. 18 NC State 6 1 0 8 3 0
South Carolina 4 2 0 5 3 0
Duke 3 2 0 4 5 0
Richmond 3 2 2 6 2 2
VPI 3 3 2 3 4 3
VMI 2 3 1 4 5 1
George Washington 1 1 0 4 3 0
Clemson 2 3 0 4 5 0
Wake Forest 2 3 0 6 3 0
Maryland 2 5 0 3 6 0
Furman 1 4 0 2 8 0
Washington and Lee 1 4 0 2 6 0
The Citadel 1 5 0 3 5 0
Davidson 1 5 0 4 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1946 Duke Blue Devils football team was an American football team that represented Duke University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1946 college football season. In their 12th season under head coach Wallace Wade, the Blue Devils compiled a 4–5 record (3–2 against SoCon opponents) and outscored all opponent by a total of 134 to 86.[1]

Duke led the SoCon with three players chosen as first-team picks on the

Kelly Mote; tackle Al DeRogatis; and guard Bill Milner.[2] DeRogatis was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame
.

Duke was ranked at No. 20 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at NC StateL 6–1322,000[4]
October 5Tennessee*L 7–1242,000[5]
October 12vs.
Baltimore Stadium
  • Baltimore MD
  • W 21–641,504[6]
    October 19Richmond*No. 17
    • Duke Stadium
    • Durham, NC
    W 41–010,000[7]
    October 26vs. No. 1 Army*No. 13L 0–1959,031[8]
    November 2No. 16 Georgia TechdaggerNo. 19
    • Duke Stadium
    • Durham, NC
    L 0–1438,000[9]
    November 9No. 13 Wake Forest
    W 13–025,000[10]
    November 16at South CarolinaNo. 20W 39–018,000[11]
    November 23at No. 14 North CarolinaL 7–2243,385[12]
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    Rankings

    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
    — = Not ranked
    Week
    Poll12345678Final
    AP
    17131920

    1947 NFL draft

    The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Blue Devils were selected.[13]

    Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
    14 117 Leo Long Back Boston Yanks
    15 131 Buddy Mulligan Back
    Chicago Cardinals
    25 228 Hal Mullins
    Tackle
    Washington Football Team

    References

    1. ^ "1946 Duke Blue Devils". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
    2. Newspapers.com
      .
    3. Newspapers.com
      .
    4. Newspapers.com
      .
    5. Newspapers.com
      .
    6. Newspapers.com
      .
    7. Newspapers.com
      .
    8. Newspapers.com
      .
    9. Newspapers.com
      .
    10. Newspapers.com
      .
    11. Newspapers.com
      .
    12. Newspapers.com
      .
    13. ^ "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.