1938 Duke Blue Devils football team

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The 1938 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University during the 1938 college football season. The Blue Devils were led by head coach Wallace Wade, who was in his eighth season at the school. Known as the "Iron Dukes", the 1938 Blue Devils went undefeated and unscored upon during the entire regular season, earning them the Southern Conference championship.

ConferenceSouthern Conference
APNo. 3
Record9–1 (5–0 SoCon)
Headcoach
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1938 Duke Blue Devils football
SoCon champion
Rose Bowl, L 3–7 vs. USC
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 3
Record9–1 (5–0 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
MVPEric Tipton
Captains
Home stadiumDuke Stadium
Seasons
← 1937
1939 â†’
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1938 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Duke $5–0–09–1–0
Clemson3–0–17–1–1
VMI4–0–36–1–4
North Carolina4–1–06–2–1
Richmond3–2–16–3–1
Washington and Lee2–2–04–4–1
NC State3–3–13–7–1
South Carolina2–2–06–4–1
Wake Forest3–4–14–5–1
VPI2–3–23–5–2
The Citadel2–3–06–5–0
Maryland1–2–02–7–0
Davidson2–6–04–6–0
Furman0–4–12–7–1
William & Mary0–4–03–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Captain Dan Hill, coach Wallace Wade, and captain Eric Tipton practicing in a Pasadena park ahead of the Rose Bowl

Duke was invited to the Rose Bowl against the USC Trojans. In what was the Blue Devils' first bowl game appearance, the contest was a scoreless defensive battle until early in the fourth quarter, when Duke kicked a field goal to take a 3–0 lead. However, USC threw a touchdown pass with one minute left to score the first and only points allowed by Duke during the season and win the game.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 248:00 p.m.VPI
W 18–013,000[1][2][3]
October 1Davidson
W 27–06,000[4]
October 8vs. Colgate*
W 7–023,950[5]
October 15Georgia Tech*dagger
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 6–028,000[6]
October 22vs. Wake ForestNo. 9
W 7–010,000[7]
October 29at North CarolinaNo. 11
W 14–035,000[8]
November 12at Syracuse*No. 7
W 21–027,500[9]
November 19NC StateNo. 4
W 7–011,000[10]
November 26No. 4 Pittsburgh*No. 3
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 7–049,138[11]
January 2at No. 8 USC*No. 3
L 3–793,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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