1943 Duke Blue Devils football team

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The 1943 Duke Blue Devils football team was an American football team that represented Duke University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1943 college football season. In its second season under head coach Eddie Cameron, the team compiled an 8–1 record (4–0 against conference opponents), won the conference championship, was ranked No. 7 in the final AP Poll, and outscored opponents by a total of 335 to 34.[1][2]

APNo. 7
Record8–1 (4–0 SoCon)
Headcoach
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1943 Duke Blue Devils football
SoCon champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 7
Record8–1 (4–0 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumDuke Stadium
Seasons
 1942
1944 
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1943 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Duke $400810
Maryland200450
South Carolina210520
Wake Forest320450
North Carolina220630
Richmond110610
Clemson230260
VMI230260
NC State140360
Davidson030050
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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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 Duke Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18 3:30 p.m. Camp Lejeune* 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 Navy* No. 5L 13–14 55,600 [8]
October 16 North Carolinadagger No. 6
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 14–7 32,000 [9]
October 30 at Georgia Tech* No. 8W 14–7 30,000 [10]
November 6 at NC State No. 9W 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. 6W 27–6 27,000 [13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
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Rankings

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Ranking movements
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( ) = First-place votes
Week
Poll12345678Final
AP5 (4)698976 (1)5 (2)7 (7)
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